Why study history? -To know about our past (archaeology) -to learn from our past mistakes - History helps us understand change -to broaden our knowledge People live in the present and they plan for and worry about the future. History‚ however‚ is the study of the past. Given all the demands that press in from living in the present and anticipating what is yet to come‚ why bother with what has been? Given all the desirable and available branches of knowledge‚ why insist-as most American educational
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Cameron 1 Children’s Crusade The Children’s Crusade is considered by most to be a minor crusade. Others do not believe it ever happened. That may be because historians don’t have much intel to go on. The fate of the French children is largely speculated. The Crusade started in 1212‚ when a young French boy‚ Stephen of Cloyes‚ thought he received a letter from Christ ordering him to peacefully win back the Holy Land from the Muslims. The credibility of him receiving this letter is slim‚ because he
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My Financial Situation And Why I Will Be Successful In My Field My financial status is not all that great but it’s what I have to work with. My financial status might be in somewhat in a negative state but I turn It into a positive for me because it makes me hungry‚ ambitious‚ and it fuels me to get more then what I deserve. It gives me the power to not only get‚ but make a future for not only for me but for the love of my life that is my mom. I will be successful in my field because I will be doing
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fact is that History can help you understand change and to learn how the society we live in came to be. History can open doors to your heritage and Identity. In addition to helping you understand ‘who we are ’ and ‘how we came to be’ History can also teach us about mistakes made in the past by others so that we can avoid making them again. If you don’t know History you don’t know your culture or your way of life so you might as well never learn you place or part in the world. That’s why most modern
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iconic yet misunderstood as the Crusades. The image of cross-bearing knights doing battle with exotic Islamic soldiers is one that most westerners are quite familiar with. It is because of this prominence in the imaginations of modernity that the language and sentiment of the Crusades are still evoked. With the advent of the war on terror‚ the Crusades have become increasingly appropriated to cast imperialism as a present-day holy war. George Bush even used the term “Crusade” in reference to the September
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The Crusades occurred in November of 1095 because Pope Urban II ordered a campaign to free Holy Land from the control of the Saracens at the church council at Clermont in France. They were motivated by the desire to help Christians in the East. Although the intentions were positive‚ the war did not turn out positively. According to Hoffman‚ the Crusades often lead people to believe that Urban wished to gain power or the power of the Roman Catholic Church. Despite the beliefs of many‚ the true intentions
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seemed to be a frozen wasteland that many powers did not even know was the largest land empire in the world. In this essay‚ I will explore the reforms of Peter the Great through historical authors and determine whether Tsar Peter I of Russia was successful in evolving of the Tsardom of Russia into a contemporary European empire. On top of this‚ I will be looking to see if his attempts at modernization in Russia had a lasting affect on Russian politics. In my analysis‚ I have gained understanding of
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Per.1 2/5/13 Crusades Essay The initial cause for the crusades is the emperor asked for help. Pope Urban the second thought that by “moving” the Muslims Christianity would be brought back together. The goals of the crusades were economic‚ social‚ and political goals as well as religious motives. The Pope wanted to reclaim Palestine because the Muslims controlled it and Christendom had split into Eastern and Western branches in 1054. Kings and the Church saw that the Crusades was a good opportunity
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Why History is Important The Study of history is important because we learn from our mistakes‚ we share a common experience with people that binds us together‚ our minds store our experiences‚ and society can build upon past accomplishments. The first‚ and most significannot reason history is important is because we learn from our mistakes. If there were no history then everyone would make the same mistakes over and over. In any job‚ if you can avoid mistakes you or someone else
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April of 1096. Over 60‚000 people in total within these people are knights‚ surfs [women and children included] noble men‚ and monks all standing outside the doors of Constantinople. The emperor invited only the principle commanders of the crusade‚ Duke Godfrey‚ Baldwin Godfrey‚ and Jeffrey Baldwin of Toront. I feel like emperor Alexies seem furious I don’t think he was expecting a catholic army as big as we are‚ if anything I feel he only wanted an elite team of mercenaries. But he
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