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    The Impacts of the Aryans Focus Question: What impact did the Aryans have on ancient and modern India? The Aryans had a great impact on ancient and modern India in many ways. These people composed an oral literature called the Vedas‚ established a caste system‚ and introduced the idea of farming instead of herding. According to the textbook‚ Ancient Civilizations‚ by Diane Hart‚ the Aryans established sacred verses for their language known as the Vedas (pg. 179). This shows that the Vedas was their

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    Virginia’s Profound Impact on Colonial Society Compared to Massachusetts Bay. In the colonial era‚ economic Virginia impacted society and social relations during the colonial era more than Massachusetts Bay because of its agricultural economy that was driven by tobacco cultivation and reliant on slaves‚ establishing distinct social classes and racial divisions unlike the minimal slave use and social classes in Massachusetts Bay. The “Act Concerning Servants and Slaves (1619)” exemplifies the colonists’

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    was life like in the southern colonies? They did not have any modern day technology and any quick means of transportation other than horses and ships. They also had a different lifestyle from what we have today were men went to school and got educated and women instead got taught how to run the house and take care of the young children. Men had different jobs where they tended to the farm and created furniture. There are many differences from colonial lifestyle and ours and the lifestyle of the southern

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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a german philosopher‚ theologian‚ anti-Nazi dissident‚ and key founding member of the Confessing Church. Without his efforts to help in World War 2 there wouldn’t have been such a positive impact in this situation. He was also a musician and a poet‚ and was very well respected in the Christian community‚ being viewed as a Christian who led to people being more secure in their faith and how they utilized their faith in their everyday life. Dietrich ultimately lost his life

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    In my opinion‚ colonial America was on its way to democracy‚ but far from being a true democratic society. Only a small portion of the people were able to make the decisions‚ so government did not revolve around the majority. By the 1720s in most colonies‚ eligible voters were defined as white Christian males who owned land and were over the age of 21. In other colonies‚ only Protestants or members of a particular church could vote. All voters had to own land because colonial leaders believed

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    these uprisings‚ tension created by Indian/colonist interaction in colonial America often erupted into violence and rebellions. While the Pueblo revolt was mainly the result of Indian/Colonist conflict‚ the Bacon rebellion had many more aspects to it. The Bacon rebellion was inpart fueled by the strain between the most elite Americans and everyone else. For Bacon and his friends‚ who were upper-class Englishmen who came to America‚ the tension came from resentment toward the Virginia elite for

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    Did you know that approximately 50‚000 troops died in the Revolutionary War? That is a lot‚ however that war made America a free country to this day. What led up to the Revolutionary War‚ the Stamp Act‚ also contributed to America’s freedom too. As a result of the Stamp Act and the Revolutionary War‚ there is the bill of rights‚ which had the first 10 amendments on that document. There have been a lot of events during colonial times that have impacted our freedom however‚ the Bill of Rights; the

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    In the Colonial America time period‚ the understanding of sexuality within the colonies changed time after time. Each colony had their own set of beliefs as well as values in all aspects of life. More times than not‚ you understood the beliefs and values through the actions and behavior of each member within that colony. Within this Colonial America time period‚ New Spain‚ New England and New France all used their religious beliefs to form as well as enforce laws and regulations towards each gender

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    The main imports from Europe that impacted the America’s were livestock‚ pigs‚ horses and many plants. Horses enabled Europeans to explore larger areas of land in a shorter time than it would have taken them on foot. Natives didn’t have this type of transportation‚ so they were limited in their ability to conquer vast amounts of land of quickly as the Spanish explorers. The introduction of cattle created a cheap and growing food supply of meat to new settlers from Europe. Cattle thrived in the new

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    Bacon’s Rebellion and the Salem witchcraft trials are both events that colonists used to show their anger at or resentment of colonial society life. Bacon’s Rebellion was a revolt against Governor Berkeley’s policies with the local natives. He monopolized the thriving fur trade and wasn’t willing to risk ruining it. The Salem witchcraft trials were a result of unsettled social and religious conditions of the Massachusetts village. Some of the victims were even accused because of their wealth and

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