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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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Historical records will tell us that man has invented three types of devices to assist him in calculating and processing data. These devices could be classified into: a) Manual-mechanical b) Electromechanical c) Electronic 2000 BC - MECHANICAL COMPUTER THE ABACUS * Computations are done by sliding beads on a wire arranged on a tray. Came from the Greek word abax meaning flat surface John Napier(1617) – Logs and Bones * a Scotsman‚ invented
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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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Reading Folder Two‚ Article 1‚ Question 1 The invention of the Steam Loom completely revolutionized the way that cloth items are made. Because of its efficiency‚ it quickly replaced the Hand Loom by its rapid ability to make cloth. This came to benefit society by its ability to greatly increase the output of goods produced‚ making it easier to meet consumer needs. This can also be seen as a negative effect on local economies. Since the Steam Looms replaced people‚ this put many people out of
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The death penalty in the U.S. has been and continues to be a controversial debate between citizens. Debate regarding the policies‚ laws and if the death penalty is the best way to punish offenders who commit violent crimes. The history of the death penalty in the United States dates back to the late 1970s. Between 1968 and 1977 there were no executions in the United States. In the Supreme Court case of Furman v. Georgia‚ the court ruled that capital punishment‚ as it currently employed on the state
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STUDY NOTES FOR CHAPTER 2 Sustaining Economic Development in a Globalising World / SEC 4 Definition of Globalisation: Process by which people‚ their ideas and their activities in different parts of the world becomes interconnected or integrated. 1. Key Driving forces of Globalisation 1.1 Development in transportation and communications • Improvement in transportation and communication technology led to globalisation. • Transport system: People‚ materials‚ products transferred from
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Miranda Berishaj 1st hour Smith 1/10/15 U.S History midterm review Unit 1 1. Clayton antitrust act sought to prevent anticompetitive practices. 2. urbanrural population shift people moved from rural areas to urban areas‚ urbanization. 3. Jane Addams – a pioneer for women’s rights and a leader of suffrage. 4. Sherman antitrust act – broke up trust and prevented monopolies. 5. women’s Christian temperance union – first organization devoted to social reform for women. 6. Chi
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