TRIVIA 1. About 50% of Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. This is called propinquity. 2. The pleasant feeling of eating chocolate is caused by a chemical called anadamide‚ a neurotransmitter which also is produced naturally in the brain. 3. From the Middle Ages until the 18th century the local barber’s duties included dentistry‚ blood letting‚ minor operations and bone-setting. The barber’s striped red pole originates from when patients would grip the pole during an operation
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MADUEWESI ID:9315 CHRISTIANITY In medieval Europe‚ major impacts from the fall of the roman empire still exists today. One of these religion is Christianity‚ which has made a staunch effect on medieval Europe. Christianity has been a major practice in Europe since the first century. It accounted for more than 76.2% of the Europeans. Christianity introduced catholic churches in medieval Europe. These churches laid down meaningful influences‚ which has and is still aiding
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QUESTION: To what extent was Europe a powder Keg ready to explode in 1914? Europe was to a great extent a ‘powder keg’ ready to explode prior to 1914. Despite conflicting views on the causes of World War 1‚ the outbreak of this War was not inevitable‚ nor was it the result of one key event. However‚ it was more a product of rising tensions‚ rivalry and fear within Europe‚ which dated back primarily to the 18th and 19th centuries. Emerging new ideologies and the development of new technologies facilitated
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Change Over Time: Christianity’s Impact on Europe Christianity had spread its influence widely over the Mediterranean well before 1500. Many of the world’s major religions rose during the same time as Christianity‚ but Christianity didn’t stand out during those times. There were other religions such as Islam and Hinduism that were uniting their people more and contributing more to the world than Christianity was. The development of the Renaissance in Italy and the spreading of the Renaissance made
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How did the Black Death transform Europe? The Black Death was one of the most devastating diseases in human history. In October 1347 twelve Genoese ships came to the Sicilian port of Messina. In the following three hundred years‚ one-third of the European population had died due to the Black Death changing Europe significantly. Europe transformed in aspects of economy‚ society and religion. Massive death caused Landlords to have trouble both in finding enough manpower and collecting dues. Meanwhile
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CHANGES IN EUROPE AFTER THE WWII Peace and stability After the WWll the equation between countries had been changing‚ power left the Europe and it reborn in the USA and The soviet Russia. And the six European countries wanted to struggle with them because European countries maintained that being strong is one way to protect peace and stability. Moreover‚ that belief was established by many people who is the pioneer of EU as mentality such as Robert Schumann‚ Conrad Adenauer and Winston Churchill
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The Enlightenment was a big movement in Europe that believed in reasoning rather than traditions. It brought upon countless changes to Europe between the seventieth and ninetieth centuries. Some major changes were the ways in which people think‚ the ways in which people were treated‚ and the ways in which government worked. These changes stuck with society and forever changed the European culture. The Enlightenment movement started from the scientific revolution‚ which was all about using the
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The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe originally were part of the Roman Empire‚ but by the Middle Ages‚ they were vastly different‚ though they shared common traits‚ but by the 300’s‚ the Byzantine Empire had far surpassed Western Europe in trade and economics and political unity‚ while both empires were having arguments over religion. Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire had very different government structures. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor and instead of direct rule‚ used
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In the 19th century‚ both North America and Europe underwent a lot of changes. To begin with‚ economically America experienced the Industrial Revolution. Americans were less in their homes and on the farms and moved to the cities where the men worked in offices and factories. Steel manufacturing became the dominant industry with an abundance of iron ore deposits and rich coal. There was easy access to cheap water transportation routes which aided in speeding the nation’s economy (“Iron and Steel
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ETHIOPIAN AND EUROPEAN CALANDER "But when the time had fully come‚ God sent His only begotten Son..."Gal.4: 4 Why do the Ethiopian and the European (Gregorian) calendar differ? The difference is both in years and days. According to the Ethiopian calendar‚ the current year is 2002‚ which is clearly Seven (eight) years behind the Gregorian. The Ethiopian months are also lagging by seven‚ eight‚ nine or ten days depending on where the two calendars’ months match. We have 12
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