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- 6881: The Medieval Period
- ... and primitive ideas about the anatomy of the human eye (Turner 195). This helped lead Islamic physicians and mathematicians in the right direction. Much of the knowledge gathered from these early scientists is taught in school access the nation, as well as the world. The Islamic physician Ibn alHaytham came up with an idea not far from what is understood today as the process of human vision. Haytham diagrammed how an ...
- 6882: Ancient Egyptians and the Norsemen: Creating the Past
- ... many rights as men. Women could own land, buy and sell goods, make a will, and obtain a divorce. In Egypt like in most other places only a small percentage of boys and girls attended school, and they were from upper class families. Most boys took on their fathers trade while the girls were taught by their mothers the ways of wife and motherhood. Throughout most of history the Egyptian government ...
- 6883: Robert Boyle
- ... this affliction. Without this defect, he may have never concentrated enough to accomplish what he did. It was bad at first, however it turned out for the best.(Sootin p.9) Robert Boyle went through school like other normal boys at that time. Then it came time to go to college in which he attended Eton College. Eton college was located in England. (Sootin p.10) After graduating college, Boyle decided ...
- 6884: Stalin: Did his Rule Benefit Russian Society and the Russian People?
- ... with his own hands. But, this dream was crushed when Joseph was expelled from Tiflis Theological Seminary for reading "forbidden books" such as Marx and Lenin (Lewis 8; Marrin 20). After his expulsion from Tiflis school, Joseph became a revolutionary. He organized strikes and demonstrations at factories and also found ways to gather money for Lenin and the Bolshevik party. He was banished to Siberia six times between the years 1903 ...
- 6885: The Battle of Midway in the Pacific
- ... with 12 3-inch guns, 5 M-3 Stuart light tanks, 16 Douglas SBD- 3 Dauntless dive bombers, and 7 Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters, along with 22 pilots--most of them fresh out of flight school, May 29 saw the arrival of four Martin B-26 Marauder medium bombers from the 22nd Bomb Group. These planes were specially rigged to carry torpedoes and led by Captain James Collins. That same day ...
- 6886: The Aztec Empire History
- ... Young maize ear," Maize represents a chief staple of the Aztecs. XIPE TOTEC, The god of springtime and re-growth. Aztec dances: The Aztec Dance is known for its special way of expressing reverence and prayer to the supernatural gods of the sun, earth, sky, and water. Originally, the resources accessible to the native Indians were limited, yet they were able to create lively music with the howling of the sea ...
- 6887: Hitler, Nazis, and The National Socialist German Workers' Party
- ... an establishment populated by the elderly, the weak, and the dissolute. Hitler was born in a small town in Austria in 1889. As a young boy, he showed little ambition. After dropping out of high school, he moved to Vienna to study art, but he was denied the chance to join Vienna academy of fine arts. When WWI broke out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer's army as a Corporal. He was ...
- 6888: The Nazis and Their Rise to Power and Downfall
- ... an establishment populated by the elderly, the weak, and the dissolute. Hitler was born in a small town in Austria in 1889. As a young boy, he showed little ambition. After dropping out of high school, he moved to Vienna to study art, but he was denied the chance to join Vienna academy of fine arts. When WWI broke out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer's army as a Corporal. He was ...
- 6889: Megellan's Voyage
- ... too sick to do anything important, but when all seemed completely hopeless, one seaman finally found land. Winchester describes the scene "A great cheer went up. Cannon were fired. Men fell to their knees in prayer," this was indeed the promised land. It was Guam they had struck, and they made a few repairs on the ship, gathered food, and once again set off, determined to find the Spice Islands. Magellan ...
- 6890: Age of Gold for Babylon
- ... guilds in such trades as coppersmiths, boatmen, confectioners, canal diggers, fowlers, brickmakers, leatherworkers, and brewers. Only for boys preparing to be scribes at the temple or royal court was it a possibility to attend formal school. Most houses were built around an enclosed courtyard with only a single door opening into the street because Babylonians treasured privacy for their families. Most house layouts consisted of a large family room adjoining to ...
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