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    1. What did the Apostles contribute for the growth of the early church? St. Peter‚ one of the apostles and also the first pope‚ established the church of Antioch for seven years presiding as the city’s bishop and preached to scatter communities of believers. These believers include the Jews‚ the Hebrew Christians and the gentiles who live in Pontus‚ Galatia‚ Cappadocia‚ Asia Minor and Bithynia. Also‚ the author of the Acts of the Apostles portrays Peter as a very important figure within the early

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    Egyptian and Greek civic establishments have a long and great history and have availed in different fields like symbolization and structural orchestrating. In spite of the fact that there are a few similitudes in the middle of Greek and Egyptian craft‚ they have numerous solid contrasts between them. At the point when discussing Greek and Egyptian symbolization‚ it is the model and building design that rings a bell. Egyptian craftsmanship was more arranged towards religion. Unexpectedly‚ Greek workmanship

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    being defeated‚ Wu become the first emperor of the Zhou dynasty. But Wu’s reign was short-lived and in result‚ rebellions and family feud ignited and so the Zhou period emerged into two parts‚ the Western Zhou which started on 771 BC and the Eastern Zhou which started on 770 BC up to 256 BC. From Western to Eastern Zhou‚ it started when Queen Shen was replaced by Emperor You with one of his concubines‚ Bao-si to be the new queen. Emperor You and Bao-si had a son and he is declared as the new crown

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    Roman and Greek Cultures by Brooke Rhodes Diana Hansen Art History 106 The Roman and Greek era is one of the most interesting and captivating times in history. From the epic poetry to the wars of Julius Caesar‚ nothing compares. Though we read about the Greeks and the Romans‚ there are a lot of similarities and differences between them both. The Greeks keep the heart of human circumstances in matters of love or war and government or social behavior (Greeks). Unlike the Greeks‚ the Roman

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    Samuel DeSarno 2-22-13 Doctor Novelli Film 192 Question # 3 To talk about how Pat Garret and Billy the Kid is considered a “dirty” and “revisionist” western‚ one must also look at what was occurring in our country historically at the same time. Our country went through a horrible period of civil unrest plaguing many cities with riots‚ blood being spilled with them and many anti-war movements in response to the much hated Vietnam War that had been raging for years that was

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    Contributions of ancient egypt Many of ancient Egypt’s contribution to society not only advanced them as a civilization but left an impressionable impact on the accomplishments of the modern day. Nestled within the fertile valley of the Nile‚ Egypt was protected on all sides from invasion and at the same time uninfluenced by many outside cultures. Although its overall isolation by the expanse of the surrounding desert to the west and the red sea to the east‚ this thriving culture’s achievements went

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    James Cha Professor Coulter American Myth in the Western Film 22 February 2011 “Ethan?” With a cold and steady gaze‚ Ethan peers off into the snowy distance. He firmly holds his most trusted companion. Without warning and hesitation‚ Ethan raises the deadly steel rifle and begins wildly firing upon a herd of buffalo. After a short while‚ Martin stops shooting‚ having already shot one down. Ethan in a maddened frenzy continues to shoot the buffalo while Martin tries to stop him to no avail

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    Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and

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    Early civilizations influence our culture in many different aspects. Ranging from religion to governmental structures‚ civilizations have blended their traditions and practices and make the people we are today. The influences early African and Mesoamerican civilizations had on history were as important as the influences of the large eurasian empire‚ Mesopotamia. Religion has come far through time. Mesopotamia practiced polytheistic religions and built ziggurats‚ temples used for worshiping the gods

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    Mythology: Egyptian vs. Greek No matter what culture you’re in there will always be things that can’t be explained. In the ancient Egyptian and Greek cultures‚ they used myths about gods to explain them. During these times‚ there wasn’t lots of technology and scientific reason. Many people had sort of awkward questions such as “Who created the world? What will be its demise? Who were the first people on earth? Where do souls go after death?” () To justify an existing social system and account for

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