1. Common Sense- Thomas Paine’s legendary pamphlet urging the colonies to declare independence and establish a republican government. 2. Deism- Belief system that emphasized reasoned moral behavior and scientific pursuit of knowledge; they believed in a Supreme Being but rejected the divinity of Christ. 3. Stamp Act-Widely unpopular tax on an array of paper goods‚ repealed in 1766 after mass protests erupted across the colonies 4. Virtual Representation-The British said the colonies need
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I’se a Man Political Awakening and the 1942 Riot in the Bahamas Abstract When Americans began building their World War II bases in Nassau‚ the Bahamians they hired expected the high wage rates that usually accompanied foreign contracts. Unfortunately‚ the Bahamian government had negotiated much lower rates than were expected. Green‚ with his cry ‚I’se a man‚‛ captured the indignation that many of his co-workers felt. After attempts to address the wage issue by collective bargaining
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INTRODUCTION SALAHUDIN AYUBI Salahudin Ayubi‚ better known in the Western world as Saladin‚ was a Kurdish Muslim‚ who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He led Islamic opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant. At the height of his power‚ he ruled over Egypt‚ Syria‚ Mesopotamia‚ Hejaz‚ and Yemen. He led the Muslims against the Crusaders and eventually recaptured Palestine from the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem after his victory in the Battle of Hattin. As
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Chapter 18 Nomadic Empires And Eurasian Integration People: 1. Abbasids: Cosmopolitan Arabic dynasty {750-1258 CE} that replaced the Umayyads; founded by Abu al-Abbas and reached its peak under Harun al-Rashid. 2. Chinggis Khan: Born in 1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3
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Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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[pic] Importance of Education & Knowledge in Islam The Importance of Education To seek knowledge is a sacred duty; it is obligatory on every Muslim‚ male and female. The first word revealed of the Qur’an was "Iqra" READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated. Religious and Secular (not religious) Knowledge There are two kinds of knowledge which are very important for a human being. Secular knowledge (non-religious knowledge) is for day to day problem-solving
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History 4197 • Spring 2013 Thursday‚ January 17‚ 2013 The Many Meanings of Scandal Themes * Slander * Attacks on personal and public reputation * Take people to court for slander * Print Media * Publicity * Personal Attacks * Gossip * The engine of scandal * Doesn’t have to be true * Public figures * The most likely figures. They invite scandal because they are in the public sphere. Slander has been limited to people who stay private
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------------------------------------------------- History of Christianity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the magazine‚ see Christianity Today#Christian History. "Church historian" redirects here. For LDS official church historian‚ see Church Historian and Recorder. Part of a series on | Christianity | | * Jesus * Christ[hide] * Jesus in Christianity * Virgin birth * Ministry * Crucifixion * Resurrection | * Bible * Foundations[hide] * Old Testament
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HIST 100: Part 4 The Middle Ages Dr. Maureen Miller http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/westernciv/video/miller1.html Introduction The period we are going to study this week is called the Middle Ages. By this term‚ historians generally mean to denote the history of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire in the west until the Italian Renaissance: roughly‚ 400-1400 AD. No one living in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century‚ of course‚ thought of themselves as living in a “middle age
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History 1010 Notes 1st Test Jan 10- Exams structure/Europe on the Eve of Colonization (Thompson) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questions: What factors existed in the age of Christopher Columbus that explains why European countries explored and colonized in the "New World"? Which European countries first exploited and colonized in the western hemisphere? Why was it that European countries did so and not countries
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