modern democracy‚ but there are still inequalities among the people. For millions of years‚ our ancestors lived in a group of 30 to 50 people and lived by hunting and looking for food wandering here and there in the jungle. Human nature developed in this social context. Only ten thousand years ago‚ they began to live in the villages. And only two thousand years ago‚ they stopped their hunting life. Human nature cannot make an important change in such a short period. There are still some hunting-and-gathering
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1. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important to the colonization of America because it made Queen Elizabeth and England more powerful than Spain. England could colonize better now that they had control of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Roanoke colony failed twice. The first time‚ it failed because they didn’t start farming right away‚ and a difficult winter sent them all back to England. The second time‚ they needed a lot of supplies‚ so Walter Raleigh went back to England. He couldn’t return for
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What values did the founding generation believe were important to a successful America? If more Americans pondered this question‚ they would have a more clear understanding of why those brave men who came before us risked their blood‚ treasure and sacred honor to create the greatest nation on Earth. The Founding Fathers were a revolutionary group whose goal was American liberty. They believed in religious freedom in order for a successful America. They understood that the citizens should have a say
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Important Nineteenth Century Guys Charts Note: Legacies are gone into detail in the charts Tsar Alexander II Positives | Negatives | * Introduced emancipation edict‚ gave the right to peasants to own land‚ marry their own choice‚ bring suits to court. * Peasants were given their own land. * Zemstvos (local assemblies) were put in place by Alexander‚ they could levy taxes and took charge over matters of education‚ famine‚ public projects * Local and provincial courts were made. *
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The Neolithic revolution some people think that this was the best and most important development in human history like William Howells. William Howells believes that the Neolithic revolution was more superior rather than the Paleolithic revolution and I happen to agree with Howells. I think that without the Neolithic revolution there would be a lot more theft and murder because according to Howells it saids “many such people accept the necessity of killing some of their infants at birth because
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Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur is a name most Americans should know. Born and raised in a military family MacArthur rose to become one of the most important Generals in U.S. history. MacArthur played important roles in World War I and II as well as in the Korean conflict. MacArthur was a very controversial figure being a great general but having a burning desire to destroy the communist governments that might have led to World War III. Born in the barracks of unnamed military base in Little
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There are many social issues that our society faces on a daily basis. Many people do not truly notice or understand these issues‚ because they are not directly affected by the issue. Just because you aren’t directly affected by an issue does not mean that you should make an attempt to understand the issue from the person affected by it’s point of view. In order to do this‚ you have to look at the issue critically and with an intersectional lens‚ “a critical analytic interdisciplinary tool to interrogate
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Slavery is important‚ because it has the potential of boosting one country’s economy and increasing the amount of profit made by the merchants. At that time‚ when slavery was a big hit in the Americas‚ lots of merchants and investors wanted to be involved in the African slave trade economy. Almost anyone could be involved with the trade‚ but only if they had the goods to supply for the customers in the trade or if they had money to invest on a voyage. Meaning small companies and business people were
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The Trojan War was one the largest and most important matters in Greek Mythology. The war itself took place in the city of Troy which happened in the Bronze Age. The war lasted for approximately ten years. Ancient Greeks treated the Trojan War as a historical event and dated it back to 1194-1184 BC. The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the defenders of The City of Troy. Most of the Trojan War was siege and the city was able to hold off the invaders for such a long time because the fortifications
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evils. Paths to change most always involve conflict‚ a clash of ideas‚ a challenge of tradition‚ but from the storm‚ the budding flower of change will emerge. So indeed we must question‚ we must challenge the ideas and decisions of others‚ whether or not they are superior‚ for the sake of bringing about necessary change. History has presented many examples of men and women who questioned the thoughts of superior entities‚ and in retrospect‚ these are the same men and women who have pulled society
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