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In the United States, the colonial era (mid-to-late 15th century) and the age of reason (c. 18th century) are separated by by about 100 years, but they still have more in common than you might...
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Perspectives are important for all historians, because there is no such thing as objective history. This means that all historians have different ways to interpret events in the past. In other...
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Victorian childhood, of course, was very different for children of different classes and for boys and girls. There was, however, at least one very significant change in the treatment and perception...
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There are several reasons why we study history. One important reason is so we can learn from the past to guide us in the present and in the future. Many events in history repeat themselves to some...
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There are a number of reasons why the French Revolution took place when it did. First and foremost, the country was in the grip of a serious financial crisis, with the French state on the brink of...
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Inca imperial expansion and administration functioned along a number of interrelated avenues. While military expansion through wars of conquest played an important role in extending the empire’s...
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Any source, whether primary or secondary, will have both values and limitations. To look for the limitations of the source, you need to look at what factors might make the source less valuable to...
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Communication certainly has changed a lot since the 1990s. Before the widespread use of cell phones with free long-distance calling apps, it was more complicated and expensive to make overseas...
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North African history is extremely important for education, and there are many reasons why a history teacher would want to include it in their curriculum. First of all, much of ancient civilization...
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Think about a choice you are making today – even something simple as which soup to have for lunch. The options are chicken noodle or split pea. Maybe you associate chicken noodle with your...
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One central ideal common to all of the above is that of personal responsibility to the society one lives in. Personal duty to your society, that duty being to act in ways which positively impact...
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There are at least two major reasons why people of one nation (one ethnic group) would want to form a unified country. One reason is nationalism. The other reason is a desire for greater power....
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This is a big question, but in the Western European and American tradition, the push for education was often rooted in Protestant religious belief. As the Reformation took over in many parts...
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There are obvious differences between the Roman Empire and the Aztecs. Rome controlled a much larger area than the Aztecs. Rome at its height had authority over one and a half million square miles...
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Hi, thank you for contributing to eNotes! Please note that we are here to help you generate ideas for your essay. Here is a general overview of the concepts: The Great Divergence refers to the...
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During the Middle Ages, also known as the Dark Ages, little progress was made in the arts and sciences. However, between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries, during a period known as the...
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I would argue that history ought to be an important aspect of any course of study. But some specific reasons can be given for the importance of history to a curriculum in education studies. First,...
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There are many reasons to study history, just as there are to study any discipline. The advancement of knowledge and understanding for its own intrinsically merit might be one reason. History is...
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This depends on your point of view about various events. But the one I'll offer is the war in Afghanistan as a parallel to the Vietnam War. What is similar here is that the United States thought...
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Historical fiction is one type of fictional writing. There is some aspect of non-fiction in this type of literature. Usually, the setting, time period, and even some events really happened in...
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If you wrote this extensively on the topic, you must have read Winthrop Jordan's White Over Black. I find his argument to be compelling. He argues that there was a preexisting inclination among...
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The good historians or archaeologist study the past objectively. That means that they explore past events without any preconceived notions of what they expect to find. Even the best of historians...
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I am not sure that I agree with this statement completely, but I certainly do agree with it to some degree. Much of what we study in history and much of what we conclude about history is...
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Great question. I couldn’t really pick only one, so I decide to include a few influential people and will let you decide which one you really like. 1) Christopher Columbus: Although he didn’t...
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Although gliders go back to the year 800, I assume you are asking about the engine-based glider and that one is credited to the Wilbur and OrvilleWright also known as the Wright Brothers. They...
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'Linguistic turn' refers to the connection between philosophy and language and is a twentieth century concept. Philosophers study the basis of different concepts and their relation to each other....
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First, I admire that you are asking them to memorize. We so seldom ask them to use that part of their brains. When I taught speech, I had my students do something like this. You certainly have a...
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I will begin with the assumption that you are asking about these time periods from the point of view of the United States. The position of the United States in the world was very different in the...
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The fourteenth century is described as an age of adversity for many reasons. In this answer I will give you the top three reasons. First, the plague called Black Death peaked in 1348-1350....
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There are several reasons why it is important to study history. The phrase “history repeats itself” is commonly used. By studying history, we can learn from past mistakes so we don’t make the...
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Machine politics offered disenfranchised immigrants from all corners of Europe a common denominator...a political boss that would address their needs in exchange for their patronage. City...
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This will be subject to much in way of interpretation and analysis. I think that individuals could be used to justify each and it is up to the historical opinion to find examples to meet each...
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This is the sort of question that would do better as a discussion since different people can have different opinions about it. I would argue that it is very difficult to identify any way in which...
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Let's talk about terminology for a moment before we discuss what it is you need for your essay. In an essay with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, the sentence that sets up the...
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There are two main types of wars in modern times (let us say that “modern” means since the end of the Cold War). There are wars within or between small countries and there are wars between...
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You could go a lot of ways with this. I'll go with: Globalization which has brought about the rise of countries like Japan and now China. The change in the status of women. Women play a much...
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First, we might note that a more accurate statement would be "history is a collection of narratives we tell about the past." Biographies of great men are among the narratives with the most enduring...
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There has been a long-standing connection between economics and history. Most major historical events have an economic basis to them. In looking at the major wars fought since the 1890s, economics...
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Whenever an important task is made easier, economic growth will occur, regardless of where you are in time or geography or what your culture is. This is what happened with the invention of the...
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Imperialism is defined as the practice of extending a country's power and influence by the process of colonisation. While there are many reasons for its emergence, the imperialists were often...
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In my opinion (as a history teacher and a lover of historical fiction) historical fiction is a good way to learn history but not a good way to teach it. The reason I say this is that learning...
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I do not know that you can clearly say that war is futile. That's totally an opinion. For example, I would say that World War II was not futile in any way, at least not for the Allies. We had to...
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I definitely agree with the above post that the study of history enables us to analyze the present better. The study of history is also important because we learn from the mistakes of the past and...
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I have been asked this question many times over the years by students who (mostly) hate the thought of studying history. I usually respond with the often misquoted statement by philosopher George...
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Even if we live in a society in which everyone is of the same religion, it is a small world, and it is inevitable that we will encounter people of other religions. To function in the world today,...
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Hopefully we as individuals, and we as a country can learn from what we have done in the past. For example, if the country has gotten into one war like Vietnam where we were trying to achieve a...
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It is important to study history so one may learn about past human behavior that is relevant to the intellectual growth and development of an individual. Studying the events of the past gives us an...
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If we do not have a written code of law, the rules can become completely arbitrary, whatever a particular ruler says they are, we have no means of knowing what our rights and duties are, and the...
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We would be more likely to make mistakes. I think that we do actually learn something from our mistakes. Maybe we don't learn those lessons well enough at times, but I think that we do learn. If...
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We can think of history as a long chain of cause-and-effect. Even seemingly minor happenings can have lasting repercussions, leading to larger and more important events. Without knowing the dates...