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    Canadian Mosaic

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    from the two prevailing groups co-existing inside Canada (Anglophones and Francophones)‚ the presence of the minorities contributes in its culture‚ language and values (Burnet 66 and Bibby 158‚ 162-169). This gives out to a mosaic idea of Canada (Bibby 158‚ Burnet 71). The mosaic means putting together distinctive characteristics among the people leaving in Canada. This means every ethnicity‚ including English and French‚ must preserve their own culture and language in particular. For me‚ this impression

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    American Mosaic Mosaic is a decorative art form that creates new images from many small pieces of dissimilarly colored materials. Through creative arrangement of different jumbled pieces‚ Mosaic artists can achieve a brand-new image that delivers greater beauty and more meaningful than the sum of all the pieces that makes up the mosaic. Similar to mosaic‚ many countries are consists of citizens with different racial and cultural backgrounds. As most people known that the most unique country is

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    Justinian I or Justinian the Great (Latin: Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus‚ Greek: Φλάβιος Πέτρος Σαββάτιος Ιουστινιανός; 482/483 – November 13 or November 14‚ 565) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 527 until his death‚ and second member of the Justinian Dynasty‚ after his uncle Justin I. He is considered a saint amongst Eastern Orthodox Christians‚ is also commemorated by the Lutheran Church‚[1] and is sometimes called the "Last Roman" in popular historiography.[2] One of the most important

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    to Justinian’s skilful rule. There were also periods of retrenchment and plague which often makes the period seem an unsuccessful one‚ although I believe these times showed his quality as an Emperor. One reason that the Empire expanded under Justinian was because of his ability to pick exceptional advisors. The men that he gave power to owed this to him and so were very loyal. Despite many periods of financial and military crisis where the Empire faced threats from all sides it always managed

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    ustinian‚ Best of the Byzantine Justinian was raised by his uncle and was very catholic. Justinian became consul of the Byzantine through his uncle. While consul Justinian married Theodora who helped him Justinian on his road to success tremendously (EVANS 2). When Justinian’s uncle died Justinian became the sole emperor to the Byzantine empire. Was Justinian historically important or was he just another useless emperor? Justinian was historically important because he preserved Roman law‚ destroyed

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    Dbq Essay Justinian Emperor Justinian did revive the Roman Empire to some extent. He was known for rebuilding and constructing many new things but he still kept old traditions. He modified them so that they were able to be used during his time. According to document 1‚ Justinian takes the religion that the Byzantine had and finds that it is creating stray errors. Justinian then decides to use the firm foundation of a single faith. He also made the code of Justinian which was a book of laws that

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    through the Medieval Era that demonstrate ways political leaders constructed powerful identities‚ including the Emperor Justinian and His Attendants‚ The Maquamat of Al-Hariri‚ and the Stele of Naram-Sin. The Emperor Justinian and His Attendants artwork is from San Vitale‚ Ravenna‚ 547 BCE and is a perfect example to show how political leaders has powerful identities. This mosaic shows power through the style and context of the art piece. The way the Emperor is dressed in a bolder color than the Attendants

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    Byzantine Empire Under Justinian One of the greatest emperors of all time was Justinian. During his reign he accomplished many important things for the Byzantine Empire. He created many new cities‚ founded important laws called the Justinian Code‚ and built fortifications‚ buildings‚ and the Hagia Sophia. He also tried to reestablish the classical Roman Empire by sending his troops throughout the Western Mediterranean. Without Justinian ruling over the Byzantine Empire‚ it wouldn’t be as magnificent

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    Justinian Byzantine Empire

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    west‚ the greatest of the Byzantine emperors came to power: Emperor Justinian I in 527 A.D (www.loyno.edu/~seduffy/byzantine.html). The reign of Justinian was an extremely significant period. He believed in a Mediterranean wide Christian order politically and religiously united‚ and restricted the rights of non-Christians by banning them from the walls of Constantinople‚ and barring them from holding any office. In his time‚ Justinian established Christianity as the dominant religion of the Byzantine

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    Justinian I and His Codification of Roman Law Justinain I‚ whose full name was Flavius Justinianus in Latin‚ was the Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565. He is commonly known as Justinian the Great‚ who had spent all his reign restoring the greatness of the Byzantine Empire and trying to reconquer the western half of the Roman Empire. His achievements could be seen in the Roman law‚ the administrative system of the Empire‚ religion‚ literature‚ architecture and some other fields‚ enough to prove his

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