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    Was the Medical Renaissance an important period in medical history? The renaissance period was the rebirth of medical research after the middle lack of the development during the middle ages. This was an important period because of new discoveries about anatomy. These new breakthroughs began with Andreas Vesalius challenging the great Roman doctor‚ Galen’s ideas towards the human body. Two major mistakes that Vesalius found in Galen’s work were that the human jaw had one bone‚ whereas Galen wrote

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    How did Amaterasu come into being? What role‚ according to legend‚ did she play in Japanese history? Per the earliest Japanese “mythohistories” (Kitagawa)‚ Kojiki (records of ancient matters‚ compiled in 712) and Nihongi (chronicles of Japan‚ complied in 720)‚ the origins of the empire date back to 660 BCE‚ a date calculated from a cyclical formula introduced from China during the fifth or sixth century CE (Kirkland 111); none of the persons or events mentioned can be firmly established in historical

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    History 2112 Study Guide Test 1 Chapters 15-17 Chapter 15 1. Dawes Severalty Act – goals; Indian boarding schools (reasons for‚ children reaction to) 2. barbed wire – impact on ranchers 3. mining towns – victims of violence 4. Grangers – reasons for laws; members 5. Long drive – purpose 6. Mark Twain – themes in novels 7. Native Americans – Wounded Knee; Sand Creek Massacre; George Custer; Fort Laramie Treaty; reasons for U.S. violating treaties; impact of horses

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    joined the  race.  Pencils  cracked and trash bins were filled with crumpled heaps of paper. Finally‚ the first electric  telegraph  was  created.  As  of  today‚  Samuel  F.B.  Morse  remains  as  one  of  the  most  influential figures of  American history because  he  contributed  to  society  by creating the  single­wired electric telegraph.     Samuel

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    Ethan Sua 10/16/10 Mr. McGrath AP World History A Compare and Contrast Essay of Egypt and Mesopotamia Egypt and Mesopotamia developed different and similar political and religious civilizations. Mesopotamian civilizations such as the Sumerians‚ the Akkadian kingdom‚ the Assyrian empire and the Babylonian city-state‚ were all too dependent on the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Egypt’s natural isolation and material self-sufficiency fostered a unique culture that

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    Patty Smith Hill has played an important part in the history of early childhood education. She started off in a nursery school‚ later became a kindergarten teacher. Growing as a teacher she became the principal and superintendent at her school. Her methods of teaching got her invited to Clark University to study child psychology. John Dewey also asked her to come study at the University of Chicago. For 12 years she was a director of the Louisville Kindergarten Training School‚ she was also taking

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    Should the government have somewhat of a access to your internet history? Should your principle be able to keep an eye on your social media? The government and schooling should be able to have access to the students and the people’s social media and internet searches because cyberbullying is a big problem that is occurring. Another reason is terrorism‚ dealing with the terrifying terrorist attack that took down the twin towers on September 9‚ 2001. The last reason is that there is such a big

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    they should fit into the preceeding categories‚ however‚ once I get through all of them I will be able to make the final determination regarding my five main books. Part I – The Original Thesis Turner‚ Frederick Jackson. The Frontier in American History. New York: Henry Holt and Company‚ 1920. This book includes Turner’s landmark

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    reference to the issues raised by Munslow‚ critically evaluate the role of the historian in the construction of history Support your argument with reference to at least TWO sources you have studied. “God can’t change history but historians can” – Samuel Butler The role of the historian‚ in regards to the construction of history‚ is one of paramount importance. When constructing history it is imperative that historians do not reduce the integrity of historical sources and maintain credibility and

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    gold chain. Likey commoner modeling for Rembrandt of Amsterdam. Impressionism. Art Institute has the biggest collection outside of Paris. Claude Monet‚ one of the fathers of Impressionism. “The Artist House” 1873. Rules‚ state art should be about history or religion‚ should show knowledge‚ teach something‚ or have a moral lesson. Art should be smooth and polished. Impressionist were rejected by Salon‚ big art show. They broke all the rules. “Impressionist” was originally an insult. They wanted to

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