Medieval Europe – Marko Polo The Venetian Marco polo is not only one of the most renowned travellers in world history‚ but he and his book also generated more speculation than almost any other or volume in world literature. The travels and discoveries of Marco polo were well appreciated in the medieval times and of great significance. Marco Polo travelled to China and Mongolia and brought back many important useable goods that were then copied and used back in Medieval Europe. Marco Polo brought
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Baroque Art in Europe and North America Throughout this research paper the topic is going to be along the lines of the Baroque Art in Europe and North America‚ which comes from chapter nineteen of our Art History book. The main purpose is to review major ideas and principles in this chapter by writing an analysis of certain points that were highlighted. For example‚ certain techniques that were used to define the Baroque Art‚ major sculptures‚ architectures‚ and paintings‚ and also just some
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The Main Events in France during 1792-1795 Revolutions have occured at various times in the worlds history‚ and with different degrees of intensity of violence. Some Revolutions have rocked nations and changed their political structure forever. Though‚ perhaps the most significant revolution‚ was the French Revolution of 1789-1800. The events of this dramatic decade resulted in widespread social and political change. The French Revolution started mainly because the old regime was brought down
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Humanism‚ Printing press‚ and Renaissance art changed Europe Europe was changed by humanism‚ the printing press‚ and Renaissance art. Humanism stressed the study of classical subjects. The printing press had a good impact on Europe. The Renaissance also had a good impact on Europe‚ it resulted in unique works. Humanism is a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought. The goal of humanism was to make good people.
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Events That Led to the American Revolution The American Revolution started for plenty of reasons‚ such as; long haul social‚ financial‚ and political changes in the British settlements‚ preceding 1750 gave the premise to and began a course to America turning into a free country under its own control with its own government‚ not a dictator many miles away. An immense part that lead to the American Revolution was the French and Indian War throughout the times of 1754 and 1763; this changed the deep-rooted
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The American Civil War The American Civil War was one of the most significant and controversial periods in American history‚ in where Americans killed each other (about 600‚000 men died) and still‚ some of the past arguments on state’s rights are still argued today. The Civil War was a matter of south versus north‚ confederacy (Southern States) versus The Union (Northern States). Northern states claimed that if the Southern slaves were property‚ then they should not be counted toward voting representation
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to to fight off the Japanese invasion with the the help of the United states. Once the Japanese surrendered‚ at the end of world war 2‚ the Chinese Civil War strengthened. This was without a doubt the worst and most violent events in the history of China‚ and it lasted for four miserable years between 1945-1949. This entire civil war was primarily about Nationalist and Communist control over China‚ with Mao Zedong and many others leading the communists and Chiang Kai-Shek leading the nationalists
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American Period In Feb.‚ 1899‚ Aguinaldo led a new revolt‚ this time against U.S. rule. Defeated on the battlefield‚ the Filipinos turned to guerrilla warfare‚ and their defeat became a mammoth project for the United States— Thus began the Philippine-American War‚ one that cost far more money and took far more lives than the Spanish-American War. Fighting broke out on February 4‚ 1899‚ after two American privates on patrol killed three Filipino soldiers in San Juan‚ Metro Manila. Some 126‚000
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The extent to which western expansion affected the lives of Native Americans is extreme. The natives weren’t made aware of the damage that was going to be caused by western expansion‚ they were essentially forced to comply‚ and the United States didn’t express the care for the native people that they should’ve humanely expressed. These points carry evidence in the form of documents‚ and will be elaborated in this essay. When the whites of the United States began preaching of their “manifest destiny”
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In the essay "Rewriting American History‚" Frances Fitzgerald makes the statement‚ "each generation of children reads only one generation of schoolbooks. The transient history is those children’s history forever--their particular version of America." I agree with this statement. Based on my personal experience with history textbooks‚ I agree with the fact they only teach "generations" a certain part of history. If we keep teaching by generations we might lose our history. The stories that I’ve been
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