defend. P114 2. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the plain of _____________________. P114 3. All of the following about the Etruscans are correct p.114-115 a. settled north of Rome. b. adopted alphabetic language from the Greeks before 600 B.C. c. had begun to decline by 480 B.C. d. "civilized" Rome by turning it into a true city. 4. __________________________ set a precedent for treating its vanquished foes after forming the Roman Confederation by offering
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The influence of Christianity on the Western countries Western Culture refers to the culture that has developed in the western world‚ while traditional western culture is said to have been created by three main historical factors: Ancient Greece‚ the Roman Empire‚ and Christianity. For the important role Ancient Greece and Roman Empire in human Civilization‚ the influence of them on the western culture is easily to be understood. However‚ in which aspects‚ or how Christianity‚ the religion based
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Rise Expansion of Christianity No one can talk about world civilization without paid a close attention to the parts that play by churches. Either Christianity or Islam they influence humanity life. To illustrate‚ centuries after‚ this dramatic incident was thought to mark the beginning of the schism between the Latin and the Greek churches‚ a division that still separates Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox (Greek‚ Russian‚ and so on). Now‚ however‚ no big scholar maintains that the schism
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Sustainable development and Religion. Buddhism and the Climate-Energy Emergency Statue of Buddha Sakyamuni‚ Bodh Gaya‚ India It is in this way that we must train ourselves: by liberation of the self through love. We will develop love‚ we will practice it‚ we will make it both a way and a basis‚ take our stand upon it‚ store it up‚ and thoroughly set it going. The Buddha‚ Samyutta Nikaya Environmental and social breakdown
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Everyone knows Buddhism and how it was founded by the Buddha‚ a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama‚ to become a major world religion. But how does Buddhism‚ using Ninian Smart’s 7 Dimensions of Religion‚ answer the human’s search for meaning in life? It is believed through 3 of those dimensions in particular‚ Ritual‚ Experiential and Doctrinal‚ Buddhism explains that to end suffering and reach Nirvana (escaping rebirth and anatta) is the ultimate answer‚ but it takes the 3 Jewels of Buddhism (the teacher‚ the
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The Rapid Spread of Christianity Professor C August 2007 Period 5 Christianity was one of the fastest spreading religions of its time. There were many attractions to Christianity that led Jews and gentiles (non-Jews) to convert. Christianity appealed to every one of all ages‚ including the poor and women‚ which was very uncommon of a religion in that day . The poor and women were looked down upon in society‚ but when they stepped foot into a church‚ the members made them felt as they belonged
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Fake news (propaganda) can be very dangerous. An example of propaganda is when the US dropped leaflets over Iraq and told people that Saddam Hussein was responsible for the suffering. Also‚ take the Holocaust for an example people were blind sighted by lies and propaganda from Hitler which caused 7.6 million lives. We can change these events from repeating by not voting for corrupt people. If nobody believed in Hitler’s lies we could have been a stronger community and a stronger nation overall.
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After reviewing the drawing by Leonardo‚ I was kind of able to understand the creative process that his drawing projected. What I interpreted from this piece of work is that he wanted to project to the viewers that this piece clearly expresses his opinions and views‚ as well as the sharing and learning values within it. A multitude of aspects are projected in all of his pieces‚ but he remains to give attention to his main focuses which are quality‚ experience‚ and nature. In all of Leonardo completed
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leukemia and cervical cancers. In 1990‚ smoking caused more than 84‚000 deaths‚ mainly resulting from such problems as pneumonia‚ bronchitis and influenza. Smoking‚ it is believed‚ is responsible for 30 per cent of all deaths from cancer and clearly represents the most important preventable cause of cancer in countries like the United States today. Passive smoking‚ the breathing in of the side-stream smoke from the burning of tobacco between puffs or of the smoke exhaled by a smoker‚ also causes a serious
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The Spread of Islam started shortly after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632. During his lifetime‚ the community of Muhammad‚ the ummah‚ was established in the Arabian Peninsula by means of conversion to Islam and conquering of territory. In the first centuries conversion to Islam followed the rapid growth of the Islamic world under the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphs. Muslim dynasties were soon established and subsequent empires such as those of the Abbasids‚ Almoravids‚ Seljuk Turks
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