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A Biography of Heinrich Schliemann an Archaeological Treasure Hunter (745 words, 1 pages)
Slide 1-Heinrich Schliemann an archaeological treasure hunter.Slide 2-Heinrich Schliemann was born in Beubukow, Germany in 1822 and he died in 1890 at Naples, Italy. He received little education as a child, and first was enrolled at school at age 9. But he was later removed after his father could no ... Read More
Account of the Life of the Genius, Charles Darwin (540 words, 1 pages)
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin can easily be recognized as a pure genius. In his lifetime, he single-handedly changed the way we see the world. His theories led to the study of the modern evolutionary theory of the world. Charles was a collector of plants, animals, and other specimens. From an early ... Read More
An Analysis of the theory of Evolution in the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin (1442 words, 2 pages)
The 1920s were a time of change. New ideas were becoming more readily experimented with and even accepted by large portions of the population. Some of these included jazz music and the fight against the alcoholic prohibition. The radical idea I will focus on in this paper, however, is Evolution. ... Read More
The Importance of the Archaeological Site of Tenochtitlan (261 words, 1 pages)
The EncounterThe importance of the archeological site of Tenochtitlan, the imperial capital, was for the Mexicas to build their amazing city. The land of Tenochtitlan was an extremely fertile valley inherited by the beauty of palaces, pyramids, and vast towers that shocked Spanish adventurer Bernal Diaz. The importance of the ... Read More
An Introduction to the History of Mesoamerica Jade (2885 words, 3 pages)
Mesoamerica Jade-1500 BC- Jade was starting to be used and was first being worshiped. In 1500 BC a Jade Head was found in Altun Ha ruins. The ruins are now famous because of the famous discovery. At approximately six inches high and weighing over nine pounds the Head is the ... Read More
An Analysis of the First Civilization (2118 words, 3 pages)
From the dawn of the first civilization to the bustling nations of modern day, great gatherings of people have tried to interpret their surroundings and justify their experiences in a spiritual and mystical way. Their experiences drive them to figure out the origin of nature and time and space. These ... Read More
A Report on Charles Darwin and His Mission on the H.M.S. Beagle (551 words, 1 pages)
H.M.S. BeagleA rainy morning on December 27, 1831, the H.M.S. Beagle and a crew of seventy-three men sailed out of Plymouth Harbor. This fairly small ship was sent on a mission to continue the charting of the South America coast, and to gather more accurate fixings of longitude by chain ... Read More
An Analysis of the Contribution of the Ancient Greek Culture to the Development of the Western Civilization (785 words, 1 pages)
What were the contributions to Western civilization from the ancient Greeks?The Greek civilization contributed greatly to the development of modern Western culture. Three of the most important contribution that are the foundations of our society are Language, Philosophy, and Government.The people of ancient Greece developed a sophisticated language with an ... Read More
A Study of Archaeological Structures: The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt (355 words, 1 pages)
Throughout the time of civilization, individual cultures have a tendency of leaving behind eminent archaeological structures. These structures enable others to indulge their appetite for curiosity of history and culture. The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt are one of the most relavant examples of a civilization having left their mark on ... Read More
An Analysis of the Archaeological Research on Florida Being Inhabited For Thousand of Years Before any European Settlement (1320 words, 2 pages)
Archaeological research indicates that Florida had been inhabited for thousands of years before any European settlements. Of the many indigenous peoples, the largest known were the Ais, the Apalachee, the Calusa, the Timucua and the Tocobago tribes. Juan Ponce de Len, a Spanish conquistador, named Florida in honor of his ... Read More
An Analysis of Dewey’s Philosophical Anthropology (884 words, 2 pages)
Dewey's philosophical anthropology, unlike Egan, Vico, Ernst Cassirer, Claude Lvi-Strauss, and Nietzsche, does not account for the origin of thought of the modern mind in the aesthetic, more precisely the myth, but instead in the original occupations and industries of ancient people, and eventually in the history of science.9 A ... Read More
The Contribution and Influence of the Civilization of the Mayans on the Americas (654 words, 1 pages)
DBQ9 Civilizations of the AmericasThe Mayans were civilized people who had many advance in their culture. they were known for their big buildings, their observations, and smarts in math and, the Mayans ruled the land of Mexico. Temples and pyramids started being built . One of the temples, in the ... Read More
The Location and Background of the Creek Native Americans (723 words, 1 pages)
Location and Background The early English traders gave the Creek native Americans their name because they usually built their villages on or near creeks or rivers. If they were to still have their villages it would include areas of Northern Florida and Eastern Louisiana and Southern Tennessee. 1. The majority ... Read More
A History of Early Settlers in Austin, Texas (903 words, 1 pages)
Early SettlersFor several hundred years before the arrival of European settlers, the area around present-day Austin was inhabited by a mixture of Tonkawa, Comanche, and Lipan Apache Indians, who fished and hunted along the creeks, including present-day Barton Springs. The first documented permanent settlement of current day Austin occurred in ... Read More
A Literary Analysis of the Essay by Peter Nabokov and Dean Snow (292 words, 1 pages)
This essay written by Peter Nabokov and Dean Snow, illustrates how these two groups of Native American tribes, the Algonquians and Iroquoians, developed an effective and rich society based on taking advantages of the natural resources, and coexisting together as a complex cultural mosaic before European settlement.First, the authors make ... Read More
A Discussion of Social Darwinism (445 words, 1 pages)
In the late 19th Century a term called Social Darwinism was established to describe the idea that humans, like plants and animals, compete in a struggle for existence. Social Darwinists base their beliefs on theories of evolution developed by British scientist and naturalist Charles Darwin. Darwin also created The Survival ... Read More
An Analysis of Positive Darwinian Selection on Proteins (281 words, 1 pages)
Using comparative sequence analyses, we can identify proteins that may have been subject to positive darwinian selection. To test these statistical results, it is important to develop functional assays and identify amino-acid changes that are responsible for the adaptation of organisms to specific environments. One of the two duplicated pancreatic ... Read More
A Biography of Charles Darwin Born in Shrewsbury, England (473 words, 1 pages)
Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsburry, England on February 12, 1809. He is the son of Robert Waring Darwin, a physician. Darwin showed little interest in his education at Shrewsburry School and in medical studies at Edinburgh University (1825-27). He decided to turn away from becoming a physician after witnessing ... Read More
A Personal Account of Disciplined Hearts by Theresa O’nell (1280 words, 2 pages)
Disciplined HeartsI enjoyed reading Disciplined Hearts by Theresa O'Nell because i find that many people today do not know a lot about the Native American culture and what they have been through. Their cultures history is not talked about as much the African American or Hispanic's are. Most Americans know ... Read More
An Essay on the Virginia Colony (368 words, 1 pages)
Virginia Colony EssayThe Virginian colony faced many hardships over the 17th century. Despite their challenges the colonist managed to help advance themselves socially and economically over the years. With the help and cooperation of others the Virginian colonist transformed their society into a workable place to live. When the ship ... Read More
A Study of the Aztecs/Mexicas (378 words, 1 pages)
The AztecsMexicas were the native American people who dominated northern Mxico at the time of the Spanish conquest led by Hernan CORTES in the early 16th century. According to their own legends, they originated from a place called Aztlan, somewhere in north or northwest Mexico. At that time the Aztecs ... Read More
An Essay on North America and the Settlers (1159 words, 2 pages)
Settlers and North AmericaSettlers are people who have migrated from the land of their birth to live permanently in colonies. These colonies, or settlements are mostly controlled, politicaly andor militarily by their "mother countries". These countries often sent new expeditions into the unknown areas to find new paths to India ... Read More
A Report on the Puritans (1327 words, 2 pages)
PURITANS The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms. The writings and ideas of John Calvin, a leader in the Reformation, gave rise to Protestantism and were pivotal to the Christian revolt. They contended that ... Read More
The Fermont Indians: A Mysterious Tribe (623 words, 1 pages)
Mystery Tribe About 700 years ago the Fremont Indians lived in cliff tops settlements, in a remote canyonthat is now known as Range Creek. Around 1250 AD things went south for the Fremont. Withinthe space of a century, their culture had all but disappeared. Leaving behind arrows scattered onthe ground, ... Read More
European Immigration to America: Religion and Economic Opportunity (259 words, 1 pages)
In the beginning, the Europeans that immigrated to America often did so because of one of two things religious reasons or economic opportunity. They brought new ideas and new religions to the Americas. The Quaker Colonies of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were formed by English Protestants who wanted a place where ... Read More
A Comparison of the Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cultures (1489 words, 2 pages)
Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cultures Around the time 4,000-1,000 BC there were two major western civilizations. Those civilizations were the Ancient Egyptians and theMesopotamians. Many similarities exist between the civilizations of Ancient Egypt andMesopotamia, as well as many differences. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia were polytheistic,that is, they believed their worlds ... Read More
An Essay on the Anasazi People (1440 words, 2 pages)
Long before the coming of the so-called "civilized" Europeans, North America was inhabited by traveling bands of ancient people. Nomadic tribes, these early ancestors of Southwest Native Americans traveled the land in search of food from the thriving herds of large animals. But possibly as early as A.D. 900, as ... Read More
The Accomplishments of the Aztec Empire (518 words, 1 pages)
Long long ago before buildings covered the ski, and concrete blanketed the ground, there live the ancient people of the land. These people were called the Aztecs, they lived all around the dark world living their lives in various ways. Some of these people were loving vegetarians that believed that ... Read More
A Study of Superiority in Men and Women (585 words, 2 pages)
The most controversial topic in history has been, Who is more superiorman, or woman? Be it from the men ruling cro-magnum age to the dominating womanof the nineties, the only acceptable answer is a yes to both sides. Men havethere strong points as do women but they are in different ... Read More
The Status of Women in Ancient Egyptian Society (1672 words, 6 pages)
Throughout written history, women have experienced status subservient tothe men they lived with. Generally, most cultures known to modern historiansfollowed a standard pattern of males assigned the role of protector and providerwhile women were assigned roles of domestic servitude. Scholars speculateendlessly at the cause biology, religion, social custom. Nevertheless, thewomen ... Read More
Published: Monday 28th of October 2013
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