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    Kapida Dynasty Analysis

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    revenues of the according to his pleasure and as suggested by the Kayasthas. King Jayapida took away even the cultivators share of produce for three consecutive years. Kalhana provided much detail regarding the fiscal exactions made by the king Samkaravarman of the Utpala dynasty. The state increased its income from the confiscation of agrahara land, that belonged to the temples as jagir for its maintenance and was taken by King Samkaravarman…

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    Motivation is the key factor in attaining anything and everything in life. Martin Luther King Jr. motivates his followers by becoming their mentors. In addition, motivate his followers by making sure they understand that they have expectations to follow through. The usage of his words in his speech motivates many to fight against discrimination…

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    invention of agriculture, social classes emerged. The specialization of labor progressed into more than just jobs by gender. People began to specialize in tasks such as farming or art. Merchants were treated in a number of ways. In the Huang He river valley civilization, merchant were viewed as making shameful profit from the work of others. In other civilizations such, as the Egyptian civilization, merchants were held to higher praise. In the Neolithic Age, populations began to grow due to…

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    Martin Luther King, Jr gave a speech in August 1963, standing proud before the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., King spoke in front of 250,000 people, trying to spread his word of hope, frustration, and goals. King fought and preached for brotherhood, equality, and justice for the blacks of America that have been promised rights and were served injustice. In his speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. uses various metaphors, historical and Negro spiritual allusions, repetition, and an analogy to…

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    The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s was a dark and unpromising time. African Americans were not able to perform simple tasks like getting a drink of water, unless it was designated for “colored” people. In this speech Martin Luther King proposes his overall goal of inspiring change through nonviolent protests. The tone of this speech is rather informative, appealing to ethos. In contrast the speech also has argumentative qualities, appealing to the audiences senses of emotions and passions.…

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    to members of the royal family and other trusted nobles. This established a system called feudalism. Feudalism is a political system in which nobles, or lords, are granted the use of lands that legally belong to the king. In return, the nobles owe loyalty and military service to the king and protection to the people who live on their estates. Similar systems would arise centuries later in both Japan and Europe. At first, the local lords lived in small walled towns and had to submit to the…

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    King Kedorlaomer, the king of Elam, was once the ruler of Sodom and his people. For twelve years, the followers of Kedorlaomer were true to him. On the thirteen year the group of followers decided to rebell against their leader. The group consisted of the King Bera of Sodom, the King Birsha of Gomorrah, the King Shinab of Admah, the King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela. The king of Bela is also known as the Zoar. King Kedorlaomer’s group consisted of the King Amraphel of Babylonia, the…

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    great civilization, Mesopotamia and Egypt remains some of the world’s legendary civilization that rose from small beginnings into major superpower to only vanish in the course of time. Each of the civilization share a common characteristic of a river valley civilization with the Mesopotamians occupying the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and Egypt transpired from the nile river. Both served important roles in history as major agricultural centers in early ancient with the knowledge of complex…

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    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. introduced an ideology of harmonious brotherhood that mesmerized millions. He is specifically remembered by the series of words he spoke in his, “I Have a Dream” speech, in which he professes his longing for unity and equal rights for all. King proclaimed his dream, “...a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character” (King 1667). The language King uses to construct…

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    The Egyptian Neolithic

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    3200 BC that was a precursor of Pharaonic Egypt and its dynasties of kings. Neolithic communities of Upper and Lower Egypt cultivated different kinds of barley, spelt, flax, fruits and vegetables. It is also known that different kinds of animals were domesticated. Both steps were necessary for all later history. The process of cultural development was always closely linked to the Nile. The civilization emerged around the fluvial valley of the river and the settlements clustered near it, where…

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