Ptolemy

split between the North and the South (2011, Dodson). When the states split, so did the socio-religious culture leaving the country open and vulnerable to be overthrown by powerful countries like Assyria and Persia. During the final dynasty, the Ptolemy dynasty, Greece invaded the rule of Egypt by placing a Macedonian-Greek King in power. Even though the dominant socio-religious Egyptian culture remained intact, it became more and more inundated by Europe to the extent that the language of…

During the late Middle Ages, a great spirit of questioning traditional beliefs of the world began. This movement, essentially a rebellion against old views and ways, became known as the scientific revolution. Many great thinkers, scientists, and philosophers emerged during this period, sharing their ideas with the world. Many of these people’s theories, philosophies, and inventions still have a lasting effect on our world today, making it clear that the scientific revolution was a monumentally…

Assignment 2: Project Paper Comparative Essay Vanity Talbert Professor Lilia Fontana HUM 111- World Cultures I August 27, 2016 Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Juxtapose the Tang Empress Wu Zetian also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China throughout 690-705 AD) with the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt around 51-31 BC). For this task, we will contrast two of the utmost remarkable woman Emperors in world history; Empress Wu and Pharaoh Cleopatra.…

organized the way astronomers, philosophers, and theologians had taught for ages (Alvarez & Leitão, 2010). As far as was concerned, however, Galileo’s ideas threatened not only the origin and development of the universe, but of Plato, Aristotle, and Ptolemy but also the…

from how far away it is from the earth. In the bottom right corner, we see a bearded man holding a globe and a man who has his back to the painting holding an astronomic sphere and goes by the name Zaroaster. The bearded man who goes by the name Ptolemy tried to mathematically teach us the movements of the planets.…

Constellation is a specific group of forms stars that are creating a pattern that is recognized as a shape that a is named from the formative figure in the sky. Constellations are all over the universe, new ones are created every day as the universe is expanding more and more every day. The constellations that we see every day is only a few of the stars that scientist have discovered, so far there is more constellation farther out in the universe but with our technology today we are not able to…

second century BCE and scholars have generally categorized it as a piece of “creative fiction”. Despite not being a factual account of an historical event, the letter tells the broader story of Jews living in the Hellenistic world. In the story, Ptolemy II orders for the laws of the Jews [the Hebrew Bible] to be translated into Greek so that he could have a copy of it in his library. This simple story reveals that Jews lived comfortably in the Hellenistic world yet their own traditions were not…

Not Only Dictator But Also Military Leader When the name Julius Caesar is heard, it typically triggers the image of an exemplary leader that led Rome into prosperity. Although notorious for being an extraordinary dictator, he was also most noted for his military excellence and unsatisfied zeal for global expansion. Caesar was construed as a clever military tactician, whom displayed both caution and bravery, and was merciless, yet fair, which led to boundless loyalty from his soldiers and…

Modern Science would unarguably be completely different without the Scientific Revolution. It was a major moment in the history of Western Culture, not to mention science and it’s history as a whole. Out of the Scientific Revolution came modern science and things like the scientific method were created. Countless scientific discoveries came from the great research of key figures in the scientific revolution such as Newton, Galileo, and Copernicus. The scientific revolution took place in a…

The Scientific Revolution Some people consider the development of science the most important event in all history. This all started in 1543 when the Scientific Revolution began after the Reformation. The Scientific Revolution led to the birth of modern day science. Scientists started by observing the world around them. By observing the world, scientists began to identify facts about it. Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, studied many things but his greatest contribution to science was the idea…