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    1443-1475 © 2006 Shannon Research Press. http://iej.cjb.net 391 Contributions of Islamic scholars to the scientific enterprise Yasmeen Mahnaz Faruqi Flinders University‚ School of Education faru0001@flinders.edu.au This paper presents a discussion regarding the role that Muslim scholars played in the development of scientific thinking in the Middle Ages. It argues that the Muslims were not just the preservers of the ancient and Greek knowledge‚ but that they contributed original works to the different

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    Identification The importance of various Roman figures and influences have defined its longevity and success of still remaining in people’s heart. Cicero was an excellent orator and his speeches remained famous for the skill in using the arguments and figures of speech. Even today they are considered wonderful pieces of classical Latin. The quality and ready accessibility of Ciceronian texts favored very wide distribution and inclusion in teaching curricula. This influence increased after the

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    Caesarea‚ becoming helpful in the decision to evangelise the Gentiles. St. Thomas the Apostle‚ also an apostle and a contributor for the growth of the early church‚ helped to preach the gospel. In fact‚ he was the only Apostle who went outside the Roman empire to preach the gospel. 2. What are the challenges that they encounter in the early years of Christianity? One of the challenges that the Apostles encountered is the rivalry among themselves. The rivalry between Peter and Paul is one of the

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    Functionalism is the perspective that social events are best explained as the contributions they make toward society. Functionalism interprets each part of society and determines its contribution to the society as a whole. Functionalism originated from the works of Emile Durkheim who was mainly interested in the idea of what held society together. Conflict theory is the idea that society tends to reinforce inequality and give power to the dominant groups; it emphasizes division of society. Conflict

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    many ancient civilizations. Before 500 B.C.‚ the Romans did not always appreciate the thoughts and way of life of the Greeks. The Romans were more focused on physical and hard labor (as many of them were farmers)‚ and made many choices based on superstition‚ while the Greeks displayed sophisticated qualities and knowledge in the areas of literacy and the arts (“Greek Influence on Rome”‚ 2017). Once the Romans came to realize the benefits of the Greek way of life‚ they began to adopt these qualities

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    look up at the white flakes falling fast and thick‚ like down from the breasts of millions of white birds; and to see how smooth and deep the drift was; and to listen to the hush upon the paths and roads. They had plenty of the finest toys in the world‚ and the most astonishing picture-books: all about scimitars and slippers and turbans‚ and dwarfs and giants and genii and fairies‚ and blue- beards and bean-stalks and riches and caverns and forests and Valentines and Orsons: and all new and all true

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    ROME: In our Roman world‚ a wide variety of fruits and vegetables are grown in the rural setting‚ and also in city gardens. According to Aemilia of one of the most popular Roman gardens‚ "We’ve been productive all year round and everything has been tended to by hand‚ manured and carefully protected from cold winds or the scorching sun." She goes on to say that‚ "gardens are currently used to grow the staple vegetables of the Roman diet. The common roman diet usually consists of brassicas‚ greens

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    Roman Mythology The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods. They had similar beliefs‚ but also vast differences. They came from each other and gave their people a form of morality. It was composed of many meaningful gods and goddesses that all played a part in the everyday life of the average Roman and Greek person of that time. They believed in something called polytheism. It is the belief of many gods; each given a personality‚ function‚ relationship to each other

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    Question: Roman free standing sculpture and stone bas-relief are said to be but copies of the earlier Greek work. Still‚ while there is much in common‚ there are differences. Discuss the likenesses and differences of the roman and Greek art. Then agree or disagree with the first sentence of this question and present evidence to prove your point. Answer: Greek sculptures and Roman sculptures are so much alike that many people believe that Roman sculptures were just copies of the Greek work before

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    should have learnt about features of ancient Greek civilization and gained some understanding of how ancient civilizations influence the development of modern civilization‚ through the medium of Chinese. In these lessons‚ they should also have learnt some English terms related to this topic. Aims and Objectives I. Content Objectives After the ELA activities‚ students should be able to use English to: 1. describe the features of ancient Greek civilization; 2. use graphic tools to

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