On October 15, 1968, Led Zeppelin, made up of Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham, made it’s official debut at Surrey University. The group began touring the US, backing up such headliners as Vanilla Fudge, and The MC5 shortly thereafter. Instantaneous recognition followed. The groups popularity was soaring. On January 31, ’69, Led Zeppelin opened for…
Tupac (Two-pahk) Amur Shakur, commonly known as 2pac, led a violent life. He died on September 13, 1996. He was a gangsta rapper/Aspiring actor. Tupac was a big figure in the rap community, always doing what he wanted and not caring what others thought of him. His life symbolized what a lot of people have gone…
What are Totem Poles? Totem poles celebrated legends, events, or simply the wealth & crest of the family for whom it was created. The poles were neither worshipped nor had any religious significance. They are records of a past culture that had no written language. Who made them? The Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest…
GREEK THEATRE (From 7th Century B.C.E) Greek theatre was created to celebrate religious festivals. A chorus was used to either sing or chant the script. It is unknown if Thespis was a playwright, an actor, or a priest, but he has been credited for creating the “first actor” who broke away from the chorus and…
Choral Drama (meaning more than one voice) was born out of Greek Theatre. Greek theatre evolved from ritual and dance with a strong choral focus. The choral parts in Greek theatre were used to emphasize the dramatic action. The ‘choric dithyrambs’ (choral songs) were originally about death and resurrection of Dionysus (god of wine and…
Cave Paintings Most paintings tend to be of animals – likely due to their dependence on animals for food Animals were believed to have been painted before a hunt – used as a form of magic to weaken their prey and therefore make them easier to hunt Paintings are painted on the natural rock surface,…
A mask is an artifact normally worn on the face, typically for protection, concealment, performance, or amusement. A Venetian mask is a decorative mask that is typically made by using paper mâché. There are different shapes and sizes; one resembling a cat, one a plague doctor, and another is simply a half mask, etc. Going…
Alger Hiss Alger Hiss was born in 1904 in Baltimore, Maryland. Hiss was an active spy for the communists in the U.S.A. Alger Hiss denied the charges that he was a communist and he was asked to take a lie detector test. The man who wanted to have Hiss take the test was Whittaker Chambers.…
On 6th August 1945 a United States B29 bomber plane, the Enola Gay, flew over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. At 8:15 a.m. an atomic bomb was dropped. It exploded with the power of 20,000 tonnes of TNT. It produced a giant mushroom shaped cloud over the city. Anyone within a kilometre of the explosion…
Fear and Suspicion 500,000 Germans, Austrian, and Hungarians, and some Ukrainians from the German territories in Canada during WW1 They were treated fairly at first but as the war started they were viewed with suspicion Citizens were afraid and hysterical and rumors that these immigrants were spies were going around. Fear that they would blow…
Workforce When war broke out, men were removed from factories to become soldiers. Now that the men were gone, women replaced the men to fill the gap. Women took jobs that were regarded as skilled “men’s” work, to support their families Thousands of women took jobs in ammunitions factories, clerical Jobs, banking, and war industries Women…
Before war broke out in Afghanistan, Gudiparan Bazi (kite flying) was a common hobby of many Afghans throughout Afghanistan. For many, it became a matter of honor to compete among the best kite fighters in their neighborhoods. Goal of Kite Fighting To be the last kite still flying in the sky after cutting down your…
Pashtuns are an ethnic group in southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Pashtuns are the majority of the population in Afghanistan with a population between 13 and 15 million in Afghanistan and Pakistan. As a result of being an ethnic majority, they are a religious majority as well in their practice of the Sunni Muslim faith. …
The Hazara are a minority ethnic group that make up approximately 19-20% of Afghanistan’s population. Their Asian (Mongolian) features distinguish them from other people in Afghanistan. They look like Mongolians and East Asians. The Hazara are visually, linguistically and religiously different from all the other people around them. As a result, they have long been…
What is Anesthesia? A reversible lack of awareness caused by the inhalation (of gases) or injection of (liquid) drugs It is used to minimize pain, discomfort, and shock for surgical patients It can put medical staff at ease knowing that they won’t hurt the patient General Anesthesia A loss of consciousness in the patient accomplished…
What is Confederation? In Canada, the term Confederation refers to the union of the three British North American colonies. The three colonies were made into the four provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. The other provinces and territories entered Confederation later. What did Confederation do? The Constitution Act, 1867 created a federal…
The Basics Japan is an island nation located in East Asia – it has about 3,000 islands! There are about 128 million people who live in Japan, and it has the second highest GDP in the world Technically, there are no official languages, but Japanese dialects are most commonly spoken A Brief History Occupation of…
The Russian Revolution killed 10 million people (Stalin later over 20 years killed 20 million more) Vladimir Lenin brought the idea of Communism to Russia. Originally Communism was designed to be a revolution of the industrial working class (factory workers) overthrowing their political and financial superiors. A utopia would be created where people share the…
After the Great War soldiers returned home to find very high prices for foods, and a small slump in the economy that removed a few jobs. There was no room in the work force for many of the thousands of soldiers returning home, not even with their wives leaving the work force. The people that…
Timeline… April 9, 1940 – Nazis invaded Denmark and Norway. May 10, 1940 – Nazis invaded France and Belgium. May 15, 1940 – Holland surrendered to the Nazis. What You need to know Beforehand: Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) was economically important to Germany Germany relied on iron ore from Sweden (shipped through Norway) for…