and this land would go on to become the Western Christian Empire. * They were a society consisting of farmers, herders, warriors, and a hereditary nobility. * It was Charlemagne, as king of this empire, that would help to create what I believe to be the greatest achievement of the Western Christian Empire. * Charlemagne made educational reforms to his empire that had resounding effects on the history of western Europe. * This included setting up grammar schools
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ruler of Egypt. Instead of war she encouraged trade with other land while exploring. She was the daughter of pharaoh Thutmose l, and the queen Ahmose, from 1508 B.C. to around 1458 B.C. The name Hatshepsut means foremost of noble ladies. In this essay I will explain who Hatshepsut was, how she became pharaoh, and who her family was. Born in Egypt in 1508 B.C., with a sister named Akhbetneferu, who Hatshepsut probably didn’t know too well, because Akhbetneferu died in infancy. Hatshepsut was also
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Reflection For me math is not really an easy subject. You need a lot of patience, focus and also courage. Some people doesn’t need to spend a lot of their time studying math because they were really good at it but in my case I realize that I was not really got at this subject so I need to double or even triple my time to understand more and to learn more. Math also needs time to understand. You need to spend your time and also effort to get want you want because if you work hard fot it you have the
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A pharaoh of ancient Egypt was a political and religious leader of the people. The rulers of Egypt were usually the sons or declared heirs of the preceding pharaoh, born of the primary wife (pharaoh’s chief consort) or sometimes a lesser-ranked wife whom the pharaoh favored. Early on, the rulers would marry female aristocrats in an effort to establish the legitimacy of their dynasty by linking it to the upper classes. To keep the bloodline pristine, many pharaohs would also marry their sisters or
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Byzantium and Islam The Age of Justinian In 527, Justinian became the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire. He succeeded his uncle from the throne. A strong-willed and ambitious leader, he was determined to restore the Roman Empire in the Mediterranean. After a series of campaigns, Justinian finally achieved his goal. Through his prominent general, Belisarius, he has conquered Italy, part of Spain, North Africa, Asia Minor, Palestine, and Syria. However, Justinian’s campaigns had resulted to
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At the outset of Chapter 1, just as the book begins, Amir writes these words. With them, he hints at the central drama of the story and the reason he is telling it. To the reader, the quotation functions as a teaser. It piques the reader’s interest without revealing exactly what Amir is talking about, and from the time period Amir mentions, twenty-six years, the reader gets an idea of just how important this moment was. As the story unfolds, we realize that the deserted alley Amir refers to is where
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632 Death of Muhammad. Abu Bakr chosen as caliph. 632-33 Wars of ridda (apostasy) restore allegiance to Islam 633 Muslim conquests (Futuhat) begin. 633-42 Muslim armies take the Fertile Crescent (Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia), North African coast, parts of Persian and Byzantine Empires c. 650 Caliph Uthman has the Qur'an written down. 656 Uthman is murdered; Ali becomes fourth caliph. 657 Battle of Siffin. Mu'awiya, governor of Syria, claims the caliphate. 661 Ali is murdered;
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The term “Hero” is a very ambiguous word. A hero for one group of people or one country is a villain or enemy to the next. Normally the traits associated with a hero are courageous, selfless, strong, leader, determined and perseverance. This idea is proven in Wolfgang Petersen’s film Troy and Zack Snyder’s film 300. Both films portray a character that embodies the image of a hero, Prince Hector and King Leonidas and Anit-hero/villains who are greedy and inspired by wealth, fame, and or power, Achilles
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Союз as может использоваться для обозначения причины чего-либо. Такое употребление особенно характерно в тех ситуациях, когда говорящему или слушателю уже известна эта причина, или когда указываемая причина не играет большой роли в речи. На русский язык as в таком случае обычно переводится как "так как", "поскольку". Например: As he wasn't ready, we went inside the building without him. Поскольку он не был готов, мы зашли в здание без него. Союз as обычно (но не обязательно) употребляется в начале
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Shari, I have scanned our DSCM SOP and the FY16 Program Manual as requested for training improvements. Here is a list of things I found where not listed as well as training ideas that could be beneficial. SOP NOTES 1. I was unable to locate where in the SOP it states that the Terms and Conditions should have a corrected account # as well as if there isn’t one listed that it is ok to continue processing the project. 2. I was not able to find anywhere on the SOP how a new construction
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