Ancient writers were aristocrats, they didn’t know what it was like to be a slave, to be a Sometimes masters would breed slaves If someone who was freed, had children with another non-citizen, the children were free but had limited rights, not citizens Sources – worthless because masters always shown the slave as goofing off…
Key players Lady Capulet: Wife of Capulet Nurse: Juliet’s helper Juliet Capulet: Daughter of Capulet Summary of key events Back at Capulet’s house, Lady Capulet visits her daughter’s chamber to tell her about Paris. Juliet’s nurse is in the room and she begins to ramble, recounting Juliet as a young child: “For then she could…
1) If any one bring an accusation against a man, and the accused go to the river and leap into the river, if he sink in the river his accuser shall take possession of his house. But if the river prove that the accused is not guilty, and he escape unhurt, then he who had…
Archaeologists are basically detectives who attempt to reconstruct past human activities from evidence most of which is buried in the earth. Archaeology involves experts from many other fields. Even the science of archaeology, commonly divided into prehistoric and historical can be further divided into various fields: paleolithic, Egyptology, classical, industrial, environmental, underwater, salvage, and experimental…
Categorized as the earliest of all civilizations as people formed permanent settlements Mesopotamia is a Greek word that means “between the rivers” Specifically, the area between the Tigris River and Euphrates River (present day Iraq) Mesopotamia is not within the “Fertile crescent“, it is in the more desert area that the “Fertile crescent” arcs around…
Archaeology involves controlled methods of survey and excavation, aimed at recovering objects and remains which provide information about the structures and activities of people in the past. The relationships of these objects and remains can be reconstructed, and aspects of their cultural meaning determined. Since so much of the material which survives the passage of…
Hatshepsut female ruler around 1470 BCE wore beard to symbolize power husband was Tutmosis II Tuthmosis III was her stepson first powerful female leader ruler in own right peace & prosperity expanded trade built massive tomb & 2 obelisks death-unknown Tuthmosis III inherited throne from father through stepmom around 1450 BCE training in military “Napoleon…
Power, Economy, Political, Religion during the Renaissance Global balance of power: Expansion, Wars, Migration Economy Political Religion/Cosmology ———————————————————————————————— 1. Expansion, Wars & Migration ▪Largest Empire after the fall of Rome was the Islamic Empire. ▪Under the leadership of Dynastic Arab & Turkish families, Islam (originating in Saudi Arabia) spread from Spain to India by the…
Canadian Parliamentary System Federal Level Provincial Level Constitutional Monarchy A government in which the monarch has only the powers laid out in the nation’s constitution and laws. The monarch is recognized as the Head of State and centre of state authority. Role is essentially symbolic; most real political power in Canada lies with elected politicians.…
What is Propaganda? Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation aimed at serving an agenda. The purpose of propaganda is ‘to spread a philosophy or point of view’. The most common use of the term (historically) is in political contexts; in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments or political groups. Each…
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism Militarism Def: Building up of arms (weapons) to deter (scare) others from attacking. Germany was competing with the UK to build battleships. The British feared an attack on their Empire Germany was competing with Russia and France to expand their armies Alliances Def: Banding together of countries against a common threat.…
Confederation Day July 1, 1867 – Canada first became a nation – BNA Act 4 British colonies joined to form the new Dominion of Canada Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick (population = 3 million) John A. McDonald sworn in as Canada’s first prime minister The Twentieth Century (1900-1913) Some colonies rejected confederation – …
The statues ‘talk’ to you Life size renditions in bronze A whole room “frieze”- small tiles used to decorate the room and tell a story Dig for a subway- and find a village- with an intact water system (4000 year old) Keats’ Message “What leaf – fring’d legend haunt about thy shape Of deities or…
It has been argued that Adam Smith articulated two essential attributes in the economic system that was not yet fully born in his time: 1. A society of competitive profit-seeking individuals can assure its orderly material provisioning through the self-regulating market system. 2. Such a society tends to accumulate capital, and in doing so enhances…
Malthus based his ideas about population and food on two basic premises. 1) Food is necessary to sustain life 2) Human sexual instinct is constant. Starting with these two premises, Malthus built an argument that the population if unchecked would double every 25 years (about one generation) Population would progress geometrically Food production would be…
-From the start there exists a materialist connection of humans with one another, i.e., the satisfaction of basic needs. – The first historical act is the act of production of the means to satisfy these needs, the production of material life itself. -Humans work on nature and through that relation emerges a cultural system of…
First Amendment – Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause; freedom of speech, of the press, and of assembly; right to petition. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,…
Route: Indian Ocean Advantages: Changeable, predictable monsoon wids lead to reliable schedules; great variety and amound of goods can be carried via ship (emporium trading); seaborne trade usually faster than land routes Geographical Scope: East Africa, Arabia, Inida, S.E. Asia; canal between Red Sea and Nile would eventually connect Mediterranean Commerce: Aromatic (incense), spices, gold,…
DEFINITION: Identifying Point of View (POV) is an attempt at establishing an author’s bias and/or motivation within a primary source. Clarifying an author’s logic in his/her opinions is a form of high level analysis. SOME METHODS OF IDENTIFYING POINT OF VIEW: Political ideology, Class, Race, Religion, Nationality, Profession, Gender POV is NOT: An author’s opinion.…
State Leader & Symbolic Role Method of Unification Ruler’s Means of Control Egypt Pharoh (herdsman) sometimes functions as god. Organizing labor to manage floods; distribution of food; use of Nile River as highway to unify, control. Pharaoh’s commands, policies function as law, regarded as devine. Mesopotamia city-states King/Royals, mediate, lead, worship, receive oracles. Organizing labor;…