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    It’s been discussed among historians, whether or not the Mongols were barbaric, considering the name they’ve been given. Despite all of the damage the Mongols have done, it’s for some reason still a question. Are the ‘Barbarians’ barbaric? On a persian manuscript, it shows the Mongols executing prisoners by burying them alive. If that’s not bad enough, they bury them head first. But with their bodies still above ground. Also, at North China in 1211, an army of 20,000 went east. Many Chinese…

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    I Am An Immigrant

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    I am a language teacher and am a migrant here. After I started Unit 1, I found out that I am in a right pathway here as I can understand and feel how people can feel when they come to a new country with a new culture and language and how having a support and tutor is HAYATI for people like me. We immigrated here 3 years ago with the student visa, my partner was studying, but unfortunately because of the restriction of the visa for me as a follower, I couldn’t. I want to study master in Teaching…

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    Nebuchadnezzar II is well known for building sanctuaries committed to Babylonian divine beings and for changing Babylon, the capital of his domain, into a superb city. The Processional way, which was a noteworthy street utilized for formal parades, was cleared with vast stone pieces and kept running from the waterway to the royal residence complex and the passageway to the city, the Ishtar Gate. The door had four tall towers that spoke to the city's quality, and encompassing the course prompting…

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    Peloponnesian War Causes

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    the Greek-city States, better known as the Persian War, the Spartan leader Pausanias was unable to keep the allies of the Hellenic League together [3]. Two separate alliances emerged from the disbanded Hellenic League, the restored Peloponnesian League which consisted of Sparta and many main-land Greece city-states, and the Athenian’s Delian League. The Delian League was a force of Greek-City states whose goal was to continue the fight against the Persians by conquering the Persian’s colonies…

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    21 YEARS DECEIVED is an erotic thriller. The script offers forbidden love, deception, betrayal, and redemption. The story follows the sexual odyssey of an unhappily married woman and her journey of self-discovery. Her goal is more internal than external. The stakes feel personal. The tone is seductive and beguiling. This is very appealing. There’s an ominous feeling that something tragic is going to happen. This creates some nice anticipation and tension. The concept definitely has merit.…

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    Main Body - Connect chapter 5 with 6 o Belshazzar judged by God o Darius takes over the kingdom of Babylon  The Medes and Persian empire now rule • To facilitate the new empire King Darius’ strategy for ruling involved large scale delegation o 6:1-2, “It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.”  120 men…

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    Yes, Herodotus heightened the event by increasing the size of the Persian army, but it doesn’t take away from the ideals that he tried to portray. The reason Thucydides was received better was because he focused on the people and the society they lived in and the struggles they faced that had led to eventual war. ‘’…he…

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    Minoan Society Rises

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    2200 BCE China’s Xia Dynasty rises Minoan society rise 2000 BCE Indo Europeans began to build settlements in the Italian peninsula A sophisticated society of Minoans arose from the island of Crete 1800 BCE Bronze metallurgy brought by the Etruscans in Rome 1766 BCE Xia Dynasty decline China’s Shang Dynasty rises 1628 BCE Volcanic eruption on the island of Thera destroyed almost everything 1600 BCE Mycenaean society rises Mycenaeans began trade with Minoans and learned about…

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    democracy. It was even a “fragile experiment.” The government was just starting out! Athenians fought for their precious democracy in the Greco-Persian War. Some citizens chose to fight against the Persians in this war; if the Persians took over Athens, democracy could have been destroyed. The Athenian citizens fought for themselves, not for a king, unlike the Persians. Fortunately, the Athenians won this war and democracy was kept safe. Many nations and societies today…

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    Roman rule The Persian rule of Palestine was replaced by Greek rule when Alexander the Great conquered Macedonia in 333 BC. Alexander’s heirs, the Ptolemies and Seleucids, continued to rule the country. The Seleucids tried to impose their culture and Hellenic (Greek) religion on the population. In the second century BC, the Jews rebelled under the Maccabees and began an independent state (141-63 BC) until Pompey conquered them Rome and made it a province, ruled by Jewish kings. During the time…

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