John Smith and Benjamin Franklin were both remarkable men known for their writings and works. There are many similarities between these two men‚ such as they were both authors. There are also many differences. John Smith “served as a foot soldier for the English in the Scottish Lowlands” (pg.16) and he was also an adventurer. Benjamin Franklin was a “-scientist‚inventor‚ educator‚ statesmen...and foremost a printer.” (pg.94). Here are some of the comparisons between Franklin and Smith. As I had
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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 differently. Also‚ the effects were not always the same‚ they were very divergent because of the different ways they helped the Byzantine Empire and Islamic Caliphate
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decline of the British Empire The purpose of this thesis is to analyse how the enduring British Empire declined and collapsed throughout the twentieth century. The paper will enumerate the incontestable evidences and reasons that contributed and eventually resulted the disintegration. Furthermore‚ it will provide examples for the process of decolonisation through two states that possessed different status within the Empire. The British Empire was considered to be the largest empire throughout history
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of the people greatly affect every aspect of their lives. During the early Islamic period‚ their strict beliefs and teachings affected the lifestyle of the Muslims. Three of which are; Islamic art‚ the status of Muslim women‚ and the language. Muslims lived simple and pure lives‚ this surely did reflect upon those factors. In the present many ideas have have‚ but the core of their beliefs have remained the same. The Islams were simple and straight forward with their religon‚ but their artwork wasn’t
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Discuss the role of zakah in alleviating poverty in the Muslim world in modern times The underdevelopment of Muslim world in the modern time is seen yet to be resolved. Few factors lead to this problem as stated earlier by Lewis (2002) who bluntly pointed out the failure of Muslims is due to lack of freedom. His strong critics on this issue held by his view of Middle East‚ which in his opinion has failed to contribute to the growth of Muslims even in the attempt of the revolution within all aspects
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The Fall of the Spanish Empire The Spanish Empire experienced a time of massive growth and exploration which came to an end in 1588. By 1598 Phillip III had inherited Spain with a bankrupt economy. This marked the decline of the great empire that had controlled an extensive amount of territories. Its decline can be attributed to the massive influx of gold and silver into the economy during the Age of Exploration which made Spain temporarily wealthy but had irreversible negative long term economic
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“From the interruptions‚ to make a new path‚ from falling‚ a dance step‚ from fear‚ a ladder from dream‚ a bridge…” Excerpt from the poem “In All‚ There Were Three Things” by Fernando Pessoa As human we have certain emotional traits‚ traits that make us unique. I like to call these traits inherent passions. These inherent passions are triggered when interruptions are brought into our life path‚ when a particular life event occurs and your perspective‚ your north suddenly changes. And so for me
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It can be hard for a Muslim to live in a non Muslim country because of the beliefs of Islam and how they go about their certain religious commutes. Their religion can affect their lives in such a way that they have to follow five pillars of faith. These five pillars each have certain rules that the Muslims have to follow. Living in a non Muslim country can disrupt the following of these rules. The first pillar that the Muslims have to follow is the Shahada. This can also be known as creed. This
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urban areas in Muslim society played critical roles in religion because Muslim people had to make religious pilgrimages to Holy Cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem‚ trade because the cities had huge complexes which allowed trade to flourish‚ and cultural advancement because the cities were filled with a variety of different people as well as there were great advancement in education. Cities in Muslim society played a major role in religion because they were places where Muslims had to go to make
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Beffa 4 The Songhai Empire Alex Beffa Global History April 9‚ 2012 Beffa 3 The Songhai‚ also known as the Songhay‚ was not only the last‚ but also the largest and greatest empire of western Africa between 1000 and 1600 ce.i The previous empire was the Mali empire. Songhai was just a client state at the port of Gao‚ which was a major trading port for trans-Saharan trade especially since it is located on the Niger river. When the Mali empire started to decline in the 14 th century‚ the
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