Branch Rickey felt that his character was just as important as his baseball skills. Jackie Robinson was chosen to "break the color barrier" and he would need to be a strong individual and be able to avoid confrontation. He knew that Jackie Robinson would have to endure a lot of hostility and insults.
Olmec and Mayan culture both had pyramids as an important part of their cultures. La Venta was an Olmec pyramid built as a ceremonial center. <span>Pyramid of Kukulkan, is a Mayan pyramid and is one of the most visited pyramids to date.</span>
Yes, I believe that's true. They spread their believes and traditions with them.
A type of civilization called Harrapa
the traditional pilgrimage to Mecca, through the experience of present-day American Muslims and learn about the origins of Islam in its birthplace of Medina in this media gallery from Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler. According to Muslim tradition, all of the world’s able-bodied believers must make the Hajj at least once in their lives. They strip themselves of worldly possessions and ask God’s forgiveness for their human failings. Pilgrims enter a sacred state of spiritual purity and wear plain garments. Then, inside the city’s Great Mosque, they walk in a circle seven times around the Ka’bah shrine.
