A Comparison Of The Medieval And Renaissance Eras
.... people were
accustomed to. Overall, cathedrals during this time could have very elegant
features due to the excellent techniques of support and stabilization.
Buttresses, simple extensions of the cathedral wall to enhance support, and
flying buttresses, stone structures set away from the cathedral wall and
attached at the top, contributed to the excellent support that Medieval
cathedrals experienced. While architectural advancements during the Middle
Ages were concerned mainly with making elegant reformations in the structure of
the cathedral, architecture during the Renaissance was much less religion-
centered, and revolved .....
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Referring To The Spanish Civil War
.... be more efficient. So he introduced the `National Assembly' intended
to represent different classes and groups, probably to soften the
opposition; as well as the Union Patriotica, created to mobilize popular
support for his regime.
Rivera also managed to strengthen the Spanish infra-structure, but
the funding had to come from loans from other nations, because the upper
classes would not accept a overhaul in the taxation system. He also
managed to encourage industrial growth, which did work to a certain extent
because of many internal problems, and the big depression.
These financial and political, as well as so .....
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Jewish History
.... 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 60,000. they, virtually unarmed,
resisted the German deportation order and had held back the regular German
troops equipped with flame throwers,armoured cards, and tanks for nearly a
month. This heroism was similar to the revolt which took place around
165BC. This uprising was led by the Maccabees, a provincial priestly family
(a .....
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Kingdom Of Benin
.... of Benin. These became known as
the Benin Bronzes. The casting of brass was strictly a royal art and
anyone found casting brass without royal permission was faced with
execution. Whenever a king or a major figure died, a beautiful
commemorative head was cast out of bronze in his honor. These heads were
displayed at shrines found all throughout the royal palace. Also found in
the royal palace were eight wall-sized bronze plaques. Each plaque
depicted kings, chiefs, and great warriors in battle. They each depict a
different event in Benin's history. Many things including utensils and
weapons have also been found, each hand .....
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Alexander's Empire
.... the seaboard of his state was largely under
Athenian control or in the hands of the Chalcidian league, grouped about
Olynthus.
Philip (382-36), brother of the dead king, was made regent for the infant
heir, soon set aside his nephew, and became outright king.
Once power was his, the young monarch swiftly brought order to his domain
by armed force when necessary, by diplomatic guile whenever he could, Philip set
out to make Macedon the greatest power in the Greek world.
Alexander was born in 356 to the first wife of Philip. As a teenager
Alexander was educated by Athenian philosopher Aristotle. By the year 337 all .....
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The Metis
.... constructing a colonists highway from Lake
Superior to the Red River. The situation became tense surveyors were sent
into the flow of settlers, and it was considered a wise move to have the
surveying well under way before settlement began in earnest. It was decided
to use a system or land survey similar to that used in the western part of
the United States. Townships were to be divided into thirty-six sections,
each containing one square mile or 640 acres. The sections were then to be
divided into, the quarter-section was thought to be enough land for each
family settling in the North West. (An interesting aspect of the survey
s .....
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The Ottoman Empire: Focus On Society
.... the
wealth. The rayyahs had to pay part of their profits from industry,
commerce, and farming to the state in the form of taxes. Townsfolk,
villagers, and pastoral peoples made up the eclectic mix of the rayyah
class. The word "rayyah" literally translates into "the protected flock of
the Sultan".
While Ottoman society was clearly divided into distinct social classes,
these classes were neither closed nor confining, meaning that with the
proper attributes and luck, a man could raise his social status. For
example, to be a member of the small ruling class below the Sultan, one
had to possess the following three qualities:
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Quebec's Quiet Revolution:
.... 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 commerce.
With the new freedom of expression, lots of books, plays and music
about French culture were all developed in Quebec. French contemporary
playwrights were very famous during that time. However, not all was going
well in Quebec. The Frenc .....
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RISE AND FALL OF THE HITLER REICHT
.... rejected. He tried
three months later and did not get pa Hitler moved into an apartment with
his friend in Vienna. He pretended to be a student living off his
relatives money. He read many books and sat in on the Austrian government
sessions . Hitler speaks of his life in Vienna as "five years in which I
had In 1913, Hitler moved to Munich. Life was not much better there until
the First World War started in 1914. While many people were frightened and
sad at the thought of a world war, Hitler was delighted. He held the rank
of corporal, and in forty-seven b On October 13th 1918, a month before
Germany surrendered to the Allies, his .....
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The Atomic Bomb
.... on the test bomb named the "Trinity". I t was dropped
on Alagormado in Texas on July 16th 1945.
When Albert Einstein heard about the "Trinity" he called the president
directly and asked for a halt on all atomic bomb projects for he did not
want to hurt anyone with his discovery. But when spies reported the Germans
working on such a project the Manhatten project was continued.
The long nights there after were hell for the president while deciding to
launch the soon to be completed "Little Boy" bomb.
Finally, the american troops were told to load "Little Boy" in the
specifically designed plane Enola Gay. With Paul Tibbets and .....
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A Comparison Of The Medieval And Renaissance Eras
.... people were accustomed to. Overall, cathedrals
during this time could have very elegant features due to the excellent
techniques of support and stabilization. Buttresses, simple extensions of
the cathedral wall to enhance support, and flying buttresses, stone
structures set away from the cathedral wall and attached at the top,
contributed to the excellent support that Medieval cathedrals experienced.
While architectural advancements during the Middle Ages were concerned
mainly with making elegant reformations in the structure of the cathedral,
architecture during the Renaissance was much less religion-centered, and
revolved mor .....
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How Were The Greek And Roman Theaters Designed?
.... that lead from the pit to the outside the theatre to provide access
to the spectators (Molinari, 57).
The book written by Picard and Cambridge entitled Theatre of
Dionysus in Athens describes the theatre as an open-air theatre that was
built into a hillside as many of the theatres of that time were. It was
cut into the slope of the hill and used the natural slope of the hill to
terrace the seating area. The Dionysus used wooden benches which were very
practical because of the ease of construction and they were mobile. The
orchestra was surrounded on the audience side by a stone terrace. It was
approximately eighty-five to ei .....
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