The Templum Pacis was built for Vespasian and Titus in 70 AD after their victory in the Jewish War which lasted five months. The temple was built near the Imperial Fora to disassociate Vespasian from Nero. The Colosseum was started by Vespasian but finished by his son Titus in 80 AD due to Vespasian’s death months before completion. Titus then held the inaugural games. They last 100 days and included: crucifixions‚ beast shows‚ gladiator combat and Greek myth reenactments by criminals. Both the Templum
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man to fight” was a popular slogan for working women during WWII. How did women contribute to the war? When the U.S. was attacked by Japan at Pearl Harbor‚ America decided it was time to join the war effort. This required men to leave work and home to fight for their country. Before the war‚ women who worked had “traditionally female” professions which were sewing‚ typing‚ and stay at home mothers raising their children. When war began‚ “quickie marriages became the norm” as teens were getting married
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of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ in the 1844 and was published spring of 1845. In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ he explained his life a slave and other encountered and of course everything he had witnessed while being a slave‚ also how slavery impacted the south. Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland and like other slaves that were born into slavery were taken away from their mothers‚ “It is a common custom..‚ to part children
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EVALUATION OF SOURCES The question I chose for my internal assessment is‚ “To what extent did the Soldaderas of the Mexican Revolution change the role of women in Mexico‚ in terms of societal importance?” The question essentially needs use of sources that assess the role of Soldaderas‚ as well as the impact after the war‚ in terms of views on the deserved role of women after the war. I decided to use two sources that correctly evaluated the impact of the Soldaderas post-revolution. The first source I chose
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commonly known as just Qin Shi Huang‚ was the emperor of China from 221BC. Qin Shi Huang (then known as Ying Zheng) became the King of Qin at the age of 13 but did not assume control until he was 22. He was the one responsible for unifying china. Qin Shi Huang assumed autocratic control‚ introducing a new currency‚ and by creating a unified system of weights and measures‚ writing and currency. Qin Shi Huang was both a brutal tyrant and a great leader. He used violence to take control of china‚ killed
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ome went through seven kings until 509 BC when the last king was overthrown and the Roman Republic was formed. Rome then came to be ruled by two elected officials (known as consuls)‚ a Senate made up of wealthy aristocrats (known as patricians)‚ and a lower assembly that represented the common people (plebeians) and had limited power. This format of government worked well at first‚ but as Rome expanded beyond a mere city-state to take over territory not just in Italy‚ but overseas as well‚ the system
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there was undiscovered land northwest of Puerto Rico. This interested King Ferdinand and rewarded Ponce de Leon for all of his services by getting the chance to go and discover new land for Spain. This land was referred to by natives of Puerto Rico as “Benimy”. As said in David Marley’s book (2008)‚ “Wars of the Americas: A chronology of armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere‚ 1492 to the present”‚ “Ponce de León readily agreed to a new venture‚ and in February 1512 a royal contract was dispatched
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Daniel Ann World History Core 2 School of Athens The one of the Renaissance’s greatest master painter‚ Raphael was the one who created the masterpiece‚ ‘The school of Athens’. It was a great fresco that was painted between from 1510 to 1511. The painting contained famous professionals such as mathematician‚ philosopher‚ scientist‚ and many other professionals including Raphael himself. Raphael of course admired all the people in the painting that he drew himself. For me when I see the drawing
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What made Spain so salient and monumental for its time period? Trade definitely played a significant role in making their empire so enlightened and immense‚ yet in the end made the empire become very poor. Trade in the New World aided Spain in becoming of the most diverse places. Moreover‚ trade made the empire become one of the most successful empires when they started to trade‚ but exhibited more negative impacts on them. Primarily‚ mercantilism assisted in causing much inflation which caused
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their religion freely. They were constantly being harassed and stereotyped by the English. Therefore‚ the Irish decided to travel to America for a chance at a better life. Any land that the Irish owned was confiscated by the English‚ they couldn’t own their own land. In 1783‚ the Irish became willing immigrants so that they could own land once again and have a chance at a brighter future. America was the land of liberty and the land of freedom‚ which is what the Irish were seeking to gain. When they
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