Tamika Wright Constantine vs. Ashoka World Civilization: Jackson State University Dr. Susan S Maneck When reviewing the histories of the religions of Christianity and Buddhism‚ you can not help but come across the names of Ashoka and Constantine the Great. Even though Ashoka and Constantine aided in the spread of their empires and respective religions they had different reasons for doing so. Constantine‚ the son of a Roman Army officer was trained as a solider early on in his life. While he
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The Arch of Constantine has stood as one of the triumphal symbols in Rome‚ along with the Triumphal Arch‚ and the Arch of Titus. It was in 313 A.D‚ when Emperor Constantine the Great established what is known as the largest arch in Rome‚ situated near the Colosseum. Through the structure‚ the reliefs‚ and the mixture of historic scriptural decoration‚ the Arch of Constantine communicates a manipulative message of Imperial power. In addition‚ it is in the Formalist approach: consisting of line‚ shape
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Name: Instructor: Course: Date: The Chinese dragon and its influence on Christianity in China Generally‚ dragons have held positive connotations in culture of the Chinese since the time of the Song dynasty‚ in AD 960-1279. The Chinese made prayers to the dragon for rain. In Chinese culture‚ the dragon has been used as a symbol of imperial power; in fact‚ the emperor wore a dragon robe‚ reigned from a dragon throne and was thought to be a dragon incarnation (Yang 28-29). After several centuries‚
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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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Christianity and its Effect on Architecture "The emperor’s personal sanction of Christianity gives it status‚ which creates greater need for rituals and administrative structure. Christian churches‚ memorial structures‚ and mausoleums soon spring up in Rome‚ Constantinople‚ and other cities" gave opportunity for architects to create a new design. Christian basilica architectural design was for the needs of the congregation‚ which meant a new kind of design. With the spreading of the influence
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English. if people look back to the history of English‚ it’s certain to say that many elements have helped to shape the language‚ but one element that so crucial that we should pay special attention to is the influence of Christianity. II.on English General Vocabulary In the west‚ Christianity has always been an important part of ideology‚ and infiltrated into all aspects of English vocabulary. 2.1.Day-to-day Words The word breakfast originally came from the Christian habbit of “breaking
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The Emperor Constantine I I think that the emperor Constantine is the most important emperor of the late antiquity. The many great events of his reign laid foundations that would affect the future of Europe and Western Civilization for centuries to come. His recognition and support of Christianity was one of the most important moments in world history. Moving the government of the Roman Empire to Constantinople and founding "New Rome" was one of the most significant decisions ever made
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on the people of Kenya and Africa at large. How did the people of the two communities in Makuyu and Kamenodeal with the white settlers and their rule? How did they receive the Christian movement? Did Christianity and its missionaries have effects on them? Did they accept the new religion‚ Christianity‚ or reject it? As stated in the novel‚ before the colonization of Kenya by the Europeans‚ the people of Makuyu and Kameno were united and one. They had many common things in which they share with
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Samantha Rough Rome – Spring 2013 Susan Pitchford Essay 1 Christianity: Started From the Bottom‚ Now We’re Here “It is a bitter thought‚ how different a thing the Christianity of the world might have been‚ if the Christian faith had been adopted as the religion of the empire under the auspices of Marcus Aurelius instead of those of Constantine.” John Stuart Mill‚ On Liberty‚ 1859 People of the Christian religion went through numerous trials‚ such as mass persecutions‚ being executed
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long. Just their differences in size show how the Empires would have developed differently Since Athens is smaller the people are closer together so therefore it would have been easier to develop democracy there while everyone in Han China is more spread out. Therefore‚ Hans China would have be more difficult to govern
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