stones in a circular setting. One of the most famous stone sites ever created‚ it is the centre of a complex site of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments‚ including several hundred burial mounds. Stonehenge was constructed in three stages‚ with each stage being an ‘improvement’ to the site. Recently‚ there have been efforts to restore destroyed or stolen sections of the monument. Theories have been made concerning what Stonehenge was used for. Many people believe it was used as a temple of Sun-worship
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convinced him that he was in touch with the people. He took this opportunity to give some greater freedom of expression to his people and he encouraged constructive criticism of how he and his party were transforming china into a proletarian state. He also gave intellectuals a greater say in debate which was unusual as Mao hated them. It was quite possible that Mao was affected by the attack on Stalin by Khrushchev who publicly said that Stalin was evil and wrong; Mao did not want this backlash
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How far was WW1 the main cause of the fall of the Romanovs in February 1917? Tsar Nicholas II was the head of the Romanov family who had ruled Russia for five generations from 1613 to 1762. When Nicholas had inherited the throne he married Alexandra Fyodorovna of Hesse‚ who was from Germany. They had five children together‚ but their popularity was starting to fall by 1914. When there was the outbreak of the war‚ the Russian people criticised Alexandra’s German heritage and Nicholas’s failure
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Normally‚ soldiers fight against strangers. But In both stories these main character fought against one of their family members or one of their friends. ”Cranes” and “The Sniper” are alike because in both interactions the main characters are forced to fight or kill there family members and also friends. The story’s are also alike because in each story the government is after one of the characters. Tokchae in the story “Cranes”‚ he killed people. Then in the story “The Sniper” the narrator
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The earliest surviving examples of pre-Colombian tie-dye in Peru date from 500 to 800A.D. Their designs include small circles and lines‚ with bright colors including red‚ yellow‚ blue‚ and green.[4] Shibori includes a form of tie-dye that originated in Japan. It has been practiced there since at least the eighth century. Shibori includes a number of labor-intensive resist techniques including stitching elaborate patterns and tightly gathering the stitching before dyeing‚ forming intricate designs
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Spread of Buddhism Across the World “This is why I am continuing my travels—not to seek other‚ better teachings‚ for I know there are none‚ but to depart from all teachings and all teachers and to reach my goal by myself or to die” - Hermann Hesse. The teachings of Buddhism have been continuingly traveling all across the world and spreading. Buddhism originated from India during the 5th century BCE‚ and the spread began. By the 1st century Buddhism began to split within the religion‚ the new evolving
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How does water shape Michigan? Michigan is a natural resource because of water and is part of a large‚ renewable water cycle. Michigan is full of rivers and lakes‚ but it is most importantly known for its great lakes‚ making Michigan the “Mitten State.” That being said‚ it is no surprise that water has a large effect on the state‚ shaping the land with the erosion and deposition that occurs with lakes and rivers‚ to the glacial movement a million years ago. How has water shaped the mitten shape of
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The Reconstruction was a major event that happened after the Civil War. It helped end slavery and give rights to freedmen. They also came up with two new amendments‚ the 14th and the 15th amendments. Reconstruction became a struggle over the meaning of freedom‚ with former slaves‚ former slaveholders and Northerners adopting different definitions. Eventually‚ faced with increasing opposition by white Southerners and some Northerners‚ the government abandoned efforts for black equality in favor of
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How far did conditions improve for Black Americans between 1945 and 1955? Intro Before the outbreak of war there was general hostility towards Black Americans‚ Lynching’s and beatings were quite common in the Deep South. However due to the huge amount of volunteer black Americans who joined to fight for ‘liberty and freedom’ in Europe many also joined to fight two wars‚ to fight the war of liberty and freedom at home. When black soldiers returned to their country many were still met with the
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“revolutionary movements” came to an end. One movement was Reconstruction. Reconstruction was a period in time when America was consisting of many leaders‚ goals and accomplishments. Eventually‚ it did come to an end‚ the result has been both a failure and a success. Reconstruction of the South‚ though‚ was definitely a failure in many ways. When Reconstruction began‚ America had just done fighting the Civil War. Basically‚ this time period was mainly just that. It was a time of “putting together the pieces”
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