The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lasting empires in history‚ lasting into the 20th century. “Known for their wealth and power” (Course Page 7)‚ the Ottomans were an extremely militarized state considered “far more than its Islamic predecessors‚ it was open to technological advance‚ a true gunpowder empire” (Hillenbrand 256). The Ottomans used their powerful military force to continue to invade and conquer‚ becoming one of the strongest and most advanced Islamic dynasties ever seen. The
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federal government should be? The American Revolution ended in 1783. Along with the war‚ as in any war‚ a large debt has been incurred. Other issues stymying the newly independent confederation government were relationships with the Indians and the western settlements and trade development and monetary values. The confederation government had its Articles of Confederation‚ but it was considered a weak document to base a nation by some‚ while others consider it a protection of liberties. One
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The Difference Between Religion and Spirituality Rebecca M. Sherman University of California‚ Davis Abstract This paper draws from six published works that deal with psychological and scholarly research on religion and spirituality. The works vary in their definitions and use of the concepts and terminology of religion and spirituality. Hood et al. (2009) suggest that that social scientists have traditionally been able to make a distinction between religion and spirituality in their research
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paintings and illuminations‚ it was mainly used as background or to provide rhythm to a painting. In the Renaissance‚ architecture was used to emphasize the perspective and create a sence of depth‚ like in Masaccio’s Holy Trinity from the 1420s. In Western art‚ architectural painting as an independent genre developed in the 16th century in Flanders and the Netherlands‚ and reached its peak in 16th and 17th century Dutch painting. Later‚ it developed in a tool for Romantic paintings‚ with e.g. views
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Similarities and Differences Among the Major Western Religions: Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. Michael Forrest REL 134: World Religious Traditions II The major religions of the Western world share similarities as a result of their shared heritage‚ but are also very different due to their divergence from that heritage. All three started with the same stories that are found in the Judaic Torah. Adam‚ Eve‚ Abraham‚ and Noah all exist in the culture of all of these religions. However‚ as time
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polytheistic‚ meaning there is more than one god that is worshipped by the followers. Whereas Western religions are generally monotheistic in that only one god is worshipped. While some estimate the gods of Hinduism to run into the thousands‚ there is one true god or supreme reality called Brahman. The many gods of the Hindu way of life are a manifestation of Brahman. Thus‚ Hinduism sometimes gets looked at as a Western religion instead of the Eastern religion that it truly is. The Hindu belief system
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instruments and started measuring the world. Is science some form of new religion? Or is science different from religion? Debates of this matter have been common since the dawn of science. Articles on their differences‚ similarities and clashings have crept up on society and affected everyone in the western civilization. Most recently‚ religious fanatics have resorted to new methods to reach out to potential followers‚ using scientific arguments in a seemingly desperate attempt to reestablish the stranglehold
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The idea of a single person holding dominion over all others to form an independent state is the driving force in state consolidation in 17th century Europe. Political development in this concept led to different methods of operating a government two prominent models being absolutism and constitutionalism. The first one centers on a strong centralized monarchy and the dominating royal power and the latter is based on a limited monarchy where the ruler is confined to the law and parliament. Theoretically
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similarities between the Italian and Northern European Renaissance? • What are the social and cultural differences between the Italian and Northern European Renaissance? • What are the relationships between the arts and the cultures of the Italian Renaissance and the Northern European Renaissance? • How are the social and cultural differences reflected in the arts? Use at least two specific artistic examples to illustrate your points. The word Renaissance means ‘rebirth’. So between the early
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Angels & Demons Byzantine was founded on a pure Christianity-based background. Beginning in Rome with Emperor Constantine‚ he rooted his strong Christian beliefs in Constantinople‚ which later became known as Byzantine. Ever since the religion developed‚ the idea that there was a place for the saved and a place for the damned remained strong. Byzantines held a belief that the earth was part of a huge universe‚ with another world serving as the afterlife. The empire further raised the idea that
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