The Hasmonean period The Hasmonean period refers to the era of Hasmonean rule over Judea that began with Simon Maccabee’s assumption of Jewish leadership in 142 BCE. The Hasmoneans were descendants of Hasmon; they became known as the Maccabeans after Judah‚ son of Mattathias the Hasmonean and brother of Simon‚ received the surname ‘Maccabee’ in recognition of his military prowess. After a series of military victories over their Seleucid overlords‚ the Maccabees established a dynasty that ruled semi-autonomously
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Ezimde Momodu Mr. Ronnie Strahle Date February 26‚ 2015 Police Abuse Their Authority Law enforcement has come a long way since the turn of the century. 21st Century has brought in laws to protect blacks‚ other minorities and mainstream Caucasians. The rights to “bear arms” and “stand your grounds” give citizens the right to defend themselves if they feel that their life is threatened in any way; but the real question is has law enforcement/enforcers taken the law to the extreme? On a closer examination
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Religion Religion plays a very important role in people’s life. There are 3 main religions in the world: Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam. Each of them has its own particular traits and its own believers. But almost all religions have a lot in common. Most religions deal with one or more of the following: meditation‚ morality‚ and wisdom; sacred texts and sacred practices; a connection to the sacred; a community. If we observe different religions usually they have some sort of discipline in
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New Stone Age‚ and this was a period where human technology developed. One of the most important developments in human history was the discovery of farming. This was known as the Neolithic Revolution. In addition to learning to farm‚ humans learned to domesticate animals. This brought about a drastic change for mankind. Once man learned to farm‚ they began to settle. Permanent settlements started to develop along river valleys due to the fact that rivers provided water for irrigation. Farmers
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• The Sengoku period (1467 - 1573) started with and continued after the Onin War. The Sengoku period is described to be what historians call a century and a half of civil war in japan which started in the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. The sengoku period started during the 14th century when chaos spread throughout japan‚ this was because the power of the Ashikaga shogunate had almost declined completely and the shugo (governors chosen by the Shogun to supervise one or more of the provinces
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and after years of development and flourishing under Britain’s rule‚ they were prepared both economically as well as politically to cut off British rule to gain the independence that would be theirs through rebellions‚ and eventually a revolution. Colonial self-rule‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the consequences of the French Indian War caused these English colonists to begin moving in the direction of declaring their independence. The colonies had experience with self-rule‚ and developed even more skills
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Many different things affected the shaping of colonial America in the new world. Factors such as colonialism‚ geography‚ and religion affected the way North America was formed and dictated how other people look at colonial America. Colonialism affected America’s demographic and also the ease of forming colonies in the new world. Geography also played a roll in shaping the identity of America. Geography affected where people settled based on the layout of rivers‚ ocean‚ and waterways. People also
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Post-colonial Theory What it is: • the study of interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized; • an examination of the impact of the European conquest‚ colonisation and domination of non-European lands‚ peoples‚ and cultures; • an analysis of the inherent ideas of European superiority over non-European peoples and cultures; • an analysis of the role of representation in installing and perpetuating such notions. From the point of view of colonised
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That was one of the first things that this new Democracy in America has achieved in their way to a better world. This law stopped people from attacking other religions and allowed the freedom of practicing any form of Christianity in Colonial America without fear of being beaten for it. But another democratic feature‚ which happened in Colonial America was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
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The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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