People moved to cities to work in factories as industrialization spread‚ but the working conditions in the factories were poor‚ and people during this time had very little knowledge of hygiene. People had no knowledge on the causes and effects of bacteria and germs. Procedures like washing hand did not take place‚ so germs and bacteria continued to grow and multiply. Plates and glasses were reused without washing‚ and this increased the spread of bacteria and germs. There were also no sanitation
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The first point to be understood about Confucianism is that it is not a religion. Confucianism is an ethical system. However‚ it does have religious traits (Chiyun 337). The Confucianist accepts the existence of a supreme being. Similar to how Christians accept the existence of a God. The trait of mercy and love is commonly held by Buddhism and Confucianism. Confucianist’s belief in prayer is just the same as a Christian or a Buddhist. The difference of Confucianism in relation to being a religion
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After 507 BCE Cleisthenes changed the rules of voting in Athens so that every mans’ vote counted and therefore put the decisions affecting the community into the hands of the common man although the majority of the office positions were held by wealthy aristocrats. To be considered a “citizen” in Sparta‚ you had to be: male‚ could not be a Helot‚ or Perioikoi‚ or a slave. There was an assembly of all male citizens‚ an elder council of men over 60‚ the Gerousia‚ and the Ephors that consisted of 5
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In order to help cover the cost of the war between Great Britain and France‚ British officials began to establish new taxes in the Colonies. In 1765‚ a tax was passed by Great Britain known as the Stamp Act. This law required all colonists to pay a tax to Great Britain on all of the printed materials that they used‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ and even playing cards. All of these materials were required to have a stamp placed on them‚ in order to show that the tax had been paid. Colonist were
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Following the Great Depression and the presidency of Herbert Hoover‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the presidency. When FDR took office he used democratic policies to attempt to lift America out of poverty. The administration of FDR increased the role of the Federal government and attempted to address reform‚ relief‚ and recovery of the US. As he took office he faced problems such as unemployment‚ bank failures‚ and mass poverty. FDR created several policies to address the economic downfall‚
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Charlemagne was . He was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day in A.D 800. According to () he ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814. Under his ruling‚ the Roman Empire experienced arts and education. However‚ Charlemagne was indeed responsible for the death of many pagans that refused to accept Christianity as their religion. Paragraph 1: charlamagne and the pagans‚ he killed them because they refused to convert. ( list other details of why he did this‚ how he did it‚.) One of
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Our ancestors invented supplies to move around and also for protection another thing they did was how to farm and when was the right time to farm. This led our farmers to plant sugar canes to get sugar which it was first grown in New Guinea about 900 years ago. The first trade was when Guinea carried sugar cane stalks to India. The sugar caused a huge industry because it was a brand new product grown‚it also made more labor for the people‚ and it made the capital make new laws for trading. Since
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1) The reason for US neutrality in the 1920s and 1930s was because the US has always been accustomed to isolation. They wanted to go back to “normalcy.” They tried to refrain the country from getting involved in foreign affairs that would require resources. There was a lot of social changes going on during this period of time for groups such as women having the ability to vote and African Americans being more seen as equal. In the late 1920s and early 1930s‚ certain novels and journals were making
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Thesis The enlightened despots indicated a belief in the equality of men and natural rights. They thought the people should be able to prosper‚ yet these “enlightened rulers” ruled in a despotic fashion. They believed that they had absolute power and that they were the state. Their words went above everybody’s no matter what. In some kind of sense it was kind of like a parent to child relationship. The parent has the right to rule over the child to keep them in line. In the social order group
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The Age of Democracy and the Age of Absolutism were two different periods of time. The age of Enlightenment had new ideas spreading throughout the world about government and human rights. The enlightenment was a great period of establishment of democracy .A democracy is when the common people are considered as the primary source of political power. Throughout the enlightenment there were philosophers who believed greatly in a democratic government. Some of the most familiar philosophers were Voltaire
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