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    Christianity Transformed the Roman Empire Christianity started with Jesus. Jesus had many followers that spread the good news about Christianity not only in Rome but to its surrounding countries. New ideas can change people and places rapidly. These ideas had an impact on the family life of Romans‚ the Pax Romana‚ the Roman Tolerance for other religions‚ and the Rebirth of Roman State Religion. The family life of Romans was changed. Paterfamilias is where the male is the head of the household and

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    “I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered.” The Roman Empire was on the seven hills‚ also in the eastern empire. Julius Caesar was an emperor‚ Diocletian was an emperor‚ Constantine was the last emperor. The rise and fall occured because of the lack of social‚ political and economics. The lack of social is the reason for the rise and the fall. “Even with their excellent road systems‚ the Romans were unable to communicate quickly or effectively enough to manage their holdings.” (History Alive) The social

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    During its peak years‚ the British Empire was one of the largest empires that the world had ever witnessed. Its sheer power and influence was known to shape the world in many ways and has left a lasting impact in many of its former colonies that included the likes of India‚ America and Hong Kong (Denman 1996). For most parts‚ it cannot be denied that the British Empire played a vital part in making history as it aims to play a leading role in shaping the modern day society. The integration of British

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    Many years ago in 1438 AD‚ the Inca Empire was home to millions of people who all lived in a society that was going to continue for decades to come. Their government split the entire empire into four smaller regions‚ each with a ruler to control it. These four rulers were all controlled by the main ruler‚ whom all reported to him. Life in the Inca Empire was different from many other empires in many ways. The founder‚ named Pachacuti‚ led a smaller empire. Pachacuti’s’ name means “he who transfers

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    How did September 11‚ 2001‚ affect the United States and the world? September 11‚ 2001 is a day that will never be forgotten by Americans‚ it is to this day‚ the worst terrorist attack in the history of the United States of America. The attack on the World Trade Center affected millions of Americans. This attack brought safety concerns to the top of the United States list of problems. After this attack‚ the U.S. implemented many new safety and security procedures as a result of the terrorist attack

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    Did you know that Alexander Hamilton helped save the United States as you know it? He did this by being a Federalist‚ the nation’s first Secretary of Treasury‚ an author of the Federalist papers‚ and much more. But he was not born in the United States and he was not a Founding Father. Although he was not a Founding Father of the United States‚ Alexander Hamilton was one of our most important political influencers and did many things to make the United States how it is today. In October‚ 1787‚ Hamilton

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    first to settle in central and South America. They established their empire by defeating the Aztecs people. While the Aztecs lived in Mexico‚ they structured a wealthy empire by means of warfare. However‚ the Spanish took their empire by exploiting the resentment‚ the subjects had. Francisco Pizarro arrived with a small force of men in Peru. They conquered the Incas‚ who also had a large empire. Even though they had a large empire‚ it suffered large a chaotic royal succession. The Spanish exploited

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    There is a great deal of evidence to support that evolution did indeed happen. Evolution is the changes in a population over time‚ it’s explained through descent with modification and natural selection. The findings from earlier thinkers all back this evidence up. Charles Darwin used evidence he found from research and studying the work of other scientists who studied fossils to support his claim that modern organisms are the descendants of ancestral species that were different from those of today

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    The Roman leader Nero slit his own throat on June 9th‚ 68 C.E. after receiving word that the Senate had declared him a public enemy. He was 30 years old. In the beginning of 68 C.E. Gaius Vindex led a rebellion against Nero‚ Rome’s current emperor‚ that could have been easily stopped had Nero not given up so soon. Nero did not put put up much of a fight during his fall‚ and was easily overtaken by the rebels‚ proving that anyone with an army backing them up could become emperor of Rome. Afterwards

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    How did the Hindenburg catch fire and explode? On May 6‚ 1937 a German airship (LZ 129 Hindenburg) was landing in Township‚ New Jersey when an electrostatic discharge ignited leaking hydrogen and causing the Hindenburg to catch fire. A electrostatic discharge is a sudden flow of electricity between two charged objects caused by contact. There was a total of 36 casualties which were 13 passengers‚ 22 crewmen‚ and even a worker on the ground. 62 out of the 97 passengers survived the crash. (wikipedia

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