11 CHRISTIANITY A (a) What does the festival of Pentecost (Whitsun) celebrate? [1] (b) State three things that happened in the story of this festival. [3] (c) Explain the importance of this festival for Christians. [6] 2 ISLAM (a) What is the Muslim place of worship called? [1] (b) Name three features of this place of worship. [3] (c) Explain the importance of this place of worship for Muslims. [6] Section C In this section‚ answer either Question 7 or Question 8. 7 (a)
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA I. The Beginning of Christianity in India – The Tradition of St. Thomas and Bartholomew The Christian church in arose out of the events described in the central portion of the Apostle’s Creed – the birth‚ passion and resurrection of our lord Jesus Christ. These happen in the small country of Palestine in the first century‚ an its spread outwards from Palestine through the work of his apostles‚ their helpers and successors‚ who planted the church in country after country
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Ancient Israel & Ancient Egypt Olivia Nail Osan American High School Although ancient Egypt and ancient Israel are geographically close to each other‚ their religions are near polar opposites‚ and this affected their individual cultures immensely. Ancient Israel’s religion was a conservative monotheistic faith. The Ancient Egyptian’s religion was an opulent‚ polytheistic belief system. These two were similar in many ways‚ such as‚ the women of their cultures held similar rights; yet they
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Compare and Contrast the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire Han and Rome were two great empires that had similarities and differences. Han and Rome at a similar decline because of the lack of a stable economy. The different political systems caused Han and Rome to rise differently. Both Han and Rome suffered similar economic failures towards the decline of the empires. Both empires suffered from Germanic invasions. Because of the lack of stable leadership‚ the empires were unable to unite to
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Katie Hill Allan AP English 26 May 2010 Mormonism v. Christianity The definition of religion is‚ “a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects” (“Religion”). Many of the world religions at first glance appear to be very similar. However‚ on closer examination‚ the differences in the religions are made clear. For example‚ Mormonism is often described as a branch of Christianity because both religions have Jesus as a central figure. Despite
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The exact time and place of the clepsydras origin is unknown. Although‚ it has been found in Greece‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ Rome‚ China‚ Europe‚ Egypt‚ Babylon‚ India and the Islamic world. The clocks from China supposedly show up around 4000 B.C.E. and the ones from Babylon and Egypt came from the 16th cent. B.C.E. The exact dates of Indian clepsydras are not certain. In Ancient Greece‚ water clocks were placed in many different public locations. They would be used to time the speeches of orators
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Empire had always been based on invasions‚ and the Empire’s economy was increasing with the exploitation of the new colonies. How could Rome fall? The fall of the Roman Empire was terrible and it took Western Civilization nearly ten centuries to recover and modernize a world which could be the rival of the civilization of Rome. Historians’ ideas of the fall of Rome ranges from theories that the population was subject to large-scale lead poisoning to the notion that the empire simply grew too big
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During his adolescence while these events were unfolding‚ it was rumoured and publicly known throughout Rome that Caligula adored his sister Drusilla‚ maybe a little too much. One source stated that “He caught in incest with his sister Drusilla while still in his teens.” This was not considered normal or righteous in Roman custom during Caligula’s age. However‚ during Tiberius’s reign as Emperor‚ his way of life and ruling would have influenced and changed Caligula’s view on how to rule as an Emperor
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The attitudes that the Chinese Han dynasty and the Romans conveyed towards technology depended on the government’s views on technology and also the relationship of the government with its people and laborers‚ but ultimately it would benefit the people and contribute to the development of society. Technology was vital to a society because it made the decreased work for laborers significantly‚ as in Documents 3 and 4. Documents 1‚ 6‚ and 8 display how‚ in order for a society to develop‚ the growth
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Running head: TRANSFORMATION OF ROME TO AN EMPIRE Transformation of Rome to an Empire Austin Lamb University of Phoenix Transformation of Rome to an Empire How did Rome convert from a Republic to an Empire? The process consisted of a series of instances that brought Rome to what we know it of today. Rome becoming an Empire was a major historical event which included: the transformation from a Republic to an Empire‚ several events that were significant‚ and many characteristics
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