Phoenicians The Phoenicians were a very intelligent culture they developed the alphabet, they were excellent ship builders, they also traded with many other cultures such as the Greek (which is where cultural diffusion took place and the Greeks adopted the alphabet but added the important vowels the Phoenicians left out. The Phoenicians also spoke a dialect and used coin money. The Pho

D-day In the early hours of June 6, 1944, American, British, and Canadian troops landed on the coast of Normandy to begin Operation Overlord. There were five drop zones who’s code names were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Americans troops invaded Utah and Omaha Beach. US troops quickly secured Utah Beach while at Omaha Beach things did not go so well. US troops suffered heavy cas

Diocletians Reforms Diocletian’s Reforms The Roman empire regained order and stability through its powerful emperor Diocletian. He made a set of reforms to stabilize the empire. He knew that if he did not do so, the empire would eventually fall. One of the first notable things Diocletian decided to do to stabilize the empire was to establish a capital. He said,”Wherever

Immigrants Every year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, from around the world, come to the United States. These immigrants come because they want a chance at a better life; others are refugees, escaping persecution and civil wars in their home country. Many people believe the United States is the best place to go. There is more freedom, protection, and benefits, wh

A Functionalist View Of the Holocaust Adolf Hitler, the Chancellor of Germany (1933-45) has gone down in history as one of the most horrific mass-murderers in history. Not only did he cause the bloodiest war ever seen, but his warped racial ideology precipitated the Holocaust, the organized slaughter of over twelve million persons. At the top of his list of ‘inferior’ groups were the Je

Madrid, Spain Culture There are exhibitions, concerts, plays, films, conferences, and musical performances of almost anything in Madrid. The most fascinating among them are the International Theatre Festival, the International Film Festival, the International Opera Festival, the festival called “The Summers of the City”, and the Autumn Festival together with the seasons performances a

Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I was born on September 7, 1533 at Greenwich Palace near London. Her father was England’s King Henry VIII; her mother was the king’s second wife, Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth had an older half-sister, Mary, who was the daughter of the King’s first wife, Catherine of Aragon. As Henry VIII’s second eldest child, pushed back to third in line for the th

Evaluation Of “Rome In The Late Republic“ There appears to be much controversy as to the reasons the Roman Republic ended. Mary Beard and Michael Crawford, both known authors for several works pertaining to ancient Rome, have teamed together and wrote Rome in the Late Republic. This book, fairly contemporary in its research, takes on the challenge of depicting reasons why the Roman Rep

Germany As a young adult in 1989, I remember the joyous displays of people crossing the border from East Germany to West Germany. I was unknowledgeable about the significance of the “fall of the Berlin Wall”, but I understood through the media that it was an important historical event of the twentieth century and would surely become a significant part of world history. German reunifica

Names In Tristan Gottfried Von Strassburg makes the story really interesting by making the characters’ names according to their positions in the story and their characteristics. There is a pattern to which Strassburg works with. This makes it very simple to understand who stand on which side of the scheme. However there are different patterns as to how the loved ones and the enemies are

Religious Wars European History The Religious Wars (The attempts by Catholic monarchs to re-establish European religious unity and by both Catholic and Protestant monarchs to establish strong centralized states led to many wars among the European states. Spain’s attempt to keep religious and political u

Revolutions Of Early Europe From the year 1830 to 1848, different areas of Europe were undergoing an important revolution. Some were successful and the revolters got what they wanted, while others were not. All of them, however, were significant. For France, the revolution of 1830 caused Charles X to abdicate and the radicals of France set up a republic. In 1848, during the second re

Rise And Fall Of Hitler The Rise And Fall Of Adolf Hitler Adolph Hitler was born in Braunau An Inn, Austria-Hungary in 1889. He was the fourth child of Klara and Alois Hitler. Adolf’s father worked his way up in the Austrian customs service to a position of considerable status. Therefore Adolph had a comfortable childhood. He began school in 1900 with grades above average.

Rise Of The Roman Empire Rise of the Roman Empire The legend about Rome’s origins puts the founding of the city at around 735 B.C. It is said that a Vestal Virgin gave birth to twin boys, Romulus and Remus, and claimed that they were the sons of the god Mars. The Vestal Virgin was the sister of a king. The king believed that she was lying and imprisoned her. He put her two boys in a

Class Lecture What were the differences between the environments faced by the Romans when the characteristics social and political institutions of their state were forming and those of the Greek world when the polis was taking form' How did the Romans react differently to the conditions they faced' What social institutions formed in Rome as a result, and how did these help Rome to create

Roman And Greek The ancient Greek and Roman civilizations of Europe began to progress toward a more civilized order of society. As there were no previous establishment to base their ideals on, it was understandable that there were some difficulties in their progression as a society. Although the ancient Greek and Roman governments fell, both had similar paths of creation, conquest, and d

Roman Coins And Politics During the first and second centuries, the women of the imperial family of the Roman Empire had a difficult role to play. Far beyond being just wives, mothers, daughters or other various relations of the emperor, from a political point of view, they were effective tools in manipulating public opinion and in expressing the policies and the political messages of t

Roman Empire The Roman Empire stood in great power for many decades. Rome for a period of time was considered the center of civilization for years. The empire was beautiful and even though attracted many invaders, was very well protected by the walls surrounding the empire and of course the powerful army. Some people believed that the Roman Empire would last forever.

Roman Empire The Roman Empire The Roman Republic developed into the Roman Empire as the struggle of power between factions in Rome effected the structure of the Republic. This struggle was resolved by the settlement of Augustus, bringing about a new age in Roman culture. After the Punic wars, many soldiers returning home to farm found their fields practically unworkable. Some moved

Roman Marriage In the society of ancient Rome, the concept of marriage consisted of many aspects, the foremost of which was legal. As well known as Rome is for its legislative structure, it should be no surprise that the Romans ingrained marriage into their legal system. While it was sometimes love at first sight, marriage was most often arranged for the benefit of both families. A

Roman Republic The legend of the “Rape of Lucretia” tells the story of how the son of King Tarquin raped a high standing woman, Lucretia, to demonstrate his power. Lucretia, shamed, killed herself and her family, led by Junius Brutus expelled King Tarquin. They then created what is called the Roman Republic. Romans were now wary of monarchies, and created a somewhat democratic system, wh

Roman Republic, Michael Crawford The author Michael Crawford wrote the book The Roman Republic to offer an interpretation about the Roman Empire. This was done to educate the reader about how Rome gained its greatness and became the military and cultural center of the world at that time. He wanted to inform the readers about how the Roman Empire grew from one city tribe, to dominate th

Rousseau Rousseau Jean Jacques Rousseau was one of the many great minds in the eighteenth and nineteenth century who made many contributions to society. Rousseau had numerous ideas and thoughts on society and how people evolved to become who they were. Rousseau’s thoughts on how people evolved and his contradicting ways of life, is what was intriguing to me and lead me to researc

Scientific Revolution Scientific Revolution The scientific revolution brought on new attitudes and beliefs. All humans were considered equal and born with potential for progress and improvement. This general thought led to new discoveries. The scientific revolution most obviously affected formal intellectual life, but it also promotes changes in commerce, politics, philosophy, and

Serbian Cuisine Serbian Cuisine Yugoslavia is a country that was once made up of many states that included Macedonia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia. Since the many wars that have occurred in this country, Yugoslavia is now made up of only two states; Serbia and Montenegro. Serbian Cuisine is like no other. Even though Serbia is considered to be a Slavic countr

Catastrophic Dimensions Catastrophic Dimensions This essay's intent is to assess the relationship between the anti-Catholic legislation passed by the Irish parliament of 1613-1615 and the emergence of a distinct national identity in early modern Ireland. For almost four centuries, the royal administration in Ireland had distinguished between the Gaelic Irish populations in the hinterl

Spain Culture There are exhibitions, concerts, plays, films, conferences, and musical performances of almost anything in Madrid. The most fascinating among them are the International Theatre Festival, the International Film Festival, the International Opera Festival, the festival called “The Summers of the City”, and the Autumn Festival together with the seasons performances at the th

Stalin Stalin Josef Stalin was the communist leader of Russia from about 1929 to his death in 1953. He is considered one of the greatest villains in history. He killed many millions of people, most of whom were guilty of no crime other than being of a certain religion or social class. Stalin greatly reformed Russia, and advanced Russia at the expense of the common citizens. Overall,

Survival In Aushwitz “ They will even take away our name: and if we want to keep it, we will have to find ourselves the strength to do so, to manage somehow so that behind the name something of us, of us as we were, still remains.”(Levi, 27) The author, Primo Levi, is referring to what he calls as, “ the demolition of a man” (Levi, 26) this reference becomes a common reoccurring theme in

Tacitus On German Culture Cultural Analysis of German Society Selections These selections, written by Tacitus, give an in-depth look at the construction of German society of that time from a Roman point of view. These selections can be classified as the cultural construct sozialform, describing societies organization. The first section describes German society’s rights of passage a