Have you ever played an app in which you have to build a zoo, city, or farm? If so, you know that your zoo does not become full of animals overnight. You must raise capital to add animals to your zoo. The more imaginary coins you have, the more land and animals you can purchase. Like these imaginary civilizations, the Roman Empire, too, took time to build. It did not just emerge overnight. The city of Rome was founded by a group of people called the Latins around 1000 BCE. The Latins came to be called the Romans.…
Neanderthals have long thought to be lesser than modern humans in many ways, such as intelligence, wit, appearance, and ways of life; however, this is not entirely the case. The first Neanderthal discovered was in the Neander Valley of Germany, where part of a skull and limb bones were present (“Neanderthals | Evolution | Earth Facts,” n.d.). Although this is not the oldest Neanderthal skeleton ever found, it was the first and it led to the discovery and understanding of a whole new species. This species was known to us as Homo sapien neanderthalensis, or for those who believe the differences to be so vast that it should be its own distinct species, Homo neanderthalensis (O’Neil, 2010). Homo (sapien) neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens lived side by side for thousands of years (O’Neil, 2010), but it is speculated that it was because of the advanced nature of Homo sapiens which allowed them to strive and eventually outlive the Neanderthals. Although the Neanderthals eventually became extinct and Homo sapiens strived, there are many similarities in both appearance and behaviour that suggest that perhaps the few differences that exist between the two were the difference that allowed for one species to prevail while the other faded out.…
It is has been shown that these people of the past lived over 200,000 years. It’s hard to believe that the Neanderthals were able to survive extreme climate changes, especially such harsh freezing climate. (Goudarzi 2008)…
It is interesting to me that before Neanderthals were considered very primitive, brute, with no language, no art, even lacking the same intelligence as modern humans, but the image is being replace with the evidence that proves how smart they really were. Making the glue used for the spears and engineering tools are just some examples that show how advance in technology they really were.…
The history Boys is a comedy play based on a group of intelligent and funny sixth-form boys in the 1980’s.The boys find themselves in different sitations,whether it’s to do with love, heartbreak or heir further education and their future. These situations that they are faced with, contribute o he humur the play.…
A common story plot in modern day films portraying Middle Age themes is a damsel in distress being saved by a knight in shining armor. For instance, the popular animated children’s movie, Shrek, follows the story line of Shrek and his partner, Donkey, going off on a journey in order to save a princess imprisoned in a tall castle tower and guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. The entire plot setting is based roughly around the same time frame as the actual middle ages, so the elements of medieval culture in this movie are clear. The guarded castles, mythical creatures, and feudal system enforced between the peasants and royalty are all elements of medieval culture. One major scene that depicts the essence of the Middle Ages best is when Shrek leads Lord Farquaad to Fiona as an exchange for guaranteed privacy of Shrek’s swamp.…
July 9, 1776 -- Washington orders that the Declaration of Independence be read before the American army in New York -- from his personal copy of the "Dunlap Broadside."…
Neanderthal and Homo sapiens were the two species of the Homo genus that lived during the ice age. Even though they had similar life styles, Neanderthals extinct, and Homo sapiens were able to live on and became the direct ancestor of modern human. Anthropologists state that this difference come from the difference of women’s role in society. In Neanderthal society, there was almost no division of labor between men and women. Therefore, it was not unusual for women to be helping men with their hunting. However, role of Homo sapiens women was to supply the family with clothing, shelter, and fruit and seed they gathered. Their tasks did not require dangerous hunting. The women’s act of sewing clothes or grinding foods developed their tools and they were accessible to evolved clothing and shelters.…
1.) Moyers compares the study of history to “the view in the rearview mirror.” In what ways is this quote an apt comparison?…
Archeologists found new evidence that are answering many controversies, unanswered questions, and new perspectives of the legacy of the Neanderthals. The average lifespan of a Neanderthals was thirty. Through these thirty years, they were trained to hunt and gather basic necessities very quickly. According to the video “Decoding Neanderthals,” they were “brooding and stupid-looking with no personality”. They were seen as unintellegent physically and mentally with a lack of the brainpower that Homo sapiens had. Due to their animal like character, they would endure any physical encounters they had with the animal they were trying to kill hunt for food. In modern physical strength comparison, these Neanderthals were technically bench pressing about 500lbs.…
It is known from fossil records that Neanderthals disappeared at almost the exact time that that humans arrived. It has been widely believed for years that Neanderthals were our predecessors, but today we can tell that Neanderthals were a completely different, but almost parallel evolutionary relative. This is known by genetics. The last known Neanderthal fossil dates back to 28 thousand years ago. Before the humans invaded the land, the territory belonged to the Neanderthals. Their brains had completely different evolutionary paths than us; they may have appeared very similar to us, but were, in actuality, quite different. The brain of the Neanderthal evolved differently and not as drastically as that of the human brain. The evolution of the Neanderthals mind hit a plateau, and it is seen in the fossil records that the tools of the Neanderthals remained unchanged for a quarter million years before their extinction. Other than human competition, the main reason for the disappearance of the Neanderthals was a change in climate and landscape. They couldnt survive in an area with a disappearing habitat. They were so dependent on what they were accustomed to, that the transition couldnt be made and the result was an eventual extinction of their species. In the rapidly cooling European areas, humans used their intelligence to adapt, but Neanderthals were isolated to pockets of still wooded areas. One by one, the Neanderthals died…
Over the course of history, humans have had a huge impact on the environment ranging from climatic changes, endangerment of certain species, and pollution of planet Earth. The drive of society to improve the standards of living have resulted in technological advances that to a certain extent have simplified our life; however, the toll it has brought upon Earth is intolerable. Veronica Perez Rodriguez & Kirk Anderson and Hazel Delcourt have addressed the issue on how our predecessors actions have affected them and our life on the long run. Through the practices of archeology, paleoecology, and paleoethnobotany our understanding of present environmental changes have allowed us to understand the desire of our ancestors to aim for such changes.…
To me the past does matter because that makes you who you are now even though sometimes you try to ignore it your past will always stick by you. For example I didn’t have a happy childhood, it was full of arguments and abuses. I learned from my mom’s mistakes to not stick around and let a man abuses you in anyway. Another example losing my brother was probably the worst way to learn to cherish those you have today but that’s the past and somehow some way you learn from your past.…
I have read and understand the plagiarism policy as outlined in the IWU Catalog relating to the IWU Honesty/Cheating Policy. By affixing this statement to the title page of my paper, I certify that I have not cheated or plagiarized in the process of completing this assignment. I also certify that the work submitted is original work specific for this course and to my program. If it is found that cheating and/or plagiarism did take place in the writing of this paper, I understand the possible consequences of the act/s, which could include expulsion from Indiana Wesleyan University.…
In 1852, Massachusetts was the first state in the, United States of America to enact a compulsory education law. This law required every city and town in Massachusetts to offer primary school focusing on grammar and basic arithmetic to be mandatory for children to attend. Prior to this law, states only offered private schools run by the catholic churches and since these schools charged tuition, it made it difficult for children with poorer background to receive a full education. This would eventually change during the immigration boom during 19th and 20th centuries and lead to other states to enact the compulsory education law. More subjects since have been added to schools and have been mandatory…