From 793 to 1066 AD‚ the Vikings struck terror into the heart of every European. Their sudden‚ ferocious raids on villages‚ churches‚ and monasteries made them both hated and feared. However‚ the Vikings accomplished more than merely destroying towns. In fact‚ they were the best explorers of the age‚ venturing as far south as Africa and as far west as North America. Wherever they settled‚ they altered the cultural fabric of the conquered area. This paper attempts to analyze specific changes the Vikings
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turned out to cause permanent damage to society rather than help it. The attempt at the prohibition of alcohol lead to the rise of organized crime and corrupt government officials in America. The Bootleggers and Speakeasies were the result of Prohibition‚ it was a major shift in American social life. Speakeasies were illegal establishments that served alcoholic beverages during the prohibition. Many citizens disagreed with the idea of the law so it was easy
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infamous gangsters in American history. Capone was born from an Italian immigrant family in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1899. He was associated with gangs since he quit school in the sixth grade‚ in the street gang he associated himself with he met Johnny Torrio‚ who was the gang leader at the time‚ and Charles “Lucky” Luciano. At this time many criminals had come from impoverish backgrounds‚ but this was not the case for Capone. Capone came from a professional and respectable family. It is believed the
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spread to Europe from its starting point located in central Asia. The plague was spread to Europe mainly because of trade over the Silk Road (a huge trade system between Asia and Europe that.) from previously afflicted countries in Asia. While the Silk Road’s imports and exports were mainly silks‚ spices‚ and cloths; merchants unintentionally transported a deadly plague as well. The rats and fleas that were on the ships and caravans carried the bubonic plague. This plague spread to humans from a bite
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and ample resources that the Europeans used to their own advantage. In the late 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution had greatly improved the Europeans’ ability to travel‚ communicate‚ and their means of production. This economic boom (inflation) meant that processed goods were in higher demand‚ which required more raw materials and cheap labor. In search of these things‚ the Europeans set their sights on Africa and began to quickly colonize the land. The European countries had an array of reasons
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their clothes to the change of their action‚ the more people would criticize them at the point of their dresses rather than their political arguments. Such women’s struggle with their fashion and women’s empowerment is remarkable in 1820 to 1860. Those period was the “ Respect for Feminity‚” and people demanded women to be pious‚ faithful‚ obedience‚ and homely. Moreover‚ women held the duty to do the domestic
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During the Colonial period there was a lot of different outlooks on how the women were treated‚ how the men thought‚ how the children were raised. Colonization is dominating land‚ and its components. What I learned about the colonial period is that how they did things back then‚ is not how we do them now‚ they were more strict‚ powerful‚ demeaning. The first thing I realized about the colonial period had a difficult time seeing women‚ and men as equal. In one of the speeches we read in “The letter
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As the Europeans began to explore the atlantic‚ they had hoped to discover new trade routes and connections. However‚ they fell into a much more impactful role that would lead to the development of the new world trade system. From the mid 1400’s through the 1700’s‚ Europeans‚ especially the Portuguese‚ were the leading force behind the Atlantic slave trade‚ which greatly affected West Africa‚ the Americas‚ and all of Europe. Focusing on West Africa and the Europeans‚ the Kingdom of the Kongo and
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last decades of the nineteenth century around 2-15 million of the Congolese died when Europeans began to take over the Congo Free State‚ evidently affecting the Congolese greatly. The Europeans made this horrific takeover because they believed that they could change Africa for the better. There were many changes in the Congo’s culture‚ economic and social status. This takeover initiated because of the Europeans’ want in their resources and the beginning of racism and abuse toward the Congolese‚ resulting
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Saladin was married to Ismat ad-Din Kahtun and had 7 sons. Saladin was a Muslim military and political leader who led Islamic Forces during the Crusades. He was raised in a Kurdish‚ Sunni‚ military family‚ he quickly rose the ranks within the Muslim society as second in charge to the Syrian-northern Mesopotamian military leader Nur al-din. Sultan Saladin played a leading role for the Muslims in the fight against the Crusaders. He participated in three campaigns into Egypt (which was led by the Shi’ite
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