The Tsar felt he was taking the noblest path but this was seen as nothing more than a symbolic abandonment of the Russian people during their time of need. In abandoning the people the Tsar left his inexperienced wife - Tsarina Alexandria - in charge of Russia. Alexandria was to be heavily influenced by the enigmatic Rasputin‚ who from a peasant background‚ would influence all members of the royal family and ultimately shape Russia and its future. The people resented the obvious influence that Rasputin
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book series called metrica discovered in the period of about 60 AD. His formula for calculating the area of a triangle was one of the formulas which was written about in the books. Heron of Alexandria was also very well known by Hero. Their has been much debate on the birth date and ear of when Heron of Alexandria was alive. First people thought that it was around 150BC and the other school of thought was that he lived around 250BC. But later on historians were able to pin point the era that he lived
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Euclid “Father of Geometry” Euclid is a Greek mathematician. He was also known as Euclid of Alexandria‚ “The Father of Geometry”. Little is known of his life other than the fact that he taught at Alexandria‚ being associated with the school that grew up there in the late 4th century B.C. It is believed that he taught at Plato’s academy in Athens‚ Greece. Most history states that he was a kind‚ patient‚ and fair man. One story that exposes something of his personality‚ involves
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Ambrose: 1. Popular political leader in Milan. 2. Drafted as bishop in 374 Athanasius: 1. Elder and eventually bishop of Alexandria. 2. Was exiled several times Augustine: 1. Became a believer under Ambrose. 2. Became boshop of hippo 3. Strongly against Donatists and Pelagians. Chtysostom: 1. An elder and eventually a bishop (against his will) in Antioch. Cyril: 1. Bishop of Alexandria. 2. Viewed Jesus as one person. Donatus: North African bishop. Ignatius: 1. Bishop of Antioch 2. Argued the fundamental
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Did Alexander the Great deserve his reputation? Alexander the Great‚ king of Macedonia was undoubtedly one of the most powerful and influential leaders in history. His unprecedented control over his military as well as a strong economic backbone enabled him to conquer the majority of the known civilization. He ruled with fear and conquered through strength. Yet when taking a step back and categorizing great leaders‚ does “Alexander the Great” truly top the charts; or is his name the foundation
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Tudela‚ roamed certain countries likely as a trader in the twelfth century writing down his experiences. The main values of the excerpt are Jewish ideals‚ religious culture‚ and states the way kings ruled their cities differently. From Bagdad to Alexandria he mainly focuses on Jewish interests‚ and common accustomed facts to be known of the each city. In Bagdad‚ the royal dwelling is Caliph Emir al Muminin al Abbasi‚ who kings of Islam accept and is top of the Mohammeden religion. Tudela states‚ “he
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Alexander was a great leader even though some people commonly think that he was a sword wielding tyrant. Alexander was a great leader because he respected the beliefs of other people‚ had a great respect for knowledge‚ and he was a superior strategist in battle. He was so great that he was almost able to conquer the whole known world. Alexanders respect of other people’s beliefs was one of the biggest reasons he is considered great. While other conquerors in this time period‚ like the persians‚ would
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established until the end of The Middle Ages. This list includes: the Great Pyramid‚ the Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ the Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ the Temple of Diana at Ephesus‚ the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus‚ the Colossus of Rhodes‚ and the Pharos of Alexandria. There have been several different lists over the years that have included different wonders. The Great Pyramid is the only wonder that has been included on all of these lists. Most of the seven wonders were located in three of the greatest empires
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focuses on the racial attitudes and tensions of the football team at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria‚ Virginia. During 1971‚ federal laws were passed that required schools to desegregate within the South. These federal laws forced T.C. Williams High School‚ a white only school‚ to allow African Americans to attend school there. Racism At the beginning of the movie‚ we see the community of Alexandria in an uproar due to a young African American being killed by a white person. African Americans
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the combination of Greek‚ Barbarian‚ and Hellenic sciences. One of the many Alexandrias (this time in Egypt) became the science capital of the world due to the riches and resources that the Ptolemies had. In Alexandria the Library and the Museum were dedicated to rescue and preserve all the ancient Greek literature‚ as well as provide a place of research to answer the questions that the world needed to know. Alexandria saw many advances such as hydraulics‚ new forms of mathematics‚ and even a then
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