establish their own churches. Over the past century‚ there has been a multiplicity of African Christian movements‚ some of which differ vastly. However‚ despite these differences‚ scholars call these churches African Independent Churches (A.I.C.) owing to their autonomy and independence from mission churches. This essay seeks to critically assess the circumstances that resulted to the formation of African Independent Churches by African Christians in the late 19th and
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During the 18th century‚ the American colonies saw a great increase in the African slaves that were brought into the country. Before this time most of the slaves in the colonies had been Native Americans or indentured servants that were working off their debt off. During this era‚ the number of people flowing into the colonies also rose drastically. Each region of the colonies from the Northeast to the then Deep South each had different types of slavery and differing ideas of how slaves should be
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The nineteenth century has led to the creation of innovations that have had a significant impact on the current wellbeing of civilization such as antibiotics‚ the printing press‚ and the telegraph. Although these all pertain to the advancements of technology‚ steam engines have not only been considered an advancement to technology‚ but have changed the view of transportation entirely. Transportation rapidly became the focal point in all areas embodying civilization‚ including but not limited to‚
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Starting around the 19th century‚ imperialism is the act of one country taking control of another. Throughout the 1800s‚ a myriad of European countries dominated other‚ smaller countries. The leaders of the imperialist countries justified this act by saying it was their duty to spread their religion‚ language‚ and government to the “savage” and “uncivilized” natives (their “white man’s burden”). Imperialist nations were also constantly competing with each other for superiority and ascendancy. They
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In the 18th century‚ the legal framework of the criminal justice treated adults and juveniles in the same way. Children faced quite serious charges in the criminal courts that were not even imposed in some cases over adults. Treating juveniles as adults were problematic in several ways. The absence of proper distinction between offenders using many relevant parameters saw jails teeming with adult and child criminals. Later‚ progressive reforms changed the idea of treating children like adults‚ and
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beliefs where one holds their nation above all others. Someone who is nationalistic feels that their culture is far superior‚ and their country’s interests are far more important than those of other nations. Nationalism developed in Europe in the 19th century with the values of self-determination‚ liberty‚ and statehood. In society‚ nationalism can play a dangerous role‚ it can be used by rulers to strengthen their position and on occasion‚ but it can also be used to delegitimize certain movements and
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It is fascinated how the history of hysteria started as well as the study of trauma. I have to say that this was a very brave study to be done in the nineteenth century. As a goal was to banish all the atrocities from the consciousness. But in order to do that the researchers started studying the trauma and hysteria. The first person to be interested in something like this was French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. The study started at the most expansive hospital‚ an ancient Salpetriere which
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In the Postbellum and Industrial nineteenth century‚ many religions adapted their beliefs and practices to the environment around them. Catholicism‚ as it was worshiped by Greek and Italian immigrants‚ looked vastly different from the ways in which the Americanized Roman Catholics worshiped. Judaism experienced this acclimatization as well‚ with Orthodox Jews and Reformed Jews sharing more differences than they did similarities. As time progressed gender norms began to evolve in American society
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The Fourteenth century in Europe was characterized by an abundance of different occurrences– The Black Death‚ the Hundred Years’ War‚ technological advancement‚ changes in government all over– and among them included the recession of the papacy. In the previous century‚ the papacy still held considerable influence over the lives of those living in Europe‚ considerable enough to actually launch the Crusades‚ the holy series of campaigns for Christendom‚ where people saw genocide as an acceptable action
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Social Studies Essay Throughout the 19th century‚ America was a rapidly growing country. It was full of new inventions‚ new ideas‚ economic and social development‚ and new ways of thinking. But‚ most of these came from the North. The North and the South had many differences and many similarities. The North and South had many differences. One difference is that South’s economy relied on slaves more than the North. Almost all the Northern states immediately or gradually abolished slavery after
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