Chapter 18 Nomadic Empires And Eurasian Integration People: 1. Abbasids: Cosmopolitan Arabic dynasty {750-1258 CE} that replaced the Umayyads; founded by Abu al-Abbas and reached its peak under Harun al-Rashid. 2. Chinggis Khan: Born in 1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3
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Current Section Figures from Hartt: Figure- 8.2 Artist- Gentile da Fabriano Title- Strozzi Altarpiece‚ Adoration of the Magi Date- 1423 Medium- tempera on panel Location- Sacristy of Sta. Trinita‚ Florence. Now: Uffizi Gallery‚ Florence. Physical concerns‚ iconography‚ patronage (context and function)‚ perspective‚ etc- This was commissioned by Palla Strozzi for his family burial chapel. The Adoration of the Magi marks the moment when the infant Christ was first shown to the Gentiles.
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[pic] Importance of Education & Knowledge in Islam The Importance of Education To seek knowledge is a sacred duty; it is obligatory on every Muslim‚ male and female. The first word revealed of the Qur’an was "Iqra" READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated. Religious and Secular (not religious) Knowledge There are two kinds of knowledge which are very important for a human being. Secular knowledge (non-religious knowledge) is for day to day problem-solving
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History 4197 • Spring 2013 Thursday‚ January 17‚ 2013 The Many Meanings of Scandal Themes * Slander * Attacks on personal and public reputation * Take people to court for slander * Print Media * Publicity * Personal Attacks * Gossip * The engine of scandal * Doesn’t have to be true * Public figures * The most likely figures. They invite scandal because they are in the public sphere. Slander has been limited to people who stay private
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------------------------------------------------- History of Christianity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the magazine‚ see Christianity Today#Christian History. "Church historian" redirects here. For LDS official church historian‚ see Church Historian and Recorder. Part of a series on | Christianity | | * Jesus * Christ[hide] * Jesus in Christianity * Virgin birth * Ministry * Crucifixion * Resurrection | * Bible * Foundations[hide] * Old Testament
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History 1010 Notes 1st Test Jan 10- Exams structure/Europe on the Eve of Colonization (Thompson) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Questions: What factors existed in the age of Christopher Columbus that explains why European countries explored and colonized in the "New World"? Which European countries first exploited and colonized in the western hemisphere? Why was it that European countries did so and not countries
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HIST 100: Part 4 The Middle Ages Dr. Maureen Miller http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/westernciv/video/miller1.html Introduction The period we are going to study this week is called the Middle Ages. By this term‚ historians generally mean to denote the history of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire in the west until the Italian Renaissance: roughly‚ 400-1400 AD. No one living in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century‚ of course‚ thought of themselves as living in a “middle age
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Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions with a Wireless Sensor Network Geoffrey Werner-Allen∗ ‚ Jeff Johnson† ‚ Mario Ruiz‡ ‚ Jonathan Lees‡ ‚ and Matt Welsh∗ University {werner‚ mdw}@eecs.harvard.edu † University of New Hampshire jeff.johnson@unh.edu ‡ University of North Carolina {mruiz‚ leesj}@email.unc.edu ∗ Harvard Abstract— This paper describes our experiences using a wireless sensor network to monitor volcanic eruptions with low-frequency acoustic sensors. We developed a wireless sensor array
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The Proverb of a Shepherd (10:1–6) “‘I tell you the truth‚ the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate‚ but climbs in by some other way‚ is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him‚ and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own‚ he goes on ahead of them‚ and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow
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|History of Travel & Tourism | |By Sarvajeet Chandra/ Adjustments Made | | | | | |[pic]
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