interests with the government‚ and to whom the stranger could appeal for counsel or help." —William Stearns Davis‚ ed.‚ Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources‚ 2 Vols. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon‚ 1912-13)‚ Vol. II: Rome and the West‚ pp. 365-367 Considering this excerpt written by the Arab geographer Yakut in the 13th century‚ what can we say about Islamic Baghdad at that time? It tolerated a diverse population. It forbade the practice of other religions. It excluded
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sterile and develop the typical seedless fruits without the need for pollination” (Van Wyk). Bananas are one of the most important fruits because of the role they play in the global economy‚ food security‚ and the everyday lives of people around the world. Bananas originated in Southeast Asia‚ which is still the center of banana diversity in flavor‚ scent‚ texture‚ color‚ shape‚ and size. However‚ bananas were most likely domesticated first in Papua New Guinea‚ where cultivation can be traced back
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How did American society change in the two decades after the First World War? World War I was a catalyst of the great depression. U.S. attempted to rebuild for approximately four years after World War I. Due to the casualties of the war‚ the workforce was lacking. The repayment of wartime debts became tough for the people. They’re significant huge increase unemployment. Thus‚ parents were having significant problems feeding and clothing their families. Because of the lack of money there‚ were
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America’s Role in the Holocaust A Review of policies and attitudes of the American government that allowed the final solution to take place. Author Note This paper was prepared for English 101‚ taught by Professor Lemberg. Abstract Adolf Hitler killed six million Jews in Europe between the years 1933 and 1945. Hitler‚ however‚ could
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mountains to escape. By the late eighteenth century‚ Saint Domingue had a lot of maroon communities‚ which were groups of escaped slaves. The American and French revolutions led to a violent political and social revolution. Because the French were against British rule‚ colonial governors in Saint Domingue sent hundreds of gens de couleur to fight in the American war of independence. They returned to Saint Domingue with the intention of reforming society. When the French Revolution broke out in 1789
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01.02 Travel Journal 1. What do you already know‚ or think you know‚ about Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam? They had a lot of wars and disagreements. 2. In what parts of the world are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam dominant today? Christians are dominant in north & South America; followers of island dominate north Africa‚ western and central Asia‚ and Indonesia. Followers of Judaism can be found most everywhere but are concentrated in Israel and North America. 3. How are Judaism‚ Christianity
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The Columbian Exchange alludes to the transfer of diseases‚ foods‚ crops among the New World and the Old World following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. . The period before the Columbian Exchange‚ there would be no oranges in Florida‚ no paprika in Hungary‚ and no cigarettes in France‚ without the Columbian Exchange all these supplies would not be in the countries they are now. The Europeans gained from the exchange in several ways. The discoveries of new metals are popular one. They
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Neighborhoods During the Holocaust Before World War II began‚ the Germans and Nazi soldiers surrounded buildings to house people before they left for the concentration camps. These places were only temporary but most lasted for years and still standing. Some of these neighborhoods were not so lucky. These neighborhoods held people‚ and the Germans and Nazi soldiers treated these people’s religion as a race. These were Jewish neighborhoods‚ but they were not just Jewish neighborhoods‚ they were the
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CHAPTER 15 The Latin West‚ 1200–1500 The period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe’s [A] later Middle Ages. [B] Last Age. [C] Golden Age. [D] Renaissance. [E] Age of Reason. Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages referred to themselves as [A] Europeans. [B] Westerners. [C] “Old Worlders.” [D] Franks. [E] Latins. In the Latin West during the later Middle Ages approximately [A] nine out of ten people were rural. [B] five out of ten people were rural
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/WHAT IS HISTORY WHAT IS HISTORY? E. H. Carr Edward Hallett Carr was born in 1892 and educated at the Merchant Taylors’ School‚ London‚ end Trinity College‚ Cambridge. He joined the Foreign Office in 1916‚ and‚ after numerous jobs in and connected with the F.O. at home and abroad‚ he resigned in 1936‚ and became Wilson Professor of International Politics at the University College of Wales‚ Aberystwyth. He was Assistant Editor of The Times from 1941 a‚ 1946‚ Tutor In Politics at Balliol
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