Diffusionism as an anthropological school of thought was an attempt to understand the nature of culture in terms of the origin of culture traits and their spread from one society to another. Diffusionism refers to the diffusion or transmission of cultural characteristics or traits from the common society to all other societies. The Biblical theory of human social origin was taken for granted in Renaissance thought (14th century-17th century). The role diffusion played in cultural diversity was acknowledged
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THE ULTIMATE APUSH TIMELINE 1430 Portuguese start voyages down the west coast of Africa 1492 Columbus arrives in Western Hemisphere 1509-1547 Henry VII rules England Protestant reformation begins in England 1558-1603 Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Ireland conquered by England. 1607 Jamestown founded 1612 Tobacco made a profitable crop by John Rolfe 1619 First group of blacks brought to Virginia First legislative assembly meets in Virginia 1620 First Pilgrims in Plymouth 1622 Indian
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country at that time. Although WEB Du Bois’ strategy for immediate integration was a good one‚ I believe that Booker T Washington’s strategies of gradual integration and focusing on the black race as a whole were more appropriate for the time period of 1877-1915. The school enrollment by race was much lower for blacks in the period when Washington and Du Bois made a great impact on the educational system. Beginning around 1905‚ there was an upward spike in Black schooled children which is credited
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” The Union was commanded by ineffective generals until‚ Ulysses S. Grant came to be “the general chief of all Union armies in 1864.” After many bloody battles‚ “Grant finally brought Lee to bay at Appomattox in 1865.” After this‚ the Union armies won a series of battles against the Confederate armies. Shortly after this‚ Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes. “In 1864-1865‚ General Tecumseh Sherman led his army deep into the Confederate heartland of Georgia and South Carolina.” Sherman and his
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In 1864‚ Union armies began to make large gains in battles against the South. One such engagement came with the Battle of Atlanta‚ led by General William Sherman. The battle for Atlanta was raising some hopes that the Civil War was drawing to an end‚ but this was not yet true‚ as the populace in the South did not concede so easily. The battle took place over 4 different engagements in the late summer‚ with the final battle taking place on September 1‚ 1864. Following this battle‚ Southern troops
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the act of Union in 1841‚ the job of governing the Province of Canada became more unmanageable. Despite George Brown‚ John A. Macdonald‚ and George-Etienne Cartier’s rivalry‚ they all believed that there had to be a better way to arrange Canada. In 1864‚ the men set aside their personal feelings to form the Great Coalition. Their single goal was the creation of union of all the British North American colonies. The Charlottetown Conference was originally planned as a meeting of the leaders of the three
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Towson University was once known as the Maryland State Normal School for the instruction of teachers in 1864. Two years after being created in 1864 the school opened its doors with McFadden Alexander Newell being its president. Newell had goals to establish model schools for teachers to practice their skills and see first-hand how what they have learned worked on elementary students. Unfortunately‚ these practice schools were often across town because of space limitations. As the school continued
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The Congress of Berlin was an international peace conference convened by the European great powers in Berlin‚ Germany in June and July 1878. Following the recent conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877‚ the Congress of Berlin aimed to divide the perennial no-man’s-land of Europe‚ the Balkans‚ along lines more reflective of the then-current balance of power. The ultimate effect of the Congress was effectively to reverse Russia’s territorial gains during the war‚ returning some seized territory
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Just imagine how our lives would be if all of the technology and inventions we have in today’s modern society were never invented. A history marking event called the Industrial Revolution began in England in the middle of the 18th century and spread to the rest of Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. This era changed the way people worked and lived in drastic ways. New machines were invented and a large part of the population moved from the countryside to urban areas. In the early
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House of Representatives which they controlled. The Election of 1876 is scored as neutral because meant to counter the corruption during Grant’s presidency but lead to the disintegration of the protection of African Americans with the Compromise of 1877 demand to stop regulating Republican laws in the
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