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- 151: British Imperialism In Africa
- ... and the East. The safety of the Suez Canal had already become a cardinal point of British policy." (Faber 57) The first showdown over the route to the east between Britain and France occurred in Egypt. French pride over a new Egyptian canal, built in 1869, was soaring. It was abruptly grounded in 1875, however, by a surreptitious British purchase of the majority share in the Suez Canal. A dubious balance of power was achieved through duel Anglo-French control of Egypt. Britain was able to prevail over France during the Egyptian Crisis, as the French government did not allow French involvement in smothering the rebellion. This afforded the British a chance to re-establish their role ... scramble for Africa, but rather a reactionary nation who responded to the actions of other forces. As French and German forces threatened loose trade deals, Britain set up protectorates and colonies. As British holdings in Egypt and in East Africa were threatened, Britain fought to maintain its power.
- 152: Benito Mussolini's Rise and Fall to Power
- ... ambassador was appalled and dismayed. On May 28, 1937, Mussolini strongly gave thought to declaring war. He then attacked the Riviera across the Maritime. "On September 13, 1937 he opened an offensive into British-garrisoned Egypt from Libya."3 On October 4, 1937, while the offensive still seemed to promise success, Benito Mussolini met Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, on their joint frontier. "The two of them discussed how the ... positions in Greece if he did not. "He had good strategic reasons for wishing to deny them naval and air bases any closer to his own along the Adriatic that those who already possessed in Egypt and Malta. He attacked Greece in October, 1937."7 Mussolini's participation in the Battle of France aroused the derision of neutrals and enemies. He was determined to win in Greece his share of the ... scheme to change the Balkans into a satellite zone by peaceful diplomacy; it was also upsetting the Soviet Union. "On October 31, Britain occupied Crete and the Aegean Island of Lemnos with troops sent from Egypt. In the next few days they transferred air units to southern Greece, putting Romania's Ploesti oil fields, his main source of supply, in danger of bombing attack."8 The Panzer units Mussolini wanted ...
- 153: Alexander The Great And His Impact On Greek Civilization
- ... he had produced the largest empire that had ever been conquered. Alexander was the ruler of all land that reached from Macedonia and Greece in the west to India in the east and south to Egypt. (Nardo 84). After Alexanders death in 323 BC the great empire he composed began to decline. Alexander's military conquest had a great influence on the empire due to the unity that it brought in ... and religious sense. Although the territory that he expanded did not remain the cultural achievements he made lived on (Microsoft Encarta 3). One of the cities that Alexander founded, Alexandria was a great seaport in Egypt on the Nile River. Alexandria became the capital of Egypt, with a population of three hundred thousand people mainly Greeks, Egyptians and Jews. A large lighthouse was built by a pharaoh in Alexanderia, and later became known as one of the Seven Wonders of ...
- 154: The Nature of Art
- ... geometric abstraction.” Geometry and proportion would remain an underlying principle of Greek art and architecture throughout its history. The influence of different styles, motifs, materials, and techniques gained through contacts with the older civilisations of Egypt and the Near East during the seventh century BC, allowed Greek artists to break with the strict conventions of geometric style. The lion joined the horse as a powerful symbol of natural forces, and narrative ... The next major phase of Greek art, called the Hellenistic period, was ushered in through the conquests of Philip II of Macedonia and his son Alexander the Great. Alexander vastly expanded his kingdom to include Egypt and the Near East to beyond the Indus River, which is now Pakistan. “While the political integrity of the empire did not survive the death of Alexander in 323 BC, its cultural impact was far-reaching. Under royal patronage, several regional capitals, including Alexandria in Egypt, Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Antioch in the Near East, became important artistic centres. Rome would inherit their legacy.” Ancient Rome was both a city founded on seven hills surrounding the Tiber River and ...
- 155: Benito Mussolini
- ... ambassador was appalled and dismayed. On May 28, 1937, Mussolini strongly gave thought to declaring war. He then attacked the Riviera across the Maritime. “On September 13, 1937 he opened an offensive into British-garrisoned Egypt from Libya.”3 On October 4, 1937, while the offensive still seemed to promise success, Benito Mussolini met Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, on their joint frontier. “The two of them discussed how the ... positions in Greece if he did not. “He had good strategic reasons for wishing to deny them naval and air bases any closer to his own along the Adriatic that those who already possessed in Egypt and Malta. He attacked Greece in October, 1937.”7 Mussolini's participation in the Battle of France aroused the derision of neutrals and enemies. He was determined to win in Greece his share of the ... scheme to change the Balkans into a satellite zone by peaceful diplomacy; it was also upsetting the Soviet Union. “On October 31, Britain occupied Crete and the Aegean Island of Lemnos with troops sent from Egypt. In the next few days they transferred air units to southern Greece, putting Romania’s Ploesti oil fields, his main source of supply, in danger of bombing attack.”8 The Panzer units Mussolini wanted ...
- 156: Hume
- ... was full of flames but was yet not consumed. As he walked closer he heard the voice, the voice of God telling Moses he was the chosen one to take the Israelite's out of Egypt away from the cruel hands of the Egyptians. In disbelief that he was the chosen one he set forth on his journey to Egypt with God watching over him and leading the way. As Moses leads the Israelite's out of Egypt he comes to the Red Sea with the Egyptians close behind. As the bible explains the miracle takes place the Red Sea splits leading the Israelite's to freedom. As the Egyptians were crossing ...
- 157: Benito Mussolini and His Impact on World War 2
- ... The British ambassador was appalled and dismayed. On May28, 1937, Mussolini strongly gave thought to declaring war. He then attacked the Rivera across the Maritime. On September13, 1937, he opened an offensive into British- garrisoned Egypt from Libya. On October 4, 1937, while the offensive still seemed to promise success, Benito Mussolini met Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, on their joint frontier. The two of them discussed how the war ... positions in Greece if he did not. He had good strategic reasons for wishing to deny them naval and air bases any closer to his own along the Adriatic that those who already possessed in Egypt and Malta. He attacked Greece in October, 1937. Mussolini’s participation in the Battle of France aroused to derision of neutrals and enemies. He was determined to win in Greece his share of the laurels ... his scheme to change the Balkans into a satellite zone by peaceful diplomacy; it was also upsetting the Soviet Union. On October31, Britain occupied Crete and the Aegean Island of Lemnos with troops sent from Egypt. In the next few days they transferred air units to southern Greece, putting Romania’s Ploesti oil fields, his main source f supply in danger of bombing attack. The Panzer units Mussolini wanted would ...
- 158: The Code of Hammurabi
- ... Although misguided, the ancient Egyptians systemically subscribed their lives to divine authority and law. This is due to their culture's unique co-habitation of secular life and vernacular authority. The source of authority in Egypt, pharaoh god-kings, were the embodiment of human body and divine spirit, hence, no distinction existed between secular and human coexistence in ancient Egypt. Because “gods” and humans both existed on the same earthly plane, ancient Egyptians were unable to distinguish between the disparate concepts of secular and vernacular authority. Egyptians believed their pharaohs to be gods, and worshipped ... based on equal footing are mutually exclusive philosophies. Human rights, as we have come to understand and expect, were willfully discarded in favor of “divine” countenance. As such, the system of divine authority in ancient Egypt was marked by an inability to distinguish between secular and vernacular existence, a non-existent degree of legal positivism, and no provision for “human rights.” By contrast, a primitive understanding of “natural law,” compiled ...
- 159: The Argument against Female Circumcision
- ... will ever say anything on the matter, even if they object. Speaking of issues regarding women and sex in these countries is a taboo. One woman, Nawal El Saadawi, a medical doctor who later became Egypt’s Director of Public Health was brave enough to come forward. The fact that she did ultimately lead to dismissal from her position and actual imprisonment. Her writings are forbidden from many of the Arab ... the Arab countries still believe it is essential to virginity. The author continues to tell that although it is still practiced, it is not practiced as vulgarly as it once was. Now even in Upper Egypt the tend to only be doing partial circumcisions. Nawal El Saadawi did an excellent job on illustrating how these injustices are done to women and people must speak out if we expect them to stop. I believe that if her works were more widely read, and the people of Egypt better educated, that the percentage of female circumcision would drastically decrease. When reading this article it came to mind that if the procedure is purely done for religious reasons that maybe there could be ...
- 160: The Argument Against Female Circumcision
- ... will ever say anything on the matter, even if they object. Speaking of issues regarding women and sex in these countries is a taboo. One woman, Nawal El Saadawi, a medical doctor who later became Egypt's Director of Public Health was brave enough to come forward. The fact that she did ultimately lead to dismissal from her position and actual imprisonment. Her writings are forbidden from many of the Arab ... the Arab countries still believe it is essential to virginity. The author continues to tell that although it is still practiced, it is not practiced as vulgarly as it once was. Now even in Upper Egypt the tend to only be doing partial circumcisions. Nawal El Saadawi did an excellent job on illustrating how these injustices are done to women and people must speak out if we expect them to stop. I believe that if her works were more widely read, and the people of Egypt better educated, that the percentage of female circumcision would drastically decrease. When reading this article it came to mind that if the procedure is purely done for religious reasons that maybe there could be ...
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