Because of this it could not raise a strong resistance against invaders, and were easily defeated and subjugated by the Shyris, ancient indigenous people who joined the Kingdom of Quito.

Because Galen's works were not translated into Latin in the ancient period, and because of the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West, the study of Galen, along with the Greek medical tradition as a whole, went into decline in Western Europe during the Early Middle Ages, when very few Latin scholars could read Greek.

Because manuscript transmission was done by hand-copying, typically by monastic scribes, almost all ancient texts have been subject to both accidental and deliberate alterations, emendations ( called interpolation ) or elisions.

Because Ptolemy derived many of his key latitudes from crude longest day values, his latitudes are erroneous on average by roughly a degree ( 2 degrees for Byzantium, 4 degrees for Carthage ), though capable ancient astronomers knew their latitudes to more like a minute.

Because they would have been in such close proximity to the actors, ancient Roman audiences would have wanted attention and direct acknowledgement from the actors.

Because the ancient Greeks highly valued public political participation, rhetoric emerged as a crucial tool to influence politics.

Because of the enormous military successes of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, the legion has long been regarded as the prime ancient model for military efficiency and ability.

Because the only mountain-building since then has been of the Stirling Range with the rifting from Antarctica, the land is extremely eroded and ancient, with no part of the state above 1, 245 metres ( 4, 085 ft ) AHD ( at Mount Meharry in the Hamersley Range of the Pilbara region ).

Because there are no accounts of the custom in Great Britain prior to the 17th century, some historians and folklorists have theorised that it was not an ancient British custom but was in fact imported into Britain from continental Europe in the early modern period, possibly from Flanders in Belgium, where the tradition thrived in this period.

Because it has a peculiar prestige as the most ancient written language, proposals for linguistic affinity sometimes have a nationalistic background.

Because leaves can take such diverse forms within a single species, these are a poor measure of diversity, but wood structure points to the existence of diverse ginkgo forests in ancient times.

Because it has the ability to kill certain bacteria, terebinth resin was widely used as a preservative in ancient wine.

Because the family is ancient and was widely distributed long time ago, modern species commonly are present in forests of various types occurring on all continents, except Antarctica, and on many associated major islands.

Because the chapeau was a relatively recent innovation, a number of ancient Arms of Scottish feudal barons do not display the chapeau.

Because he also " admits that ancient Indians had knowledge of intercalation " his statements on that point are concidered " confused ".

Because of Earth's axial precession, however, the star was visible to ancient Hindu astronomers in India who named it “ Tri-shanku ”.

Because the ancient Egyptian year was almost a quarter of a day shorter than the solar year and stellar events therefore " wandered " through the calendar, it has been referred to as the annus vagus, or " wandering year ".

Because of its ancient ancestry and " primitive " characteristics, it has been described as a " living fossil ".

Because Phanom Rung is a beautiful and important historical site, the province also organizes an annual festival on the first weekends of April when a colourful parade is held following ancient royal Khmer tradition as well as a sound and light show at the Phanom Rung Sanctuary.

Because the family is so ancient and was so widely distributed on the Gondwana supercontinent, modern species commonly occur in relict populations isolated by geographical barriers, for instance on islands or tropical mountains.

Because the only fossils other than these ancient ones that have been found are recent ones of extant species, it is unknown if the family once had a global distribution which has contracted or if the distribution of the family was originally restricted to the Old World and has shifted to the New World.

Because the life of the Christian hermit, both in ancient and in modern times, is rooted in the Desert Theology of the Old Testament, it is a life entirely given to the praise of God and the love and, through the hermit's penance and prayers, also the service of all humanity.

Because anvils are very ancient tools and were at one time very commonplace, they have acquired symbolic meaning beyond their use as utilitarian objects.

Because he interprets the primitive state of man as one of mere potentiality or capacity and believes that Adam and Eve were created as children, Irenaeus often seems inclined to extenuate their disobedience as being `` due, no doubt, to carelessness, but still wicked ''.

Because of the danger of exploding boilers, which were in a very primitive stage of development, and the ongoing issues with leaks, Watt restricted his use of high pressure steam – all of his engines used steam at near atmospheric pressure.

Because they do not have internal body cavities, for over a century, Platyhelminthes were regarded as a primitive stage in the evolution of bilaterians ( animals with bilateral symmetry and hence with distinct front and rear ends ).

Because modern technology requires a supporting infrastructure, more primitive methods are employed — for example, horses instead of tractors ( because tractors cannot reproduce themselves ).

Because the fibula bears relatively little weight in comparison with the tibia, it is typically narrower in all but the most primitive tetrapods.

Because chondrites accumulated from material that formed very early in the history of the solar system, and because chondritic asteroids did not melt, they have very primitive compositions.

Because it is composed of primitive carbonaceous materials, it has a very dark surface.

Because all minimal polynomials are irreducible, all primitive polynomials are also irreducible.

Because the method of Gödel numbering was novel, and to avoid any ambiguity, Gödel presented a list of 45 explicit formal definitions of primitive recursive functions and relations used to manipulate and test Gödel numbers.

Because homeomorphisms can be described entirely in terms of derived sets, derived sets have been used as the primitive notion in topology.

Because of its extraordinarily primitive composition and relatively large mass, Orgueil is one of the most-studied meteorites.

Because early finds were incomplete, the strange suite of anatomical features combing features typical of theropods, prosauropods and ornithischians led some scientists, such as Gregory S. Paul, to conclude that segnosaurs ( as they were called before Therizinosaurus was recognized as part of the group ) represented a late-surviving suborder of primitive dinosaurs, sometimes thought of as intermediates between prosauropods and ornithischians.

Because of its remote location, rugged landscape, and primitive transportation, the only practical way to operate the plant was to have employees on site.

Because it is a fundamental tool of capitalist initiation and restoration, and because the rate of profit always begins to fall, sooner or later, primitive accumulation hits us all.

Because business start-ups, forcible expansion of capitalist markets, and expropriation of peasants are going on all the time, primitive accumulation is also a process which happens all the time.

Because points are the only primitive objects, and because Tarski's system is a first-order theory, it is not even possible to define lines as sets of points.

Because the first pure scenery paintings of Europe emerged after the 17th century, Strolling About In Spring may well be the first scenery painting of the world.

Because of Crozet's location in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, its natural scenery is one of its distinguishing features.

Because the second take was filmed with a wider lens, a vague outline of the alien could be seen with the background scenery bending around its shape.

Because it is characterized by a moderate continental climate with very mild winters and moderately warm summers, the region of Leskovac abounds in natural scenery which is exceptional in its diversity and beauty.

Because of the scenery of the Hope and Derwent valleys, literary connections, and easy access by train or road from Sheffield and Manchester, Hathersage is a tourist destination.

Because the audience can view the performance from a variety of perspectives, it is usual for the blocking, props and scenery to receive thorough consideration to ensure that no perspective is blocked from view.

Because of the picturesque scenery that Helvellyn offers, many people camp on Helvellyn throughout the year.

Because of the cliff of the Buddhas, the ruins of the Monk's caves, Shar-i-Gholghola (' City of Sighs ', the ruins of an ancient city destroyed by Genghis Khan ), and its local scenery, it is one of the most visited places in Afghanistan.

Because the summit is above the treeline, there are many places to park along the road to view the scenery.

Because it was inauspicious, the name was later changed to similar sounding 調景嶺 ( Tiu King Leng / Jyutping: tiu4 ging2 leng5, which can be interpreted as " ridge of pleasant scenery ".

Because the audience can view the performance from a variety of perspectives, it is usual for the blocking, props and scenery to receive thorough consideration to ensure that no perspective is blocked from view.

Because of its relationship to the quality of scenery, recreation, and lake clarity, the shore zone is one of the most sensitive areas in the region.