Ancient History Past HSC Questions Describe the importance of royal women during the reign of Ramesses II. (10) To what extent have the interpretations and images of Ramesses II changed over time? (15) * In the temples in the south such as Abu Simbel‚ reliefs of Nubian campaigns are shown but no details or dates have survived * One relief shows Ramesses leading two lines of Nubian captives and presenting them to Amen * A new era developed between them‚ however Ramesses depicted
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further developed by Cicero‚ and then finalised by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th Century. It aims allow for flourishing – Eudaimonia for Aristotle – in society‚ or ultimately perfection for Aquinas‚ by following the five Primary Precepts‚ as well as the Secondary Precept. These form the basis of the theory‚ and were brought together by Aquinas‚ when had formed the theory and coined the name `Natural Law`. Crucially‚ we also know that Aquinas said that “Everything has a purpose revealed in its design”
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what is meant by it. Natural Law can be explained by the use of five rigid primary precepts Preserve Innocent Life‚ Reproduce‚ Ordered Society‚ Worship and Learn which human beings have to follow regardless of the consequences. It can also be explained by the very deontological use of the secondary precepts principles formed from our own experience and reason which have to apply to one or more of the primary precepts. Everything that someone does is decided as either an apparent good or a real good
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of the body. The Five Precepts in Theravada Buddhism are moral guidelines which falls under morality‚ specifically Right Action‚ and outlines the actions that are deemed harmful. These include‚ murder‚ stealing‚ sexual misconduct‚ lying‚ and taking intoxicants (such as alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and drugs that cloud the mind) (Drby.net‚ 2009). However‚ when divergently thinking‚ there are many different variations of Buddhist Precepts. Mahayana Buddhists follow a list of Ten Precepts instead of five‚ due
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everyone. Adherents as well as the Buddhist community continue to be significantly influenced by Buddha’s simplistic ethical teachings‚ specifically the Five Precepts‚ beliefs‚ such as the Eightfold Path and practices that are
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teachings of Hinduism and Budhism ? On what are they based ? Both Hinduism and Buddhism originated from the Asian culture. The religions share a very long history together and are somewhat comparable to Judaism and Christianity. The basic moral precepts of Hinduism are avoiding intentional injury to any being and truthfulness. Violating either one results in suffering until the effects of the act are exhausted. Some believe that spiritual practices such as repeating the name of God can reduce the
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because the ideas that it is based on called the primary precepts can contradict themselves when faced with different situations particularly more modern circumstances. This is because naturalists tell us we must follow these precepts so to achieve our full purposes as human beings which we can only do by doing right. An example of this contradiction is in the use of a gun its purpose being to shoot things‚ in this case two of the primary precept state that we must protect innocent life and have an
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Ethics essay - Euthanasia a.) Explain how a follower of religious ethics might object to euthanasia The issue of euthanasia is becoming increasingly apparent‚ in the UK and the rest of the developed world. It is derived from two Greek words‚ `Eu` - meaning `good`‚ and `Thanatos` - meaning `death`; and the definition of euthanasia is the intentional assistance of ending another person’s life prematurely. There are different kinds of this medical procedure‚ such as `active` and `passive`‚ and both
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a) Explain the ethical principles of the religion you have studied (25). The main idea of ethical principles in Christianity is to use them as guidance on how we should live our lives to be closer with God and prepare for His Son’s return. One of the main ethical principles in Christianity is love. This is shown through the teachings of Jesus. Christians get their ethical principles from the Bible‚ Church authority‚ the Holy Spirit‚ using their conscience and Natural Law (Catholics). The Bible is
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The Egyptians had many stories about the creation of the universe‚ the oldest of which originating from Heliopolis (Shafer 1991: 91-92). This myth involves a being named Atum manifesting out from a primeval darkness (or waters) to generate more beings through means of either spit or ejaculate. Most of what scholars know about this myth comes from portions of the Pyramid Texts (David 2002: 84). Also from the Old Kingdom (though still later than this Heliopolitan myth) is another creation myth stemming
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