Ibn Al-Haytham was a famous muslim scholar whose works spanned many fields. He was a surgeon, doctor, but also a philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer. He was truly a great mind who significantly contributed towards the life we have today.
They are both democracies. The United States is based off of ancient Rome. The United States however simplified lots of complicated things from the Roman government.
Some similarities between the Mesoamerican and South American religiouns are that:
- they were polytheistic
- they based their religions on nature, so Sun and Water/rain Gods were among the most important
- they believed in ritual sacrifice.
Iranian Hostage Crisis--after the US refused to hand over the Shah, the Iranians stormed the US embassy in Tehran and held the people there hostage for 444 days.
The Shah of Iran fled during the Iranian Revolution and was held safe in the US. The new government demanded the US hand him over to face trials but the US refused. This caused the Iranian rebels to storm the American Embassy and take 52 diplomats and citizens hostage for 444 days.
