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- 4351: Age of Gold for Babylon
- ... Babylon a great division between classes especially slave and free along with the difference in the vast numbers of personnel for the temple and for regular society. The priests of the Esigila temple had much control over more than half the land and the empire's economy. This included traders and craftsmen along with thousands of farmers who worked temple lands for a share in the produce. In order to keep ...
- 4352: The Punic Wars 264 BC -- 146 BC
- ... was now in charge of all of Italy. Now they would have to try to prevent any attacks, on Sardinia, Sicily, and Corsica. Also Carthage owned many territories that made it easy for them to control the Mediterranean Sea. When the Carthagins conquered Messana (Messina) they now faced Rome. The Messana people requested Rome's help in stopping the attack on them from Carthage. This war was fought mainly at sea ...
- 4353: The Benefits Of Satellites
- ... take advantage of the great advantages that Telecommunication Satellites brings to the table. For instance, a pilot attempting to land a F-16 Falcon during a drill session requires undisrupted communication between him and the control tower, which is handled by military Telecommunication Satellites. In commerce, communication is just as important and can benefit the entire world. The Internet is a great example of how satellites are able relay hundreds of ...
- 4354: Hannibal 2
- ... and last defeat. With it came the end of Carthaginian influence around the Mediterranean and the end of the Second Punic War (Green 58). In 183 B.C., the Romans heard that Hannibal had gained control of an army. They demanded that Hannibal should be turned over to them. Roman troops surrounded Hannibal's house. When they crashed into his house, Hannibal was dead on the floor. He had drank a ...
- 4355: Harriet Tubman 3
- ... panicked and wanted to turn back. Tubman was afraid if he left he would be tortured and would tell all he knew about the Railroad. The unwilling passenger changed his mind when Tubman pointed a gun at his head and said "dead folks tell no tales" (Sterling 16-18). The spring of 1857 was the time when Harriet set out on her most daring rescue to free her elderly father, Ben ...
- 4356: Canada in WWI
- ... fishing; the Maritimes were in economic shambles, with hundreds of thousands of people out of work. Many skilled people left Canada to pursue better job opportunities abroad. Canadians were able to keep the situation under control, so that it didn't get too bad (like the depression), and by the early nineties the economy once again picked up. The eighties were a time of real economic growing pains for a Canada ...
- 4357: Explanation of the Holocaust in Freud's "Civilization and Its Discontents"
- ... he was in a position to view the beginning of Hitler's rise to power. It is interesting to note that Vienna of the early twentieth century where Hitler and Freud lived was under the control of a mayor who was a severe Anti- Semite, who was eventually barred from running for office by the Pope. Hitler began his rise to power in 1924 when he attempted to take over Munich ...
- 4358: RISE AND FALL OF THE HITLER REICHT
- ... before the court the Enabling Act. This law gave Hitler the power of a After the bills were passed, the German military feared that when Hitler took full leadership of the country, they would lose control, and the SA would take over. Hitler assured the military that this was not true. To gain their trust, he gave them a li In August of 1934 President Hindenburg died. Hitler's last obstacle ...
- 4359: Kingdom of Benin
- ... also given away. Gradually, the power of the kingdom decreased as the 18th and 19th centuries passed. Eventually, in 1897, the area was annexed to British Nigeria. While tribesmen still led the area, the real control was in the hands of the Europeans. One of the richest arts that originated in Africa are some of the hand cast bronzes that came out of the kingdom of Benin. These became known as ...
- 4360: Jewish History
- ... on the issue of Israel's legitimacy. Withdrawal of the UN troops after May 16 signified to the Israelis that ultimately they would be responsible for their own defense. From this war the jews regained control of the West Bank of the Jordan River. Syria was pushed by a frontal assault through the Golan Heights and threatened Damascus. The United Nation security council managed to execute a cease-fire on June ...
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