The Neolithic period cultivated important material conditions that directly influenced the formation of large towns‚ great cities‚ and states in the later‚ Uruk period of Mesopotamia. These influences can be seen at the earlier site of Catalhoyuk. As the periods shift between Neolithic and the Uruk‚ drastic changes can be seen between early egalitarian societies in the Neolithic period‚ and the more complex and massive societies of the Uruk period. Other material conditions that shaped the complex
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Why did Hitler gain power in 1933? The Weimar Republic established at the end of the First World War in 1018 was flawed from the outset‚ and this was a major reason why Hitler was able to gain power in 1933‚ along with the worldwide economic depression after Wall Street crashed‚ and a political deal set up by the “Old Gang”. Initially‚ the Weimar government was unstable because the constitution introduced a system of Reichstag elections based on Proportional Representation‚ in which the per cent
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The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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Betwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites de Passage The paper I’ll be discussing today is Betwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites de Passage by Victor Turner. This paper analyses Arnold van Gennup’s Rites of passage with a particular focus on the liminal period and the symbolic themes that arise. Rights of passage are ritualistic ceremonies that mark a change from one state of life to another. Turner defines a state as a fixed and stable condition that receives social recognition
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gain a sense of people’s personal interpretation of love‚ but also the values held by the society amongst which they lived. Prominent themes of genuine love as well as devotion and loyalty‚ often in contrast with shallow infatuation‚ are incorporated into the Tang romances. Among stories that specifically focus upon heterogeneous
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reunification of Germany in 1990 ushered in a new era for the German people. For 50 years since the end of World War II‚ Germany was divided both ideologically and geographically. West Germany‚ the former occupation zone of the British‚ American‚ and French forces‚ developed into a parliamentary democratic government with a free market economy. East Germany‚ the former occupation zone of the Soviet Union‚ developed into a one party state with a socialist economy. Ideologically the west was capitalist and
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Switzerland when Jakob Ammann lead a division between Swiss Anabaptist groups in the 18th century. The followers of Ammann became known as the Amish. Many Amish migrated to the USA in the early 18th century to escape persecution. They initially settled in Pennsylvania. Other waves of immigrants became established in New York‚ Illinois‚ Indiana‚ Iowa‚ Missouri Ohio‚ and other states. The Amish who remained in Europe joined with the Mennonite societies in Germany and this led to there being no
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the 1st August‚ Germany declared war on Russia‚ while the French soldiers were put on a war alert on the following day. On the 3rd‚ Germany declared war on France and invaded through the neutral Belgium‚ which caused Britain to declare war on Germany on the 4th. Finally‚ Austria declared war on Russia on the 6th‚ completing the outset of World War One‚ the bloodiest war fought yet in history due to the huge advances in weapons and technology. Many countries were involved‚ Germany being one of them
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How far do you agree with the view that in the years 1933-39‚ Hitler was a ’weak dictator’? Hitler has been categorised as a weak and a strong dictator by structuralist and intentionalist historians respectively‚ intentionalist for the importance of Hitler‚ and structuralist for the importance of those around him. Timothy Mason‚ a British Marxist historian‚ is an example of a structuralist historian‚ believing that Hitler was heavily reliant on those around and supporting him. There is also Ian
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Why had international peace collapsed by 1939? There had been a series of failures that led to the destruction of international peace by 1939. The cause for world war two was because of the invasion of Poland by Germany. Britain and France agreed that after the Munich pact‚ if Germany were to invade Poland ‚ they would start a war against Hitler. However Hitler could have been stopped a long time before the invasion of Poland however due to the international peace failures he did not stop and
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