DerpTitle In short the Pre-Columbus era refers to the time preceding Christopher Columbus’s exploration of the Americas. It is used as indication of the history of Native American cultures before the Europeans. Many civilizations were drastically changed by European’s but what was life like before? In this presentation I’ll be touching base on what life was like for six major groups of Native American’s. American Indians built a city along the Mississippi River known as the City of Cahokia. It covered
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From the 1890s to the 1920s‚ many citizens of the United States participated in social activism in order to bring about social and political change. “Muckrakers” played an essential role during this Progressive Era. These journalists had the objective of educating the public about issues and persuading more people to fight for reform‚ and they did so by exposing society’s flaws through their work. One of the most key muckrakers at the time was journalist and author Upton Sinclair‚ Jr. He wrote “The
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1 & 2. What makes man so special‚ even more admirable than the angels‚ according to the author? Be sure to use a few words from the text "in quotations" in your answer. How does this view of man differ from earlier views? What’s "new" in the Renaissance about this idea?" According to Pico Della Mirandola‚ man is so special and even more admirable than the angels because man is a creation of God made in his image. He states that “man is rightfully names a magnificent miracle and a wondrous creation
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The Victorian Era was well known for employing young children in factories‚ mines‚ and as chimney sweeps. Since children were expected to help towards the family budget‚ they often were working long hours in dangerous conditions for low wages. Several kids lost limbs or even their lives performing these jobs. Multiple Factory Acts were passed to prevent the exploitation of children in the workplace. However‚ children of poor families would still leave school at very young ages and be forced to
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In this picture‚ it depicts a man wearing a knee-high pant called breeches. These were common for a man to wear in the 17th century. Men also wore these pants with canions which were tight garments that extended from the waist to the knee‚ also common in the second half of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. As an undergarment and a base for most men‚ men wore hosen which was a close-fitting stocking. Some nobles even wore knitted silk hosen‚ which was of course more expensive. Garters were worn in order to
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On May 22‚ 1980 Pac-Man was released for the very first time in Japan. To this day‚ Pac-Man is still a household name‚ and we should be thanking him. Because he started a revolution in gaming. The introduction of Pac-Man to the world changed gaming from a silly past time into a mainstream activity. To this day‚ Pac-Man remains one of the most iconic and influential characters of the gaming era. While out for dinner at a pizza place‚ Toru Iwatani glanced down at his pizza after picking up a single
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Progressive Era: Working Class Workers during the gilded age were marginalized by their working conditions‚ low income‚ and limited working hours. To overcome the marginalization for the working class‚ they created labor movements and went on strikes. Although the workers had created many strikes and labor unions‚ they were at the least successful. Workers were marginalized by the poor working conditions they had. A lot of the time the workers feared going
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Bono: The Eptiome Of A Renaissance Man The term "Renaissance Man" means those that excelled in many different fields. When you think of a renaissance man you think of Da Vinci‚ Galileo‚ and many more. But what about a renaissance man now? Well Bono of U2 of course is the first person I think of when I hear the term renaissance man. Bono is not only the lead singer of U2 but is also a huge humanitarian. Bono is mostly known for his musical talents and singing but he is extremely passionate about
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There are many views about technology in The Classical Era. Each section of the world had their own way with going about advancements in technology. During The classical Era. the Hans and Romans had varying attitudes upon technology like centralization and use of tools and the view of whether or not people of an educated stature should even be using them‚ the necessity and purpose of infrastructure‚ and other advancements that either helped by increasing production levels or rates‚ or‚ they hindered
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and art. The Angles were a Germanic tribe that occupied the region. With their fellow ethnic groups‚ they formed the people who came to be known as the English. The Saxons were a Germanic people who first appeared in the beginning of the Christian era. They attacked and raided areas in the North Sea throughout the third and fourth centuries. By the end of the sixth century‚ the Saxons had taken all of the roman territory. The Angles joined the Saxons in the invasion of Britain in the fifth and sixth
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