The King’s Peace Argeads Philip II of Macedonia Battle of Chaeronea Corinthian League Alexander Granicus Darius III Indian Campaign The Successors: Antigonus‚ Ptolemy and Seleucus Hellenistic Age (art‚ literature‚ religion‚ philosophy‚ syncretism) Essay. Choose 1 of the following and write a coherent‚ organized response to it. 40 points 1. Who won the Persian Wars? Defend your position. 2. In the aftermath of
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disappointed with slave maintenance of African practices‚ for example‚ polygamy and what they called excessive moving. Actually‚ even blacks who grasped Christianity in America did not totally surrender Old World religion. Rather‚ they occupied with syncretism‚ mixing Christian impacts with conventional African ceremonies and convictions. Images and questions‚ for example‚ crosses‚ were conflated with charms took by Africans to ward away shrewdness spirits. Christ was translated as a healer like the ministers
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Christianized. Secretive cult in rural areas of St. Thomas and St. Catherines Traits shared with other Afro-American religions: Ceremonial drums Sacrifice of animals (usually a goat) Spirit possession Syncretism occurring with Kumina and Revival Zion Revival Zion: Result of a syncretism between Baptism and an Afro-Creole religion called “Myal” From Baptism‚ Revival Zion took the literal approach to the doctrine Added elements from Myal such as spirit possession‚ emphasis on drumming/dancing
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trances‚ and out-of-body travel to communicate with the gods on behalf of the community; the term was borrowed from the Tungus people of Siberia. Sun dance – one of the most important rituals of people of the Great Plains and northern Rockies. Syncretism – the blending of elements from two or more religious traditions; use of the term is often negative‚ suggesting contamination of a “pure” religion under the influence of a different tradition. Revitalization movements – a religious movement
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Selected Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 3 3 out of 3 points | | | By definition‚ “__________________” is the blending of ideas and values from different or opposing worldviews.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Syncretism | | | | | * Question 4 3 out of 3 points | | | The cultural relativist believes that moral beliefs are nothing more than cultural norms.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | | | | | * Question 5 3 out of 3
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A State of Mixture by Richard Payne investigates the entwining of Zoroastrian and Christian groups in late antique Iran. Payne claims that “Zoroastrian and Christian elites‚ institutions‚ and symbols came to commingle in a political culture that the present book calls ‘a state of mixture‚’ employing a metaphor current in contemporaneous Iranian political thought.” This quote summarizes and lays out the foundation for the rest of the arguments that he covers in his book‚ arguably making it his thesis
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‚ but it forced me to wonder more about why the female nude was so amazing as a tool for art and why this is repeated so many times throughout the centuries. One female nude painting in particular was the subject of controversy and exposed the syncretism and or the power of the female nude painting. When Edouard Manet’s painting Olympia‚ was painted in 1863. It was hung in the Salon in Paris in 1865.It was one of Manet’s most famous paintings. It is saluted with taunts‚ laughter‚ criticism‚
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PostClassical Western Europe and Post Classical SubSaharan Africa are two civilizations that had many similar and different customs and ways of life‚ some of which are still practiced today. These civilizations developed with little contact between each other and were extremely contrasting‚ and yet many similarities can be found between them. Even though they had differences‚ such as religions‚ origins‚ and organization‚ they are similar in many political‚ economical‚ and social aspects‚ such as
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Deuteronomy 5-8‚ 10-12‚ 27-28 – At this time‚ the people of Israel are preparing to enter into the Promised Land‚ but before they do‚ Moses speaks to the people in a sermon-like manner. Moses knows that he will not enter the land of Canaan‚ so he instructs the younger generation in what they are supposed to do when they do eventually cross the Jordan. First and foremost‚ the people of Israel are to love their Lord (YHWH) with all of their heart and be sure to keep his commandments at all cost.
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Was Conflict Between Native North Americans and English Settlers Inevitable? Introduction " Until the lions tell their stories‚ the hunter will always be the hero .” History is basically written about the victors. The version that tends to make a group look better is always told. There are many examples in history such as the history between the Natives and English settlers. People may argue how Europeans coming to America‚ invading Native North Americans
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