Essays Tagged: "Petrie"
Discuss the life and work of famous Ancient Egypt archaelogoist (Egyptologist) Flinders Petrie.
William Matthew Flinders Petrie, born June 3rd 1853 in Charlton, Kent, was the grandson of Captain Matthew Flinders, the firs ... in Charlton, Kent, was the grandson of Captain Matthew Flinders, the first man to chart Australia. Petrie was named after his father William, who was a civil engineer and professional surveyor and hi ... er and professional surveyor and his maternal grandfather Matthew, a famous navigator and explorer. Petrie's mother Anne had a love for science, namely fossils and natural minerals. When he was 4, Pet ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History > Ancient Egypt
What were the background causes of World War One and which nations were responsible for it?
fact, at the beginning of the 20th Century, a place where "Europe was the centre of the universe" (Petrie), World War I resulted from a number of factors: nationalism, imperialism, militarism and he ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War I