... began to plan a war against the Persians. Sadly before he was ready to battle the King was murdered. His plans were left to his son Alexander, known to most as Alexander the Great, to convey his plans. In a duration of ten years Alexander subjugated the vast Persian Empire, despite ... rule for another hundred years. (Worthington, 89) The Parthians, modern Iranian people, ruled most of the land which brought back power to the lands native people. About 224 CE, the Persian territory came under the rule of the Sassanid reign. Their reign continued 'til the Islamic overthrow during the 7th...

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... as "bitter water" (pg. 16), and her companions, Apsu and Kingu are the representative forces of chaos and corruption. While the son and grandson of Tiamat, Ea and Marduk, represent the forces of good, wisdom, power, and might. Ea, Son of Apsu, decides to protect the younger gods from Apsu's wrath. Ea then kills Apsu and robs him of his tiara. Ea ... then assumes control of the cosmos and conceives his son Marduk. During this time Tiamat's power is swelling and she has taken Kingu as her new consort. The elder gods then turn to the young Marduk and in exchange for ... given the task of ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... . Abram was a poor man from Mesopotamia and one day a voice came from heaven and offered to make a deal with him. The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your native land and from your father's house to the land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you shall ... but the main ones being RA, Osiris and Horus. Osiris was the God of Egypt but when Osiris and his wife Isis have a son, Osiris was sent to the underworld and became God of the Dead and his son, Horus, became the first Pharaoh. At this point, monotheism was int...

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... or a Jewish holiday.(Schulman 2013). The ritual begins with the infant's mother bringing him to the location where the circumcision will be performed, usually a synagogue. The mother will pass her son to kvatters, or messengers, who pass the child on to the side of the room that the circumcision will be performed. The kvatters are usually a childless husband and wife team ... , bestowing good health and good wishes upon baby, parents, sandek and mohel" (Zaklikowski 2013). The Sun Dance is a "renewal ceremony of the Great Plains that was practiced by approximately twenty [Native American]...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate