Most of the significant expansion occurred during the reign of the Rashidun from 632 to 661 CE, which was the reign of the first four successors of Muhammad. The caliphate —a new Islamic political structure—evolved and became more sophisticated during the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. 21. (2) Five Great Islamic…
Maya Society – HISTORY’S HISTORIESYou are history. We are the future. Beliefs: Why do people live the way they do? Government: How do humans organize their societies, and why do they organize them the way they do? The Maya had a class society. As in other mesoamerican cultures,…
This requirement was implemented after Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia, as a means to protect Eritrea’s sovereignty, to instill national pride, and to create a disciplined populace. Eritrea’s national service requires long, indefinite conscription (6.5 years on average), which some Eritreans leave the country in order to avoid. Inheritance rules…
According to Business Insider, the current owner of Louis Vuitton is LVMH which is an acronym for Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE. The ticker symbol for the publicly owned company is OTC: LVMUY. Other top executives at the company include Antonio Belloni, Group Managing Director; Delphine Arnault, Louis Vuitton Products;…
If you watched episode 18 of Fixer Upper’s third season, you remember that Magnolia House is run by Rob and Marianne Ward on a day to day basis. The couple lives in a former carriage house (also renovated and designed by Chip and Joanna) directly behind the bed and breakfast…
Patrick Allen is the director of the Oregon Health Authority. OHA is the state’s umbrella health organization, committed to eliminating health inequity in Oregon by 2030. Who oversees the Oregon Health Authority? OHA is overseen by the nine-member citizen Oregon Health Policy Board working towards comprehensive health reform in our…
It wasn’t until much later that Ford actually implemented the 8 hour work day and changed the standards: One of the first businesses to implement this was the Ford Motor Company, in 1914, which not only cut the standard work day to eight hours, but also doubled their worker’s pay…
While Alfred was not the first king to lay claim to rule all of the English, his rule represents the first unbroken line of Kings to rule the whole of England, the House of Wessex. The last monarch of a distinct kingdom of England was Queen Anne, who became Queen…
“Runaround Sue” was covered by Leif Garrett in 1977. The song was the second of four releases from his debut album, all of which became U.S. chart hits. All four songs were covers of major hits from 1959 to 1963, including Dion’s two biggest hits. So the song was a…
Omomyids, unlike the adapids, had large, projecting central lower incisors, small canines, and wide variation in their premolars and molars. Additionally, omomyids had short skulls, a short and narrow snout, and large eye orbits, which differed from the anatomy of adapids. this animal is likely to be a human ancestor.…