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• What were the causes of the Second Punic War
  ...Ancient World. He is generally considered one of the greatest generals in history and Rome’s most formidable enemy. Hannibal in the Second Punic War (218- ...tered into a secret agreement with the Celts in Northern Italy.<ref> Livy, History of Rome, xxi</ref> They were based in the Po Valley and had a formidable ar
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• What Were the Financial Benefits of the Crusades
  ...which led to the development of the Italian republics and helped spur the Renaissance. ...“those who sign the cross.” <ref> Madden, Thomas F. <i>The New Concise History of the Crusades.</i> Updated Edition. (New York: Roman and Littlefield, 200
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• Why Did the Ancient Egyptians Mummify Animals
  ...vered that relates the precise details of the art, modern archaeology, art history, and the writings of the fifth century BC Greek historian, Herodotus, have ...t of mummification can be traced back to the earliest periods of pharaonic history and was done so that the deceased’s <i>ka</i>, or spirit, could have a ve
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• Was there an Ancient Suez Canal
  ...Gae. “The Middle Kingdom Renaissance (c. 2055-1650 BC). In <i>The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt.</i> Edited by Ian Shaw. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, ..., the journey is much longer.” <ref> Diodorus Siculus. <i>The Library of History.</i> Translated by C.H. Oldfather. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Unive
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• How did the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588) change England
  ...had been successful, it could have changed the course of English and world history. The defeat of the Armada had profound consequences for England. The first ...0&linkId=94311aba3c2131eec83402c57e9f3338 The Oxford Companion to Military History]</i> (Oxford, Oxford University Press. 2001), p. 214</ref> The English Quee
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• What is the Long Term Impact of the War of the Spanish Succession on Europe
  ...English view and conduct of grand strategy, 1702-1712.</i> Modern European history. New York, Garland Pub.</ref> ...hierarchy: Franco-British diplomacy after the Peace of Utrecht.</i> Legal history library volume 17. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, Brill Nijhoff.</ref>
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• How did Vatican II change the Catholic Church
  ...53962&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e2c0001c899f9e94c69afd85c315b12c History of the World Christian Movement]</i>. (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2008).</ ...nd perhaps most surprising, ecumenical councils convened in the Church’s history.
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• What Are the Origins of Egyptology
  ...de but are not limited to some of the following: archaeology, art history, history/chronology, and philology. Essentially, Egyptology is a modern study that c ...nd decipherment of the Rosetta Stone represented a watershed moment in the history of Egyptology, the march toward understanding the pharaohs began hundreds o
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• How did cats become pets?
  Cats around the world are among the most popular pets today. The history of cats and humans derives back before they were even domesticated. Unlike ==Domestication and Early History==
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• What was the relationship between faith and reason in the Middle Ages
  ...pped within the clutch of tradition and religion until a “rebirth” (or renaissance) in which ancient philosophical texts were newly discovered and translated ...ully preserved for scholars and clerics to study.<ref>Irvin & Sunquist, <i>History of the World Christian Movement</i> (Indianapolis: Orbis, 2008), pg. 423.</
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• When were water fountains created
  ===Medieval and Renaissance Developments=== ...the medieval Islamic world</i>. The Greenwood Press ‘Daily life through history’ series. Indianapolis, IN, Hackett Pub. Co, pg. 125.</ref>
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• Who was Prometheus and what did he do in Greek mythology
  ...re from Mount Olympus. Greeks had little or no knowledge about their early history and the development of civilization. The story of Prometheus allowed them t ...of the Titan also inspired the works of many sculptors and potters. In the Renaissance, and later many painters depicted scenes from the life of the Titan. In the
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• What were the causes of the Witch Craze in Europe, 1550-1700
  ...Wars.<ref> Bailey, Michael D. Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present. (London, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), p. 5</ ...cultural movement, but there was a strain of the irrational. Many leading Renaissance thinkers believed in magic and occultism, and they persuaded many of the el
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• How did Timur change the history of the world
  ...han, he was not a great Empire-builder, but he was a major figure in world history. In the wake of his conquest, Asia was transformed, and he left an enduring ...patron of the arts, and his reign was to make the beginnings of a cultural renaissance in Central Asia. Under his patronage, Central Asian cities such as Samarkan
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• How Did Saint Valentine's Day Develop
  ====Early History==== ...r guide to planning and hosting spectacular feasts, parties, weddings, and renaissance fairs</i> (2nd ed). Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books.</ref>
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• How did the battle of Manzikert (1071) change the Byzantine Empire
  ...Crusades. The Battle of Manzikert is one of the most important in medieval history, and its repercussions can still be felt today. ...ive territories from northern Iraq to the Danube. The Empire had enjoyed a renaissance under the Macedonian Dynasty and especially under the capable Basil II. A c
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• Renaissance History Study Guide
  ====Predicates for the Renaissance==== *[[How did the Bubonic Plague make the Italian Renaissance possible?]]
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• How Did the Ottoman Empire Become the Third Great Islamic Caliphate
  ...ed by a single autocratic ruler or <i>caliph</i>. Throughout early Islamic history many despots claimed the status of the caliph, but few of the early dynasti .... <ref> Donner, Fred M. “Muhammad and the Caliphate.” In <i>The Oxford History of Islam.</i> Edited by John L. Esposito. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,
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• How has our understanding of Democracy changed
  ...on outside scholarly or pious treatises. It took the Antiquity-worshipping Renaissance to rediscover some virtue in the notion of popular political presence, the ...itical History]][[Category:Ancient Greek History]][[Category:United States History]][[Category:Special Comment]][[Category:Wikis]]
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• Who was Theseus the great Athenian king and hero
  ...vilization. His cycle of myths offers unique insights into Athens and its history. ==Myth as history==
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