Wall survived for many years and has been a big part of Chinese history. Have you ever been to the Great Wall of China? The benefits help China because the Great Wall influenced China‚ kept invaders out‚ and it was very easy to build. The benefits did outweigh the costs for building the Great Wall. First of all‚ the Great Wall influenced China and attracted many visitors. People that wants to go to China’s Great Wall want to explore the old structure and find ancient artifacts from the
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Some of the musicians that Lennon inspired include the famous Elton John‚ Bob Dylan‚ The Rolling Stones‚ Ike and Tina Turner‚ Raidohead and even Ray Charles. John Lennon has inspired a majority of today’s musicians. Not only did John Lennon inspire many musicians seen today‚ but‚ he also had a very successful career with the Beatles‚ The Beatles sold over two billion albums with a total of one thousand two hundred and seventy-eight weeks of being on the charts‚ and a total
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British alternative rock movement that was in the 1990s‚ the term "Britpop" had been used as early as 1987 but it wouldn’t be until 1995 when the term exploded and was used extensively. It was characterized by the appearance of bands that borrowed influences from 1960s and 1970s. Britpop bands were mostly influenced by the British guitar music of the 60’s and 70’s. The Rocker cornerstones were bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and their classic Mod contemporaries like The Who were very influential
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Princess Anne of Denmark in 1589 and gave birth to his first of many children in 1594. James I was a successful ruler due to his pragmatic and practical nature. He realised he would have to work with and not against the Parliament. Nevertheless‚ he did dissolve the Parliament a few times during his reign. James I also had success within his foreign policy especially with Spain. He managed to bring an end to the Anglo-Spanish War and sign a peace treaty with Spain in August 1604. Despite being a successful
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many things‚ but none of them begin to compare with Queen Isabella I. Queen Isabella achieved much more then all of the other Renaissance figures. Queen Isabella I was the most influential figure from the Renaissance because she unified Spain and she did amazing work with Christopher Columbus. Queen Isabella was born on April 22‚ 1451 and died on November 26‚ 1504. She died at the age of 52. She was daughter of Isabel of Portugal and Juan of Castile. Isabella had a half brother named Henry VI. In 1454
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Social 1. 1503 – The Encomienda was a system that allowed the Spanish to use forced labor. This allowed the Spain to grow rapidly and eventually led to the slave trade in America 2. Hidalgos were Spanish minor nobles who sought adventure and wealth in the New World. They allowed the Spanish settlements in America to grow and inspired others to travel to the New World 3. Peninsulares were Spanish born settlers living in the New World at the summit of the Colonial class system. They were favored by
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were forced to handle their normal household chores‚ and the men’s jobs. [4] Forced to grow up‚ children as young as ten had to take on the jobs of older kids and had little time for play. [5] As the war progressed‚ nervous women thought‚ “Is he ok?” “How can I help?” For some women‚ the answer was to disguise themselves as men and enlist in the military. Still others helped the war effort by becoming spies. Women like Harriet Tubman‚
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Napoleon was easily one of the most authoritative persuaders in history. During his time‚ he drastically changed the whole diagram of Europe‚ as well as the political playing field of the time. Napoleon was able to deprive power from his famous Coup of 18 Brumaire and was raised to power as Frist Consul of French‚ in which many believe ended the French revolution. Once Napoleon overthrew The Directory and established himself as the ruler of France‚ which only lasted from 1799 to 1814. His first move
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Canadian politician leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada‚ Brian Mulroney won election as leader of the PC in June of 1983. Born in March 20th‚ Mulroney pursued politics after being a lawyer and businessman. During the 9 years of his Prime Minister career‚ Mulroney brought in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ introduced a new consumer tax (GST)‚ and also his change of the foreign policies — all which would nevertheless make him an effective Prime Minister of Canada
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“The March King” is commonly used to refer to the great American composer John Philip Sousa. Sousa did the majority of his work during the Romantic era and was highly known for his American military marches. He greatly affected the expansion of American musical taste. At the end of the 19th century‚ when someone thought about marching music‚ the great bandmaster’s name was automatically thought of. He composed more than 136 marches and at one point in his life‚ he was considered one of the most popular
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