store‚ and channel water over huge distances remained unmatched and some of their ideas are still used today. Romans used the water obtained from aqueducts for drinking water and as a water supply for public baths. Although the most sophisticated when it came to water systems‚ Romans were not the first to create a water system. The Sumerians from Mesopotamia built levees around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to keep from flooding. They then built canals to channel river water
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Slavery‚ one of the most despicable acts of humankind. It’s always saddening to look back on history and view the bad things. When we think of history most think of the success of others in the before times‚ but not everybody thinks of what the other side of success was for some people. America‚ such a great country with a solid structure‚ but how did it get to be such? Let’s take a ponder into the past history of America from the standpoint of a slave. Slaves came to America by boats with terrible
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Many people wonder who started the war. Many say it was Austria-Hungary or Germany. I believe that everyone had something to do with starting the war. The war draws in the world’s most powerful country and assembled them to two opposing sides. The two different sides were The Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. “Two
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children. All of them pleading for help. Now‚ imagine adults doing the exact same thing. But what type of place would hold this brutal atmosphere? None other than Auschwitz. Auschwitz was a deadly‚ torturous camp conducted by the Nazi soldiers during the Holocaust. Auschwitz was guided by a man named Rudolf Höss. Auschwitz was a three-part camp‚ mostly consisting of political prisoners. The camp included families‚ children‚ infants‚ and elders. Auschwitz stands out compared to other camps because of the
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of the lungs." Nonetheless‚ they were so fascinated with what they considered its magical properties that they turned a blind eye to its observed harmful effects. It is believed that Charlemagne use asbestos tablecloths during the middle ages. In the late 1800s‚ during the Industrial Revolution‚ the use of asbestos as insulation
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Slavery is an important part of American history because it affected both the north and south. Slaves were an important part of the economy for the south seeing as how it was an agricultural based economy and without slaves there wouldn’t have been such a rich economy. Slaves farmed and processed their cash crops such as cotton‚ sugar‚ and rice. Although‚ slaves were a main part in the southern economy slavery was not approved of by the all of Americans. There were activists that were for slavery
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During world war ii the media was a great resource for promoting a message and persuading an idea among people. Today people refer to the media- social media- as a way to connect and share mostly through some form of technology. However‚ the British government make use of posters and commercials to connect and share their message. With these types of propaganda they convinced people to join the war effort. Some of the persuasive techniques employed through propaganda include;Name calling‚ The Plain
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Why was the civil rights movement so important? The Civil Rights Movement had many important events throughout the years.Some people argue that it was nothing but a waste of time‚ but to others it was the most historic event in Black History. Martin Luther King Jr participated in the Civil Rights Movement because he wanted equality between blacks and whites. The Civil Rights Movement is a very important event in Black History because Martin Luther KIng Jr and others helped establish equality between
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undeniable. It was cod that attracted Europeans to North America for short-term fishing trips and eventually enticed them to stay. The cod became one of the most sought-after fish in the North Atlantic‚ and it was its popularity that caused its enormous decline and the precarious situation today. Fishing was The Vikings and Basques were some of the first Europeans to travel to the coast of North America and harvest and cure cod. Cod was dried until it was hard‚ or cured using salt so that it was preserved
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are more important than others. But all of them have some small or huge events. Washington. Many say he was a great leader. Others say he had a huge impact on our history. Being the leader he was‚ Washington chose prominent political figures. He soon decided to chose Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury‚ Henry Knox as secretary of war‚ and Edmund Randolph as The Attorney General. Now‚ the government thought these were very important to have
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