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    save from evil. Have 10 men by the sea to look after our ship‚ 14 day journey from this island year: 1362.” This translation shows that a Viking had recorded one of his expeditions in exploring Vinland. Many ruled this off to be a hoax because the founders were Swedish and they probably inscribed it for fame‚ but “The Minnesota historical society appointed five scholars to investigate‚ and after a year and half of work reported the stone genuine.” In fact‚ there were many “witnesses who saw the runestone

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    The Black Death Did you know that the black death killed over 25 million people? Well now you do‚ the black death was a plague that started in the early 1300’s and is still around today. The Black death was a plague that wiped out millions of people and is the greatest catastrophe in human history. Although the black death sounds like a terrible plague that only harmed people it also did some good too. Cowen‚ Mary Morton. "A World Turned Upside Down." Holt McDougal Literature: Grade 7. S.l.: Houghton

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    How far did the Big Three get what they wanted? Clemenceau Clemenceau‚ Prime minister of France‚ wanted Germany to suffer the most out of the other leaders because he felt threatened by them. He wanted Germany to accept full blame for the war and this happened as a term in the treaty was for Germany to accept full blame for the war. This made Clemenceau very happy. He also wanted the German military to be weakened so that they couldn’t attack in the future‚ and he also wanted control of the Rhineland

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    DBQ on American Revolution The American Revolution fundamentally changed American society in many different ways. Americans gained independence from Great Britain and began to govern themselves democratically and deal with their own dilemmas like slavery‚ internal revolts and rights of different groups of people without foreign interference. They utilized farming as the main labor but trade and manufacturing also picked up due to the end of mercantilism and the Navigation Laws. After the Revolution

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    The Black Death During the fourteenth century there were some major disasters that plagued Europe and would result in everlasting changes. War caused by peasant revolts‚ French and English battle for throne‚ religious conflicts‚ famine caused from flooding by heavy rains and devastating arctic weather‚ were some of the massive dilemmas that Europe faced. “But the cruelest blow of all was the Black Death. This was the name given in Europe to a pandemic (universal) outbreak of a deadly disease

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    The Black Sea is located between East European massif in the north and Asia Minor in the south; Caucasia in the east and the Balkan Peninsula in the west. This sea is extremely important to Russia because of many reasons. The sea gives Russia many natural resources‚ including fish and many different types of nutrients. The sea also is very important in Russian history because many arguments‚ battles‚ and disputes have occurred because of the uncertainty of who owns the Black Sea and its resources

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    How the Black Plague Affected Europe If you had a baby you knew was infected with a deadly disease‚ what would you do? You knew your baby was going to die because there was no cure. If you took care of your baby‚ you both would die. Would you take care of your baby or let her die? That was the choice parents had to make during the 14 Century. The Black Plague began by spreading disease‚ it affected the European people in both good and bad ways and it also affected their culture. First‚ the

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    without being suspicious‚ making running away at night harder for both Afro American and Native slaves. Another rule in which the all slaves are the same is the New York law of 1737‚ in which is stated that how slaves cannot assemble with more than three people on Sunday or make any noise (“a Law”). Punishment for this is public whipping of fifteen lashes or six shillings payed by the owner. These two examples of rules show how the rules during the seventeenth and eighteenth century are the same for

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    If the Black Plague never happened everything would change‚ and the world today would not be the same. The Black Plague made a huge impact on the world we know today‚ If it never had occurred‚ England and Europe may still be having a problem with overpopulation and whined up crashing. The Black Plague led to multiple scientific inventions‚ specifically in farming machinery‚ and also furthered education in medicine and science. If the Black Plague never occurred then the society‚ economy‚ and population

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    The Black Death impacted Europe both socially and economically. This plague altered Europe’s art‚ faith and everyday peasant lifestyle. During the onslaught of death‚ art and literature took a dark turn to reflect the epic pandemic. Not only that but people’s faith in God was also tested as people believed that he was abandoning them or even the cause of the Black Death itself. Additionally lifestyle of everyday peasants was changed as worker’s wages were also affected due to the disease as there

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