INTRODUCTION TO BRITISH HISTORY Instructor: Nguyen Duy Mong Ha‚ M.A. & M.Sc. USSH-VNU-HCMC Email: ndmongha@yahoo.de‚ ndmongha@gmail.com Mobile phone: 0919694811 Office hours: Monday afternoon‚ Block C‚ DTH Campus Content • Review of physical setting of British Civilization • The historical setting of British Civilization - Earliest times - The early middle ages - The middle middle ages - The late middle ages - The modern times 5 things you know & want to know about British history KNOW • • • • • Queen
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THE HISTORY OF TENNIS The sport of tennis has been played for hundreds of years‚ but the game as it is known today is about 130 years old. By the 1850’s different versions of the game appeared. The eairlier version of the game was called "Sphairistike" invented by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield and first played by him on a grass court in Wales. It was called "Sticky" at first and in books about history of tennis and in popular usage came to be known as "lawn tennis". Eventually the game was played
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History of neuroscience From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with History of neurology. (Discuss) Proposed since December 2011. | See also: Neuroscience#History Early views on the function of the brain regarded it to be a form of "cranial stuffing" of sorts. In ancient Egypt‚ from the late Middle Kingdom onwards‚ in preparation for mummification‚ the brain was regularly removed‚ for it was the heart
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History of the Flute The oldest flute ever discovered may be a fragment of the femur of a juvenile cave bear‚ with two to four holes‚ found at Divje Babe in Slovenia and dated to about 43‚000 years ago. However‚ this has been disputed.[13][14] In 2008 another flute dated back to at least 35‚000 years ago was discovered in Hohle Fels cave near Ulm‚ Germany.[15] The five-holed flute has a V-shaped mouthpiece and is made from a vulture wing bone. The researchers involved in the discovery officially
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The History of Baseball Have you ever thought about the history of baseball and how the game got started? Well‚ I have because it is my favorite sport. It is also the favorite sport of millions of people around the world. Who invented baseball is a little complicated. People have always thought it to be Abner Doubleday but come to find out‚ it was probably a guy by the name of Alexander Cartwright. It was based on the game called Rounders. Rounders was a game that came to America with
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The History of The Blues by Adam Keane While blues lyrics often deal with personal adversity‚ the music itself goes far beyond self-pity. The blues is also about overcoming hard luck‚ saying what you feel‚ ridding yourself of frustration‚ letting your hair down‚ and simply having fun. The best blues is visceral‚ cathartic‚ and starkly emotional. From unbridled joy to deep sadness‚ no form of music communicates more genuine emotion. The blues has deep roots in American history‚ particularly
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History of Medicine History of Medicine Medicine is the applied science or practice of the diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and prevention of disease. Many important people from many different cultures contributed to the medical field. Without their beliefs we would not be where we are today. Vaccinations‚ surgeries‚ and medical studies of different diseases and disorders are just a few of the many advances medicine has made over the years
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Kxx Axx June 18‚ 2013 Food and History: Reaction Paper When we study Filipino history and learn about the great heroes who helped lead the country to its freedom‚ we tend to forget that each of these heroes‚ no matter how great‚ were people too. Even though they fought‚ whether outright or silently‚ almost all their lives for the release of the Philippines from the clutches of its “mother” Spain‚ they still had the things that made them normal people‚ like their favorite food.
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y Tacitus – Evaluation of Sources history is a branch of literature. It is colourful‚ vivid. It has to read well. Born in 56 AD in Gaul Wealthy Family From the Provinces . He is an aristocrat which means that he would not need funding from anyone else‚ so he would not be biased in that way. An expert in Rhetoric- He influences the subtly‚ we think that we make up our own mind. Claudius is very rarely the subject of active verbs. Tacitus is manipulative‚ he is an artist. He puts his rhetorical
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CHC2D5-B Mrs. Veletic 25 January 2010 A Defining Moment in Canadian History: The Baby Boom Generation The Baby Boom generation‚ the largest demographic group in history (Kallen 28) was born from 1947 to 1966 in Canada after World War II‚ making up more than 30% of Canada’s current population. Born after the Great Depression of 1929 and World War II which occurred from 1939 to 1945‚ it is the largest post-war baby boom increase. A baby boom is any dramatic increase in the birth rate which usually
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