Ancient Persian Empire
The earliest known record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian inscription from c. 844 BC that calls them the Parsu (Parsuash, Parsumash) and mentions them in the region of Lake Urmia alongside another group, the Madai (Medes). For the next two centuries, the Persians and Medes were at times tribu....
Catch 22
Chapters 15
Not wanting to face the violence of World War II, Yossarian, an American soldier, has gone to an Italian military hospital claiming to have a pain in his liver. The doctors seem unable to prove that he is well, so they let him stay, though they are puzzled that his condition is neith....
crusades
Crusades In the Middle Ages, Christians considered Palestine the Holy Land because it was where Jesus had lived and taught. The Arabs had conquered Palestine in the 600s. Most Arabs were Muslims, but they usually tolerated other religions. Jews and Christians who paid their taxes and observed other ....
Culture and Intellectual Life
Theme: Culture and Intellectual Life.
Throughout history, many cultures have experienced a Golden Age when great advances were made in a society of different fields. The Renaissance in Europe, and the Islamic world from the 8th through the 12th centuries. Both of these cultures went through Golde....
Damascus
Damascus is said to be the worlds oldest continuously inhabited city. A center of life from as early as 5000 BC. It was a meeting place of many different caravan routes, one of the great market places of history. It was mentioned in many cuniform tablets dating back to 3rd millennium BC. Found in Ma....
How the Catholic Church built Westen Civilization
Angie Torres
History
Paper #1
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
The Catholic Church did not only contribute to western civilization but also it built the civilization that we know today. Catholicism became the prime religion in medieval civilization. Christianity is the only ....
Muawiyas claim to caliphate was due to his lust for power, status and personal gain. Discuss.
The conflict throughout Alis reign between himself and Muawiya was supposedly due to his reluctance and decision not to find and punish Uthmans killers, and hence regarded as an indirect accomplice in the murder. This seemed to be sufficient reason for Muawiya not to pay allegiance to him, as it....
Muawiyas claim to the caliphate (Islamic History)
"Muawiyas claim to the caliphate was due to his lust for power and status. The death of Hassan & Hussein, nomination of Yazid as next caliph and lack of Islamic practice affirm his position against Ali as one of personal gain. Do you agree/disagree?" Discuss.
The clash between Ali, the fourth....
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK
Kemal Atatürk
Ghazi Mustapha Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish nationalist and political leader who was instrumental in the fall of the Ottoman sultanate and in the creation of modern Turkey.
Mustapha Kemal devoted his life to freeing Turkey from foreign domination. Under his benevolen....
My return to Israel
I sat in Kibbutz Hatzerim's dining room across from Ruthie Elad. We were talking about her late husband, Gidon, who in 1964 had introduced me to a blend of Jewish identity, socialist community, and social justice. The irresistible combination of Gidon's intellectual humanism and Ruthie's warm nature....
Omar ibn-Khattab
Omar ibn al-Khattab
Omar ibn al-Khattab (died 644) was the second caliph of the Moslems and directed the spectacular Arab conquests and organized the Arab Empire.
Because Omar was one of the most adamant opponents of Mohammed's preaching in Mecca, his dramatically sudden conversion to Islam in 61....
Origins of Islamic Policy
Setting up political and economic policies is the most important task for newly developed civilizations. The creation of an entire religion, and ultimately a whole new society, as in the case of Islam, requires thorough planning and management of new guidelines to shape that society. Muslim policy ....
Saladin
Among the most intriguing and legendary figures of the Crusades is Saladin, or as he is more commonly referred to in Arabic, Salah ad-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub (Righteousness of Faith, Joseph son of Job).1 Christian and Muslim scholars alike have written volumes of work praising him as a man of virtuous q....
Sixth Crusade: Frederick IIs Expedition to the Holy Land
While very little is documented in regards to the Sixth Crusade led by Frederick II of Sicily in the years 1228 to 1229, it nevertheless proved to be one of the most influential events that contributed to the shaping of 13th century politics in both Europe and the Middle East. This paper will raise....
The Crusades
The Crusades were Christian military expeditions undertaken between the 11th and the 14th century to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims. “The word crusade, which is derived from the Latin crux ("cross"), is a reference to the biblical restriction that Christians carry their cross.”....
The crusades
The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining cont....
The Life and Writings of St. Paul
Paul, formerly a persecutor of Christians, was on the road to Damascus when suddenly God spoke to him. “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” (Acts 9:4) God asked. Paul was then blinded and led by his friends to Damascus, where a disciple named Ananias was waiting for him. Ananias ....
The Origins of the Lebanese Civil War
The Origins of the Lebanese Civil War
The origins of Lebanese Civil War stemming from 1975-1990 had underlying religious conflicts rising from the Ottoman Empire in 1120 to 1697. Tolerant Muslim leaders that practiced religious and social tolerance for all religions ruled the Ottoman Empire. In the....
THE THREE HOLY PLACES IN JERUSALEM
People come to holy places for forgiveness of all their sins. They ask to be blessed by god for good health and take away all their pain. Thus, people believe that god will save their life. All religions have holy places to be visited by people. People visit holy places to perform rituals/ceremonie....
Veil of Islam
The Hijab (headscarf) is the Arabic term used to describe the clothing worn by Muslim women. The literal meaning of Hijab is covering, however this term also carries a more general connotation of modesty. The hijab is a social practice and it embraces not only clothing but also values and ....
William Tyndale: Bible Translator and Martyr
Throughout time, people have stood up for what they believe is right. Everyone from Moses to Mahatma Gandhi share a common characteristic: they all stood up for what they believed was right. So as was the case with William Tyndale. He thought that everyone, no matter what race or culture you wer....
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