In the late 15th century‚ there were five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula‚ Castile‚ Aragón‚ and‚ Navarre‚ the Muslim kingdom/in Granada. Spain’s government was a Monarchy; the people of Spain had to serve the King‚ Queen‚ and any other royalty. The King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile brought Castile and Aragon together. They were seen as strong Catholics during the time‚ those who refused to convert to Catholicism‚ were exiled. Granada was the first target that the King
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Chapter Three: The Squirrel Kingdom It took many hours‚ but Fionn managed to reach the west coast of Tara. He gazed up at its vast cliffs. He grabbed all his supplies and sword and began to climb up the cliffs. He prayed that he wouldn’t fall or look down for even though he was a warrior‚ he was terrified of heights. But after a number of minutes‚ Fionn reached the top and what he saw next had his mouth hanging wide open in awe as he had his first look at the Squirrel Kingdom. There stood an entire
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Shytria Ash October 23‚ 2014 1st hour Contributions from the Byzantine Empire After the fall of the Western empire‚ a new empire rose called the Byzantine Empire. This empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire in many ways. They considered themselves Romans‚ and the true inheritors of the intellectual‚ political‚ and spiritual legacy of Imperial Rome. Over the years the Byzantine formed a culture for itself and developed laws and religions. Even after the fall of the empire‚ what the Byzantine
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ESSAY ROUGH DRAFT Cleopatra the VII was one of Egypt’s greatest leaders/pharaohs. Cleopatra the VII was born in 69 B.C and her parents were Cleopatra V Tryphaena and Ptolemy XII Auletes.(WWW.wikipedia.com) She had four other siblings‚ Ptolemy XII‚ Theos Philopator‚ Arsinoe IV‚ and Ptolemy XIV. (www.google.com) Cleopatra first ruled her kingdom when she was 18‚ also with her brother Ptolemy XIV.(www.wikipedia.com) They soon had to get ready to marry each other to be able to rule Egypt. They
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There are many things that the European culture had that was because of the Byzantium Empire. If not for these contributions‚ then there could be a remarkable difference in how things are today. The Byzantium Empire’s contributions to European culture has had an effect on society today through architecture‚ economy and laws. First‚ the architectural contributions that the Byzantium Empire had given to the European culture will be discussed. One of the architectural achievements of the empire was
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Gillespie lived a full life beginning from his birth in Cheraw‚ South Carolina‚ on October 21‚ 1917‚ to his death in Englewood‚ New Jersey‚ on January 6‚ 1993. The jazz trumpet player is known for helping cofound bebop jazz‚ playing with puffed cheeks‚ playing a custom trumpet that had its bell bent at a 45 degree angle‚ and so much more. Dizzy Gillespie’s contributions to the jazz world go far beyond all that he touched and remains a crucial pioneer for jazz music. Dizzy Gillespie‚ born as John
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Contribution of India in mathematics The most fundamental contribution of India in mathematics is the invention of decimal system of enumeration‚ including the invention of zero. The decimal system uses nine digits (1 to 9) and the symbol zero (for nothing) to denote all natural numbers by assigning a place value to the digits. The Arabs carried this system to Africa and Europe. 1) Aryabhata is the first well known Indian mathematician. Born in Kerala‚ he completed his studies at the university
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aid of hope. As soon as one war would come to an end‚ another one would start. Though Koreans have only recently immigrated in large numbers to the United States‚ due to North Korean oppression‚ they have managed to make a reasonable amount of contributions‚ while still juggling countless hardships in America. All Koreans had reasons to leave their homeland. One reason was the poor education Korea offered. College education was highly valued in Korea‚ but the schools were of poor quality or very
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rebel from the traditional notions of art‚ administered by the French Academies. He broke several rules and shocked the public‚ especially with his artwork ‘Luncheon on the Grass’ (1863)‚ in which he captures a fully nude woman shown in a completely new way. The woman pictured was not a goddess or Harem
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O’Dell Holliday Humanities Vol. 1 Ancient Chinese Contributions Ancient China provided a great many inventions and contributions to the world. I will attempt to narrow it down to eight or ten examples. Cast iron was invented between the late 4th century BC and the early 5th century BC (Zhou dynasty). The process was created by melting pig iron. The blast furnace was used for smelting iron ore and coke (a high carbon fuel)‚ charcoal or anthracite (a type of coal). Limestone
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