History of Alexandria From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The history of Alexandria dates back to the city ’s founding‚ by Alexander the Great‚ in 331 BC. Yet‚ before that‚ there were some big port cities just east of Alexandria‚ at the western edge of what is now Abu Qir Bay. The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at that time‚ and was widely used for shipping. After its foundation‚ Alexandria became the seat of the Ptolemaic rulers of
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Cultural Heritage of Pakistan Turkish Influence On the Subcontinent Submitted by: Abdus Samad Khan Submitted to: Prof. Qamar Abbas The invasion of the Turks at the turn of the eleventh century from Central Asia had wide-ranging results on the historical background of Medieval as well as advanced India. The Turks built the politico-military control over significant areas of the nation and fortified the Religion Islam that they professed and sustained the Islamic refinement
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Contribution of Muslim Scholars to the Development Of Economics as a Science By Talha Waqar Generally‚ Western historians of ideas trace the beginnings of intellectual history from the Greco-Roman period‚ which ended around 300 BC‚ and then focus on the Renaissance (13th-16th century AD). The history of scientific‚ social and cultural thought during the period 300 BC to 12th century AD is either glossed over or ignored altogether. This presumed gap in the history of ideas is called "History’s Black
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Jericho From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the city in the West Bank. For other uses‚ see Jericho (disambiguation). Jericho | Other transcription(s) | • Arabic | أريحا | • Also spelled | Ariha (official) | • Hebrew | יריחו | The city of Jericho | Municipal Seal of Jericho | | JerichoLocation of Jericho within the Palestinian territories | Coordinates: 31°51′N 35°27′ECoordinates: 31°51′N 35°27′E | Governorate | Jericho | Founded | 9000 BC |
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 Geography of Lebanon Lebanon is today a small republic stretching approximately 160 kilometers along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea with a total area of 10‚452 kilometers square and an estimated population of 3‚874‚050 according to an independent 2006 estimate‚ including Palestinian refugees and foreign workers‚ mainly Syrian. Lebanese territory is dominated mostly by mountains which consist of the parallel ranges of the Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon. Between the Lebanon
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HISTORY PROJECT Submitted to: - Ms. Rohma Javed Rashid By: - Aman Ahmad B.A. LL.B. (H) 1st Year
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An Analysis of the Turkish and Christian Factors that Instigated the Battle of Hattin 1187 Islam in Europe 3258 Professor Aitana Guia Submitted by: Sunaina Mannan 209 334 574 York University To account for the many factors that gave birth to the fall of Jerusalem in 1187‚ one must consider many interrelated and yet parallel factors that shaped The Battle of Hattin; as this was a historic battle for both the Turks and Crusaders. Respectively
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Final Exam Study Guide Identifications 1. Analects- book of Confucius’ sayings and ideas; written during the Warring States period by his disciples (475-221 BC) and achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty; one of the central texts of Confucianism 2. Lao-Tzu- a philosopher of ancient China‚ best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching. His association with the Tào Té Chīng has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of philosophical Taoism. He is also revered as a
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Tawfiq al-Hakim or Tawfik el-Hakim‚ (October 9‚ 1898 – July 26‚ 1987) was a prominent Egyptian writer. He is one of the pioneers of the Arabic novel and drama. He was born in Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ the son of an Egyptian wealthy judge and a Turkish mother The triumphs and failures that are represented by the reception of his enormous output of plays are emblematic of the issues that have confronted the Egyptian drama genre as it has endeavored to adapt its complex modes of communication to Egyptian
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Factors that Aided Islamic Civilization Civilization (or civilization) is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily‚ the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology‚ science‚ and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally hierarchical and urbanized. In a classical context‚ people were called "civilized" to set them apart from barbarians‚ savages‚ and primitive
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