student. Most readers know little about Shakespeare’s personal life. Other than his works‚ which proves his existence‚ numerous scholars question whether or not the great poet/author truly existed. Shakespeare wasn’t born into wealth or royalty nor did he marry into it. Born to John Shakespeare a glove maker and a merchant and Mary Arden the daughter of a farmer. Throughout his life he never had money. He grew up in church all his life and was baptized on April 26‚ 1564 in Stratford. During this time
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The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. Ape-like hominids who migrated to South Africa around three million years ago became the first human-like inhabitants of the area now known as South Africa. Representatives of homo erectus gradually replaced them around a million years ago when they also spread across Africa and into Europe and Asia. Homo erectus gave way to homo sapiens around 100‚000 years ago. The first homo sapiens formed the Bushman culture of skilled hunter-gatherers
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rights and helped set them free from anything holding them down. Together Justinian and Theodora rebuilt the Hagia Sophia which became the most significant monument on earth. On the other hand some people were not in favor of Justinian and Theodora and did not think they benefited
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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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is where cloth is woven by workers. By the 1800th century all of that was done by machines. England had vast resources of coal‚ iron‚tin‚ wool‚ lead‚ and cotton; also it was close to water for canals (Document 1). One of the most important reason to why the Industrial Revolution started in England and not somewhere else. England had all the resources they just needed the right minds to start the process of the Revolution. “England … has been fortunate in possessing the natural conditions necessary
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CIVILIZATIONS OF THE AMERICAS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Between 300 and 1500‚ three advanced civilizations developed in Central and South America. Ruins from the Mayan civilization remain
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| | Historical places in South Africa34 Found | Next 30 >> | Pages: 1 | 2 | South Africa’s rich and dramatic history dates from the earliest inhabitants through colonisation to the discovery of diamonds & gold; from the formation and evolution of black resistance‚ through 3 decades of crisis to the eventual death of apartheid. Explore the numerous historical places and share in our rich heritage. Historical places in | ------------------------------------------------- Top of FormBottom
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National Flag of South Africa Country: South Africa Proportions: 2:3 South African Flag Description: The flag of South Africa consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width - red on the top and blue on the bottom. The red and blue stripes are separated by a green middle stripe which is bordered in white and splits into a horizontal Y. On the left side of the flag there is a black isosceles triangle which is outlined in yellow. South African Flag Meaning: Although the colors have no official
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South Asia‚ which consists of the nations of Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ India‚ Maldives‚ Nepal‚ Pakistan‚ and Sri Lanka‚ is ethnically diverse‚ with more than 2‚000 ethnic entities with populations ranging from hundreds of millions to small tribal groups. South Asia has been invaded and settled by many ethnic groups over the centuries - including various Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and Iranian groups - and amalgamation of Dravidian‚ Indo-Aryan and native societies has produced composite cultures with many common
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that the Cherokees had their own land and that they did not need to follow Georgia law in their own territory. This ruling of the Supreme Court did not stop Jacksonians from driving the Cherokees off of their land. Jackson used the Constitution to benefit himself when he vetoed the national bank‚ even after the Supreme Court had already ruled that the bank was constitutional. When South Carolina declared a reduced tariff void and threatened to secede‚ President Jackson responded in an unconstitutionally
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