Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king born in July of 356 BC. He was the son of King Philip and Queen Olympia‚ and was tutored by Aristotle throughout his teenage years. He later went on to become King of Macedonia after his father’s death at eighteen. He led military campaigns across the middle east and south Asia‚ but why was Alexander so important? How did he change the world? Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia in 356 BC to King Philip
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people need an excuse to justify injustice and death. 11. BODY PARAGRAPH: RELIGION 1 A. Topic Sentence * Judaism is a religious tradition with origins dating back to nearly four thousand years ago. * This religion started of in Canaan around 2000 B.C.E B. Middle Sentences * The beliefs and practices of Judaism did not emerge till the 1st century C.E. * Judaism currently has 14‚000‚000 followers worldwide that all study their sacred book called “The Torah” * Jews
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in 1290 B.C.‚ a very important person named Moses was by a burning bush. While by the burning bush‚ God talked to Moses. God said that Moses should help free the Jewish people. (Jackson‚ Speilvogel pg.82) After Moses freed them‚ they returned to Canaan. (Jackson‚ Speilvogel pg. 82) When the Egyptians left‚ the Assyrians came. (Jackson‚ Speilvogel pg. 92)When the Assyrians conquered‚ the 10 tribes of Israel came and helped the Israelites. (Jackson‚ Speilovogel pg.90) Then‚ the Chaldeans came in
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THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT (DEFINITIONS) (the) Arab Revolt: When the Palestinians began to be outnumbered‚ they reacted with violence again the British occupation. The British allowed the Jews to arm themselves and form groups such as the Hagana to keep this situation under control. This case caused more support for the Jews world-wide as they appeared easier to control and the Arabs were cast in a negative light due to the violence of their rebellion. (the) Balfour Declaration: Arthur James Balfour
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The Twelve Apostles What is an apostle? The word apostle means “one who is sent out.” In the New Testament‚ there are two primary usages of the word apostle. The first is in specifically referring to the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The second is in generically referring to other individuals who are sent out to be messengers/ambassadors of Jesus Christ.1 What is the difference between apostle and disciple? Disciples were essentially students of Jesus during his existence. An apostle‚ along
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Tom Fletcher – OTL611 Genesis Reading and Summary Statements The Creation Event: Genesis 1.1 – 2.24 This is a narrative of the Creation account. I note the obvious theme of “blessing” in 2.3 where “God blessed the seventh day…” I also see an indirect theme of blessing throughout the creation drama as The Lord God sees what he has created as “good” (1.4‚ 10. 12‚ 18‚ 21‚ 25‚ 31). There looks to be a poetic genre where God creates woman from man (2.23). This leads into another encounter of blessing
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Western World I Test One Answer the following as TRUE or FALSE 1. Harshepsut was Egypt’s most famous indigenous woman Pharaoh. True 2. Maat stood for truth and righteousness and balance. True 3. Osiris and Thanatos were both gods of death in their cultures. False 4. Apsu was the god of salt water. False 5. Tiamat was destroyed by Anu. False 6. Humankind was created with clay and the blood of Kingu. True 7. Holofernes was an Aakaadian general. False 8. Hathor’s symbol was a cow
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First Unit Exam Background to the Bible Story The Bible is divided into 2 sections: Old Testament/New Testament. Covenant: Promise God made to Human beings. The New Covenant fulfills the Old best describes the connection between the two sections of the Bible. The three divisions of the Jewish Old Testament are: the Law‚ the Prophets‚ and the Writings. Sacred writings are called Hagiographa. The Apocrypha is considered helpful‚ not inspired‚ and not approved for public reading. They are
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Poems by Emily Dickinson commonly include a light airy atmosphere. She stresses the magical‚ down-to-earth‚ genuinely nice feeling a book can give a person. Even as most of the poems were created out of spontaneity‚ most of her works are meant to serve a concentrated purpose. Two of her poems‚ “Some keep the Sabbath going to Church” and “There is no Frigate like a Book” portray her message of kind but innovative nature in exceedingly disparate ways. Although they include similar literary devices
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Harriet Tubman Your heart is beating hard and fast. So quickly that your footsteps lag behind it‚ so strong that it pounds in your head. The hunters might even hear it‚ but with all the adrenaline‚ the thought stays in the back of your mind. You are a slave. Your master just died. You’re running. This is exactly what happened to Harriet Tubman‚ most known for being a conductor (a.k.a. escort who journeyed with fugitives) on the Underground Railroad (a network of people and safe houses to get runaways
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