The Hasmonean period The Hasmonean period refers to the era of Hasmonean rule over Judea that began with Simon Maccabee’s assumption of Jewish leadership in 142 BCE. The Hasmoneans were descendants of Hasmon; they became known as the Maccabeans after Judah‚ son of Mattathias the Hasmonean and brother of Simon‚ received the surname ‘Maccabee’ in recognition of his military prowess. After a series of military victories over their Seleucid overlords‚ the Maccabees established a dynasty that ruled semi-autonomously
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Spanish Period The Spanish Period (1565-1898) was believed to have started during the time of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General in the Philippines. He was responsible for establishing peace with various indigenous tribes. During his time‚ many changes happened to the Filipinos. Literature‚ religion‚ lifestyles‚ societal classes and the like was taken into the Philippines. Regarding Philippine literature‚ the Spaniards have exerted a strong influence using their own literature
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Rona Joy T. Partisala May 9‚ 2013 II BSHRM Sociology 1. What changes in values‚ attitudes and practice do you think are necessary for Philippine progress and development? * Bahala Na – This is a belief in fate and a “come what may” attitude‚ tendency to leave things to chance‚ or letting things happen as they will happen. We need to change these values so that we can help our society more popular than now. * Filipino time – It is no coincidence it has been derisively labeled
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International University of Sarajevo History of Architecture II 19/12/2013 The Baroque Period The historic period which came after Renaissance and changed the worldwide picture in all areas was Baroque. It started in Rome in 16th century (1550-1640) in time when people were exploring the world around them. Baroque‚ which comes from the French word “baroque” and the Portuguese word “barroco”‚ mean deformed and misshaped. In a sense baroque is an appropriate term to describe this new form of ideas
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The term Neolithic means New Stone Age‚ and this was a period where human technology developed. One of the most important developments in human history was the discovery of farming. This was known as the Neolithic Revolution. In addition to learning to farm‚ humans learned to domesticate animals. This brought about a drastic change for mankind. Once man learned to farm‚ they began to settle. Permanent settlements started to develop along river valleys due to the fact that rivers provided water
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The Pleistocene period was a time when ecological changes emerged. During this period glacier formations began to arise and have been accredited with playing a role in the divergence of different species. For different species of avian there has been controversy between their origins and speciation events. Studies have been conducted for this controversy to try and find which theory to accept for the songbirds. Even though a majority of studies have accepted Late Pleistocene events role in the speciation
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The period of Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1865-1876‚ consisted of the years after the Civil War during which Americans made efforts to rebuild their chaotic nation. African Americans were arguably affected by this period the most because it was a small step in the right direction towards securing political and economic rights for former slaves. However‚ the slight improvement of daily life for African Americans didn’t result in much change. Although the North was somewhat successful economically
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and utilized whips on slave women (Sullivan 24‚ 26). Due to the stress induced by the slave owners‚ slaves endured a high rate of spontaneous abortions‚ stillbirths‚ and deaths after birth (Digital History 1). The impotent doctors of the antebellum period
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The Spanish period Spanish colonial motives were not‚ however‚ strictly commercial. The Spanish at first viewed the Philippines as a stepping-stone to the riches of the East Indies (Spice Islands)‚ but‚ even after the Portuguese and Dutch had foreclosed that possibility‚ the Spanish still maintained their presence in the archipelago. Quick Facts Images Videos Audio quizzes Lists 1Other government offices and ministries are located in Quezon City and other Manila suburbs. 2Piso in Filipino; peso
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made some paths from Africa to Asia easier to pass with primitive boats. After entering Asia‚ the early humans spread out little by little with every generation that was born. A burial site in Australia that is over 45‚000 years old suggests the time period when our ancestors migrated to Australia. Since all of the ice had not melted when the Stone Age began‚ many people could have crossed the land bridge that many believed to have connected Asia to present-day Alaska. To conclude‚ ancient humans moved
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