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How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration
...story of Easter is complex and it is a period of celebration that is very ancient, having origins from pre-Christian periods. As with many other holidays, th ...cultural cycle. It is possible the goddess may connect to the ancient Near East, where the goddess Ishtar also had associations with fertility and was cele

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What was the impact of the Battle of Carrhae (53BC) on Rome
...s one of the greatest and most decisive Roman defeats in its thousand year history. ...nd that for several decades the Parthians were a grave threat in the Roman East. The Roman defeat left a legacy of enmity between Rome and Parthia that led

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How did the battle of Manzikert (1071) change the Byzantine Empire
...cessor to the Roman Empire and ruled a large area in Europe and the Middle East. Byzantine played a major role in the Balkans and Russia, and it successful ...Crusades. The Battle of Manzikert is one of the most important in medieval history, and its repercussions can still be felt today.

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Why Were the Phoenicians Such Successful Merchants
...first millennium BC, they were the premier merchants and explorers of the ancient world. Phoenician culture began in the Levant (the area roughly congruent w Phoenician religion was similar to that of other ancient peoples in that it was polytheistic, but it possessed several key points th

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How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history
...d Arab siege) is regarded as one of the most important battles in European history. This was the most determined effort by the Caliphs to conquer the Byzantin ...302&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=82b3332950b0a9c88f488ff1ac4c672a A History of the Byzantine State and Society]</i> (Stanford, Stanford University Pres

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How Did the Nubians Impact Ancient Egypt
Among ancient Egypt’s many neighbors were the Nubians, who inhabited the Nile Valley to ...he Nubians and Egyptians extended far beyond exploitation of resources and ancient forms of colonialism; by the first millennium BC, the Nubians had impacted

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How did Julius Caesar rise to power
Julius Caesar is one of the most famous leaders of the ancient world. His life and death are very well-known and still captivate people. H ...aigns, he conquered a vast area around the Black Sea and the modern Middle East. He was revered in the city but not even he could persuade the Senate to gr

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Did Christianity Positively Impact the Civil Rights Movement
...red to a specific role of the church and the nation of Israel in salvation history. King’s rejection of this theological position was crucial in understandi ...ardsson. Imagining the End : Visions of Apocalypse From the Ancient Middle East to Modern America. London: I.B.Tauris, 2002.</ref> As a result, there is no

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What was the First Wave Feminist Movement
Although feminism can be argued to have its roots in many ancient periods, modern feminism begins around the late 17th and 18th centuries, du ...on, see: Roediger, D. R., Blatt, M. H., & Lowell Conference on Industrial History (Eds.). (1999). <i>The Meaning of slavery in the North</i>. New York: Garla

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Why was the United States the first country to establish National Parks
...d as “nature recreation” has a long and storied history in many of the ancient civilizations of the world. Royal forests, sacred grounds surrounding temp ...hich was a landscape designed for the pleasure of humans. First used as a Middle English word, “park” drew on German and French words related to pens, p

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How Did the God Baal Become Popular
Among all the ancient Near East's major deities, Baal is perhaps one of the least understood. Much of the m ...fact that Baal was one of the most popular and important gods of the Near East. In fact, Baal’s seeming ambiguity may have played a role in his populari

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What Was the Significance of the Near East Middle Bronze Age System
...ap Showing the Borders of the Major Kingdoms in the Middle Bronze Age Near East]] ...enth and early twentieth centuries, it became clear that many medieval and ancient societies developed geopolitical systems that were as intricate as any toda

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How Did the Ancient City of Sais Rise to Prominence
[[File: Ancient_Egypt.png|300px|thumbnail|left| Map of Ancient Egypt and Nubia: Sais Is in the Western Delta]]__NOTOC__ ...most of pharaonic history, Thebes was an important religious center in the Middle and New kingdoms, as well serving as a secondary political capital, and Ale

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What is the history of New Year celebrations
For ancient Egypt, New Year's Day was on September 11, which also revolved around agric ...ebrations, see: Brandon, S.G.F., 2014. <i>Beliefs, rituals, and symbols of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Fertile Crescent, First edition ed, (Man, myth,

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How Was History Written in the Ancient Near East
[[File: Thoth.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left| Relief of the Ancient Egyptian God of Writing and Knowledge, Thoth]]__NOTOC__ ...raphical tradition, the people of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia also wrote history.

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How important was Lucullus in the history of Rome
...enemies. Lucullus also laid the foundation for Roman supremacy in the Near East and Black Sea region, that lasted for centuries. He also played a vital rol ...ght the support of the common people. This was a volatile period in Roman history. Political violence was common in Rome, and the Republic had descended int

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Why Was the Parthian Empire So Powerful
...nt ethnicities, languages, and religions. The Parthians dominated the Near East and became Rome’s rivals through sound economic decisions and a long-stan The Parni spoke a northern dialect of the Middle Persian language, but the rulers of the Parthian Dynasty, sometimes referre

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How Did the Libyans Impact Ancient Egypt
[[File: Libyans.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Modern Recreation of an Ancient Egyptian Relief Depicting the Races of Man Known to the Egyptians – From ...texts, there is little doubt that they influenced the course of pharaonic history.

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Was Regicide Common in Ancient Egypt
...n history. There are several notable examples of regicide throughout human history, which have made for good historical fiction and drama in modern times. The ...and regicide, in particular, was quite rare for much of ancient Egypt’s history, but during the time known as the Late Period (ca. 728 - 332 BC) regicide b

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Why did surnames emerge
...a male line but sometimes female, as part of their identification in more ancient periods. Distinguishing by a specific surname for a person is still not uni ...distinguished, which is still used, such as in tribal groups in the Middle East today, refers to the name of the father for the son or daughter as the pers

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