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    Huguenots to a Catholic‚ a major setback to Huguenot morale in France. Between these earlier years the size of Huguenot numbers fell from 2 million to 1 ¼ million and it seemed to be continuing; Louis attempt to gain religious unity was succeeding. The Edict of the Fontainebleu which made Protestantism illegal was well supported in France with many who agreed with Louis that there should be only one religion. With Huguenots numbers on the decline‚ it seems that Louis had some success in religious unity

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    In Antigone by Sophocles ( a perfect example of a Greek tragedy) ‚ the downfall of both the protagonist Antigone and antagonist Creon is brought about by their tragic flaw which is following their own concept of justice; Antigone- a strong willed egocentric girl- followed religious law over civil law while Creon- the huborous stubborn king of Thebes- followed civil law over religious law. Antigone’s mortal righteousness to uphold the gods

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    growth; Introduction of coinage; Spread of Jainism and Buddhism; Rise of Magadha and Nandas. Iranian and Macedonian invasions and their impact. 7. Mauryan Empire: Foundation of the Mauryan Empire‚ Chandragupta‚ Kautilya and Arthashastra; Ashoka; Concept of Dharma; Edicts; Polity‚ Administration; Economy; Art‚ architecture and sculpture; External contacts; Religion; Spread of religion; Literature.Disintegration of the empire; Sungas and Kanvas. 8. Post - Mauryan Period (Indo-Greeks‚ Sakas‚ Kushanas‚ Western

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    Empire. Constantine‚ convinced of the power of his vision and subsequent victory in battle‚ was the first Roman Emperor to adopt Christianity. Christians were still persecuted at this time‚ and so in 313 Constantine issued an official edict of toleration. The Edict of Milan not only protected Christians‚ but granted greater rights to followers of all religions. In 324 the Empire faced many difficulties‚ and Constantine defeated Licinius and became the sole Emperor. As the emperor‚ Constantine

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    "The law is the law": An analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles Néstor Díaz Dr. Rosa Vallejo INGL 3012 LI1 March 19‚ 2011 "The law is the law": an analysis of law and justice in Antigone and Trifles “Objection!” The lawyer acts quickly in an attempt to disallow a certain piece of evidence. He or she considers the evidence unjust and opposes its use. The lawyer’s opposition may bear fruit in the form of a rejection to said piece of evidence. Much like a lawyer opposes an

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    a war between the two brothers which resulted in both of their deaths. With the two brothers being dead‚ the crown was appointed to Creon‚a worldly‚non-religious man who grants Eteocles an honorable burial but leaves Polynices to rot and makes an edict to leave his remains or be sentenced to death. Antigone‚being the heavily religious sister of the two princes disagree

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    Bandopadhyaya 18) The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines -- Sushma Chawla 19) The first woman I.P.S. Officer -- Mrs. Kiran Bedi 20) The first and the last Muslim woman ruler of Delhi -- Razia Sultan 21) The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra -- Nirja Bhanot 22) The first woman to cross English Channel -- Aarti Saha 23) The first woman to receive Nobel Prize -- Mother Teresa 24) The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna -- Mrs. Indira Gandhi 25) The First woman to get

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    inventions of Rome‚ but it had some debilitating effects. Christianity caused destruction of roman culture‚ the church having power in government‚ and intolerance of other religions. The Edict of Milan legalized Christianity in 313‚ and Christianity became the state church of the Roman Empire with the Edict of Thessalonica in 380 AD; these broke down the traditional Roman values system(cole). Christian values were completely contrary to Roman polygamist values. Romans and their Gods valved the

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    pride took thing to another level which consulted to bad consequences. "Naturally! Since Zeus never promulgated such a law‚ nor will you find that Justice‚ Mistress of the world below‚ publishes such laws on humankind. I never thought your mortal edicts had such force they nullified the laws of heaven."(pg. 358)This is an excerpt from

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    Unit One Exam Make-up We spend our daily lives living in a civilization‚ an advanced state of society with a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry and government. Living in today’s society has set our way of life apart from the way of life from the early and advancing civilizations. Today it’s effortless to get wrapped up in our society and take for granted who and what got us to this point in time. The Early civilizations and the advancements they made built a foundation to start living

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