1) Islam means A) "dedication to Allah." B) "victory." C) "peace." D) "people of the book." E) "submission." 2) The political and theological faction within Islam that recognized only Ali and the descendants of the family of Muhammad as rightful rulers was called A) Fiqhs. B) Kharij. C) Sunnis. D) Shi’is. E) Sufis. 3) One difference between classical China and the earlier Hwang Ho river-valley civilization was that in classical China‚ A) irrigation was widely practiced
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Politic of Ancient Nations of China from 1120BCE to 220CE. Through thousands of years of Chinese history‚ numerous numbers of countries repeated to rise and fall‚ especially during 1200BCE and 220CE due to two periods of warring nations. In this period‚ there were long lasting nations such as Han‚ which controlled the eastern China for 400 years‚ to nations that collapsed all of a sudden‚ like Qin. Even though there were countless numbers of nations existed in this period‚ there were some unchanging
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History‚ a record of past events and developments‚ which are usually in chronological order that define who and what we are today. Now days‚ history is changing so rapidly and life seems to be stuck in fast forward. Usually when people think of the word history‚ they often think of big events‚ when truly everything you do is making up history. Even reading this paper is history in the making. And as a human it is our duty to know and analyze our past to make sure repetition of our downfalls doesn’t
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anomaly to this day. Their unconventional war tactics and nomadic way of life defied all other empires that were in existence at the time. However‚ their strategies proved extremely successful‚ and they were able to establish the largest empire the world had ever seen in a mere 20 year span. The unification of Asia (excluding India) under the strict rule of the Mongols brought about a period of relative peace and of economic improvement. While there were some negative factors due to Mongol reign‚ such
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Chantel Hunt MNE 347 Palestinian Studies Bashir Bashir ISLAMS EARLY INTERACTIONS WITH JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY Because of its harsh desert environment‚ the Arabian Peninsula was left relatively unmolested by the several competing empires that swept through the Fertile Crescent just north of it in the early centuries before Islam. At the beginning of the 7th Century‚ the Byzantine and Sassanid empires were embroiled in a 26-year war for supremacy‚ which had a lasting cultural impact on the
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Document 2 proves that as the Green Revolution increased the population as well as food supply from 1950 to present date. If you recall from 1930-1945 there was a stop to the growth of food supply and population because of the Great Depression and World War 2; when the Green Revolution began in 1945 little by little food supply began to show growth and populations expanded meaning that many countries especially the United States and Germany that were greatly affected were able to prosper and use the
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Using the Documents‚ compare and contrast the differences of Christian and Islamic attitudes towards merchants until about 1500. From a review of the 7 documents presented‚ it is clear that Christianity and Islam condemned inequitable trade‚ which led to many Christians and Muslims to look down upon merchants; however‚ honest business‚ especially as a merchant‚ is honored highly. In fact‚ the Qur’an compares fair merchants to martyrs which were some of the holiest people of all [D2]. However
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died. The Paleolithic Era or Old Stone Age‚ is a period of prehistory from about 2.6 million years ago to around 10‚000 years ago. The Neolithic Era or New Stone Age began around 10‚000 BC and ended between 4500 and 2000 BC in numerous parts of the world. In the Paleolithic era‚ there were more than one human species but only one survived until the Neolithic era. Paleolithic humans lived in small groups. They used primitive stone tools and their survival depended on their environment and climate. Neolithic
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only the British militia placed in the American colonies that treated the colonists unfair‚ but the King of Great Britain was a tyrant‚ or an unjust ruler who has absolute power in the parliament. Document 7 states‚ “ The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations [unlawful seizures]... a prince‚ whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant‚ is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” This quote thoroughly explains how the
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Throughout history Christians and Muslims have interacted through trade and commerce. Both religions have unique attitudes towards trade and merchants based on their founders‚ peoples‚ and principles. Christianity started with a negative view towards merchants and trade but over time became more tolerant and even encouraging of it. Contrarily‚ Islam originally encouraged honest trade but later saw that corruption of merchants was ultimately inevitable and discouraged its practice. Early in time
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