1. The Inca empire spread over a small portion of land to the north in modern-day Ecuador and in parts of Peru. At its height‚ the Inca Empire included Peru and Bolivia‚ most of what is now Ecuador‚ a large portion of what is today Chile north of the Maule River in central Chile.The geography was rugged - Andes mountains‚ the coastline deserts‚ and the Amazon jungle. 2. A part of the Inca is adopted ideas and Institutions that had been pioneered by earlier cultures. two peoples who had especially
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Joey Smallwood was a politician from Newfoundland who was the main force that brought Newfoundland join in the Canadian Confederation in 1949‚ and became the first Premier of Newfoundland.( Ibiography) Joey Smallwood was born in December 24‚ 1900 at Mint Brook‚ Newfoundland. When he was a teenager‚ he worked in a newspaper and his family moved to New York City in 1920. He also worked for a newspaper which named The Call. He returned to Newfoundland and then got married. At the same year‚ he set up
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in this classroom environment. Issues have been studied that have caught the attention of the class and made them consider things that perhaps were not contemplated before. Over the past semester‚ one series of lessons have stood out to me more than any other. That particular set of lessons revolved around the issue of racism. <br> <br>Racism has taken on a new comprehension within my thoughts and mind over the course of this semester. I had always considered racism a baneful idea and an even more
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What Was the Most Important Consequence of the Printing Press? The most important consequence of the printing press was the spread of knowledge. Knowledge is the greatest aspect and power. Before Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press‚ there was the development of language‚ writing with hieroglyphs‚ the alphabet and then printing. Scribes would write a book by hand from the dictation of a scholar. Most citizens were uneducated while few were well educated. Handwritten books were expensive
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influences me the most would be my mother. My mom is by far the strongest person I know and she has gone through more struggles than any person should have to. She had to raise me on her own while facing many health issues and did whatever she had to do to give me what I needed. While I was growing up‚ she did not get to spend as much time with me as she would like because she worked a lot to take care of the bills and she was often in the hospital sick. We also moved around a lot until I was about 12‚ then
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Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution embarked the beginning of the United States of America. A war that lasted eight years‚ 1775-1783‚ was able to grant the thirteen colonies the independence they deserved by breaking free of British rule. The war was an effect of the previous French and Indian War‚ which forced England to tax the American colonist‚ compelling them to rebel against parliament. From the 1760’s to 1775‚ many factors lead up to the American Revolution such as
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growth of more accurate maps. However‚ the most important of them would be the creation of affordable books. When the printing press spread through Europe‚ Martin Luther heard about it‚ and when he did he got a hold of one of them and printed the 95 theses which was a document used to place on the church and argued and exposed the flaw of the catholic church. After this happened‚ many people stopped going to catholic churches. Every country in Europe was mainly catholic‚ but in the 1560’s‚ half of
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dad is the most important man in my life. He is the hardest most dedicated man I have ever met. I look up to him and he is truly my hero. He has always been there for me with everything I do‚ ever since I can remember. He raised me‚ provided a roof over my head‚ food on the table‚ supported me‚ protected me and loved me. He’s help me through so much and has helped form the person I am today. I can’t imagine my life without him and therefore this is why my dad is the most important man in my
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some family members‚ I could never have been completely prepared. No book of advice or voice of wisdom can prepare another for the situations and feelings encountered in high school. I can hardly narrow down the three most important lessons that I learned in possibly the four most difficult‚ unbelievable‚ and thrilling years of my life; but‚ I’ll try. Being the oldest sibling‚ and having parents in their own little world I had no one to tell me or guide me. I had to put all my effort possible into
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humans to fear change and what is unknown‚ in the play The Crucible this is witchcraft and the devil‚ in more recent times it can be seen in post World War Two and Cold War United States‚ through McCarthyism. The themes in the crucible are as important to people in the 21st century as in Salem in 1692. These include justice‚ reputation‚ hysteria‚ intolerance and empowerment. All of these are common themes throughout human history. The characters in The Crucible are also important to people of the 21st
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