Did you know that world leaders do not exactly agree on what a democracy means. A democracy’s most salient and universally agreed upon component is a voting system. Athens was not truly democratic because they had slaves‚ no woman rights‚ and no equal rights. The first reason Athens wasn’t truly democratic is that they had slaves. Slaves were viewed as insignificant‚ vapid people‚ for this reason they did not get to vote. Since they were classified as slaves‚ they didn’t have the privilege
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Professor Jenny Jochens is a medievalist from Baltimore‚ Maryland that devoted her career specifically to the study of medieval women. She graduated from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark‚ where she was born. Professor Jochens considers her field of study to be Old Norse Society‚ but she didn’t always have this specialization. She helped create the first Women’s Studies Program in the country. Her and other founders wanted the program to be interdisciplinary and intended to be influenced by
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Gender roles are an increasing topic in society. From joining the military to walking down the street men and women everywhere have been fighting for equal rights for all genders. Before I talk about that though‚ I want to talk about the effect that traditional gender roles have had on society today. Throughout the years of mankind‚ it has been implied that the man of a relationship is in charge. This may be true for some people and that in fine and dandy‚ but what if your wife or daughter wants
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Between the year A.D. 100 and A.D. 400 the Roman Empire declined and Christianity rose up and took its place. This was not easy though‚ when a massive city died all around them they had to stay strong and fight for what they knew was right. There where many factors that allowed the Christians to grow in this time‚ and the Romans never even knew it was happening. The roman religion was based on action rather then thought‚ so they didn’t think about what could be happening right in there own city
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It wasn’t a surprise that Christianity was able to grow and spread rapidly as the Roman Empire declined‚ the conditions of Rome in the fourth century were perfect for Christianity. The expansion of the empire as they conquered and built roads in the earlier years allowed people to migrate easily from far places which led to overpopulation and the increase of the poor. Gruesome wars and diseases scared people making them want something that they could hope in and Christians brought lots of hope. Also
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In 1945 as the Second World War was coming to a close there emerged a new and altogether different type of war. The Cold War‚ as it is known‚ was a war where the two superpowers of the time the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) fought each other in many different battlefronts but never involving actual armed conflict with each other. This war lasted for about half a century and in this essay I shall relate the origins and the early manifestations of this war. The
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to make a cheap car that almost anyone could afford to buy. Automobiles had the highest influence on the public and economic life for Canadians.
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How significant was The Roman Empire in Shaping Christianity both during the Pre and Post Nicean Age? The Roman Empire obviously had a large effect on Christianity‚ up until the rule of Galerius from 98 AD to 117AD Christianity had been sporadically persecuted but with the relaxation of laws‚ there resulted in a steady conversion of the populace of Roman Empire even though roughly 10 percent by the year 300 AD were Christian1. This is why there was such surprise in the year 312 AD when the emperor
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While analyzing important aspects about the establishment of guilds‚ I realized that guilds influence medievalist society positively and negatively. One of the important aspects of life in Medieval times is related to the fact that guilds provided people a higher social status.That was the main reason why a lot people became members of the guild whether throughout merchant or craft guilds. Nobles obtained guild memberships and gained the honor in the abbeys. Another important aspect to mention
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suggests that women play a big role. Other minority groups also played a role in the war. The women help the soldiers in many different ways. French had also helped in the war. The document was showing that almost everyone was helping if they could‚ and that helped the country beat the British army. The document suggests that the women wanted to help the souldiers that were fighting for their country. The women that helped had contributed to the country that was going to become America‚ and the
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