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    In the third millennium BC the Sumerians conquered the Mesopotamian Empire. They prearranged themselves into self-governing cities. Around the year two thousands three hundred and thirty BC‚ the Sumerian cities were conquered by King Sargon I and the Akkadian Empire was founded. Around the year two thousand and two hundred BC the Akkadian Empire was conquered and a long period of division started. Around the year one thousand and eight hundred BC‚ the city of Babylon attained supremacy and founded

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    Hindu influence started from two empires‚ the Sri Vijayan Empire and the Majapahit Empire. The Sri Vijayan Empire mostly spread Buddhism throughout southeast Asia‚ however‚ since it is partly Hindu dominated‚ the chances of hinduism penetrating is still a possibility. The Majapahit Empire on the other hand mainly spread Hinduism. It is also said to have founded the Hindu Kingdom in Sulu during the 13th century. This empire also dominated the lands of Sumatra‚ Bali‚ Malay‚ Borneo‚ and Sulu. Both empires

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    Hindu Terms Map |Word |What is your personal understanding |After reading the text‚ how would |What differences did you find | | |of each of these terms? |you redefine each of them? |between the popular usage and actual| | | | |definitions? | |Karma |Karma refers to the action and its

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    Though there are many things in common between the Sumerian and Hebrew stories of the Flood‚ there are also many differences. It stated that both are required to build an ark along with taking every kind of animal onboard.  They are also similar in the fact that the flood is called upon by God or the gods because of man’s actions. Similarly‚ both Noah and Utnapishtim are from Mesopotamia.(Lambert)  There are a few dissimilarities along with the story‚ the main being the fact that in the Hebrew version

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    Karta: The position of the Karta in a Hindu coparcenary is a case of corporate personality. In coparcenary framework albeit every individual from the joint Hindu Family has a few rights and obligations and despite the fact that it is a solitary familial unit‚ a Joint Hindu Family does not have a different legitimate character and is not a juristic person. It is not fit for holding property and the law does not credit any identity to a Joint Hindu Family. The Karta is overall head of the joint family

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    Mc Donald’s and Hindu Culture Date: Sept 29‚ 2012 Question 1: What lessons does the experience of McDonald’s in India hold for foreign fast food chance and retails stores? Answer 1: Not only McDonald’s but also the other companies want to develop their business outside their counties‚ what they have to do first is to study and survey the countries they want to invest. Like this case‚ McDonald’s already knew cow is considered sacred and there are about 50% of the people are vegetarian in

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    Islamic and Hindu Kingdoms • In 451 C.E‚ white Huns from central Asia invaded India and disrupted the gupta administration • Turkish people known as the Mughals extended their authority and their empire to much of the subcontinent. The quest for centralized imperial rule • In northern India‚ politics became chaotic and nomadic Turkish speaking peoples from central Asia took advantage of that unsettled state of affairs to cross the Kyler pass and force their way into India • Nomadic people

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    INTRODUCTION Overview In the recent legislative proposals amending the Hindu Succession Act are important steps towards gender equality and abolition of the paternal system of inheritance prevailing among Hindus. It also gives daughters and equal share in agricultural property. The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill 2004 passed unanimously by the Lok Sabha‚ comes after a long gap; the Act was passed in 1956. The present debate about removing discrimination against women to a large extent remains

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    meant by ‘Civil Society’ and is it a useful concept? Introduction Although the term “civil society” can be traced to ancient Greece‚ as Martin Shaw has explained‚ the modern concept of civil society originated from the philosophical and political thinking of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At that time the thinking “began to distinguish systematically between the spheres of state and society” (Shaw‚ 1996: 296-278). The essence of the concept of civil society was its existence

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    There were four main civilizations that thrived or was affected by agriculture. They were‚ the Sumerian City-states‚ Egypt‚ the Indus River Valley‚ and the River Dynasties in China. Agriculture was important to each of these civilations and all four had positive and negative consequenses due to agrictulture. Agriculture developed early in the Sumerian City-States. In southern Mesoptotamia‚ the Tigris and Euphtares rivers flooded once a year leaving silt. To provide water for their crops

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