Both of these regions had rulers that lasted for some time‚ until someone else came along that was better and had new ideas for the region. In India the Mauryan Empire was strong until Ashoka died and the Gupta Empire began to rule. In China the Qin Dynasty was weaker than most and when Qin Shihuangdi died‚ many uprisings and revolts came up until Liu Bang‚ the founder of the Han Dynasty‚ came to rule. India’s rulers seemed to be more
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| |Absurdity | Compare Ismene and Antigone’s reaction to the edict. Describe the values and priorities of each sister. Describe Antigone’s state of mind in this scene? How is her mindset revealed? What noble qualities does Antigone display? Does she reveal any faults? How does Ismene respond
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when asked the question of whether the Philosopher-King would be likely to make laws or edicts such as the one Creon made which resulted in the death of Antigone‚ I would have to say I believe it to be highly unlikely. If the Philosopher-King is truly the most just man and is able to see and grasp the world with a superior view into the true reality of the world‚ he would be able to see the flaws in laws and edicts such as the one Creon
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end of suffering‚ known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path. These paths can be divided into three simple categories: good moral conduct‚ meditation and mental development‚ and wisdom or insight (“Basics of …”). With the help of Indian emperor Ashoka‚ who championed Buddhism and sent missionaries abroad to spread the
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Throughout history‚ religion has served to shape and possibly even create‚ the art of theatre. For yet‚ as far back as to the great civilizations of antiquity‚ theatre has acted as a purposeful testimony to the analogous cultures and convictions of old. Some even theorize the analogies are as so closely related‚ that the very origins of theatre were developed from the acting out of religious rituals (Introduction to Theatre). Even when analyzing the history of theatre at a surface level‚ it is inevitable
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years old. Taxila had attracted Alexander the great from in 326 BC‚ with whom the influence of Greek culture came to this part of the world. Taxila rose to a remarkable level of development when it later came under the Mauryan dynasty of the great Ashoka. During the year 2 BC‚ Buddhism was adopted as the state religion‚ which flourished and prevailed for over 1‚000 years‚ until the year 10 AD. During this time Taxila‚ Swat and Charsadda (old Pushkalavati) became three important centers for culture
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years. In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia‚ in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah‚ the Lord stirred up the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia so that he sent a herald throughout all his kingdom and also declared in a written edict: “Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord‚ the God of heaven‚ has given me all the kingdoms of the earth‚ and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem‚ which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people‚ may the Lord his God be
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“This is a story based on legends. Some characters‚ events and places have been fictionalized for greater dramatic appeal. This film does not claim to be a complete historical account of Asoka’s life. It is an attempt to follow his journey.” (actual quote from Asoka) These are the words that launch Santosh Sivan’s 2001 historical drama film Asoka. Alas‚ this attempt has been wrongfully directed at one of Asoka’s love interests and later wives‚ Kaurwaki‚ and not at his actions following the Kalinga
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When reading Sophocles’ Antigone‚ one can be so easily absorbed and engrossed in the fierce engagements between Antigone and Creon‚ that they may overlook more subtle and discrete essential aspects existing in the play. A perfect example of this is present in the character of Ismene‚ the often depicted weaker‚ more powerless daughter of the Oedipus line. Throughout history‚ several theorists and analysts have come up with various hypotheses about the true nature of Ismene’s character. Perhaps the
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“Swiss Brethren” as they referred to themselves as‚ thought that the high point of Christianity and the church happened between when the apostles were around to the time of Constantine. They thought that the Edict of Toleration in A.D. 313 was when the church began it’s downfall because this Edict caused Christianity to be called a "permitted cult.” And after that‚ Constantine made Christianity the only religion. There was a lot of church corruption though‚ and eventually Constantine called for the
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