Module 1 Study Guide Directions: Complete the Pretest! Then‚ complete this study guide as you are completing your lessons and assignments. Remember‚ this study guide does not count for a grade. It is to help you understand the module and prepare for your Discussion Based Assessment. Lesson 1.01 Set the Stage 1. Name three challenges that emperors faced when the borders of their empires expanded: Match the important events of the Roman Empire: 2. ____ 1000 BCE
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over the Sea of the Japan. Iran announced successful nuclear testing. Militant warfare continued in Iraq. Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi court. He was sentenced to death by hanging. The hanging took place in Baghdad‚ and chaos followed which was videotaped by a witness with a cell phone. A Lebanese militant group fired rockets into Israel. Israel responded by sending thousands of troops into Lebanon. The Pittsburg Steelers won the Super Bowl. Florida won the
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There was widespread praise for the 442nd -- its heritage‚ determination‚ loyalty and self-sacrifice. General George C. Marshall (Chief of Staff of the Army‚ Secretary of State and the third U.S. Secretary of Defense) enthusiastically acclaimed the 442nd saying‚ "I had the honor to command the men of the 442nd Combat Team . . . [who] fought magnificently in the field of battle and wrote brilliant chapters in the military history of our country. They were superb! That word correctly describes it:
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damage on mass public. Sanctions imposed on Iraq “… have contributed to more deaths than all WMD throughout history” (Mueller and Mueller 1999‚ 50). Second‚ non-targeted sanctions are used as a tool of political blame of senders. In Iraqi case‚ “Baghdad was quite successful in blaming the UN for the humanitarian crisis…‚ both within the country
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COUNTRY: Switzerland COMMITEE: Historical General Assembly TOPIC: * Situation in Iraq and Kuwait in the Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War DELEGATE: Alperen Erşad Bozkurt The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops that began 2 August 1990 was met with international condemnation‚ and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia‚ and urged other countries to send their own
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Muhammad is the founder the religion of Islam. Muhammad is also the last prophet of the religion of Islam. He became a prophet through the angel Gabriel‚ who expressed God’s will to Muhammad. Muhammad taught people that there is only one God and that Allah. Many people became followers of Muhammad’s teachings and prayers‚ they became know as Muslims. Muhammad left his homeland Mecca and made a pilgrimage to Medina. On is way to Median‚ he attracted many followers of Islam. This journey became known
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OPEC – Formation and influence on the world economy Ahlam Colorado Heights University Abstract The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ‚ is a permanent intergovernmental Organization‚ created at the Baghdad Conference on September 14 th‚ 1960‚ consisting of the world’s major oil-exporting nations. It was founded to coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its members‚ to serve as a platform for oil producers to achieve their economic objectives by limiting supplies in the
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The Iraq War The Iraq war was an armed conflict in Iraq that consisted of two phases. The first was an invasion of Ba ’athist Iraq starting on 20 March 2003 by an invasion force led by the United States. It was followed by a longer phase of fighting‚ in which an insurgency emerged to oppose coalition forces and the newly formed Iraqi government. The U.S. completed its withdrawal of military personnel in December 2011. However‚ the Iraqi insurgency continues and caused thousands of fatalities
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Monotheistic Characterized by the belief that there is only on God Prophet One who is appointed by God to convey a divine message Quran The sacred book of Islam: the word of God revealed to the Prophet. Revelation God’s disclosure of himself and his will to his people Allah The Arabic word for the one and only God Bedouin Arab desert nomad Ka’ba Cube-shaped religious shrine believed to have been erected by Adam and then rebuilt by Abraham. Today it is the central
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Al-Mamun established the House of Wisdom in hopes that it would bring prosperity to the Muslim empire. In 833 Al-Mamun died and his son Abu Ishaq al-Mutasim ibn Harun became Caliph‚ he strongly supported the House of Wisdom‚ which remained in Baghdad after al-Mutasim moved the capital to Samarra in 836. Al-Mutasim’s son then ruled‚ and the House of Wisdom continued to flourish under his rule as well. When a man named al-Mutawakkil Ala Allah Jafar bin al-Mutasim came into power‚ he showed no
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