How significant was The Roman Empire in Shaping Christianity both during the Pre and Post Nicean Age? The Roman Empire obviously had a large effect on Christianity‚ up until the rule of Galerius from 98 AD to 117AD Christianity had been sporadically persecuted but with the relaxation of laws‚ there resulted in a steady conversion of the populace of Roman Empire even though roughly 10 percent by the year 300 AD were Christian1. This is why there was such surprise in the year 312 AD when the emperor
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two Ramayanas’: Indian art in the Mughal Era The Mughal Empire ruled the majority of India from the early 1500s to the mid 1800s when the British dethroned the last Mughal King in 1858. The Mughals were Islamic and of Central Asian descent. In fact‚ they traced their lineage the great conquers Genghis Kahn and Timur. The fundamental differences between Hinduism and the Islamic religion of India’s foreign rulers were bound to create conflict. However‚ the Mughal King Akbar‚ endorsed Hindu culture
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The effects of modern technology Since the beginning of the 20th century‚ Modern technology has rapidly changed our world. It improves the length and quality of life. Although modern technology brings an enormous number of benefits for mankind‚ it causes many harmful effects as well. At first‚ we need to mention self phones. If we use self phones so much‚ our memory will be seriously affected because radiations from self phones damage brain cells. This can lead to cancer. In addition
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Around 350 B.C.E.‚ the classical empires of China and India emerged. Classical civilizations were hierarchical and patriarchal‚ but varied in the organization of their societies. Both China and India‚ like most classical empires‚ were patriarchal societies which allowed women little to no independence. Women were inferior to men and were restricted to domestic lives as wives and mothers. Chinese women were forced to spend their days at home because of Confucian values which emphasized the importance
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Law and Caste in Modern India Author(s): Marc Galanter Source: Asian Survey‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 11‚ (Nov.‚ 1963)‚ pp. 544-559 Published by: University of California Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3023430 Accessed: 19/05/2008 17:14 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained prior
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In modern society‚ technology has brought us amazing surprises everyday. Someone claims that modern technology is creating a single world culture. I completely disagree with this statement. I will list some of my reasons here. Firstly‚ I believe that modern technology has improved multi-culturalism and the communication between cultures. With modern communication technology such as TVs and phones‚ we can see what people at the other end of the world is doing‚ and with a modern airplane‚ we can
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people have nearly 3‚287‚263 square kilometers of land to use‚ approximately 170 million hectares of which is available for farming. These 170 million hectares has the potential to yield enough crops for India to place India at the top of the crop yields for the entire world. In fact‚ in 1999‚ India had the second highest crop yields in the world for both rice and wheat. India’s economy does not rely heavily on export and these crops primarily stayed in the country‚ helping to feed some of the 1.15
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challenging task. One‚ Swami Vivekananda taught on both broad and very deep aspects (not restricted to India alone) encompassing Spiritualism‚ Universal values‚ Religion‚ Character building‚ Education‚ Spirit of Service and Social issues – it is not possible to cover all these in a small essay. Two‚ his teachings influenced contemporaries‚ inspired innumerable followers & started off movements all over India (continuing to do so even to the present day) and‚ as such‚ it is difficult to clearly say what
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Status of women in modern society It would seem that the core beliefs of freedom and equality have been firmly established in this country as the basis for which it was founded. Only upon closer inspection regarding the standing of half the human race can the actual discrepancies be identified and brought to light. The status of women in American society has fallen prey to the machinations of popular culture and the unwarranted expectations of society. It is still important to note how far
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in India and Information technology in India. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai—a physicist considered to be ’the father of India’s space program’—[1] was instrumental in the creation of both the Indian Space Research Organisation and the Physical Research Laboratory (Ahemadabad).Jawaharlal Nehru‚ the first Prime Minister of India (office: 15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964)‚ initiated reforms to promote higher education‚ science‚ technology in India.[2] The Indian Institute of Technology — conceived by a 22 member
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