history up until 1500‚ I knew exactly who to choose‚ the Buddha. The Buddha contributed to history in many different ways. Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all. The story of the Buddha begins with the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gotama
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Did you know that the watermill‚ odometer‚ and original alarm clock all came from Ancient Greece? Not only this‚ but Ancient Greece heavily influenced government‚ languages‚ cartography‚ current day math and so much more. Greece has made an overall larger impact on the world and the united states‚ along with influencing many languages and governmental styles. Body For example‚ the style of government greece implemented thanks to a popular leader‚ Cleisthenes‚ is now used in one hundred and twenty
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Adrian Romero Mr. Corbin / Period 4 12/13/13 World History II Harlem Renaissance: The Influence and Impact During the period from 1917 to the mid-1930‚ there was a big boom of African-American cultural expressions that swept through the North and the Midwest of America. But the largest wave of cultural expression happened in Harlem‚ New York. This time period is known as Harlem Renaissance. The reason for this boom was due to the Great Migration‚ the migration of 6 million African-Americans
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wanted the case‚ so it was up to Atticus to defend the man‚ Atticus chose to defend the man. In the book Harper Lee does an astonishing job in describing how racism was back then‚ how it affected someone who was barely involved with a black person‚ and how black people were treated. The book “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a great example of how racism was back then and how the black people were treated. For example‚ Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman‚ Atticus took the case but he knew what
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to the throne‚ shows her confidence in what she does. The queen has spent her 65 years on the British throne with dignity and respect for her country and herself‚ never saying anything inappropriate or too concervertal. Queen Elizabeth II never did any of her work unprofessional and always took challenges with a specific approach. As Erica Hill of CBS News said‚ “After 60 years on the throne‚ Queen Elizabeth II is clearly not slowing down” (Hill). She is not giving up on all the work she put
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The Beatles INTRODUCTION The Beatles were British most admired and popular music aggrupation of the 1960s and one of the most influential in the history of modern music. This rock group practiced the hegemony in the decade of the 60’s with a wise and sophisticated mixture of styles that would take the rock music to all the public and preluded later genres. With the youth of the 60’s whose manifestations were the hippie movement phenomena and the product of consumption in a decade filled with fashions
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Kaustuvi Thapa The Hagia Sophia & Its History‚ Structure‚ and Influence on Architecture Arch 2003 Figure 1: The Hagia Sophia as it stands today. Known today for its beautiful architecture‚ the Hagia Sophia stands as a popular Tourist attraction in Istanbul‚ Turkey. In order to preserve and convert the ____‚ several modifications have been added as it was passed from group to group. This paper will analyze the history behind the building‚ its architectural structure and engineering flaws‚ and
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How the enlightenment influenced the French revolution A revolution happens over time‚ people decide that they don’t like the way things are running and that a new system is to be established. The enlightenment brought ideas of separation of church from state‚ skepticism‚ and of course reason‚ people began to think logically and fought in order to gain equality. It could be argued that a revolution could not happen without the ideas that were brought upon by the enlightenment. Some enlightenment
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Aside from her children‚ her legacy varies upon speculation‚ but her daughter Ankhesenaten did marry the future King Tut. It is speculated that the great queen could have died‚ but there’s less evidence to prove that theory‚ than Nefertiti possibly ruling Egypt as her husband’s co-regent‚ and using the Neferneferuaten. Female pharaohs secretly
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Religion spread throughout the world a long time ago‚ and was used for many various reasons. For instance‚ it helped the military‚ used to influence others‚ and sometimes‚ they were also used to affect the government in different empires. The Byzantine Empire’s major religion was Christianity and it has helped govern the empire in countless ways. Also‚ Islam helped out with the government in Islamic Caliphates. But the religions didn’t help similarly‚ instead‚ they lent a hand to each empires very
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