cricket survived as a children’s game. Adult participation is unknown before the early 17th century. Possibly cricket was derived from bowls Derivation of the name of "cricket" A number of words are thought to be possible sources for the term "cricket". In the earliest known reference to the sport in 1598 (see below)‚ it is called creckett. The name may have been derived from the Middle Dutch krick(-e)‚ meaning a stick; or the Old English cricc or cryce meaning a crutch or staff.[2] Another possible
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WORLD HISTORY II -- CLASS NOTES (Revised Fall 2002) Class Introduction – Syllabus Text: The Heritage of World Civilizations (Craig‚ Graham‚ Kagan‚ Ozment‚ Turner)‚ N.J.: Prentice Hall‚ 2002. Chapter 16 The Late Middle Ages and The Renaissance in the West (1300 – 1527) Calamity and New Beginnings Culture: Culture exercise: Japanese Printer His pregnant wife Olympic athlete College Coed Rabbi Med. Stud./Bl. Militant Biochemist Hollywood Starlet Policeman/with
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How far did the working class benefit from Nazi rule in 1933 - 1939? Hitler and the Nazis came to power in January 1933. Their policies turned Germany into a Nazi police state. Many Germans benefited from Nazi rule but all at a cost. The working class benefited in many ways‚ one way was they had improved working conditions‚ the conditions were a lot better than they were in Weimar Germany. This was a very appealing to the working class as they could work in a safer and better environment. This
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African American History 1492-1877 Dr. Abel A. Bartley Hardin 108 African American History 1492-1877 • Africa • African is the second largest continent in the world at 12 million square miles it takes up 20 percent of the earth’s surface. It is three times larger than continental US‚ which is 3‚615‚102 miles and six times larger than Europe which is 1‚906‚176 miles. It is surrounded by several islands It has four major lakes‚ 13 major rivers and borders nearly all of the world’s major water routes
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The reason I chose to do Bedford‚ Texas as my home town history project is because I have always known what town I was born in‚ but never really knew anything about it. A short history of Bedford‚ Texas The Old Bedford School is significant as one of the last surviving traces of the early Bedford community and a tangible link to an era from which few historic (pre-World War II) buildings survive. The building is one of the last remaining buildings of the rural‚ unincorporated community of Bedford
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There are many reason to why Italian nationalism failed from 1815-1832‚ a big reason were Austria’s huge dominance over the Italian peninsula. Another factor that played important role was the revolutions themselves were divided by their methods and aims they wanted. The final reasons were the lack of support by the rest of the population during the revolutions of 1820-1830. The major reason that nationalism hindered in 1815-1832 were due to the Austrian dominance and the military power of the
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This idea was taken up by Leibniz centuries later‚ and is thus one of the founding elements in computing and information science | c. 1400 | Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics in South India invented the floating point number system. | 1492 | Leonardo da Vinci produced drawings of a device consisting of interlocking cog wheels which can be interpreted as a mechanical calculator capable of addition and subtraction. A working model inspired by this plan was built in 1968 but it remains
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Fall Semester 2011 History H-217: The Nature of History (15471) Tuesdays 3:00PM-5:40PM Cavanaugh Hall 215 Professor Modupe Labode Office: 420 Cavanaugh Hall Email: mlabode@iupui.edu Telephone: 317-274-3829 Office Hours: Tuesdays‚ 1-2; Thursdays 1-3‚ and by appointment. Mailbox: 504M Cavanaugh Hall Course Description: This course is an introduction to the study of history. Readings and discussion will explore the sources that historians use to interpret history and construct narratives
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camera obscura was pioneered by Alhazen in his Book of Optics (1021)‚[2][3][4] and was later perfected near the year 1600 by Giambattista della Porta. Light is inverted through a small hole or lens from outside‚ and projected onto a surface or screen‚ creating a projected moving image‚ indistinguishable from a projected high quality film to an audience‚ but it is not preserved in a recording. In 1739 and 1748‚ David Hume published Treatise of Human Nature and An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding
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Williams‚ Travonne The National Guard’s History and How to Join Some people may think the national guard is a new military force. In reality the national guard has been alive for over three and a half centuries. We have four regiments that was formed 375 years ago. The regiments that was formed is the 101st Field Artillery Regiment‚ 101st Engineer Regiment‚ 182nd Infantry Regiment and the 181st Infantry Regiment. These regiments were formed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. On December 13‚ 1636
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