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    right thing. However‚ this rarely happened and the result of imperialism hurt the colony. In some instances‚ they Europeans actually did bring new technology to the civilizations that they took over. When they took over the Ndebele people of Nigeria‚ they brought plows‚ European clothes‚ and education (Kumalo). Even though the Ndebele people now had access to plows and other European technology‚ there were still a lot

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    Socrates‚ a Greek philosopher from Athens‚ was born in the year 469 B.C. According to Solomon‚ Higgins & Martin (2012)‚ Socrates was describes as” shiftless” and a master of verbal trickery‚ but his students still virtually worshipped him and described him as‚ “the bravest‚ most wise and most upright man of our times.” Socrates preached to his students and the city of Athens that virtue‚ moral excellence or what is right‚ was the highest ideal (Solomon‚ Higgins & Martin‚ 2012). Throughout his

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    Aristotle’s Life Aristotle (384-322 BC) was a Greek philosopher‚ educator‚ and scientist‚ and was also one of the most influential thinkers in Western culture (World Book 663). Through his writings‚ Aristotle considered‚ summarized‚ criticized‚ and helped to further develop many of these traditions from which he had learned from Plato‚ his teacher. He was born in Stagira‚ and both of his parents died when he was a boy. His legal guardian named Proxenus raised him (World Book 663). At

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    countries involved in the renaissance were dramatic.Where the European Renaissance took place and what it is about is surprising but also important‚ with the way of thinking that revolutionized art and literature‚ and the movement of humanism that changed the culture. The European Renaissance was a fascinating era‚ before the renaissance it was “a long period or cultural decline and stagnation.” (Renaissance; Britannica). Europeans tried to go back to the traditional culture of ancient Greece and

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    1. The European Community was initially formed with aims of securing lasting peace and ending frequent warfare within Europe‚ most notably World War II which left the continent divided between the communist east and democratic west. Robert Schuman‚ the French Minister of foreign affairs at the time‚ therefore presented a plan for a common organisation of German and French coal and steel production which would subsequently expand across the rest of Europe to unite the nations both economically and

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    The Structure of the European Union European Union policies are divided into three main areas‚ called pillars. I. the European Community-at the heart of the EC is the single market with its four basic freedom ( free movement of goods‚ free movement of workers‚ freedom to provide services and free movement of capital and payment) and its rules on competition. Policy areas for which the Community is responsible is: international trade‚ development assistance‚ monetary policy‚ agriculture

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    Liberty University The Decline of European Christianity A Paper Submitted to Professor J. Earls By La Dawn Brooks Church History 302 February 10‚ 2012 In this paper I will attempt to explain the decline in European Christianity and what attributed to itt. When did it actually start? What caused people to move away from Christianity? More importantly will we ever see an increase in these

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    slave trade. 4. The desire for power between European countries. 5. The desire to invest in Africa. 6. Over-population in European countries. 7. The desire for cheaper labor. 8. The desire to spread Christianity. 9. The need to sell their manufactured products. 10. The need to eliminate unemployment. Reasoning for Order 1. The need for raw materials was placed first because raw materials were needed for European industry and this led European nations to explore other countries. Raw materials

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    European settlers went through many changes after the discovery of New America because of Christopher Columbus voyage. The Europeans accidentally found the American land which was originally owned by Native American tribes. The Native American culture was very liberal and had very different lifestyles when it came to beliefs in religion‚ owning land‚ medicines‚ hunting farming and family. The Native Americans did not see people as enemies and believed that many people could be invited to join their

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    why the European nations competed with each other to gain colonies in Africa. They all wanted to gain power and prestige. The more territory that they were able to control in Africa the more powerful and important they thought they could become. Africa was tremendously rich in natural resources‚ which could be brought to Europe and turned into manufactured goods. Europeans also needed markets for their manufactured goods. These goods could be sold in Africa for large profits. Often a European nation

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