Essays Tagged: "History of the world"
Pythagoras
PythagorasPythagoras was a very significant person in the history of the world. He mademany contributions to the fields of math, music, and astronomy. Pythago ... formidable scientist and mathematician even today.Pythagoras will always be a significant person in history, because of the discoveriesmade by him, his students in ancient Greece, and the ever growing ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Was Rome stronger during the republic or the empire? A question answered by looking at the governments of both of these eras of one of the greatest societies on earth.
first Romans helped to develop the nation that would turn into one of the best empires ever in the history of the world. The people of the Roman Republic set up a strong government, overcame class di ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Caesar
Perhaps no other man in the history of the world symbolizes military and political strength as much as does Gaius Julius Caesar. ... nd theatrical manner. It is Caesar whose life, betrayal , and death which have been immortalized in history and in literature. Caesar who is the focal point of Shakespeare's most famous history play t ... ies of power and its affect on man kind.The Early Life of Julius Caesar is a classical study of the history of power and wealth in early Rome. Caesar was born on July 12, 100 BC. His father belonged t ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The History of Computers and the Internet
The History of the Internet and the WWW1. The History of the World Wide Web-The internet started out as ... ked to gether that if one server went down, no-one would know. This report will mainly focus on the history of the World Wide Web (WWW) because it is the fastest growing resource on the internet. The ... British Computer Society. This has just been about Tim, but here is the real hsitory of the WWW.3. History of the WWW dates -'Information Management: A Proposal' written by Tim BL and circulated for ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking
US Civil War Turning Point
The Civil War is revered by many as being the worst war in the history of the world. However, many state that it was a war that was bound to happen because of the ... point of the war took place in Virginia. Many proclaim May 1, 1863 as the greatest day in southern history--because of the great victory at Chancellorsville--and was the brightest spot for the south ... e brightest spot for the south in the war. However, I believe that it was the worst day in southern history, and therefore the turning point in the war.The Battle at Chancellorsville was at the time a ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
The Samurais, The ultimate Stoics
ors and knights, they dominated society in feudal Japan. Their code or "Way ofthe warrior", bushido(History of the Samurai-www),calledfor a life of duty, discipline and self control, on andas well as ... i-www),calledfor a life of duty, discipline and self control, on andas well as off the battlefield (History of the World-Houghton Mifflin Company- Boston288). His loyalty andbravery to his lord was mu ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
"A Discussion On Earthquakes"
ey destroy, causing economic chaos. An earthquake is a natural phenomenon, occurring throughout the history of the world. Descriptions as old as recorded history show the significant effects earthquak ... er mainshock in the same area. These odds depend on the earthquake's magnitude and the same seismic history of the fault on which it occurred. When a moderate earthquake hits California, scientists im ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Political Allegory In The Book Animal Farm
ch or higher class. The Revolution was started by men who believed with Karl Marx's theory that the history of the world was the history of a struggle between classes between oppressors and oppressed. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Invaded by Immigrants
Invaded By ImmigrantsCanada being a relatively new country, as far as the history of the worldgoes was built by immigration. Every single resident of North Americacan trace h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Invaded By Immigrants
ive influence in the formation of this country.Canada being a relatively new country, as far as the history of theworld goes was built by immigration. Every single resident of North America cantrace h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
French revolution
s in French society. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. TheRevolution led to many changes in France, which at the time of theRevolutio ... eserve royal authority and to maintain the socialstructure of the Old Regime.At this time in French history, the social classes played an importantrole in the lives of the people. The social structure ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
"Leonardo da Vinci: Universal Genius" A general look at the life and accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci
e that he did not marry like Caterina but that is not known.Leonardo left a large impression in the history of the world. His genius influenced many other great painters of the Renaissance such as Mic ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
a report about the life of lianardo Da Vinci
The Renaissance was one of the most important movements in the history of the world. Numerous breakthroughs were made during this time. The renaissance took place ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Artists
"Bolshevik Revolution. A summary of who was involved and what it was about"
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 was initiated by millions of people who would change the history of the world as we know it. When Czar Nicholas II dragged eleven million peasants into World ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
What were the causes and the effects of the French Revolution?
s in French society. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France, which at the time of the Revolut ... erve royal authority and to maintain the social structure of the Old Regime. At this time in French history, the social classes played an important role in the lives of the people.The social structure ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
What happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and why was it significant?
The Constitution of the United States is arguably the finest historical document in the history of the world. The freedoms and rights that are given to us by the Constitution are what make ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Marxist Theory Econmics
MARXIST THEORY ECONOMICSIntroduction"The history of society is the history of struggles between social classes (Rader, M. 145)." This quote f ... x was German political philosopher and revolutionist, and one of the most influential people in the history of the world. His theories on economics and government have had immense effects on the world ... lication and Marx went to Paris (Ollman, B. 469).In Paris, Marx extended his studies in philosophy, history, and political science, and this is where Marx adopted his adopted communist beliefs (Rader, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics
Homer's Iliad.
Homer's Iliad is consistently classified as one of the greatest pieces of written art in the history of the world. That's saying a lot about considering the unfathomable amounts of literature t ... might be no more than extremely long fairy tales for the amusement of the imagination instead of a history lesson of Greece.3. The scholars that do on one level or another believe that there was a Tr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Q - Does Alexander the Great deserve to be called 'the Great'?
s brilliant. His accomplishments were grand, momentous and distinguished, having huge impact on the history of the world. Alexander's ability was well and truly remarkable, and his overall life was in ... include important and grand - and Alexander did not fail in these areas. For someone to go down in history as great, they must have left their mark. Achieving so much certainly was something special, ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Money and its definition.
Money has been independently invented at one time or another in each important civilization in the history of the world. There is also remarkable similarity in how the concept of money has evolved in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics