A Comparison Between the Sunnis and Shiites Have you ever wondered about other religions that are out there and why they are out there? I have and that is why I chose to write my paper on the Sunnis and Shiites. Read on to learn more about a brief history and then I will break each of them into separate religions. In books written on Islam the word "hadith" usually refers to the sayings or "traditions" which have been given from the Prophet. Muslims hold these to be the most important source of
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Tang Dynasty The Tang Dynasty was founded in 618 by the Li family who took power after the assignation of the Sui dynasty emperor. The Tang Dynasty is the most influential empire of China’s civilization. During this time‚ China achieved the peak of its civilization and became the center of trade in the east. The emperors of Tang have imposed a strong foundation on their government as the leaders were according to education and merits. The study of medicine is one of the highest contributions of
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Qin Shihuangdi was the first emperor of China. He died in 210 BCE. In 1974‚ some farmers discovered the emperor’s tomb. Thousands of life-sized terracotta warriors were hidden inside. Qin’s tomb was discovered near Xi’an‚ China. A museum started being built at the location in 1975. The museum opened in 1979. It looks over the huge burial place. The tomb covers nearly 14‚000 acres (about 5‚700 hectares). The warrior statues in the tomb are amazing. They were once brightly painted. They have
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Hans Spemann and Hilde Mangold: Primary Embryonic Induction The most spectacular transplantation experiments were published by Hans Spemann and Hilde Mangold in 1924.* They showed that‚ of all the tissues in the early gastrula‚ only one has its fate determined. This self-differentiating tissue is the dorsal lip of the blastopore‚ the tissue derived from the gray crescent cytoplasm. When this dorsal lip tissue was transplanted into the presumptive belly skin region of another gastrula‚ it not only
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music is timeless and will be always beloved and popular‚ but we shouldn’t forget that nowadays we have people‚ who are also very talented and whose works arouse deep and complex emotions. So‚ today I want to tell you about Hans Zimmer‚ German composer and modern genius. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12‚ 1957) is a German film composer and music producer. For nearly three decades Zimmer has composed music for over 100 films including some critically acclaimed film scores‚ such as The Lion
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Terra-cotta Warrior Army Qin Shi Huang‚ founder of the Qin dynasty from 221-207bc went beyond functional design with his motif collection because in his tomb before death‚ he brought over 8‚000 sculptures including a council of high-ranking officials‚ musicians‚ dancers‚ acrobats‚ as well as the terra-cotta warriors which signified afterlife protection of everything that the emperor valued in his tomb. One of Chinas best military leaders Qin Shi Huang ruled during the previously mentioned years
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the book: Hans Brinker Pages: 210 Setting: In Holland‚ in the 1840’s Central theme: If you treat people nice they shall treat you the same. Main characters: Hans Brinker‚ Gretel Brinker‚ Meitje Brinker‚ Raff Brinker Other important characters: Dr. Gerard Boekman‚ Ludwig van Mounen‚ Carl Schummel‚ Peter van Holp‚ Ludwig van Holp‚ Ben Dobbs‚ Hilda van Gleck‚ Jacob Poot‚ Katrinka Flack‚ Rychie Korbs. Summary: In Holland‚ poor but industrious and honorable 15year old Hans Brinker
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Early Ming Dynasty I choose to do the early Ming Dynasty because it was very interesting to me and so much happened in just the beginning of this dynasty. Ming Taizu- Emperor Hongwu‚ Founder of the Ming Dynasty; once entered a monastery and later a leader of the peasant’s uprising army. In 1368‚ he proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian (today’s Nanjing). He also implemented a series of policies to reduce the peasants’ burden and to resume the production of the whole society. On the other hand
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Roman Empire vs Han Dynasty The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty are some of the earliest empires that existed. They both lasted around four hundred years (Roman Empire lasted from around 37 B.C.- 476 A.D. and the Han Dynasty lasted from around 206 B.C.-220 A.D.). During this time these civilizations were the most powerful in the world. At their height‚ these empires had populations of around fifty million people‚ and they both covered approximately two million square miles. The Roman Empire
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The attitudes that the Chinese Han dynasty and the Romans conveyed towards technology depended on the government’s views on technology and also the relationship of the government with its people and laborers‚ but ultimately it would benefit the people and contribute to the development of society. Technology was vital to a society because it made the decreased work for laborers significantly‚ as in Documents 3 and 4. Documents 1‚ 6‚ and 8 display how‚ in order for a society to develop‚ the growth
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