Pope Urban II and their God. The Pope had informed them that they were God’s shepherds who had been called to protect his Christian flock (Thatcher and Holmes 513). The Crusaders believed that the Lord had commanded them to seize and defend Jerusalem from non-Christian groups. If they failed to do as commanded‚ they would lose God’s reward promised to them. The Crusaders had also shown their devotion through their intention to purify the earth (Thatcher and Holmes 514). They held a deep conviction that
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African Religion and its Influence on Christianity and Islam Traditional African religion has been the basis of spirituality for the people of Africa. “Although Christianity and Islam have added distinct elements to African religions‚ each has been and continued to be adapted to and shaped by Africa’s indigenous religious heritage” [Ambrose Moyo‚ 2007:326 “Religion in Africa” in G&G. Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ pp.317-350]. This influence is strongly demonstrated in the films: Wonders of
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silk road brough relligions and ideas from other areas and united most of India. Due to the silk roade the Indian Civilization gained many goods‚ ideas and technologies. Due to this the gupta Dynasty was able to create the Hindu culture that remains dominant in India. Although Hindu was dominant‚ India changed in the fact that it also supported the South East Asian religion of Buddhism in some areas. Although the silk road has caused the influx of influence from foreign nations‚ India has remained
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INTRODUCTION Since independence‚ West Africa states have maintained close political and economic ties with their former colonial powers. During the colonial era‚ the colonial administrators successfully imposed and impressed their alien pattern and orientation in the socio¬-political and economic affairs of West African countries. West African economic affairs were distorted to an extent that two decades after independence‚ all the countries are very much dependent economically on their former colonial
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written by Friar John. Genghis Khan did reject the invitation to adopt the Catholic faith with a resonable excuse but praised the Christians.
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the Navigator’s expeditions along the West African coast led to increased trade with Africa. Long isolated from the rest of the world‚ the Native Americans’ lives were drastically changed by the presence of European explorers‚ and later‚ colonists. Some aspects of life‚ such as domination by the elite in Europe‚ trade in Africa‚ and Native American ways of life in the Americas‚ have remained the same through the period. New contacts among Western Europe‚ Africa‚ and the Americas‚ however‚ led to interaction
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Islam is a constantly spreading religion embraced by many. It was inspired in 610 CE‚ when a man named Muhammad went to a cave in Mount Hira to pray. It was claimed that there‚ an angel named Gabriel told Muhammad of a one true god named Allah. This inspired Muhammad to spread the ideas of Allah‚ beginning the world-wide religion known as Islam. Although it met much resistance in the city of Mecca at first‚ the religion grew and Muhammad was seen as a prophet of Allah. After Muhammad’s death in
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many people throughout history. When the framers drafted the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention in 1787‚ they included the best ideas from governments around the world‚ and through time. From the Ancient Greeks and Romans thousands of years ago‚ to the events of the previous five years‚ the framers incorporated the best ideas they could find. From all of these governments‚ the framers took the ideas of popular sovereignty‚ individual rights‚ limited government‚ federalism‚ republicanism‚
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In Colonialism and Human Rights‚ A Contradiction in Terms? The Case of France and West Africa by Alice L Conklin published by the American Historical Review in 1998 revisits the cultural‚ political‚ and ethical implications of Western colonization and how the French empire justified expansion. The purpose of this study is to reanalyze the French government’s actions to colonize uncivilized countries in Africa. The reason for writing the article was to weigh in on this discussion of France’s involvement
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Influence of Sports in South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa‚ surrounded by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. About a quarter of the population is unemployed and lives on less than US$ 1.25 a day. South Africa achieved the status of a republic in 1961. Due to European influences a lot of discriminative laws where in effect until 1990. After many protests and the rebellion of more black South Africans‚ negotiations began and democratic
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