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crusade, religious passion was mixed with other motivating factors, including “cynical” self-interest, but that it was often the more important motivating factor for the second crusade. The call for the third crusade came after the fall of Jerusalem to Saladin. Again, it would appear that the focus of the crusade lay in religious goals, as Jerusalem had little nonreligious value, but was still of key importance in religious circles. This is represented by the call of Pope Gregory VIII, for the…

Islam: Empire of Faith The documentary, Islam: Empire of Faith, teaches viewers about the history of Islam. Subtopics in the movie include the life of great leaders of Islam like Muhammad, Saladin, Mehmet, and Sulleyman. It's also discusses topics such as revolutionary innovations, brought to us by Muslims, and important buildings from the i history of Islam. While the film was clearly extremely educational, I found it was hard to keep my attention focused on it. However, Islam: Empire of Faith…

Religion and the expansion of territory played a monumental role in lighting the match that set in motion the Crusades. The after affect of what took place during this medieval conflict would later shape the turnout of Europe and the Middle East. Before the Crusades happened Christianity was the dominant religion of power. Muslim leaders and armies started to conquer all of the Christian territories, like the Byzantine Empire. Christians did not want muslims to conquer all of their lands ,…

In his article, Don 't Blame the Eater, David Zinczenko applauds youngsters that are suing McDonalds restaurants. Zinczenko sympathizes with the fast food patrons and supports their claims that the fast food company is making kids fat. Although I agree with Zinczenko that eating too much fast food is unhealthy, I cannot accept his overriding assumption that fast food restaurants are solely to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic (393). Furthermore, Zinczenko overlooks what I consider an…

The Anatomy of the Mitral Valve The mitral valve, also called the left bicuspid atrioventricular valve, is located in the left side of the heart between the left atrium and the left ventricle. In relation to the sternum, the mitral valve is positioned posteriorly and is at the height of the 4th costal cartilage of the rib cage (Moore, Dalley and Agur, 2014). The valve is composed of two cusps, the anterior and the posterior cusps, which are held in place by chordae tendinous cords (Snell, R.S.…

caused by the contraction of the ventricles and the amount of blood in the whole cardiovascular system. The mean blood pressure (the average pressure in the cardiac cycle) is coordinated in order to provide adequate blood transfer to the tissues.(Saladin,2001). The decrease of blood pressure is followed by an increase of heart rate.The normal blood pressure is 120 mm HG systolic and 80 mm HG diastolic blood pressure There are three main types of blood pressure regulation considering homeostasis:…

In the early middle ages, a network of mutual obligations was the glue of the society. Powerful local lords divided their landholding among lesser lords. These lesser lords, or vassals, pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord. This system was implemented due to the Vikings, Muslims and Magyars. The powerful lords were the most powerful and influential in society, they were also called dukes and counts. The powerful lords had vassals, vassals can become other people’s vassals. Peasants…

A compromise between King Richard the Lion-hearted of England and the Muslim leader Saladin brought the end of the third crusade in 1192, who granted access to Christians to the holy places (Sumption 74). A fourth crusade led to Constantinople being sacked, where the Latin Kingdom of Byzantium was set up in 1204 and lasted for nearly 60…

Fatigued muscles contract weaker than rested muscles (Saladin, 2012). This is especially evident when maximum isometric force is measured in repeated tetani and reveals the there is an improved decline that is obvious even on the second tetanus of the series (Allen, Lamb, & Westerblad, 2008). Other parts of…

the First Crusade four Latin kingdom were formed. These kingdoms were Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli, and Jerusalem. The second crusade was stated when the Muslims toppled the Kingdom of Edessa. Third crusade took place when loss of Jerusalem to Saladin. Financed by the Venetian wanting to have control of the trade of the Black Sea and southern Russia is what caused the fourth crusade.…