was the sand creek massacre. Two hundred natives were killed. Most of these deaths and massacres were for 2 things. Gold and land‚ these were important to many americans for money and food. But now it is 1 illegal to kill and 2 inhumane. During my DBQ i discussed most of the points on how the expansion affected us today and how we impacted the native americans. We would not be technically advanced or we would not have been where we are in land terms. Overall the expansion of the west had a big impact
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Kyle Whisman Government – B1 2/15/15 DBQ The definition of democracy is “a form of government where the supreme power is vested within the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The main principles of democracy include majority rule with minority rights‚ competing political parties‚ individual liberty‚ and free elections. These ideals have been the foundation of American democracy since the Declaration of Independence. However‚ other democracies value
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DBQ Essay: Christian Muslim View of Merchant During the Post-Classical Era merchants played a key role in the foundations of societies. In its origins‚ Christianity viewed merchants negatively‚ whereas Islam saw the profession more positively‚ reflected in their religious documents; the two religions changed their views by 1500‚ Christianity becoming more positive and Islam negative‚ displayed in the authoritative opinions and actions of merchants. Religious documents in each religion reflect
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The Crusades were a series of political and military conquests led by the Catholic Church to gain back the Holy Lands. There were four crusades of the Middle Ages and the Children’s Crusade. The launching of the Crusades changed the role of the church as it became a military system and the church’s relationship with the Muslim world became more hostile. The launching of the Crusades changed the role of the church because as the church gained more power it became more of a military symbol
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There are many aspects of life that one can focus on for a certain population or in a country. Two main aspects of everyday life for the Aztecs were agriculture and human sacrifice. Of course both are highly important and part of the Aztecs society‚ but with an astonishing 10‚000‚000 people in the Aztec population‚ could one really put more emphasize one or the other? This is defiantly a tough question for historians to answer… or is it? To decide on great agriculture or brutal sacrifices‚ it would
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• Renaissance means revival or rebirth‚ and that hits this time period right on the dot. During the middle ages art was more of a hobby and people didn’t admire it‚ but that changed dramatically through the Renaissance. Theodore Rabb wrote “The march to modernity” and in it he stated “art made during the Renaissance echoes broader movements and interest of the new age”(Doc.A). In document B an excerpt from the play Everyman by an unknown author‚ “Both Strength‚ pleasure‚ and beauty will fade from
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Industrialization was sought mainly in the south due to the New Immigrants‚ migration into the U.S. The increase of immigrants was one of the causes of industrialization in the years 1865 to 1900‚ which allowed for a larger workforce. Other causes of industrialization were new inventions and the uprising of railroads. Some of the effects of the industrialization on U.S. society in the years 1865 to 1900 were mainly negative especially towards the civilians in the workforces. They dealt with harsh
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My name is Pan Tianqi‚ currently a first-year student doing a Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. I am writing to express my intention to apply for a place in the Globex Julmester Programme. I have a great passion for exploring and creating. I joined IT interest group in junior high school and chemistry interest group in senior high school working together with like-minded friends to find out the scientific explanations of daily life. The complex but symmetric and beautiful structures
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The United States during the early decades of the nineteenth century sought to reform the United Staes and expand democratic ideas. There were many major reform movements that looked to expand democratic ideas‚ which include: establishing free (tax supported) schools‚ improving the treatment of the mentally ill‚ controlling or abolishing the sale of alcohol‚ gaining equal rights for women‚ and abolishing slavery. The reformers went out to “reform” the time period to greater the democratic ideals
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skull and only stop at the opponent’s teeth.¨ No matter what protection Samurais had they could not stop the knight blade that can go through their skull even with a helmet. A piece of evidence that supports my claim is in document D written by the DBQ project. It says ¨The helmet bowl was made of 8 to 12 iron plates‚ and below it was a 5 piece neck guard.¨ The 8 or 12 iron plates could possibly ¨block¨ the sword of a knight. But something to focus on is the Knight’s armor was usually 40 to 60 pounds
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