for its important strategic place; It located on a rocky hill about 130 kilometers south of Rome - Italy; one mile west of the town of Cassino and about 1700 feet above sea level. Montecassino is considered famous for being the place where Benedict of Nursia founded 529 around of his first monastery‚ home of the Benedictine order. Also‚ it is known to be a place where several battles towards the end of the Second World War were fought. However‚ one can say that the battle of Montecassino is probably
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John Moore AP world history Chapter 5:The classical period; directions‚diversions and decline by 500 C.E. Thesis: Picture: A picture of a painting of Christ with his head surrounded by a halo. Timeline: 1000B.C. 1000 Polynesians reach Fiji‚ Samoa 1000 independent kingdom of Kush
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knowledge of the universe and the nature of human beings. For even Moses‚ Elijah‚ Jesus and Muhammad retreated to the desert to seek their life’s mission. Slowly monasticism developed into something much more than individual sacrifice. Saint Benedict of Nursia (480-547) was the first to really develop the monasteries as small spiritual communities in which men lived by strict and stringent rule. They abided in very meager environments with none of life’s luxuries awarded to them. Very modest clothing
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WHAP: Midterm REVIEW: Complete and study the review sheet and you will do very well on the exam! 1. The political organization of the Tigris Euphrates civilization. a. Tightly organized city-states b. King with divine authority c. Carefully defined boundaries and territory d. Regulates religions and enforces religious duty e. Court system for Justice f. Organized defense and army g. Early code of law (Hammurabi) 2. The river valley civilization which was most completely destroyed by
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Jacqueline Lippman‚ Nitai Patel‚ Jordan St. Rose Chapter 9--- Christian Societies Emerge in Europe‚ 600-1200 Block 7 1Q: How did the decline of the Byzantine Empire correlate with the growth in the power and prestige of the Holy Roman Empire in Western Europe? A: The decline of the Byzantine Empire correlated with the growth and prestige of the Holy Roman Empire as the Byzantine Empire lost the grandeur‚ pomp‚ military might‚ and legal supremacy of the imperial office while the growth of the Holy
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their products is quite another. For Tyler Benedict‚ it ’s a way to remember how hard he ’s worked and how quickly it could all slip away. His display of more than 200 energy drinks represents the success he ’s earned in an industry that ’s more likely to send intrepid entrepreneurs into bankruptcy than into Donald Trump ’s tax bracket. "About 80 percent of these are gone‚" he says proudly. "Most energy drinks fail in six months." Benedict is the founder‚ owner and CEO of Greensboro-based
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anthropological studies of personality in primitive cultures have shown intimate relation of personality and culture. These studies have shown that man is far more cultural being than imagined by the psychologists. In this connection‚ the discoveries by Ruth Benedict‚ Ralph Linton‚ and Abram Kardiner are notable. The anthropologists found that in every culture‚ there is a basic personality type which is an outcome of culture influences on the individual. As these cultural influences change so also change the
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There is a quote that I think is fitting for the challenge that Benedict was given in writing The Chrysanthemum and the Sword‚ which is “There are two kinds of opportunities: one which we chance upon‚ the other which we create. In time of great difficulty‚ one must not fail to create his opportunity”‚ (Takamori Saigo‚ 1989: 28). When Benedict was given the opportunity to do an ethnography‚ she was made to do so during a time of great difficulty. She was unable to go on a field trip to Japan to observe
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patterns of culture is compared with primitive mind by Franz Boas. Both benedict and Boas are historical particularists. They perceive culture having an influence on behaviour of individuals although they hold different views on their theories. To conclude I will sum up all the important facts that the authors are trying to communicate. And also what I have done in the essay. Patterns of Culture is an ethnography by Ruth Benedict published in 1934. In this book she writes about of three cultures
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Although I never thought my personal life and journey with Faith as detailed in chapter one of my Pilgrimage Project would connect directly to my critical analysis of Pope Benedict XVI’s and Nicholas Carr’s views on God’s Word and Technology‚ I was surprised to find that both chapters related to and challenged one another. Comparing both chapters led me to new connections and raised some important questions about my relationship to God‚ his Word‚ and the modern technology that is so fundamental to
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