that the advances of science and industry heralded a new age of egalitarianism and progress for humankind. More goods were being produced for less money‚ people were traveling more‚ and the chances for the upwardly mobile to actually change their station in life were significantly improving. At the same time‚ many voices were expressing sharp criticism of some time-honored cultural institutions. The Church‚ in particular‚ was singled out as stymieing the forward march of human reason. Many intellectuals
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world’s population which was a bad thing for every other country in Europe. Due to the vast expansion of certain European nations‚ Germany decided to build up their army and navy to combat the development of these nations which then leads into another main cause‚ militarism. When Germany started to develop and expand their army‚ many nations followed suit. Nations would compete with each other to create the largest and most effective military‚ this is referred as an “arms race” . By
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of a civilization‚ but that’s not why. Inequality is simply caused by geography. Geography affects the way a civilization becomes more developed compared to others because‚ geography controls climate which affects the type of food a civilization can grow‚ and what type of animals it can domesticate. Domesticated animals and efficient crops give a civilization time to develop new ideas and invent tools that can help the dominate other cultures. Geographic location affects how a civilization can
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“The focus of my work is to capture the essence of what I create‚ whether it is a person‚ an object‚ or anything you can imagine….”‚ says Jared Emerson. Jared Emerson has gained attention for his innovative artistic talent. While he states he loves all medias as well as topics‚ his most recognized artistic expressions are created by using only his hands‚ paint‚ and a canvas where he creates amazing portraits. Jared is truly a unique performance artist whose talent is quickly becoming recognized
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One thing that I have tried that was new was softball. I started playing softball 7 years ago. I really liked playing softball because it is really fun. And it always gave me something to do on the weekends‚ it was either tournaments or practice. When I was playing I always felt like giving up. When we would always learn something new and it was hard for me I always felt like giving up. When we went for pitching machine‚ to a girl pitching it to us it was hard because it was a lot faster that the
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different ideologies emerged about politics‚ freedom‚ and life in general. Many events were started by clashes between supporters of each idea and these clashes forced many people to fight for their beliefs. Three of the main ideas that arose from this time period were liberalism nationalism and socialism. The basic ideas that founded liberalism and socialism are somewhat contradictory. Liberalism is completely focused upon the good of the individual where socialism is focused on the good of society
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What Drives Political and Economic Development in Ancient Civilizations? Compared to present-day civilizations‚ civilizations of the past depended much more on its physical surroundings. Because transporting goods required lots of time and manpower‚ it was expensive. Thus‚ the characteristics of many civilizations were dependent on the physical environments and natural resources that were easily accessible. Clearly‚ a civilization centered on a river has major advantages over one that is not
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the 1900s immigration became a very big part of U.S history. While immigrants were coming they all came for one reason‚ because there were hardships in the places they came from. Also when they arrived there were many hardships these immigrants faced. First of all‚ many immigrants came to the U.S because they had many hardships in their native countries. One of the reasons that many immigrants came was because there were “hard times and epidemic in Italy‚” this is shone in document one almost one
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by the privilege people were born into. The first layer was made up of the absolute monarch‚ King Louis XVI was appointed the top of the pyramid by god’s will and
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1) What does it mean to be a “mestizo”? a. “Mestizo” means to be of mixed ancestry. 2) What were some of the main food contributions from the New World to the Old World? Name at least 7. a. Some main food contributions from the New World to the Old World are corn‚ potatoes‚ tomatoes‚ peppers‚ different types of beans‚ sweet potatoes‚ chocolate‚ peanuts‚ and sugar. 3) Before contact‚ which average person was better off‚ according to the video: The one from Europe or the one from the Americas? Why
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