stay out of the old world. But this seemingly complete disregard for world politics did not mean that the United States had no territorial ambitions of its own. On the contrary‚ for the latter half of the 19th century‚ the U.S. continued to expand. With the Louisiana
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VENICE IN 14TH CENTURY Venice’s maritime empire: 13th - 15th century In the scramble to grab Byzantine land after the 4TH crusade‚ in 1204‚ the Venetians concentrate on territories suiting their maritime interests. They take the islands of Corfu and Crete. They yield Corfu ten years later to the Greek ruler of Epirus (the nearest part of the mainland)‚ but Crete remains a Venetian possession for more than four centuries. It is the first in a chain of valuable staging posts to the eastern
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18th century is an era peculiarly identified with hair and makeup‚ these became such traits throughout the French Revolution. France and England were the fashion chiefs. In the 18th century only the courtesan or actress wore white powder and painted cheeks. The apothecary chemists would supply cosmetics and wigs beneath the counter. Men and women continued to lighten their faces and applied glaring pink rouge. This was applied heavily in circular or triangular shapes to the cheeks. The lips were
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The 21st Century is just around the corner and with it will come many changes in today’s modern society. Changes occur daily‚ yet taken into view yearly these changes become extremely noticeable. The people of today’s society are changing everyday‚ and therefore so is the world. This report will express personal beliefs on what will occur in the 21st century. Within it are examples such as‚ crime rates‚ personalities‚ religion‚ and living environments. The 21st Century will bring crime rates
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However‚ this would begin to change towards the end of the 20th century. A new generation had spawned‚ causing the local government to make a decision. Either‚ face the same fate as the last generation and continue the trend of crime‚ drugs and welfare. Or‚ make a change. They chose the latter. In 1997‚ the City of Elizabeth and the City of Munno Para merged together to form the City of Playford (Playford.sa.gov‚ 2017). The new City of Playford was named after Sir Thomas Playford‚ paying ohmage to
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Nineteenth Century Hygiene and the Wash Basin Stand The households of the nineteenth century were the domestic domain of the woman‚ and how she would adorned her home‚ along with what necessities she sought to include within it‚ were a focus of her initial household planning. Along with items chosen for décor‚ to make the home life pleasurable‚ she would also chose items of necessity; those that were for domestic needs like stoves‚ tables‚ chairs‚ beds and one intended for hygiene‚ the wash basin
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civilization when speaking about this cultures centeredness. This quote almost sounds like a longing for the lost cultural practices‚ political leadership‚ and social systems. From reading this particular quote you can tell that come the twentieth century that worldwide cultures were changing due to the expansion of the Roman Empire. For any given cultural group this loss of centeredness could have meant total annihilation of all practices and traditions. Especially with smaller groups it is very
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In the Postbellum and Industrial nineteenth century‚ many religions adapted their beliefs and practices to the environment around them. Catholicism‚ as it was worshiped by Greek and Italian immigrants‚ looked vastly different from the ways in which the Americanized Roman Catholics worshiped. Judaism experienced this acclimatization as well‚ with Orthodox Jews and Reformed Jews sharing more differences than they did similarities. As time progressed gender norms began to evolve in American society
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Technology in the 20th Century Margie R. Collins HUM/300 The Global Village October 13‚ 2014 Joan Canby Technology in the 20th Century There can be no doubt that the twentieth century is one of the most remarkable unparalleled rate in mankind’s history for its technological advances and scientific discoveries‚ a rate that continues to this day. In fact‚ there were so many new gadgets invented and discoveries made in the last century that it’s difficult to pare the list down to just the three
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Luis Calderón Christopher Davis History 1302 18 January 2013 Immigration in the 19th century In the 19th century the U.S was known as the golden door‚ due to the many opportunities the country had for all the foreign people. They were two types of immigrants: the old immigrants and the new immigrants. The old immigrants were from countries in north and west Europe and immigrated between 1850 and 1880. However during 1880 and 1910 17.7 million immigrants entered the U.S.‚ these were known as
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