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    The Influence of Christianity on Western Civilization The positive influence of Christianity is far reaching especially in the rich history and culture of Western Civilization despite a long standing ignorance or adamant denial of its contributions. The Bible itself is responsible for much of the language‚ literature‚ and fine arts we enjoy today as its artists and composers were heavily influenced by its writings. Paul Maier‚ in writing the forward to the book How Christianity Changed the World

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    Revolution‚ Enlightenment Term What caused it? What does it mean? What is the result of it? Magna Carta John raised taxes to keep English lands in France Lost‚ nobles forced John to sign Magna Carta Established the Great Council‚ king could only raise taxes with approval‚ king had to pay when seizing property (Eminent Domain)‚ all people had right to Jury of peers. Parliament (=Great Council) Magna Carta Created to limit King’s power Created a limited monarchy with written law (constitution) Petition

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    2.3  Study  Questions   Early  (Dark)  Middle  Ages       Chapter  Fifteen‚  “Europe  to  the  Early  1500s:  Revival‚  Decline‚  and  Renaissance”       The  High  and  Late  Middle  Ages—Chapter  Fifteen   As compared to its experience in the early Middle Ages‚ Europe in the High Middle Ages was a. more decentralized. c. less militaristic. b. less isolated. d. more religiously diverse. Which is the best summary

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    About the author The author‚ Jerome K. Jerome‚ was born in Walsall‚ Staffordshire‚ England‚ on 2nd May 1859. His early upbringing was done in London and he studied in Marylebone Grammar School at the age of 15‚ he lost both his parents and had to take up a job as a railway clerk. Later on he took up different vocations- school teacher‚ actor‚ journalist. In 1888 he married Georgina Henrietta Stanley. His first publication was ‘Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow’‚ followed by the famous ‘Three Men

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    it presently is. The monarchy was all powerful‚ absolute and ruled without a representative of the people‚ chosen by the people. This gradually came to an end with an evolution that started in the year ‘1215 when King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta which involved him sharing power with the barons. This is regarded as the first statement of citizen rights in the world’ (Darlington‚ 2013). The first model of parliament was formed by King Edward the 1st in 1295. And in 1341the present day bi-cameral

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    government. Limited government Representative government Influenced the US government By the time the first colonists reached North America‚ the idea the government was not all-powerful had become an accepted part of the English system of government. Magna Carta was the first idea this. It established limited government and this document provided protection against unjust punishment and against the loss of life‚ liberty‚ and property‚ except according to law. As colonies grew‚ they relied more and more

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    Feudalism in Pakistan

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    Introduction:- The Zamindarana Nizam or Feudal system is a phenomenon that has affected Pakistan’s history time and again; sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. There are many salient features of the Feudal system in Pakistan. They are large landholdings by joint families; Lambardari of the local landlord family‚ work done by peasants or mazeras‚ complete rule of the landlord in the vicinity and often its surroundings too‚ debt bondage and sometimes absentee landlordism. The Pakistani

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    Themes in U.S. and World History – GKE Task 2 Colleen R. Bassoukos‚ RN Western Governors University Task 2-A: There have been many individuals throughout history that have left an indelible impact on their people and the world‚ but few could rival the difference that Mohandas Gandhi made. Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in the British Common Wealth of India. He spent his youth witnessing the injustices that the English purveyed on the Indian people; something that eventually helped him to

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    Chapter 4 The Rule of Law Overview The chapter begins by distinguishing between two types of law. Criminal law is a formal means of social control that uses rules‚ interpreted and enforced by the courts‚ to set limits on the conduct of the citizens‚ to guide the officials‚ and to define unacceptable behavior. Civil law is a means of resolving conflicts between individuals. It includes personal injury claims (torts)‚ the law of contracts and property‚ and subjects such as administrative law and

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    where sun had never set. It is not even the size of Indian UTTAR PRADESH. It had no resources of its own -yet it commanded resources of the world with TOTAL MONOPLY. It had no great leader like world winning NAPOLEON or ALEXANDER. Begining with MAGNA CARTA ACT of 1215‚ it set off a process which gave a new character to the people of this Island nation. Then came people like DISARELI who gave IMPETUS TO ITS GREATNESS. The industrial revolution was the result of the desire of the people to seek scientific

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