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Akenotn

... concept of monotheism. He believed the prophets of heliopolis were correct and took it a step further by proclaiming that the only true god was Aton. He established the cult of Aton, or Aten, the sun god or solar disk, which he believed to be a universal, omnipresent spirit and the sole creator of the universe. He commisioned the building of a new open air temple to Aton it was different that temples to previous gods like Amun re which were dark with catacombs. Some scholars believe that the Hebrew prophets' concept of a universal God, preach ...

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The Three Great Compromises

... history of the U.S. government. The representatives from each state were going to change the government totally, from powerful state governments to a powerful central government, which they vowed not to do when they declared independence from England. Rhode Island was so disgusted with the idea of changing the government that they did not even come to the meeting. Finally after all the debating and each state getting their say, they "compromised" on a plan where they would have two governmental houses, one being the House of Representative ...

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The Archaeological Sites In The Aegean

... the least important sources, that we looked at. It talked about Knossos, its history, and when and how it was excavated. This source did not include any citations for us. Knossos was first excavated by the Minos Kalokairionos in 1878. Several people attempted to continue excavations. In 1898 Crete became an independent state with Prince George as a Governor General. A law was established that said all of ancient material of the island was property of the state. Therefor, in 1900 Sir Arthur Evens began further excavations. A Brief Look at ...

Number of words: 901 | Number of pages: 4

Construction Of The Great Pyra

... Wilson’s argument where he is repeatedly disproving Von Däniken’s theory that the “gods” created the pyramids, whereas in Davidovits theory the pyramids were simply casted by means of chemically mixing Natron, aluminum and silicon to produce artificial rock. These three individuals express different ideas on the building of the building of the Great Pyramid. Clifford Wilson has the most acceptable theory compared to the other two individual’s arguments. In Clifford Wilson’s theory, he suggests that the pyramids were built wi ...

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The Battle Between The Spanish Armada And The British Fleet In 1588

... The English also began to aid the Dutch Protestants who were rebelling against Spanish rule. The Treaty of Nonsuch (1585) along with damaging raids by Drake against the Spanish commerce finally convinced Philip that a direct invasion of England was necessary. Philip wanted to restore England to Catholicism, keep his wealth he discovered, and prove that his country is still looked upon as all-powerful. King Philip disliked Elizabeth with a passion. He tried to plot against her ages ago with Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, in 1568. She was ...

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The Mission

... all but one of their children, the reason? They couldn't run from the white man with more than one child. The Indians also seemed to have an affinity for music, that is how father Gabriel kept them from killing him earlier in the movie. A person in the film also said “we could have taken the entire island if we had an orchestra.” Practices could also be added to what Captain Rodrigo was forced to do in order to renounce his former ways. Captain Rodrigo Mendoza, a mercenary and slave trader who first came to the top of the water fall in o ...

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Art 4

... in our minds and inner souls cannot be judged, graded, criticized or revised by anyone other than ourselves. The arts play a valued role in creating cultures and developing and documenting civilizations. The arts teach us how to communicate through creative expression. Show us how to understand human experiences, past and present. Prepare us to adapt to and respect the ways others think, work, and express themselves. Music, singing, dancing, poetry, and sketching are just a few of the different forms of art that I use to express myself in a w ...

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Ancient Japanese Art

... to even remember when you can’t see them. I thought about writing about the little porcelain cups, but thought that tea drinking really couldn’t be all that important to teach me about art. I circled the exhibit at least twelve times before an hour had passed and I had to get going soon. I sat down by this rather sloppy scroll of a landscape and found it much more real than anything else there. I selected Along the Wu River. It was done by a man named Shen Zhou who was born in China in 1947 and died in 1509. I liked some of ...

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Breakup Of The Soviet Union An

... used their new freedoms to move away from the union. “Gorbachev sincerely wanted to reform the communist system, but he did not want to eliminate it. He recognized there was a lot of wrong with his country, but right to the end, he never grasped the extent of the problem” (Russia). As a result, the breakup of the Soviet Union was not a singular event that occurred overnight, rather was caused by decades of neglect and abuse to the former nations by the central communist government. A government that would never end, but ...

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King James Ii

... tyrant because he attempted to subvert and extirpate the Protestant Religion and the laws and liberties of the kingdom he ruled. James II ignorance towards the Parliament caused an upheaval with the people. Life as Duke of York James Stuart the second was born on October 14, 1633. He was the middle child between Charles I and Elizabeth who was born in 1635. He also had another younger brother Henry who was born in 1660.(3) James learned Anglicanism of Archbishop Laud because the queen was not allowed to influence his religious education.(4) I ...

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Examination Of Music History

... of Greek music is problematic. Although there are frequent references to musical performance in Greek manuscripts, there are less than twelve fragments of actual Greek music, including both vocal and instrumental music, that have survived. It is impossible to fully understand the notation to make an authentic performance. For the Greeks, music was of divine origin. According to Greek mythology, the gods themselves invented music and it's instruments. Many of the early myths told of the powerful effects of music. Music played an important ...

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Enclosure Act

... fields, and fenced up the common land. The enclosure increased the amount of food produced and the food supply. The enclosure allowed the continuation of innovations and inventions to help increase food production. The land was used more efficiently. The decisions on what crops to plant were not made communally as like in the village method. The farmers would use crop rotation and had more manure to use as fertilizer. The farmers wanted to make more money after the enclosure. There was an entrepreneurial attitude. The farmers wanted to ...

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