The Idea Of Humanism And The Renaissance
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these ideals. Three humanists even became chancellors of Florence -- they
used their rhetorical skills to strongly rally the people of Florence
against their enemies.
The great changes in Education of the Renaissance were inspired at
first, by the desire of Humanists to be wise and to speak eloquently. The
idea of useful education for the people, and very "well rounded" schooling
in many different fields of learning were the new defined goals of
Renaissance education. People all over (Esp .....
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Japan: After World War II
.... out in the cold in the first post war winter fuel was very
hard to find, a family was considered lucky if they had a small barely
glowing charcoal brazier to huddle around. That next summer in random
spots new ho uses were built, each house was standardized at 216 square
feet, and required 2400 board feet of material in order to be built. A
master plan for a modernistic city had been drafted, but it was cast aside
because of the lack of time before the next winte r. The thousands of
people who lived i .....
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Jewish History
.... The victories of the German
armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European
Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish
people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main
city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The
total number of Jews exterminated has been calculated at around 5,750,000.
In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had once been
concentrated,was reduced to a population of 60,0 .....
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The Empire Of Mali
.... dropped in value in Cairo for 12 years.
Afterward the empire slowly declined, until, in the 1600s it was no
more than it had been originally when it originated: the small kingdom of
Kangaba.
Government
The government of Mali was a dictatorship. The dictator, who had the
title of Mansa, was the sole secular and religious leader of his people,
though not he did not enjoy the same power as Egyptian Pharaohs did. The
base of government was located in the capital, known as Niani. It was once
writte .....
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Egyptian Mummies
.... would be
washed and wrapped in linen from head to foot bound by a gum like substance.
Upon completion of this procedure the body would now be ready for burial.
Egyptians used other methods of embalment. One method attributed to the
lower class was to bury the body in the desert sand for a lengthy period of
time. The result of this method dried the skin of the body into a leathery
shell. Arab historian Abdel el Latif discovered on one of his expeditions
a rather unorthodox method of embalment. Lat .....
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The Indians Of New France
.... Bailey
mentions that, "It had been suggested that Siouans, the Iroquoians and
Algonquians were among the first to enter America."1 Before the Europeans
arrived, there were many native tribes that were already settled. By the
time Europeans arrived in North America, they found natives occupying large
amounts of land.2 The Indians helped start the history of New France.
Since the natives arrived early in North America, their population
started to increase quite rapidly. With the combination of .....
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Anger & Renewal In Indian Country
.... continent. They then set out to other continents to broaden
their horizons and reach total knowledge and enlightenment.
The 16th century was the setting for the early days of the arriving
Europeans to the North American continent. Countries such as England,
Portugal, France and Spain entered the continent and set up colonies which
were widely spread out over the land. The natives of the area had formerly
agreed upon their occupation of the space, and so welcomed the newly
arrived settlers. .....
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Sports In Canada In The 1920s
.... was the golden age of sport for women. The
world's greatest basketball team, the Edmonton Grads, were all women. The
Edmonton Grads were a team made up of players who were students or
graduated from McDougall High School in Edmonton. From 1915 to 1940, they
played 522 games and lost 20. The Grads represented Canada at 4 Olympics,
and won every single one, including 27 Olympic basketball games in a row.
They were truly great. Even Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball,
called the Grads " .....
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The Pilgrims
.... indians, the settlers thought they had found India
and called the natives indians.
When they first settled, the settlers had NOTHING except what they had
brought with them on the boats. They did not have many weapons, tools, or
medical assistance, but the settlers were strong willed and persistent, and
they survived. Most of the settlers were self reliant, and in top physical
condition. They built small houses to conserve time, as the winter was
coming.
The indians taught the people how to do .....
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The Protestant Reformation And Counter-Reformation
.... that only two
sacraments were necessary: baptism and communion. This reduced would reduce
the power of Lutheran ministers and also save peasants money. This
encouraged peasant converts. This also encouraged lords and princes to
convert. They would convert to sieze the holdings of the Church in their
lands and also to gian power over the new religion. Instead of the Church
controlling the officials, the officials controlled the (Lutheran) Church.
Lutherinism also stressed intent. He said that, for God .....
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Quebec's Quiet Revolution: What Is It? How Has It Changed Quebec's
.... For these programs, the Quebec Liberals had to struggle with
Ottawa for a larger share of the tax dollars.
One of the greatest reforms was the modernization of the entire school
system. The Church used to own the schools of Quebec. Most of the
teachers were Priests, Nuns and Brothers. They provided a good education
but Quebec needed more in business and technology. Lesage wanted a
government-run school system that would provide Quebec with people in
engineering, science, business and .....
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The Radical Stage Of The French Revolution (1792- 1793)
.... with the threat of war
against Austria and Prussia looming, it was vital that order was to be
maintained during such tumultuous times. Although the constitution was
already enshrined and the citizens had their freedom and liberties, there
was still plenty of public dissent and disapproval as to whether or not
these laws would help create a new government and prevent the country from
breaking apart. The people had come this far and were not prepared to watch
their efforts lead to failure or the restorat .....
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Hitler's Germany & Stalin's Russia: A Comparison
.... apposed to Adolf
Hitler. Immediately after Lenin's death, a man very much the same in nature
as Hitler, Stalin, came to control the Bolsheviks and throw Russia in a
civil war in a quest for power. You now have two men of equal aspirations
soon to be in control of two very similar governments.
In any rise of power, there needs to be a period of careful planning
requiring much thought. These two men had very little history with which to
work with which to model their revolutions. Times had been changin .....
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Roots Of Russian Revolution
.... The next
czar, Nicholas, was a die hard authoritarian. The Administrative system
continued to decay regardless of his iron fisted rule. The gap between the
rich and the poorer continued to widen. Over five hundred peasant revolts
took place during his reign.
Alexander II, who took the throne in 1855 tried to avert revolt by
attempting reform. In 1861 he freed the serfs and gave them expectations
of free land allotments. But to their surprise, and anger, they were only
given the opportunity .....
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Modern European History: The Reformation
.... church in to Protestant caused many more religious
groups to form on each interpretation of the bible.
The next important long-term change, Capitalism stemmed from Calvinism.
Calvinism was a religious movement which believed in the individuals
responsibility to reorganize society according to "God's plan". Max Weber,
the famous German sociologist, in his study The Protestant Ethic and the
Spirit of Capitalism, argued that these ideas led to the development of
Capitalism. Secular life was able to d .....
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