During the expansive time period from 527 to 1935‚ the Hagia Sophia changed from an Eastern Orthodox Church to an Islamic mosque to a Museum; however the beautiful and historical architecture stayed the same throughout the era because the changes the Hagia Sophia underwent did not include a change in architecture‚ rather‚ they remained mostly political. In the year 527‚ emperor Justinian of the Byzantine empire‚ “the sleepless emperor”‚ erected the Hagia Sophia as an ambitious construction project
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Mucteba Gurcanli Importance of Turning in Assignments on Time Your annoying teacher gives you a big assignment that’s worth a big chunk of your grade‚ which isn’t due until three weeks later. Being lazy and all‚ you decide to leave it for later. You keep doing this without realizing it‚ and when the due date arrives‚ BOOM! Your grade went from an A to an F. You beg the teacher to give you a second chance‚ to not cut too many points off‚ but rules are rules. Now you have to explain to your father
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Homework #13 cont.d a. The Byzantine Empire acted as a shield against the Arabs and Turks‚ preventing them from wilder invasions and conquests in Europe. Classical Greek and Roman texts were used during the rule of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire (in the west). When the Crusades came‚ the crusaders brought a grand quantity of important Europeans into close contact with the wealthier and sophisticated Byzantine culture. The European texts that were supposedly lost or forgotten
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The Silk Road is a trading route on the continent of Eurasia that stretches from the vast coast of China all the way to Eastern Europe. The trade route was at its greatest use from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The Han Dynasty facilitated trade in the east‚ while the Roman Empire facilitated trade in the west and in Europe. The two empires traded many goods‚ as well as cultural aspects of each society’s way of
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who we are? For six decades‚ World Vision has been engaging people to work towards eliminating poverty and its causes. World Vision is committed to the poor because we are Christian. We work with people of all cultures‚ faiths and genders to achieve transformation. We do this through relief and development‚ policy advocacy and change‚ collaboration‚ education about poverty‚ and emphasis on personal growth‚ social justice and spiritual values. The action World Vision is committed to includes:
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The Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire Constantine Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D. Constantinople The eastern part of the Roman Empire. Located along the Bosporus shore‚ the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. 395 A.D. When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome. Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire. 476 A.D. Fall of the Western
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In 1453 the great city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire‚ marking the end of the Byzantine Rule. During the Ottoman Rule‚ the Orthodox Church took the responsibility of governing the people of Orthodox faith. Greece was under the rule of the Patriarch of Constantinople‚ who was under the rule of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It is said that their involvement in the Greek community helped preserve the Greek culture but their corruption and abuse of power caused more harm than good.
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Jingyi Jenny Tan Period 1 / 12.3.12 Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration Turkish Migrations and Imperial Expansion - Early Political Organization o Never formed single group o Organized in clans/tribes o Bitter fights with one another o Turkish clans & identity emerge after breakup of Xiongnu confederation 0-100 CE - Speak related languages - Nomads or descendants of them Ghaznavid Empire (977–1186 CE) - Initially interested
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#6: Bloodshed in Aleppo The article‚ “ From Aleppo‚ tales of hardship and bloodshed. ‘Civilization is gone.’” written by Molly Hennessy-Fiske talks about the hardships of living in present day Aleppo‚ Syria. To begin with‚ Syria has been in a civil war for over five years now and the people still stay in the country. The war has been deadly but the people are still strong and are not willing to leave. Secondly‚ the people of Aleppo have a strong bond with friends and family members. In the article
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Chapter 2: Climate‚ Landforms‚ and Biomes Greece has an interesting physical characteristics such as Mount Olympus. It is the highest mountain in Greece‚ which is 9‚573 feet (2‚918 m) tall. Its highest peak is the Mytikas. According to the Greek mythology‚ there are twelve Olympian gods lived in this mountains. About four-fifth of Greece was cover with mountains and hills. The major mountain ranges of Greece is Pindus Mountains. It was located more in the northern Greece. Pindus Mountains
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