Country music was brought over by the first European settlers. In medieval times‚ storytelling was a tradition that allowed history to be recorded when few were able to read and write. When the first British settlers came to America‚ they brought this tradition with them‚ along with songs that they had learned in Europe. The people who settled the Appalachian Mountains and the West did not have an easy life and their music gave them an outlet to express their hardships. When country music bean
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The history of Wales begins with the arrival of human beings in the region thousands of years ago. Neanderthals lived in what is now Wales‚ or Cymru in Welsh‚ at least 230‚000 years ago. Homo sapiens had arrived by about 31‚000 BC. However‚ continuous habitation by modern humans dates from the period after the end of the last ice age around 9000 BC‚ and Wales has many remains from the Mesolithic‚ Neolithic‚ and Bronze Age. The earliest known human remain discovered in modern-day Wales is a Neanderthal jawbone
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break down the distinction between rooms and indoor and outdoor space.[192] Japanese sculpture‚ largely of wood‚ and Japanese painting are among the oldest of the Japanese arts‚ with early figurative paintings dating back to at least 300 BC. The history of Japanese painting exhibits synthesis and competition between native Japanese aesthetics and adaptation of imported ideas.[193] The interaction between Japanese and European art has been significant: for example ukiyo-e prints‚ which began to be
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The AP U.S. History Exam tests knowledge of U.S. History from the first European explorations of the Americas up through modern times. The bulk of the questions focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Exam topics include political institutions and behavior‚ public policy‚ social and economic change‚ diplomacy and international relations‚ and cultural and intellectual developments. You can find additional free-response questions and scoring guidelines on AP Central‚ along with grade
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The Hidden History of the Statue of Liberty It’s one of the most famous landmarks in the entire world. Standing guard in New York Harbor since 1886‚ the iconic Statue of Liberty has been one of New York City’s and America’s most treasured symbols for well over a century now. But did you know the statue actually has a very tumultuous history and‚ almost unbelievably‚ was almost never built? Here’s a quick look at the hidden history of the famed Statue of Liberty. Origins The genesis of the Statue
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Thucydides’ History Of the Peloponnesian War: Pericles’ Advice Athens and Sparta fought for supreme control of Greece for 27 years. The Peloponnesian War is the name given to this conflict between these two powers. Pericles‚ a prominent Athenian politician and leader‚ offered wise advice to the Athenians at the start of the war on how to manage the war while fighting Sparta. He said: “[Don’t] add to the empire while the war is in progress … [or] go out of your way to involve yourselves in
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Name: Form: Subject: History Topic: Resistance and Revolt-Homework 1. Explain why the whites in the Spanish and French Caribbean drew up laws to control the slaves 6mks. In the Caribbean territories where slavery existed‚ there were laws to govern the lives of the slaves. The slave laws of the Spanish colonies were based on the thirteenth century code of laws known as the Siete Partidas. The French West Indies had as the basis of their slave laws‚ the Code Noir which was promulgated
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Kent State | Environmental Protection | Reduction of Federal Taxes | The decision to bring the Ohio National Guard onto the Kent State University campus was directly related to decisions regarding American involvement in the Vietnam War. Richard Nixon was elected president of the United States in 1968 based in part on his promise to bring an end to the war in Vietnam. During the first year of Nixon’s presidency‚ America’s involvement in the war appeared to be winding down. In late April of 1970
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(through North‚ Central and South America) and their interactions. 2.State the geographical location of the Tainos (Arawak)‚ Kalinagos (Carib) and Mayans. 3. Discuss the social organisation of the Tainos and Kalinagos. The study of Caribbean history begins with an examination of the indigenous peoples (Amerindians/neo-Indians) who populated this area thousands of years ago. These indigenous peoples had developed societies that spread across the Americas‚ the Caribbean‚ and parts of South America
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Different groups such as women‚ immigrants‚ and African Americans have all have their share of struggles to achieve full citizenship benefits and freedoms since the 1930s. Immigrants have always had their share of struggle throughout American history. Before the 1930’s several ethnic groups were targeted such as Europeans and Chinese people. In the 1940s‚ as communist fear spread across the country‚ federal registration of all foreign nationals was required. During the second Red Scare‚ the Alien
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