How did the Black Death transform Europe? The Black Death was one of the most devastating diseases in human history. In October 1347 twelve Genoese ships came to the Sicilian port of Messina. In the following three hundred years‚ one-third of the European population had died due to the Black Death changing Europe significantly. Europe transformed in aspects of economy‚ society and religion. Massive death caused Landlords to have trouble both in finding enough manpower and collecting dues. Meanwhile
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The success of the French in North America was largely due to the associations they developed with the American Indians‚ and the fur trading that provided animal pelts that were in high demand throughout Europe. The French built missions and worked to convert the Indians to Christianity‚ they settled primarily in Canada and the Great Lakes. France attempted to pioneer several settlements throughout North America that failed because of war with other countries‚ bad weather and diseases. Even though
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What made Spain so salient and monumental for its time period? Trade definitely played a significant role in making their empire so enlightened and immense‚ yet in the end made the empire become very poor. Trade in the New World aided Spain in becoming of the most diverse places. Moreover‚ trade made the empire become one of the most successful empires when they started to trade‚ but exhibited more negative impacts on them. Primarily‚ mercantilism assisted in causing much inflation which caused
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Between 1534 and 1759‚ the French dominated the North American territory‚ economy‚ and military. However‚ the Western territories controlled by the French officially divorced their motherland‚ under the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This change in power was the product of many preconditions‚ notably trade‚ an absolutist government‚ population discrepancies‚ and military absence. Firstly‚ after the first decade since the formation of New France‚ French immigration stalled‚ resulting in a population too
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What did the people of the Upper Paleolithic period eat and how did they obtain this food? Throughout Africa‚ the Middle West‚ Asia‚ the Americas‚ and Australia‚ complicated and elaborate technologies and other cultural decorative artifacts are found in abundance (Scupin‚ 2008). This is known as the Upper Paleolithic period‚ which dated between 40‚000 and 10‚000 years ago. This was the earliest era of human development and transformation of the entire human species from apelike to true
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Obesity and its effect on America Natasha stood there looking in the mirror. As she looked at her reflection‚ she could not hold back the tears that flooded her eyes. The doctor’s words kept running through her mind over and over‚ “You are running out of time Natasha”. She started to tremble as she felt the fear grip her heart. “How could I let this happen to me?” she thought‚ “I’m only thirty-five!”…. America needs to wake up and realize the impact obesity has had on our country and see the
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War‚ and The Attacks of 9/11. These life altering events formed America with tragedy‚ and destruction. Being the land of the free and the home of the brave. We rose up stronger and with hope. That’s what makes America great. The Great Depression all started when the stock’s value started to plummet with no hope of recovery (Black Tuesday)‚ people started to panic. Everyone who owned stock was trying to sell‚ but no one was willing to buy. This caused the stock market to suffer even more. The Stock
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The Influence of Women on the Founding of America and Through 1877 Kelley Swatsenbarg Wayland Baptist University – San Antonio Center Mr. Thomas Gaj May 4‚ 2010 The Influence of Women on the Founding of America and Through 1877 Throughout the many years of history‚ women have always had some kind of influence over man. Whether it be coercing him‚ tricking him‚ or demanding of him‚ they changed the actions of men. Sometimes it has been completely unintentional; sometimes intentional
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Rachel Poole Professor Loar HIS 102-02W March 29‚ 2018 History Paper 3 The French Revolution‚ Industrialization‚ and Romantic Nationalism all set Europe apart from other nations in some way. Each movement affected Europe economically‚ politically‚ and socially. The French Revolution had many affects economically. Even before the French Revolution‚ the economic condition in France was poor. The seven years of War of Louis XV contributed to the poor economic state. The fall of Bastille in 1789 also
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The history of North American white indentured servants was as long as the entire North American colonial history. May 1607‚ London sent the first group of settlers to North America‚ built the James Town. The number of first group immigrants was 105‚ including the white indentured servants. Just in decades later‚ a large-scale importation of white indentured servants was filling the town. Initially‚ the Europeans tried to get workforce from indigenous Indians of North America. They had tried every
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