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History of Middle East: The religion of Sassanid
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History of Middle East. Saturday, August 08, 2015. The religion of Sassanid. The Sassanid Dynasty that ruled Iran from AD 224 to 651 replaced the Parthian Empire. The Sassanid saw themselves as successors of the Achaemenid after the Hellenistic and Parthian interlude and believed that it was their destiny to restore the greatness of Persian. Sassanid religious policies contributed to the flourishing of numerous religious reform movements, the most important were Manichean and Mazdakian religious doctrines.
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History of Middle East: Predynastic Era of Egypt
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History of Middle East. Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Predynastic Era of Egypt. The Predynastic Period of Egypt is traditionally the period between the Early Neolithic and the beginning of the Pharaonic monarchy beginning with King Narmer. The Predynastic people were presumably the ancestors of the Egyptians of historical times, thus a mixture of Hamitic, Semitic and Negroid. They made great strides in the development of agriculture, cultivating all sorts of grains, fruit and vegetables as well as flax.
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THE MALAY HISTORY: Golden Chersonese
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Your source for Malay history and culture. Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Golden Chersonese is the ancient name for the Malay Peninsula, as named by the Greek geographer and astronomer Ptolemy. Golden Chersonese bears a witness to the importance of Malay as a sources of gold for the ancient world. It is believed that the mining of gold in Peninsula began two thousand years ago. In the first century Indian dispatched a number of expedition to seek this mythical land. A pieces of gold and gold jewellery used in ...
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INVENTION AND TECHNOLOGY: The invention of microscope
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Sunday, December 15, 2013. The invention of microscope. In the second quarter of 11th century Abu Ali al-Hassan ibn Al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham or al-Hazen, a Persian mathematician and astronomer wrote his treatise Kitab al-Manazrir described the law of rectilinear propagation of light and of reflection and refraction. In the 17th century, advances in optics such as the law of refraction, geometrical optics, ray tracing and Christiaan Huygens’ theory of light contributed to advance in microscopy. The single...
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WORLD OF BEVERAGES: Ginger tea
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Beverages are used to quench thirst in everyday settings. They are liquids intended for drinking. Types in include alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, teas, coffee, cocoa beverages, dairy beverages, health beverages, fruit beverages, soy beverages and drinking water. Beverages are as diverse as the cultural landscape worldwide. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. This fragrant and flavorful hot drink will keep at a good serving for several hours. Among the benefits of ginger:. Relief muscle or joint pain. Spearmi...
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History of Middle East: Madrasa al-Nizamiyya in Baghdad
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History of Middle East. Sunday, December 21, 2014. Madrasa al-Nizamiyya in Baghdad. If the caravansaries were the central element of the Seljuk economic policy, the madrasa was an important element of Seljuk political ideology. The madrasa, a religious college, was established by the Baghdad caliph to spread Sunni doctrine, in opposition to Shi’i-Isma’ili teachings. The purpose was to strengthen Sunni Islam. Important figures such as al-Ghazali (1058-1111) taught at these nizamiyyas. The great Pe...Early...
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History of Ancient City: City of Ur
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History of Ancient City. Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Ancient Ur, today known as Tell al-Muqayar, was situated on the banks of the lower Euphrates. Ur city began to emerge around 5500 BC beginning from small fishing and marsh exploitation village. By 4000 BC Ur’s inhabitants were raising cattle, goats, sheep, wheat, barley and dates. It became a true urban city around 3100 BC. Archeologists has found that City of Ur was flooded by sea during the 5th-4th millennium. Before the 2nd century BC, the Euphrat...
