An Italian explorer born on October 31‚ 1451 would change the world by discovering a land mass that is now the Americas. This admiral of the sea’s name was Christopher Columbus ‚but in Italian his name was Cristoforo Colombo. Columbus open the way to exploration and colonization of the Americas in his four transatlantic voyages. Since his major find on the other side of the world‚ he has earned the name of discoverer of the New World. However‚ we now know that Vikings had visited North America five
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“The Renaissance changed the world in almost every way one could think of. It brought a kind of snowball effect: each new intellectual advance paved the way for further advancements.” In the 1400’s‚ Filippo Brunelleschi was able to complete the unfinished Dome left by Arnolfo Dicambio in the 1200’s. He not only changed the entire idea of building but also made the entire field of architecture and design. Brunelleschi became an architect at the age of 30. He spent two decades studying great structures
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philosophe of his time. Born in France to a rich family‚ he was then brought up by a poor family‚ which is why many say is the reason he had his way of viewing life. Montesquieu was a french philosopher who truly shaped modern government. But‚ to be able to shape the world so greatly‚ he had to study hard and develop all of his ideas. Montesquieu began studying in his home country‚ france‚ and studied in the university of Julily. Here‚ he went after what he was passionate about‚ and became a lawyer. From
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way I look at the world. When I think of the holocaust I feel bad and sad for the people that died and all they did was fight for what they believe in. Before I learned about the Holocaust I did not stand up for what I believe in‚ but now I do. The holocaust changed me and the way I feel. I don’t like what happened but I do like the person I have become out of it. Mr. Arbeiter means when he prays for a new love of humanity to be born out of the horrors of the Holocaust is that he wants kids to love
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“How Disco Changed the World” Disco got its start when Djs at gay Manhattan dance clubs started spinning black music in the early 70s. With such obvious homosexual and black roots‚ it is no wonder that‚ considering the time of its emergence in the mid 1970s‚ less than a decade removed from the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and only a few years after the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968 and the Stonewall riots in 1969‚ faced a hearty opposition from some Americans. On the warm summer night
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November 12‚ 1746 in Beaugency‚ Loiret‚ France and died in Paris‚ France at the age of 77 in 1823. There is not a lot known about his early years. His first job was at the Ministry of Finance in Paris as a clerk‚ however he eventually changed his focus to science. During his life he accomplished many things. One being the hydrometer to measure densities‚ the valve to let hydrogen out of the balloon‚ and the goniometer that could be used to measure the angles of crystals. Charles will probably be
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for their hard work. Although woman couldn’t make big decisions in earlier times‚ many of them helped change the world and everybody’s perspective on the female gender. Queen Cleopatra VII helped change the view on woman in certain ways and proved to her people that she can rule Egypt as well as a male could have done it. And because these women had their minds set to prove everybody wrong‚ the world now has equality with men and women. Cleopatra VII‚ who is now known as Queen Cleopatra of Egypt‚
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Renaissance turned the world‚ and ‚and place in the world upside down . In the years between the fall of Rome and the 14th century the Catholic Church was in charge of Europe. Literacy was only for priest and monks and truth was to be found in the Bible and the words of the pope . In 1350 ‚ new ideas and arts began to be created in Italy‚ thus starting the time period we call the renaissance. People started focusing more on themselves then just god. Three examples of these changes are found In painting
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years ago‚ one word repeated three times changed the world forever. “Tora‚ Tora‚ Tora” was heard through the radios on Japanese fighter planes. They had been given the final go-ahead for their attack on pearl harbor. The pacific theater of World War Two was the most savage and cruel of the many fronts the war was fought on. The Pacific war had a large impact on the world as we know it. Some historians will argue that the second World War did not begin in 1939 with Hitler’s invasion of Poland.
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Over 700 years ago the world was introduced to firearms which changed the world. Although the change was slow‚ there was a change. Today‚ over three-quarters of americans have had or have used a firearm in their life. That means that over 240 million people have used a weapon‚ but people see the weapon‚ but not how far they have come. It took 700 years to make one of the deadliest weapons in the world. Over 800 years ago the world was intrigued by the discovery of gunpowder. The mixture of saltpeter
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