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    Charles Chang Mr. Walker World History 9ABC September 15‚ 2014 The Reasons Of Why Islam Spread So Quickly The main reasons of Islam spread so quickly in the 7th and 8th century are because of the Muslims were unified together at the time‚ and some nearby empires‚ such as Byzantine became weaker as a result of war and diseases‚ and also Muslims showed religious tolerance to the non-Muslim people. After Muhammad died in 632‚ Abu Bakr became the first caliph means the rightly guided. For the next

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    Brooke Bulf Bulf 1 Mr. Vansant L.A 19 march 2013 The government from ancient Rome had a big impact on our modern government. Our senate is modeled after the Ancient Roman government. Although there are some similarities there are many differences between the Roman government and the U.S government. At first early Rome was ruled by kings and in 510 B.C Romans agreed that a king would never rule them again. The last king was the most unpopular because he ruled in the worst way. His

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    unarmed from the inside. This won them the war and they conquered Troy. Before sailing out to return to Ithica‚ Odysseus talks to Poseidon. Poseidon claims that he helped him in defeating Troy‚ but Odysseus refuses to thank him. For this‚ Poseidon vows that he will suffer for his arrogance. To begin his revenge on Odysseus‚ Poseidon separated his ship from the rest of the fleet‚ causing them to be lost at sea. After sailing blindly‚ they arrive at an unknown island. They find what appears to be an

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    order to succeed‚ they had to convert even though both these dynasties accepted them. During the early years of the dynasty the Abbasid rulers encouraged intellectual expansion‚ which was basically cultural blending. The Abbasids absorbed ideas from Byzantium and India and ancient Greek philosophers were translated into Arabic. The Abbasids adopted Indian mathematical ideas such as a system of numerals and the concept of zero. The Umayyad also wrought many changes in Islamic government. The most significant

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    difficulty‚ "he was faithful in his religious duties‚ and helped his father in the "weaver’s trade" (29) 1. Like many young men of the seaport of Genoa‚ Columbus dreamed of great deeds at sea. He made his first sea trip in the year of 1472 on a Genoese sailing ship in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1474 or 1475‚ Columbus made his first long voyage to trade with and defend the Genoese colony of Chios. It was on this voyage that "he learned how to sail‚ manage a boat‚ estimate distances‚ and

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    They kept sailing and found another land. This one was flat and forest covered‚ but they did not land there either. They had to get back to Greenland. First Voyage At the age of 24‚ Leif was asked to captain his first voyage. This was to bring gifts to King Olaf in Norway. Many preparations were made and Leif was very excited. Leif took along a crew of 14 and Thyrker. The wind Leif was sailing on was fair at the beginning‚ but after their first day

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    Christopher is using all water route He hopes this route will get us there faster and for less gold. I am feeling lonely even though there is people among me.The ship was humongous the port and starboard had huge ropes. I could also see the Nina and Pinta sailing with us on our starboard and on our port.We were looking for spices it was like gold if we could bring it back to Spain. It is amazing on this ship. It going to be a long voyage. Thank you for your support Mother. Mail 2: October 12 1942 Dear

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    needs and wants of rulers and the people. Also‚ explorers were searching for innovations that could be made in their country. The Crusades‚ the growth of commerce‚ the growth of population‚ the rise of nations‚ the Renaissance‚ and the improvement in sailing technology are events and trends that motivated European exploration. Between the years 1096 and 1270‚ the Crusades took place. The Crusades was a medieval military expedition made by the Europeans to retrieve the Holy Land from the Muslims. The

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    meet them on the other side. This would have maybe allowed for an earlier rescue if the second boat were to realize that Shackleton and the crew were stuck. The crew and Shackleton’s over assumptions about needing to have help or more than one boat sailing caused their expedition for land and a way home to be much longer. The second example was Shackleton and the rest of the groups lack of communication when it came to bringing a dog trainer on board. Just assuming that they were going to be able to

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    The Jack in the Box commercial begins with Jack‚ the Ronald McDonald of Jack in the Box‚ sailing across rough waters with thousands of burgers in tow. Jack suddenly vows to change the flavor palate of the United States with his “Declaration of Delicious.” After allowing a man to sample his burger‚ Jack’s regiment sprints past him to deliver burgers to more citizens. A bald eagle narrates the scene‚ which ends with the claim of fresher ingredients. Developed to promote the new burgers and their new

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