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    Like Mother, Like Daughter

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    A lot of people assume that one’s daughter is a lot like their mother‚ and a lot of times that is true‚ in some aspects. I can tell you that my wisdom and common sense came from my mom. My sense of humor‚ my laugh‚ my eyes‚ and my strength also came from my mom. My mom is the reason I have chosen the career path I have chosen. So‚ I have a lot of traits in resemblance of my mom‚ the only trait I lack is her addiction. Growing up I imagined my life to be perfect‚ as I guess all children usually

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    Buddhism began by Buddha himself preaching his enlightenment message on his view on the world and how humans should‚ and the best way to‚ succeed in the world. However in the 6th century BCE the government had fallen and there was period of instability until the Sui Dynasty took over‚ during this period was when Buddhism began to majorly spread. After the fall of the Han dynasty‚ there were many responses to the spread of Buddhism throughout China between the 6th century BCE and 570 CE. Buddhism

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    The Greeks had a very similar way of practicing their religion. Like the Greeks the Aztecs were a polytheistic religion. Many of these gods and goddesses were used as an explanation. People in the ancient world didn’t know how to explain what was going on in their surroundings so they used these gods and goddesses to explain these things. These gods and goddesses were given offerings from time to time‚ so they can be pleased. People mostly did this so they can have something in return. For example

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    while lords and nobles benefited the most from feudalism. 8. The Church was the only place of knowledge at a time in the Dark Ages in which education was rare. It was a religious learning center that allowed people to become scholars and preserve history and philosophy‚ one of the only places in which someone could rise in social status. Christian religion and church was also a link to God. The seven sacraments provided codes to live by and it brought people together under common beliefs. The church

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    Ap World History Dbq Essay

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    The CCP allowed peasants a better life and was supported by the lowest class while higher class people like the landlords were chastised by the Party‚ and even with Japan occupying some parts of China‚ Communist ideas kept the peasant class strong enough to push the Japanese out. In the time leading up to the Chinese Communist Party taking over‚ Japan held power over parts of China. After World War I‚ Japan received Germany’s spheres of influence. The Chinese people wanted to push the Japanese out

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    The Ethiopian painting of the Battle of Adowa in 1896 where Ethiopians were victorious over Italian troops is also not clear on why the Ethiopians fought back (doc.5). Another document on why the Ethiopians fought back so vigorously would be more helpful. In a lette On the other r written from an African leader to another African leader‚ he describes how German invaders killed on the Congo River in 1877‚ Mojimba

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    improving the social order of the empires‚ however they also had their negative effects; the essential argument being that the more elaborate‚ and intricate the inventions were‚ the higher they were considered in the social classes. The simpler‚ craft-like inventions on the other hand‚ were said to be made by men who are not wise. This mindset and belief was mainly held in the Roman Empire. The Han Empire had viewed technological advancements as a positive way of aiding in societal use‚ however their

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    food-gathering people who ate wild vegetables‚ meat‚ wild edible plants‚ and insects to survive 4. Agricultural Revolutions: A series of separate transformations that occurred when agriculture arose independently in many different places around the world. 5. Megaliths: A complex of stone structures in Egypt that included burial chambers‚ a calendar circle‚ and pairs of vertical stones that frame the sun on the summer solstice. 6. Sumerians: The people who lived in Mesopotamia at the start of the

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    in 1792 B.C.E. he was king of most of Mesopotamia‚ the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In his 38th year of power‚ Hammurabi was instructed by the “god” of justice‚ Shamash‚ to have a Code of Law carved on a stone stele‚ (a large pillar-like stone). Hammurabi had 282 laws (BGE)‚ but the real question is‚ were they just? No‚ these laws were not just‚ because of the family‚ property‚ and personal injury laws. Examples of injustice can first be found in the area of family laws. In Law 195

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    Khamurzov World Civilizations 1 November 30‚ 2005 Post-Classical Europe‚ Muslim World and China. The period following the decline of great classical empires of Asia and Mediterranean is known as the post-classical period (500-1000 CE). This period is famous for the expansion of civilizations to new areas‚ spread of major world religions such as Islam and the decline of the Western world. While Europe was in a period of a decline‚ the Muslim world was on the rise and the Eastern world followed

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