because they were considered wiser, so they would make the right decisions for the people. This way of ruling carries on to this day, with more and more converting to this kind of government, the people leading the people. Another reason I was attracted to Rome was Mythology. I have always liked Greek mythology and Roman Mythology, and Rome was the center of that for a really long time. It has temples, statues and so much more to offer in the way of that kind of research. You could wander the city
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The Renaissance in Italy and Europe The French word Renaissance means “rebirth” and is the period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages. It relates mostly to the growth of artistic and intellectual creativity which is also used by artists and thinkers to recover and apply the ancient learning and standards of Greece and Rome. The Renaissance was basically an intellectual and also cultural movement that imparted some sort of intellectual quality which made it one of the
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Anywhere you went in the Islamic World during the Golden Age of Islam, you would always feel the cosmopolitanism of the people and rulers. The Golden Age of Islam began in 750 as Islam spread throughout the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere. Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion, meaning the religion believed in one God and those who believed in Islam were part of Abraham's family. The religion revolves around the teachings of Muhammad, who was the founder of Islam. The land which the Muslims
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belief systems. The first ever government declaration promoting a form of religious freedom was issued by Cyrus the Great in the Ancient Persian Empire over 2,500 years ago. According to the New World Encyclopedia, Cyrus issued a declaration inscribed on a clay barrel, known today as the Cyrus Cylinder. Moreover, this cylinder is widely referred to in modern times as the "first charter of human rights." Similarly, Alexander the Great and various other Greek and Roman leaders generally followed a policy
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territorial height in the first and second century CE, the Roman Empire may have contained between 45 million and 120 million people. The Roman military can be viewed as one of the greatest armies in world history. Historian Edward Gibbon estimated that "the size of the Roman army most probably formed a standing force of three hundred and seventy-five thousand men, at the Empire's territorial peak in the time of the Emperor Hadrian." The Roman population slowly decreased because many barbaric tribes
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and even discovered theorems of his own, including independently re-discovering Euler's identity.By 17, Ramanujan conducted his own mathematical research on Bernoulli numbers and the Euler–Mascheroni constant. He received a scholarship to study at Government College in Kumbakonam, but lost it when he failed his non-mathematical coursework. He joined another college to pursue independent mathematical research, working as a clerk in the Accountant-General's office at the Madras Port Trust Office to support
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Children will be licking their lips and picking up the last crumbs from their plates after trying a slice of this chocolate cake. Depending on the financial budget one has to take decision .Do take your accountant views on this. All other legal and government related jobs have to be completed prior to operations. Few actions like registration, taxes and water and electricity connections, No objection for authorities to start bakery in that particular area. The Four Most Important M s of any business
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infamous acts. Not limited to people, events such as the discovery of the new world, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire have made past the editors. Many rightly deserve their places in the annals of recorded time but some have elevated or cemented themselves on history’s pages by their untimely demise. Socrates was a Greek philosopher whose way of life, character, and thought exerted a profound influence on ancient and modern philosophy. (Socrates) His beliefs
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blocks fixed vertically at regular intervals along the lower edge of a roof to cover end tiles. a. ancones c. acroteria b. Antifixae 2. A continuous base or structure in which a colonnade is placed. a. stereobate c. stylobate b. Torus 3. The market in Greek architecture. a. Megaron c. agora b. Pylon 4. The smallest among the famous pyramids at Gizeh. a. Pyramid of Cheops c. Pyramid of Chephren b. Pyramid of Mykerinos 5. The largest outer court, open to the sky, in Egyptian temple. a. Sanctuary c. Irypaetral
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goals: To analyse the globalization process before and after independence and to describe the main features of the Indian software industry, especially its competence and weakness. The study also reveals the trade and investment policies of the Government of India and its effects on Foreign Direct Investment. We have also done comparative study between Indian and Chinese economy, their strength and challenges. Keywords—Globalization; FDI; India; IT; China; Economic Policy; Industry; Technology.
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