The Byzantine Empire‚ sometimes known as the Eastern Roman Empire‚ was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)‚ originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence‚
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It is academically stimulating! Biblical theology for the most part is a Christian approach in which the theologian studies the Bible from the perspective of understanding the progressive history of God revealing Himself to humanity following the Fall and throughout the Old Testament and New Testament- the Bible as a whole. My understanding therefore Theology is the best way of understanding God and His Word because it is scientific and artistic in expressing the biblical content in an intelligible
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century appeared to threaten the Roman Empire’s societal structure that revolved around the worshiping of pagan gods. In response to fear and a misunderstanding of Christian traditions‚ the Romans began to persecute‚ torture and humiliate those who were associated as being a follower of Christ. The Roman persecution of Christians is not justified as misinformation and personal fear fueled the reasoning behind their perceived threat to Roman society. The Romans valued the idea of community as religion
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The Roman Empire is not forgotten. Even though the Roman Empire fell more than 1600 years ago‚ they left many legacies that are alive and thriving today. In this paper we will discuss the fall of the Roman Empire‚ some of its accomplishments and finally‚ how we are influenced today by their culture. After looking at these three aspects of the Roman Empire‚ we will see that in fact‚ the glory of Rome is not forgotten. There were several reasons why the Roman Empire fell. One of them is unemployment
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During the 17th and 18th century‚ a war arose in the United States that had a tremendous impact on America as a whole. The war (Civil War) shaped America into what it is today. It made a change‚ a good change on the American people. Throughout this essay‚ I’m going to discuss what caused the civil war. In other words‚ there were many things that led up to the civil war‚ including‚ slavery‚ the south depending on the north‚ and the violence that was happening in both the South and the North. Therefore
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The First Triumvirate between Gaius Julius Caesar‚ Gnaius Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) and Marcus Licinius Crassus contributed to the fall of the Roman Republic by undermining the Senate‚ which was unable to effectively deal with an expanding and diverse empire. This was affected by the triumvirate appealing directly to popular assemblies‚ because their alliance conflicted directly with the conservative Optimates‚ who refused to change with Rome’s expansion. Though ultimately because each triumvir‚ being
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as a slave state. By 1850 the United States was evenly divided with fifteen Free states and fifteen slave states. There are many causes of the Civil War but‚ there are only three main causes. Those three causes are the different economies of the North and South‚ the political tensions between the North and the South‚ and the tensions over slavery. To begin the 1st cause of the Civil War was because of the different economies of the North and South. In the article “The Impending Crisis of the South”
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World War I had begun. Nationalism‚ militarism‚ and imperialism all prompted the rivalry between nations which led to WWI. Nationalism‚ the love and support of one’s country‚ has always existed. At this time‚ however‚ it was so prominent‚ it helped cause the first world war. Since so much pride was devoted to countries‚ it made the possibilities of peace between past rivals less probable. People felt great loyalty and were willing to do anything for their country. In history‚ many wars have been over
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The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions in France mad many French people discontented. Most disaffected were merchants‚ artisans‚ workers‚ and peasants. The ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers brought new views of government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of The French Revolution. Therefore‚ The French Revolution of 1789 had several causes not only due to political‚ but also due to social and economic issues
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were unhappy with the way England practiced Christianity so they moved to New England for a fresh start. However‚ once it was the 17th century‚ witchcraft became more well known and people became more worried about their well being. There were three causes to this panic: people were afraid of being accused so they accused others‚ girls who were bored and messing around‚ and Western Salem Village’s loss of political influence. It was June 10‚ 1692 when the first “witch” would be accused and executed
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