End of last ice age 14‚000 BCE First potter’s wheel 6‚000 BCE Agricultural development reaches West Africa 10‚000-5‚000 BCE Era of Neolithic Revolution 7‚000 BCE Transition to use of bronze 4‚000 BCE Rise of Catal Huyuk 2‚000 BCE Hunting and gathering – Means of obtaining subsistence by human species prior to the adaptation of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of band social organization. Neolithic Age – The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 BCE; period in which adaptation
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In 1789 Europe witnessed a revolution that would rock the continent of Europe and have a great impact on the colonies in the Caribbean especially St. Domingue. At the time of the French Revolution St. Domingue (the name of Haiti at the time) was the richest colony in the Caribbean and was known as "The Pearl of the Indies". It was the richest french colony but had the worst slave conditions. Social Structure There were three social groups white‚ mulattoes and blacks. The whites were at the top
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The Cuban Revolution Name : School : St. John ’s College Territory : Belize School Code : Student Number : Teacher : Year of Exam : 2011 Topic : The Cuban Revolution Table of Contents Acknowledgements 3 Rational 4 Research Question 5 Research Essay 6 Appendix 14 Bibliography
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major revolutions were to rock the modern world. The first was in America where the colonists rose up in revolt against British rule. The second was in France as members of the bourgeoisie rose up in revolt against King Louis XVI. The French Revolution is a highly controversial affair because‚ for the first time‚ Marxist historians become rather eloquent. They claim that this revolt was a "Revolution of the Bourgeoisie"‚ the first of such which would then pave the way for a greater revolution‚ the
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Ernesto Taylor 25 November 2012 AP US History Mr. Gowen Pd. 7 Colonial Oppression and The American Revolution By the 1760’s the colonies were becoming more and more discontented with the influence of Great Britain. The Seven Years War left Britain in a difficult situation. With an army in the new world and debt to be paid‚ Britain was forced to impose a number of taxes and policies on the new world colonists. These policies would help Britain maintain a military in the new world and pay off
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PUTER REVOTHE REVOLUTION OF COMPUTER By Feri Agus S‚ Indonesia A computer is a programmable machine. The two principal characteristics of a computer are: it responds to a specific set of instructions in a very good manner and it can perform a pre-recorded some list of instructions or programs. From those basic characteristics‚ the computer has grown up to five generations and its functions have extended. The first computer was invented in 1940 with a tube form and had many deficiencies. The
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PH133: Revolution of Science What is modern science? * Study of nature that is observable empirical mathematics * No straight-out definition * It used to be called “Natural Philosophy” before “Science” * Science was first used in 1830 by William Whewhell Bacon’s Inductive Method 1. Ancient 2. Medieval 3. Renaissance 4. Modern 5. Contemporary Pythagoras: universe was made up of numbers Lenappus Democritus: The universe was made up of atomos The revolution of science
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The Effects that the Sugar Revolution had on the 18th century Caribbean Society The Sugar became population in the West Indies. The English‚ French colonies who settled Caribbean island such as St.kitts in the early 16th grew tobacco in order to make money. For a little while they were able to make the profit. However by 1640’s the faced different competition from tobacco grower in virgina had certain advantages which are virgiana had large lots of fertile land. Virginia tobacco was cheaper and
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A revolution is a serious event that forever changes the country and it’s people forever. Revolutions can change the politics‚ economy‚ military‚ and the people. It can range from a protest to an all out war which is what took place in the colonies. The American Revolution changed everything about the colonies. It made us what we are today. The Revolution changed all aspects of the colonies‚ showing how intense it was. The colonies were tired of being used by the British for money. They wanted
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The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution‚ commonly known as the Cultural Revolution‚ was a social-political movement that took place in the People’s Republic of China from 1966. Set into motion by Mao Zedong‚ then Chairman of the Communist Party of China‚ its stated goal was to enforce communism in the country by removing capitalist‚ traditional and cultural elements from Chinese society‚ and to impose Maoist orthodoxy within the Party. The Revolution marked the return of Mao Zedong to a position
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