became well known around the globe for his jobs as being an inventor‚ printer‚ scientist‚ diplomat‚ postmaster‚ and politician. He was the most known for drafting the Declaration of Independence with other founding fathers. Ben gave huge contributions to our world during his time living. He was born on January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Out of all his siblings‚ he was the favorite of his parents‚ Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. As a little boy‚ he liked to save his earnings to
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Bose Anifowose Lamar HS AP World History 25 August 2014 A History of the World in 6 Classes Study Questions Introduction—“Vital Fluids” 1. The author’s main thesis in setting the book is that drinks have shaped human history ever since early humans were forced to live by rivers‚ springs and lakes to ensure an adequate supply of freshwater. 2. These fluids like water are vital to us because we would not be able to live more than a few days without some fluids in our body. “Beer in Mesopotamia
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independence. The Greeks’ independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830 did not come without hardship and suffering. Several other countries including Russia and France took sides with Greece during this fight as they felt close and connected with their culture. A nine year war was fought which eventually resulted in the Greeks gaining independence from the Turks. During this time‚ the Greeks had to maintain high morale and a strong will to be as successful as they were in the end. The circumstances they
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Factors that Aided Islamic Civilization Civilization (or civilization) is a sometimes controversial term that has been used in several related ways. Primarily‚ the term has been used to refer to the material and instrumental side of human cultures that are complex in terms of technology‚ science‚ and division of labor. Such civilizations are generally hierarchical and urbanized. In a classical context‚ people were called "civilized" to set them apart from barbarians‚ savages‚ and primitive
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I have read Suresh Canagarajah’s article ’ The Fortunate Traveler: Shuttling between Communities and Literacies by Economy Class ’. He is a good writer and he has many good idea about learning English to improve literacies. In Suresh Canagarajah’s opinion‚ every English learners need to find a adaptive way‚ that will enhance their interests to learn English. Countries’ tradition is influencing local people’s aethestic standard‚ so many readers are hard to accept foreign writing style. As a entreprenant
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Name_______________________________________ Date____________________________ DBQ 21: Causes of World War II (Adapted from Document-Based Assessment for Global History‚ Walch Education) Historical Context: Even though the 1920’s began with a favorable outlook for peace‚ toward the end of the decade and throughout the 1930’s the clouds of war were forming. Dictators arose in countries that were dissatisfied with the results of World War I. Germany‚ Italy and Japan took aggressive actions‚ and neither the
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were confiscated. Their cultures were crushed. And most native people perished. From our vantage point in the present‚ historical events sometimes seem almost inevitable. Because we know "how the story ends‚" we assume that the course of history was somehow determined‚ almost fated. But this is not true. Events and human decisions in the past shaped history just as the events and decisions of our time will affect our future. Was the destruction of America’s native cultures inevitable and unavoidable
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Buddha were mainly focused on values and beliefs and not on dates of the occurrences. This could be the reason as to why the dates of birth and death of the Buddha are not well known. In the content of the documents was the history of the Indian culture and includes the Buddha’s earliest experience that was of significance to the Indians (Heinz 1996). Birth of Gautama
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1. "Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt" (Chapter 1 and 2) How might beer have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering to agricultural-based societies. 2. One way beer could have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering to agricultural-based societies was that after the discovery of beer‚ beer began to increase. with the increase of beer‚ farming was successful taking time away from hunting and gathering. farmers eventually settled down in small areas around fertile crescents
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Justin Sadler Mr. Herbst AP World History [ 19 April 2011 ] DBQ During the time period between 1959 and 1990‚ the Cuban Revolution had effected its country in many ways including the lives of Cuba’s women which include the argument on whether women should be allowed to participate in political activity‚ the different types of opportunities that women have been able to strive for and become entitled to‚ and the view of females having equal rights in the household. To begin with‚ women over
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