by French mathematician Jean Le Rond d’Alembert for part of the project‚ painstakingly collected as much Enlightenment-era knowledge as he possibly could. After Diderot’s involvement‚ an additional seven volumes were completed‚ but Diderot himself did not edit them. *The Encyclopédie became a prominent symbol of the enlightenment and helped spread the movement throughout europe
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After the Roman Empire dissolved‚ Charles Charlemagne led them into improved conditions due to many fortified goals and accomplishments. When the nation was in disarray‚ Charlemagne helped by building the greatest empire since ancient Rome and built it into an educated and religious country. The fall of the Roman Empire was a very cataclysmic event in history that had many contributing factors. One element that was a great contributor was the prevalent and recurring invasions of the Germanic tribes
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and in the translating of the Bible. According to Pettegree‚ Luther was a person who was very social and got along with everyone (3). He was a humble man and took no pride or expected no fame from his involvement with the reformation. Martin Luther did not expect fame to come with his work; however‚ he ended up becoming one of the most famous people in the Lutheran religion. In fact‚ Martin Luther is what the Lutheran religion is based on and named after. God‚ Wittenberg‚ the printing press‚ and Luther’s
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Intro: In 1619‚ slavery started in America. Africans were kidnapped and brought to America. They were forced to work without pay. They lived in bad conditions and were mistreated. They were trying to find a way out of their misery. There was one way the ‘Underground Railroad’. The Underground Railroad was a chain of different routes that slaves used to escape the south and enter the north or Canada where slavery was abolished but‚ the runaway slaves still faced discrimination in the north. Like in
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Did you know that the same man who invented the hand grenade also invented and manufactured the aluminum golf club? Sir William Mills was that person. He also invented other things that helped the British during World War I. Sir Williams Mills is an important person in history who had an interesting life‚ accomplished great things‚ and contributed important inventions to the world. William Mills was born on April 24th‚ 1856‚ in Wear Street‚ Southick‚ Sunderland. He was the son of David Mills‚ who
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In accordance with the multi-universe theory‚ a universe wherein Galileo Galilei was never born. A world where his discoveries were never made by him specifically: a world of chaos. Without the Enlightenment‚ and without Galileo Galilei‚ so many major scientific discoveries would cease to exist. Galileo’s innovations helped people such as Isaac Newton‚ Edwin Hubble‚ and Johann Nepenuk Maelzel. These people have many such great contributions to the world as a whole and without the influence and guidance
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Rubens‚a Baroque painter‚ has contributed so much to art more than any other artist‚ because of his unique expression of form‚ composition‚ and color. He created about 3‚000 works of art throughout his life‚ all of which are now scattered in museums across the world. He is well known for his allegorical references‚ pyramidal composition‚ landscapes‚ and depiction of the human form through his depiction of corpulent women. He influenced many painters as well as avante-garde movements such as the Impressionist
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He was a regular guy set out to follow the footsteps of his father. He decided to take his own path and discovered art. I can relate to Van Gogh and the reasons why he created art in some ways. I am not going to be a famous artist one day‚ but I did step out of my comfort zone and began to discover art. Art is a way I can relieve stress and just relax by letting my emotions flow into my artwork. I believe that Vincent Van Gogh had a major impact on the art world. He lived almost one hundred and
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The Fall of Rome The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C after the romans drove out the Etruscan king. Rome was known to be the center of the world which lasted for several centuries and the thought of such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. Rome started out from a cluster of villages and into a great empire. It covered most of Europe‚ North Africa and parts of Asia. It was so powerful and seemingly unstoppable but as the aspects that made Rome so dominant started to fade
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Henry Ford was an American industrialist‚ the founder of the Ford Motor Company‚ and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. According to History.com (2009) Henry Ford‚ born in 1862‚ was the first surviving son to William and Mary Ford. His father owned a farm in Dearborn‚ Michigan. Henry received a watch from his father in 1876 showing an interest in mechanics. Three years after his mother passed away during childbirth‚ Henry left school with a sixth grade
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