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    faith is very influential and what the followers believe about the afterlife shapes the culture and set a strong foundation for people to decide their life based on their decisions. In order to portray this foundation of willpower of deciding a person’s fate in the Islamic religion I will go into detail of how Earth‚ Paradise‚ and Hell plays a key role in one’s afterlife. The Earth plays a critical role on how the Islam faith is followed. There are many rules to to what Islam’s believe‚ and execution

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    What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the

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    Ammit. In the afterlife‚ Ancient Egyptians believed that reincarnation occurred and that death was but a mere interruption. In the Ancient Egyptian religion‚ once one has passed away‚ the afterlife would be a very demanding agony. But‚ to first have an afterlife‚ it was believed that one must be ‘mummified’‚ by being put into an ancient Egyptian coffin‚ named a sarcophagus. This was one of the numerous funerary rituals carried out‚ to ensure one has a comfortable afterlife. It was believed that

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    lives thinking about what could or will happen when we die and leave this world you are living in. Do we go into a place where everything is like we always wanted it to be‚ like a dream life? Do we relive our worst nightmare for the rest of eternity? Maybe there is a heaven and we go to pearly gates to live on as an angel‚ or maybe there is just plain‚ dark nothingness. There are researchers‚ scientist‚ and book writers who made claims and did studies to support and deny an afterlife. Psychologist Emily

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    Egyptians had a strong belief in preserving the body for the afterlife in hopes of achieving immortality. Part of this preservation was to protect and identify the body by painting or carving pictures‚ hieroglyphics‚ and symbols on the coffin. One very good example of this is represented by the ‘Mummy of Irethorrou in Coffin.’ This coffin‚ made of wood with polychrome‚ is adorned with hieroglyphics‚ symbols‚ and a portrait of the Egyptian priest. It was found in a cemetery in Akhmim‚ and dates back circa

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    Mesopotamia is an ancient civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It has a hot‚ dry‚ climate. Mesopotamia was started in 5‚300 B.C. and ended 2‚900 B.C. There are 5 features to every civilization‚ they are: stable food supply‚ specialization of labor‚ system of government‚ social levels‚ and a highly developed culture. There are 8 features under culture they are: art‚ architecture‚ writing‚ literature‚ music‚ religion‚ technology‚ and leisure and recreation. The three most important

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    Buddhism Religion and Afterlife The idea of death and the afterlife is a topic that everyone can relate to. Whether one has a bigger belief towards western religion‚ eastern religion‚ or no religion at all (atheism)‚ the idea of life after death exists in the minds of many. All the major world religions teach that life continues after death. As for my religion‚ Christianity; the beliefs can be generally classified as a linear‚ whereas the faith traditions such as Buddhism and a few others can

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    1 1 location of Mesopotamian civilization 2 2 Language and literature of Mesopotamia 3 3 Mathematics and astronomy 4 4 Economy and agriculture 5 5 Architecture 6 6 Introduction to harappan civilization 7 7 Writing system of Harappa 8 8 Authority and governance 9 9 Trade and transport 10 10 Collapse and later harappan civilization 11 11 Historical context and linguistic affiliation 12 12 My learning 13 13 Bibliography 14 14 Gallery Location of the Mesopotamian Civilization Mesopotamia encompasses

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    Have you ever asked yourself who am I? What factors of life makes you yourself? Does your life still exist after death? In the world of philosophy‚ personal identity can be defined as a concept that individuals develop and change over the course of their lives. It is corroborated by the flow of memories with existing memories. There are many different aspects that shape an individual identity. Those factors include personal interest‚ culture‚ family‚ and environmental settings. Some of these factors

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    were very different. Mesopotamian and Indus civilizations were two of the many civilizations that would have travelled to each other’s land to trade goods. However‚ because the Mesopotamian and Indus merchants were from different cultures‚ they would have viewed each other’s civilizations very differently. For example‚ a Mesopotamian could have thought that the buildings of the Indus civilization were terribly built while an Indus merchant could have thought that Mesopotamian buildings were very

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