Civilization in the western hemisphere existed long before Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. The customs‚ language‚ and religion was different then the Europeans. The Aztecs were the ones who came in contact with the Europeans. Their history lasted from 1300-1521 CE. The Mayan society was from the year 200-900 CE. Hernan Cortes along with the Spanish army of five hundred‚ and thousands of Indian warriors declared war with the Aztecs. Moctezuma believed that the person coming towards
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Hoi An ancient town The ancient town of Hoi An‚ 30 km south of Da Nang‚ lies on the banks of the Thu River. Occupied by early foreign traders as Japanese‚ Chinese‚ Portuguese‚ Spanish … Hoi An was one of the major trading centers of Southeast Asia in the 16th century and was very popular with the name Faifoo. Hoi An has a distinct Chinese atmosphere with low‚ tile-roofed houses and narrow streets; the original structure of some of these streets still remains almost intact. All the houses were
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Research Question: This study will take a closer look at the roles Neo-Assyrian queens and her households were responsible for in the function of the palace and‚ in extension‚ the Empire. In contrast to the traditionally held belief that women held no power in Neo-Assyrian palace‚ tablets and inscriptions from the era support the idea of a more assertive queenship. An important figure in the study of Neo-Assyrian queenship is Naqia‚ the possible wife of Sennacherib‚ who is the best-documented woman
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How is the theme of responsibility Explored in ‘An Inspector Calls?’ There are many theme in the play in ’An Inspector Calls. This was written by J.B.Priestley on 1945 and set on 1912. The play begins with the engagement party of Sheila and Gerald. Sheila is the daughter of Birlings’‚ who own a successful business. During the party an Inspector comes and started to enquire about a woman who has just committed suicide. From the course of the play we know that each members of the Birling family
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The Codex Hammurabi or also known as Hammurabi’s Code. “This code of law helped unite the war-torn chaotic Mesopotamia under a just‚ fair rule.” (Nosotro) In the New World Encyclopedia it say‚ “the code was written in cuneiform on a stele. On the top part of the stele‚ Hammurabi is pictured in front of the throne of the sun god Shamash. Better known as the great judge of heaven and earth.” It is portrayed as if he was receiving the laws directly from Shamash. “The laws were inscribed in old Babylonian
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Have you ever heard the saying “spare the rod spoil the child” ? We all know children need punishment when they are bad in order to teach them what is right. In ancient Babylon around 1792 king Hammurabi created 282 laws and put them steles arounds the country to tell his people how to act. but‚ were these code just or unjust. Hammurabi’s code was just because of the way it charged people concerning family law. If an man wife get sick he will have to take care of her but can marry an different
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the northeast of Khafre’s (Chephren) Valley Temple. Where it sits was once a quarry. We believe that Khafre’s workers shaped the stone into the lion and gave it their king’s face over 4‚500 years ago. Khafre’s name was also mentioned on the Dream Stele‚ which sits between the paws of the great beast. However‚ no one is completely certain that it is in fact the face of Khafre‚ though indeed that is the preponderance of
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political role than any other queens consort. It was implied that Akhenaten had great affection and devotion to his wife. Their affectionate relationship has been publicly displayed through the Amarna Art Style. This can be shown through a small stele depicting Nefertiti and Akhenaten with three out of six of their daughters. In this illustration‚ the daughters and being held and caressed by their parents with the sun disc (Aten) spilling it’s rays over them. Nefertiti appears to have been the
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ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land‚ the ’black land’ and the ’red land. | Ancient religion is polytheistic. Many gods of nature. | *Headed by the pharaoh.*Viziers governed different parts of the empire. | *Stele is inscribed in stone labs.*Egyptians built their pyramids‚ statues and monuments out of stone. | Mesopotamia | Located in Iraq; a desert Tigris & Euphrates. Mesopotamia land between the 2 main rivers called “fertile crescent” due to its rich
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weeks of my junior year my grades were okay. I had A‚B‚ and C. In my english Class I had a B and that was the first time I had a B in english since I was in junior high. The reason that I had a B in english my junior year was because of my teacher Ms. Stele. She helped me out a lot in my english class. She made the work very easy to understand and always should use examples and and sometimes videos of what we had to do. Then in my history class I had a decent grade because of my teacher Ms. Calles.
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