Herod the Great was a king of Judea‚ who ruled from 37 B.C.E to 4 B.C.E (Murphy‚ pg. 248). He is a figure that is mainly known from the Nativity story. This leaves many people with the impression that he was a horrible leader. However‚ he was a ruler with many accomplishments that granted him the title of “great”. These accomplishments stem from his building projects and military successes. It should also be noted that the title of “great” does not mean that Herod was admired and did everything right
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Greece and the rest of the world. The shapes of these early homes carry through all the way from the Ionic to the Corinthian order. "The next group of settlers were the Minoan architects. Their towns were mostly residential with little or no temples and public places. Unlike earlier people‚ their houses were private and had many rooms to separate rooms‚ they would use only pillars" (thinkquest.org). These new people introduced several different aspects to the foundation of Grecian architecture
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different fun activities. People do different fun activities by playign‚ visiting historical places‚ parks‚ etc and many go with family friends. I went to three different ‚ wonderful places and they were camel beach water park‚ dorney park‚ and a hindu temple. The first wonderful place I visited during summer vacation was camel beach water park. The day before visiting the water park I was so excited. It was my first experience in an American water park. My family was family happy because they enjoyed
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what type of god is worshiped‚ a society would be nothing without some kind of deity to organize it. In comparing the religious beliefs of the Mesopotamian and the Ancient Greeks religious components highlighted including the style of worship‚ the temples or places of worship‚ and the nature of the god or gods. Both ancient religions had various ideas how to worship their god or gods. In the Mesopotamian religion‚ worship was very straight forward and casual. They would give daily offerings of
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The site of Delphi was significant as the oracle of Delphi’s predictions influenced the most significant of people from the ancient world. The oracle inhabited the temple dedicated to the god Apollo. The oracle was such a large influence on the Ancient World that many people would travel long distances to consult her; she was of such significance to the Greek people that the site was covered and built with many rare and expensive materials of the time. The mythology behind Apollo and the oracle were
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Greek Project: Poseidon ’s Underwater Temple Explanation I have chosen to build a temple for Poseidon in the city-state of Athens. The reason this temple is in Athens is because according to the Greek myth on the website Mr. Donn‚ the contest of Poseidon and Athena‚ the two gods compete to prove they are worthy of guarding that city-state. Athena gets the honor to guard that city-state because Poseidon thinks her gift is much better than his‚ but still is unhappy. To show his unhappiness‚ he flooded
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milk‚ sugar sometimes onions in a brass or earthen pot‚ adorned with small neem branches and turmeric‚ vermilion (kunkum) or Kadi (white chalk) and a lamp on the top. Women place the pots on their heads and take it to Goddess temple‚ led by drummers and dancing men. Goddess temples have names such as Mysamma‚ Pochamma‚ Yellamma‚ Pedamma‚ Dokkalamma‚ Ankalamma‚ Poleramma‚ Maremma‚ Pochamme‚ Maramma‚ Yellammma‚ Nookalamma etc. and are decorated with special illumination buntings and festoons. | Origin
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The Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว‚ RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo‚ IPA: [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw]‚ Pronunciation‚ English: Temple of the Emerald Buddha; full official name Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram‚ Thai: วัดพระศรีรัตนศาสดาราม‚ IPA: [wát pʰráʔ sǐː rát.ta.náʔ sàːt.sa.daː.raːm]) is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple (wat) in Thailand. It is a "potent religio-political symbol and the palladium [safeguard] of Thai society".[1] It is located in the historic centre of Bangkok (district Phra Nakhon)‚ within
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Religion was a very important part of life for the Ancient Egyptians. They worshipped hundreds of different gods and goddesses. They built big temples in their honour. They believed in an afterlife and mummified their dead so they could live forever. The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods and goddesses. Each god was responsible for a different aspect of Ancient Egyptian life. For example‚ Seshat was the goddess of writing and Nun was the god of primeval chaos. Some of the earliest gods were
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known as KrunThep‚which is Thai for “City of Angels‚” beckons with its golden roofed temples and spicily curried cuisine. Seven million visitors come to Thailand each year spending an average of six to seven days because there is so much to see and to relish in this “Exotic Orient” as one enamored traveller dubbed the country. Our agenda for the first day of our tour started with a tour of Wat Po. One of the 370 temples in Bangkok alone‚ it is home to the famous Reclining Buddha‚ which is said to be
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