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- 171: Napolean Bonopart
- ... After routing the Austrians, Napoleon decided to take on France’s other great enemy, Great Britain. He decided to weaken them economically since the French can’t attack them directly. Therefore he decided to conquer Egypt-the Britain’s gateway to India, since much of British’s wealth comes from India. If the British can’t reach India, then they will lose a great deal of their resources and won’t have goods to trade. On May 19, 1798, Napoleon sets out to conquer Egypt with an army of forty thousand men. Joining the military expedition are hundreds of scholars and scientists whom he hired to study Egyptian culture. Then on July 21, 1798, his troops defeated the Mamelukes at ... ships had survived the British naval attack. Napoleon had built roads and hospitals throughout the country. In August, 1799, Napoleon received words that there was trouble in France. So he left his troops behind in Egypt and sailed back to France on one of the remaining two ships. Napoleon overthrows the Directory, and he has himself named First Consul of France. He immediately set to work on reorganizing the country. ...
- 172: Ancient Rome
- ... marched on Rome. He was just bringing his soldiers home, but it was taken as an invasion (Nardo 83-84). In 48 BC, Caesar crossed to Greece, where Pompey had escaped to. Pompey escaped to Egypt, where he sought shelter with King Ptolemy XIII. Ptolemy's advisors warned him against the wrath of Caesar, so he killed Pompey and sent Caesar his head. In 46 BC, Caesar was named the ten ... against Sextus Pompeius, Octavian summoned Lepidus to Italy to help him. Upon arriving, Lepidus tried to seize Sicily, and was subsequently kicked out of the triumvirate. Mark Antony fell in love with Queen Cleopatra of Egypt, who was rumored to be a former lover of Caesar. Together they ruled the eastern Empire for many years. With the growing support of the Roman people, Octavian declared war on Antony, to secure power ... on for a very long time, and was beginning to look like a stalemate, when the Egyptian fleet withdrew. Agrippa's fleet crushed the remnants of Antony's fleet, who survived and escaped back to Egypt with Cleopatra. Antony received a false rumor and killed himself by falling on his sword. Upon hearing of his suicide, Cleopatra killed herself with an asp, which was a symbol of the eye of ...
- 173: Why Moses And Miriam Are Individuals And Leaders
- ... Individuals And Leaders In the time of Moses, the Egyptian Pharaoh had enslaved the Israelites. They were forced to build monuments and buildings. The Israelites could not defend their rights, and lead themselves out of Egypt to save themselves from injustice. Moses was asked by God to lead the Israelites to freedom. In the movie “The Long Walk Home,” the story takes place in 1955 in Montgomery Alabama. The black people ... not give up through times of hardship. Moses considered himself a simple man, but to many people he was a leader and a determined individual. When God asked Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses was flattered, but at the same time apprehensive about speaking in public. Although he was afraid to speak to the Pharaoh to demand the Israelites be set free, he demonstrated his leadership skills by ... who have great power and influence. Even though it was hard, Miriam and Moses both proved that they were individuals and at the same time were great leaders. Moses, by leading the Israelites out of Egypt with confidence and standing up for what he believed in and thought was right. Miriam, by not allowing herself to follow a racist society. She did what she thought was right even though it ...
- 174: Exploration Of The Theme Of Or
- ... by the gods. The story of Joseph in Genesis 37-46 we learn of Joseph s rise from a position with little promise of his ever gaining prominence to the pinnacle of power in ancient Egypt. This ascension as a whole gives us a glimpse of God s order in the world, but the details of the story each provide evidence that God is the sole proprietor of order and justice ... not able to understand that Joseph is the only one of them who is capable of saving them from a future drought. God continues to work to carry out His will when Joseph goes to Egypt by providing Joseph with the means to interpret Pharaoh s dreams. Even then, Joseph realizes that this is God s work, telling Pharaoh It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace and God hath shewed Pharaoh what He is about to do. In the end, Joseph and God forgive his brothers and God s people live in Egypt in peace. In Homer s The Iliad, the question of order is played out in a different manner than in Genesis. The order of the world is defined by the strict rules of the ...
- 175: Origins Of Distrust Between Th
- ... Since before the start of World War I, there was a great Western presence in the area we know today as the Arab world. Britsh and French forces occupied Northern Africa since 1882; British occupied Egypt, at the request of Sultan in Constantinople, and the region we today call the Mahgreb: Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. In addition, to its presence in Egypt, Britain also kept the Gulf states under her protection and held Aden as a colony. According to the “version of events one hears in the Middle East, is that British and French policy at the ... 14, 1948, a month after militants slaughtered the Arab population of Dier Yassein. The state of Israel came into existence 6 PM EST. ten minutes later, the United States officially recognized Israel. The next day, Egypt, Syria, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Iraq sent 20,000 men to attack the newly created state. That attack proved to be a disaster for the Arab. The only state to come out on top was ...
- 176: Augustus Ceasar
- ... east, Augustus took the west, and Lepidus away to Africa, since he was no long an equal partner (Scarre, 17). Augustus started to gain some reputation in the west; meanwhile Antony had left and conquered Egypt in order to gain his popularity. Unfortunately he married the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, which was a disgraceful to Rome. Augustus raised an army of his own to fight Antony. The battle took place in Actium, and Augustus won the battle. In addition, Egypt was also conquered by Augustus and it became a new territory of Rome. "Augustus's overall policy was to keep the military establishment at the minimum necessary to ensure peace within the empire and ...
- 177: Augustus Caesar
- ... east, Augustus took the west, and Lepidus away to Africa, since he was no long an equal partner (Scarre, 17). Augustus started to gain some reputation in the west; meanwhile Antony had left and conquered Egypt in order to gain his popularity. Unfortunately he married the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, which was a disgraceful to Rome. Augustus raised an army of his own to fight Antony. The battle took place in Actium, and Augustus won the battle. In addition, Egypt was also conquered by Augustus and it became a new territory of Rome. "Augustus's overall policy was to keep the military establishment at the minimum necessary to ensure peace within the empire and ...
- 178: Napoleon Bonaparte
- ... After routing the Austrians, Napoleon decided to take on France s other great enemy, Great Britain. He decided to weaken them economically since the French can t attack them directly. Therefore he decided to conquer Egypt-the Britain s gateway to India, since much of British s wealth comes from India. If the British can t reach India, then they will lose a great deal of their resources and won t have goods to trade. On May 19, 1798, Napoleon sets out to conquer Egypt with an army of forty thousand men. Joining the military expedition are hundreds of scholars and scientists whom he hired to study Egyptian culture. Then on July 21, 1798, his troops defeated the Mamelukes at ... ships had survived the British naval attack. Napoleon had built roads and hospitals throughout the country. In August, 1799, Napoleon received words that there was trouble in France. So he left his troops behind in Egypt and sailed back to France on one of the remaining two ships. Napoleon overthrows the Directory, and he has himself named First Consul of France. He immediately set to work on reorganizing the country. ...
- 179: Israel 3
- ... were against it. Fighting broke out immediatly. Israel officialy was declared a state on May 14, 1948, with the leader, David Ben-Gurion, with Jeruselum as the capital. On May 15th, Arab armies, mostly from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraqu and Jordon attacked Israel, trying to destroy the new nation. By early 1949, Israel defeated the Arabs and gained control about half of the land planned for the new Arab state. Egypt and Jordon owned the rest of Palestine. By mid 1949, Israel signed agreements for peace with Egypt, Syria, Jordon, and Lebanon. Former treaties weren't signed because the Arab nations refused to admit Isreael had a right to exist. Because Israel is surrounded by Arab enemies, a strong army is vital ...
- 180: Israel 2
- “Israel is a country in southwestern Asia. It lies at the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt borders it on the southwest, Jordan in the east, Syria on the north. The total area of Israel is about 20,700 square kilometers (about 8,000 square miles). Israel stretches north to south to ... mountains in the south, with summits looming more than about 2,100 m (about 7,000 ft) above the Red Sea. Mount Catherine (Jabal Katrinah) (2,637 m/8,652 ft), the highest elevation in Egypt, is in the Sinai Peninsula, as is Mount Sinai, where, according to the Old Testament, Moses received the Ten Commandments.” Encylopedia.com “The climate of Egypt is characterized by a hot season from May to September and a cool season from November to March. Extreme temperatures during both seasons are moderated by the prevailing northern winds. In the coastal region ...
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