There have been many religions that have been created across the world since man has been here. Islam was started by a man named Muhammad he created what is now Islam in or around 622 A.D. He started as a merchant that worked in Mecca and then left the city for 13 years while he was wandering he had visions that God was talking to him and telling him to form a new religion. He then came back to Mecca and started to preach to the people there. Mecca at the time was mostly polytheistic‚ and while
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Locke and Thomas Hobbs. Even though the thinkers had different views on human nature and how government should be run‚ they shaped the modern world through their philosophy. Without the Enlightenment and its ideas‚ people would still be under tyranny and wouldn’t have a voice of their own. The Enlightenment‚ also known as the Age of Reason‚ drastically changed the modern world as we know it. This can be seen in how people perceive natural phenomena. Before the Enlightenment‚ people associated natural
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The history of Spain is one of the most fascinating in the world and the Spanish history and culture has helped to shape the modern world into what it is today. Although Spain is a relatively small territory located in southwestern Europe‚ the history of Spain is of grandeur and is strikingly different from that of the rest of the continent. The timeline of Spanish history tells the story of a land that has been sought after by many civilizations. The first to appear were the Iberians‚ a Libyan people
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considered a writer who includes most of his life stories within his pieces. As being considered one of the most originated writers‚ he became well known. William Shakespeare had an impact on the world by introducing new words and views towards the english language. Shakespeare is the second most quoted writer in the world. “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare 1). Many authors refer back to Shakespeare in their
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Mozart is one of the most influential composers and musicians of all time. His creative genius has inspired emotion in hundreds of people. Mozart’s music has stood the test of time‚ finding itself immersed in the modern world as well as an integral influential part of the past. Though suffering from a troubled life‚ his music spurred the classical period not only impacting the music of his time but that of many future generations. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg
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Ancient China’s Impact on The World The ocean‚ the desert‚ extremely tall mountains and very high platoons‚ all of these geographical barriers made it virtually impossible to get well into the thriving civilisation of Ancient China. Ancient China was a very lonely civilisation being so far away from any other major civilisations and having so many barriers protecting them from the outside world. While no other people came to Ancient China‚ it learnt many new things without anyone else to help them
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Walt Disney Impact On Modern Movies and Animation The impact that Walt Disney had on Modern movies and animation started in the early 1920s and still stands today. They started the company to fulfill children’s dream and even today they have that same goal. sww3 The company itself started from Walter Elias Disney. He was born in Chicago on December 5‚ 1901. He studied in Chicago and Kansas City‚ M.D. Disney left school at age of 16 to go achieve his dream. It’s important because he started producing
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Miguel Cervantes was a great influence to the spanish world. He was one of the first people to write a modern novel " The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha" or Don Quixote. The son of a deaf surgeon‚Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29‚ 1547 he died in April 23 in 1616 in Madrid Spain. He left a great legacy that inspired many of the things we have today. In the next couple of paragraphs I will talk about how he impacted the the world with his literature. In his early
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someone need to accomplish in order to stand out as and become one of the most positive individuals to have an impact in the world? People of powerful minds of wisdom‚ compassion‚ and leadership can allow many helpful and constructive impacts in society to occur to make it a better place to live in. Nelson Mandela was a man of knowledge‚ positivity‚ and guidance that had an utmost‚ positive impact on South Africa by becoming the first black president of the nation‚ taking steps to end apartheid in South
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the industrial revolution period. He lived the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. His phonograph‚ motion picture‚ and lightbulb have impacted economically and culturally people around the world. His legacy blazed a path of technological advance through the path of the unknown. Indeed‚ Thomas Edison was an amazing leader in U.S. history‚ left a lasting legacy because of his intriguing and innovative inventions that impacted the whole world to this day. He is considered the greatest inventor of all
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