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  ====A Great Resource for History Teachers==== * [[51 Great Online Resources for History Teachers]]
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• How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy
  ...le: Constantinople.jpg |250px|thumbnail|left|Sultan Mehmet I the conqueror of Constantinople]] ...s capital fell to the Ottoman Turkish army, and this was the effective end of the Byzantine Empire, which had endured for almost 1000 years.
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• Media History Top Ten Booklist
  ...megaphone implied that people as a mass were pliant, susceptible to a sort of top-down manipulation that sits uneasily with most historians, with their c ...andscape” of rural France. (Anyone who remembers ''The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights'' can take relish in his work.)
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• History of Sex (American Version) Top Ten Booklist
  ...unnies.jpg|200px|left|thumbnail|Bachelors and Bunnies: The Sexual Politics of Playboy by Carrie Pitzulo]] ...roughout its history. These books seek to explain and place American views of sex in an historical perspective. As per usual, we included some caveats an
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• Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist
  ...mericanColossus.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|<i>American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900</i> by H.W. Brands]] ...ther words, several of these books are seeking to create a grand narrative of the era to help their readers understand it.
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• Social History of American Medicine Top Ten Booklist
  ...u. It is probably the one book on the list that most historians are aware of and that is why we left it off. ...9c0f7dba5f7ec American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century: From Sects to Science]</i> (Johns Hopkins University Press, reprint edition 1992) and Judith Walz
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• When were Electric Cars Invented
  ...hat has some ways to go before they become common. However, electric cars' history goes back to the 19th century, as people experimented with electricity and ==The Early History of Electric Cars==
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• How did ancient Professional Armies develop
  ...x-Victory_stele_of_Naram_Sin_9066.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Stele of Naram-Sin (2254–2218 BC), an Akkadian king, standing over his enemies and ...and empires to compete more with each other, helping to develop a variety of other social and technical innovations, including shaping our own world.
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• How did Edwin Drake create the World's first oil well
  ...e of the 20th century. <ref>American Chemical Society, “The Development of the Pennsylvania Oil Industry,” 2009.</ref> ...6531b9cd0d8bea4" Dictionary of Canadian Biography]'', (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1959).</ref>
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• Which Guns Won the American West
  It rode on the hip of Buffalo Bill Cody, Teddy Roosevelt, Judge Roy Bean and Pat Garrett, the she Out on the open range the gun of choice for ranchers and frontiersmen was a lever-action repeating rifle. Aw
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• What are the Origins of Astronomy
  ...and mathematics Mesopotamia see: Hodgkin, Luke Howard. 2013. ''A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity''. Oxford: Oxford University Pre ...in agriculture and religion, see: Olson, Richard. 2010. ''Technology and Science in Ancient Civilizations. Prayer Series on the Ancient World''. Santa Barba
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• How did Manufactured Glass Develop in the Bronze Age
  [[File:Uluburun3.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|Blue glass bar of the Uluburun Shipwreck]] ...and Gerry Martin. 2002. <i>Glass: A World History</i>. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.</ref> Perhaps the earliest glass anywhere comes from the an
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• What Caused the Rise of Agriculture?
  ...D. 2010. ''What Makes Civilization?: The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West''. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> ...n: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms''. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press.</ref>
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• What Role did the Motorcycle and Harley-Davidson play in Wartime
  ..._82nd_Armored_Reconnaissance_Battalion.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|Members of of 82nd Armored Reconnaissance on Harley Davidson WLAs during WWII]] ...icant impact by a gasoline-powered machine in modern warfare. And the role of the military motorcycle continues more than a century later.
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• How did Navigation Develop in the Ancient World
  ...vigation increasingly made movement by sea easier over time; however, much of this knowledge that facilitated movement was accumulated knowledge that too However, such as knowledge of astronomy grew and reached a critical threshold, we begin to see rapid deve
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• What has been the Role of Horses in Human Societies
  ...as war animals, while in other places and periods there use was the privy of royalty. ...n, John Storer, et al. 2005. “Evolution, Systematics, and Phylogeography of Pleistocene Horses in the New World: A Molecular Perspective.” Edited by
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• How did climate change influence the rise and collapse of the ancient Maya
  ...ical force. While the Maya, as a people, persisted long after the collapse of the Classical Maya civilizations, their cities were much reduced or abandon ====Rise of the Maya====
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• How did eugenics develop and why did it persist into the late 20th Century
  ..., and most importantly, white, were considered “fit”. Eugenics is a “science” predicated upon racism, classicism, and sexism – so why in the world w ...r Domestication.</ref> He called this theory “pangenesis”. Ever heard of it? Probably not, as it was dead wrong!
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• How Did Early Mathematics Evolve
  ...rise of early mathematics, see: Bell, Eric Temple. 1992. ''The Development of Mathematics''. New York: Dover Publications.</ref> ...of property, sharing of resources, accrual of wealth, and track the motion of the planets and stars, which all required more complex mathematical develop
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• Make It Rain: Interview with Kristine C. Harper
  ...e University of Chicago Press] explores the bizarre and ridiculous history of state-funded attempts to control the weather. ...inkId=a600610f4135a3ed07d654cf017dd3a8 Weather by the Numbers: The Genesis of Modern Meteorology]</i>.
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• What was the Impact of the Tanzimat Reforms on the Ottoman Empire in the Nineteenth Century
  ...power. The process of modernization involved adopting models and practices of western countries and societies, and it primarily motivated to compete for ...University Press, 1994, p. 189.</ref> During the nineteenth century, much of the world became subject to the western powers, especially Britain and Fran
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• What was the evolution of water technologies like
  [[File:Yemen landscape 05.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1. Example of terraces in Arabia, perhaps similar to those developed already by the Neoli ...rganization became more complex and states developed. While we often think of Roman aqueducts as marvels, which they were, other complex water technologi
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• How did the Ionian Revolt (499-493 BC) change the Ancient World
  [[File: Ionian Revolt 1.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Ruins of Miletus]] ...as ultimately defeated. The Ionian Revolt nevertheless was to have a range of consequences for the Persian and the Greek Worlds.
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• What was the dominant medical sect in the United States during the 19th Century
  [[File:Galenus.jpg|thumbnail|275px|left|Galen of Pergamon By Georg Paul Busch]] ...heir type of practice as the most effective and scientific. Arguably none of the three sects was superior to the others, but their adherents concluded t
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• Ancient Near and Middle East Study Guide
  *How Did Nebuchadnezzar Impact Ancient Near Eastern History? *How Did Sargon of Akkad Influence Ancient Mesopotamian History?
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• How did Athens become the leading Greek city-state
  [[File:The Parthenon in Athens.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|The ruins of the Parthenon today.]]__NOTOC__ ...ge, but it went on to influence European and Western culture for thousands of years.
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• How did Aristotle fundamentally change philosophy and science
  [[File:Aristotle Altemps Inv8575.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Bust of Aristotle.]] ...peans by Islamic scholars in the Middle Ages. He is considered the founder of philosophy and, to some, the first scientist. His work has continued to inf
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• Why was Epicurus and his philosophy so important
  [[File:Px-Epikouros BM 1843.jpg|thumbnail|275px|left|Figure 1. Bust of Epicurus.]] ...to his ideas becoming highly influential in modern thought in many regions of the world today.
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• Engineering Victory during the Civil War: Interview with Thomas F. Army, Jr.
  ...es lacked the home field advantage. Dr. Army's delves deeply into a aspect of the Civil War that most other historians have only discussed in passing. '''How would you describe yourself as a historian? Are you a historian of science and technology or a Civil War historian?'''
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• The Mysterious Illness of Jim Bowie: How Did He Contribute to His Own Decline
  [[File:portraitbowie.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Portrait of Jim Bowie, circa 1820.]] ...had his thunderous temper, and a commanding leader who was prone to binges of sloppy drunkenness. He was determined in his actions and proceeded through
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• Thomas Jefferson, the Founding Fathers and Christianity: Interview with Sam Haselby
  ...OriginsAmericanReligiousNationalism.png|thumbnail|250px|left|''The Origins of American Religious Nationalism'']] ...n. Ultimately, the debate could not overcome the 140 character limitations of Twitter. Fortunately, Michael Hattem preserved that debate at [https://stor
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• What was Plato's academy and why did it influence Western thought
  ...1377.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Plato made be Silanion in 370 BC for Academy of Athens]] ...here people would enroll and obtain advanced degrees, it functioned as one of the first places for dedicated research into scientific and philosophical q
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• How Did God Influence the Wounded in the American Civil War
  ...to be hopeless. He proceeded to pray, which at the time was his only means of solace. After praying he “felt more composed in [his] mind and perfectly ...les. McCarter was far from alone as a miraculous survivor of the bloodiest of all American wars. Although Fredericksburg was a horrific battle, the one s
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• Who Was Responsible for the Extreme Violence During the Reconstruction Era
  ...e Reconstruction; however, the degree to which the killing and destruction of innocent lives may have been lessened. It can therefore be concluded that L ...alignment with the Union.</ref>The oath to which he was referring was one of allegiance to the Union and an agreement to uphold emancipation. He intende
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• Nature's Path: Interview with Susan E. Cayleff
  ...rsevered to this day. Naturopathic healing was founded and based on number of influences including botanics, hydrotherapy, eclecticism, temperance and ve ...Cayleff's book is an intriguing addition to the medical and social history of the United States.
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• What Was the Fate of Women During the Bangladesh Liberation War
  [[File:1971_Instrument_of_Surrender.jpg|thumbnail|left|240px|Surrender of Pakistani Army, Dhaka, December 16, 1971. Signing is Lieutenant General Nia ...ification, which was sanctioned and carried out by the military government of West Pakistan.
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• What is the Magician's Oath and why is it important
  ...ster,_1895.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|Poster for Frederick Bancroft - Prince of Magicians, 1895]]__NOTOC__ ...over, 1965), p. 14-15.</ref> Magic as a performance art had stood the test of time.
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• American Surveillance: Interview with Anthony Gregory
  ...ducting surveillance of its citizens since it was created, but the ability of any government to spy on its citizens has dramatically improved in the digi ...ss.wisc.edu/index.html University of Wisconsin Press] examines the history of surveillance in the United States and grapples with these problems. He exam
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• How Did Hospitals Emerge
  [[File:Image-5.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Example drawing of the nervous system made by Middle East medical practitioners. ]] ...nce of hospitals is not only ancient but it also evolved through a complex history. Hospitals were seen as a way to address healthcare in increasingly urban s
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• How did universities develop
  [[File:Raphael School of Athens.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|Figure 1. Depiction of Plato's Academy.]] ...mic success, where universities play a critical role. However, the history of universities was very different, and these institutions were first relative
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• History of God Top Ten Booklist
  ...ion of an Israelite worshiping Yahweh, who becomes the foundation and name of God in the ancient Jewish faith.]] ...y task, here are the ten best books that try to make sense of this complex history.
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• How Did Firefighting Develop
  ...and respondent to events. As with other institutions, however, the history of firefighting is complicated and influenced by the major technical and socia ====Early History====
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• What was the impact of Charles VIIIs invasion of Italy (1494) on the Renaissance
  ...se 16th century Musee de Conde Chantilly.jpg|thumbnail|left|220px|Portrait of Charles VIII]] ...I invaded Italy to lay claim to the Kingdom of Naples, which composed most of southern Italy.
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• What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance
  [[File: Frederick II and eagle.jpg |thumbnail|left|250px|Contemporary drawing of Frederick II]] ...d a remarkable failure, but he had a decisive influence on the development of the Renaissance.
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• How Did Chocolate Become Popular
  ...ya.jpeg|thumbnail|200px|left|Figure 1. Mayan plate showing the preparation of chocolate.]] ...oduct to more everyday use, chocolate has greatly impacted the development of the New World.
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• What Is the Historical Development of Bread
  ...o form different types of breads. However, some of the important qualities of bread were likely accidental discoveries, while others still only developed ==Early History of Bread==
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• How did Father's Day develop
  ...Saint Joseph was associated with fathers, where he was seen as an example of fatherhood in bringing up Jesus.]]__NOTOC__ ...for centuries, often reflecting changing attitudes on the roles and duties of fathers. Fatherhood's importance has been reflected by religious and secula
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• How Did Wine Develop
  ...cieties since the early development of agriculture and early domestication of grapes at about 8,000 years ago in the Near East. Since then, wine has beco ...ee: McGovern, Patrick E. 2007. <i>Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture.</i> 4. print., 1. paperback print. Princeton: Princeton Univ.
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• What were the causes of the Peloponnesian War
  [[File:PEP ONE.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|A bust of Pericles]] ...The primary causes were that Sparta feared the growing power and influence of the Athenian Empire.
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• What Is the History of Ice Cream
  ...obtain ice in times of warm or hot weather. The modern prevalence and look of ice cream can be traced to key developments in the industrial age, although ...for refreshment during the hot months. An ice house was built in the city of Terqa, suggesting the ice would be stored there during the winter months, w
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• Why did Medical Licensing Boards prosecute Christian Scientists for practicing medicine during the 19th Century
  ...e_and_Health_(Christian_Science)_and_the_Bible.jpg|thumbnail|320px|left|<i>Science and Health</i> by Mary Baker Eddy, and the <i>Holy Bible</i>.]] ...y often accepted money from the people that they were treating. By the end of the 19th Century, medical licensing boards began aggressively filing crimin
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• What is the Deep Impact of Plant Domestication
  ...originmap600.png|thumbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Multiple centers and areas of plant domestication arose, although most staple crops are found in the Medi ...all other human innovations. Not only did it lead to greater availability of food, allowing societies to grow in population, but it enabled a large labo
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• What is the Deep Impact of Ferrous Metallurgy
  ...6c6b9f7a6 b.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Iron helmet; the production of iron transformed warfare.]] ...limited and cannot be used to create many tools or weapons. The innovation of iron smelting opened many new possibilities for the ancient and modern worl
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• What is the Deep Impact of Gold
  [[File:Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt, plaster cast of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri, Western Thebes, Egypt - Royal Ontario ...and modern worlds, gold was also the standard in which economies and value of other objects were measured by. In effect, gold helped structure and contin
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• How Did Astronomy Fundamentally Change Human History
  ...ere even ideas of mapping and coordinate systems developed. The importance of astronomy to the past is attested because some ancient languages only went ...les, see: Ruggles, C. L. N. (2005). <i>Ancient astronomy: an encyclopedia of cosmologies and myth.</i> Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.</ref>
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• Was Joel Poinsett an Agent of Empire and a Patron of Science
  __NOTOC__[[File:Jrpoinsett.jpg|thumbnail|300px|left|Secretary of War Joel Poinsett]] .... In order enrich the interpretation of this era, the career contributions of an American traveler, diplomat, and politician, Joel Poinsett, need to be e
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• What if the Battle of Qadisiyyah Had a Different Result
  [[File:Zoroastrian temple of Yazd.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Image of a Zoroastrian temple. The Zoroastrian religion began to decline after the b ...ere able to defeat the Sasanid Persian Empire. The result was the conquest of what is now Iraq and eventually Persia, allowing the new Islamic Empire to
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• When did we start sterilizing people in the United States
  ...ould help cure degeneracy—especially excessive masturbation—proponents of the early eugenics movement recognized that his medical advancement opened ...ied science to the most vexing issue they saw: the inevitable degeneration of the white race due to immigration and unintelligent breeding.
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• When were Spy Services created in the United States
  ...518217.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Benjamin Franklin was in charge of creating foreign favor for the revolutionaries in the American Revolution.] ...nded across the West, and its experiences in the Civil War and World Wars, history has shaped what spying means to the US.
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• What Were the Financial Benefits of the Crusades
  ...s were nominal at best for the Europeans: Jerusalem, the primary objective of the Crusaders, was taken during the First Crusade but later lost to the Mus ...ht back new knowledge of the world, in the form of math, science, and maps of the previously unknown when they returned to western Europe. Indeed, the Cr
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• When did Western Medicine expand into Japan
  ...dicine throughout Japan due to the concerted and dedicated efforts of some of the most important Japanese medical practitioners and advocates. ...more concerned with the “functional interrelationships between the parts of the body.”<ref>Lock, <i>East Asian Medicine in Urban Japan</i>, 34.</ref>
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• Why was James Willard Hurst important for legal history
  ...al sciences. Hurst worked hard throughout his career to reform both legal history and education. ...e that any history of American laws would also have to be a social history of the United States.<ref>Ernst, p. 9.</ref>
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• Why Did the Ancient Egyptians Mummify Animals
  [[File: Apis_Bull.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Statue of the Apis Bull]] ...necessarily develop alongside human mummification, but was the end result of a long process whereby non-royal Egyptians began taking a more active role
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• What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia
  [[File: Ancient_ziggurat.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|The Ziggurat of Ur]]__NOTOC__ ...ple who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia, unlike Egypt, was full of disparate and, at times, warring ethnic groups. Still, they all followed a
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• When did Americans begin to get obsessed with weight loss
  ..., they offered a plethora of hygienic recommendations to stifle the spread of this disease—including hygienic food and drink recommendations. ...am, M.D., Lectures on the Science of Human Life, (Battle Creek: The Office of the Health Reformer, 1872), p. 25.].</ref> While health authorities general
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• How Did Public Aquariums Develop
  ...50px|Figure 1. Goldfish being kept in a pond. Goldfish were the first type of fish purposely raised as pets. ]] ...ts and applied research along with being tourist destinations. The history of such aquariums is not completely modern, although the form in which we know
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• How were human genetics shaped by early migrations from Africa
  ...la.svg.png|thumbnail|350px|left|Figure 1. Proposed migration patterns out of Africa for modern humans.]] ...that would eventually influence all human populations today. Migration out of Africa ensured that the genetic makeup began to be less diverse as humans m
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• How did the Enlightenment Philosophers View Race
  [[File:Hegel.jpg|left|thumbnail|200px|Hegel's Lectures on the Philosophy of History (1837)]]__NOTOC__ ...dge was the way that humans could encounter reality. The logical extension of these notions was that whatever needed to be could be known and that realit
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• How did Vatican II change the Catholic Church
  ...rds the world, it’s celebration of the liturgy, salvation, and the roles of clergy and the laity. Ending in 1965, the council would engender much debat ...nkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e2c0001c899f9e94c69afd85c315b12c History of the World Christian Movement]</i>. (Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2008).</ref
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• How did cats become pets?
  [[File:Egyptian - Statue of a Seated Cat - Walters 54403 - Three Quarter.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figur ...t 80000 BC, <i>Felis silvestris</i>, a wild cat species, became the origin of what became the domesticated cat (<i>Felis catus</i>). Because cats have ev
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• Evolutionary Science before Charles Darwin
  ...d as against the interests of other classes.”<ref> Thompson, The Making of the English Working Class.</ref> ...ion of factors, ranging from new types of schooling to the wide readership of “penny” newspapers had created a more literate and political working cl
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• How did zoos develop
  ...r society, to one that was accessible to many. Furthermore, the importance of the animals and how they were seen has changed. ===Development of the Concept of a Zoo===
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• Why Was Imhotep the Ancient World's Greatest Scientist
  ...00px|thumbnail|left|King Djoser’s Step Pyramid Near Saqqara. The remains of the temple complex are in the foreground]]__NOTOC__ ...er, doctor, and thinker named Imhotep who lived in Egypt during the middle of the third millennium BC.
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• Did Victorian era popular scientists try to deny biblical teachings
  ...eventually superseded by new discoveries. Yet, just because some sciences of the time seem silly to us now, our job is not to pass judgment, but rather ...he nineteenth century, so any respectable individual sought to steer clear of these associations. This article seeks to explore connections between phren
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• Why Were the Maya Such Excellent Warriors
  [[File: Chichen_Itza.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Temple of Kukulkan at Chichen Itza, Mexico]] ...ure is juxtaposed with extreme acts of violence that were an everyday part of life in their cities.
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• What Was the Importance of Alcohol Consumption in Ancient Egypt
  [[File: Tomb_of_Nakht.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Scene from the tomb of Nakht Depicting a Banquet: Eighteenth Dynasty, Thebes]] ...system was quite different from that of the modern world, and they had few of today’s modern conveniences, Egyptians from all social classes enjoyed a
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• When were water fountains created
  [[File:Deesse au vase (Mari).jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|Figure 1. One of the oldest fountain features to have preserved is from Mari, Syria.]] ...ountains have awed us as a way humans have controlled an important element of life, that being water. Today, this symbolism has not changed very much fro
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• How did prisons develop
  ...s in the Medieval period. One famous example from this period is the Tower of London.]] ...centuries, where prisons were often the most clear physical manifestation of these philosophical shifts.
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• How Did Cremation Emerge as a Death Ritual
  [[File:Cremation of buddha and worship of relics 03.JPG|thumbnail|left|350px|Cremation shown from Gandhara from the 2 ...also emerged as a way to conserve space and was used to prevent the spread of disease in crowded countries such as in the UK. There are both scientific a
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• History of Empires Top Ten Book List
  ...ions. The books indicated here provide overviews and details understanding of key empires and events that shaped the world, lasting until today. ...of ethnic and religious diversity rather than emphasizing their own brand of religion or socio-cultural group. This contrasts from Empires such as the B
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• The Beginning of Science-Based Religious Disbelief: Atheism and Disbelief in Victorian Britain
  ..., the middle and upper classes often considered such theories with a grain of salt, as they often conflicted with biblical teachings. ...ange towards the end of the eighteenth century. As many historical studies of atheism demonstrate, "intellectual" atheism changed from something unfathom
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• Are there Ancient Roots to Socialism
  [[File:BushmenSan.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Example of a Kalahari Bushmen, which are sometimes described as relatively egalitarian ...ocate for societies to develop more equitable economic systems in the form of socialism and even communism, there have been those that advocated that cap
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• History of Evolutionary Theory: Top Ten Books to Read
  ...conversely, it’s been hailed as the most important biological discovery of our time. This scientific theory has become a demarcating political bastion ...and laymen in the late 18th-century, they were met with a similar blend of condemnation and fascination. Most notably, Christianity and evolution were
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• The History of Atheism, Secularism, and Free-Thought in Europe: Top Ten Books to Read
  ...se academics looking for tenured positions. This, however, leaves a lacuna of historic information for those who have the wherewithal to subvert traditio ...ome tolerant towards non-religious or anti-religious beliefs, so the field of atheism/agnosticism in Europe remains wide open to the scholar(s) who would
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• Victorian Britain and the Empire: Top Ten Books to Read
  ...wth of the British Empire, the rise of scientific theories, and the advent of secularism are just a few topics that mixed things up in Victorian Britain. ...25% of the world’s population.<ref>Brendon, Piers. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997. New York: Vintage Books, 2010.</ref> No smal
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• Ten Booklist on Presidential Leadership
  ...without formally declaring war. The following provides a top ten booklist of presidential leadership. 1. Edwards, G.C. (1990) <i>At the margins: presidential leadership of congress</i>. New Haven, Yale Univ Press.
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• Presidential Leadership Top Ten Booklist
  ...without formally declaring war. The following provides a top ten booklist of presidential leadership. ...d=9725ab522c921664cc147a6496f7de17 At the Margins: Presidential Leadership of Congress]</i>. New Haven, Yale Univ Press.
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• Who was Prometheus and what did he do in Greek mythology
  [[File: Prometheus one.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|A 17th century painting of Prometheus]] ...ot only remarkable tales they also offer a unique insight into the mindset of Ancient Greeks and their worldview.
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• Top 10 Books to Read on Western/British Medical History
  ...eakthroughs that attempted to solve the medical problems that this new way of living presented. I’ve arranged this list in order from the most popular, “fun” medical history books, to the more scholarly, academic books.
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• How did Weather Monitoring Develop
  We have increasingly become accustomed to seeing the impact of major hurricanes and weather phenomena on communities. Fortunately, over th ...enomenon such as storms occured, the compiling of the data suggests a type of forecasting was intended by the compilation.
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• How Was the Lighthouse of Alexandria Destroyed
  ...se.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Nineteenth Century Depiction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria]] ...by Greeks, most of the Wonders were located in and around Greece, but two of them were found in Egypt.
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• What were the causes of the Witch Craze in Europe, 1550-1700
  [[File:Witches one.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|An drawing of witches from the 16th century]] ...t occurred in Europe in the period from 1550-1700. At this time, thousands of people were prosecuted and executed for witchcraft or sorcery crimes all ov
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• What Was the Importance of the Appian Way during the Roman Republic
  ...litate trade between the south and north and was used extensively in times of war. ...also the only Roman road to be named after the praenomen or personal name of a Roman. <ref> MacBain, Bruce. “Appius Claudius Caecus and the Via Appia.
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• How did Oregon pass Medical Licensing Laws in the 19th Century
  ...push to pass some type of medical regulatory act.<ref>The Medical Society of Oregon changed its name to the Oregon State Medical Association a few years ...e Legislative Committee,” <i>Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Oregon State Medical Association</i> 16 (1889): 203.</ref> In December
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• How Did Cleopatra Die
  [[File: Cleopatra_VII.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Bust of Cleopatra]] ...s well known that Cleopatra committed suicide, there has been a great deal of debate about how she killed herself.
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• Ancient History Study Guide
  *[[How Did the Ancient City of Nineveh Fall?]] *[[What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia?]]
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• United States History Study Guide
  ====American Colonial History==== {{#dpl:category=Colonial American History|ordermethod=firstedit|order=descending|count=30}}
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• How Did the Ottoman Empire Become the Third Great Islamic Caliphate
  [[File: Suleyman_young.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Portrait of a Young Suleiman I]]__NOTOC__ ...ity of the Muslims under its rule and by having control of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. Scholars generally consider the Umayyad and Abbasid dynas
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• How did cycling become popular
  ...a very early bike (15036862042).jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. Replica of an early Draisine.]]__NOTOC__ ...day, is not entirely clear, cycling, as a sport and hobby, soon did become of great interest to the public. Shortly after the bicycle was invented, cycle
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• The History of Things Guide
  * [[What is the Deep Impact of Gold?]] * [[What Caused the Rise of Agriculture?]]
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• Why was the First Heart Transplant a Failure
  ...survived typically only lived a few hours.<ref>Ellis, Harold <i>A History of Surgery</i>, (Cambridge University Press, 2002) p. 247.</ref> ...tp://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5132</ref> Instead of inducing hypothermia, the surgeon could use the oxygenator pump to keep the
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• What is the history of vaccinations
  ...t some infectious diseases there have also been some who resisted the idea of being vaccinated. ...tion attempts mainly involved giving the infected individual small amounts of the disease.
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• How Was Science Practiced in Ancient Babylon
  ...lon_(3).png|300px|thumbnail|left|Relief of a Neo-Babylonian Ruler in front of the Etemenanki Ziggurat in Babylon: the Piece is Highlighted to Better Show ...ed with the stronger ones, but they also nurtured scientific thought, some of which is still used today while other ideas have been discarded or changed
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• How did climate change influence the rise of ancient Egypt
  ...uenced by climatic and various social factors interacting in a complex web of influences. This could have been the case for ancient Egypt as well. ...om very dry conditions to much wetter conditions due to the global retreat of the great ice sheets and glaciers (Figure 1).
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• Call for Book Reviews
  ...reviews and historiographies from graduate students in History, Political Science and the Humanities. We are building a comprehensive source for book reviews ...raphies and book reviews. We are looking to dramatically expand the number of book reviews and historiographies that we publish.
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• How Did Sargon of Akkad Influence Ancient Mesopotamian History
  ...umbnail|left|Bronze Head of an Akkadian Ruler Believed to Be Sargon or One of His Successors]]__NOTOC__ ...he most apparent, influence Sargon had on Mesopotamia was the introduction of the Akkadian language, which was still used over 2,000 after the king’s d
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• Front page mock up
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• How did climate change influence ancient Chinese societies?
  ...modern China. We can see modern societies are sometimes composed of layers of different past social but also environmental change that forges new social ====Rise of Chinese Complex Societies and Climate====
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• Why were Eclectic Physicians in the United States divided on Medical Licensing
  ...any of them agreed with the overall goals of licensing. The proliferation of unqualified medical practitioners concerned many Homeopaths and Eclectics. ...name “Eclectics” accurately described the differing medical practices of its members. Sometimes, Eclectics in the National Eclectic Medical Associa
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• How accurate is the movie The Aviator
  ...he life of Howard Hughes one of the most famous and arguably important men of the twentieth century. .... When the film was released, there were questions regarding the portrayal of Hughes and other figures in the movie.
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• How did Petrarch influence the Renaissance
  [[File: Petrarch One.jpg |200px|thumb|left|A contemporary drawing of Petrarch]] ...outstanding artists, writers, and thinkers and one of the greatest figures of this era was Francesco Petrarcha (1304-1374). He was a great poet, philosop
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• What Were the Impacts of the Maccabean Rebellion on the Ancient Near East
  [[File: Antiochus_IV.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Bust of Antiochus IV, King of the Seleucid Empire (Ruled 175-164 BC)]]__NOTOC__ ...ertainly oppressive. Still, both the Jews and the Greeks had a fair amount of misunderstanding that exacerbated the situation. The Maccabean Rebellion wa
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• 51 Great Online Resources for History Teachers
  ...es disappear. We have already blown past 51 great online resources. If any of the resources link to a dead page or you would like to suggest a useful sit ...es that cover a multitude of topics. Our study guides organize core groups of materials for specific eras, and you can look for other articles with our s
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• How did higher education develop in the United States
  ...ersities in the United States is relatively recent, with the early history of higher education often dominated by a few universities that were very paroc ...unnecessary for most at this time, with participation being lower than 1% of the population in the colonial period.
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• How did timekeeping devices develop
  ...Increasingly, timekeeping was not just conducted by the select few by much of society. ...ater drained or filled in. Such devices were known to have existed in many of the earliest complex societies in Eurasia, including in Egypt, Mesopotamia,
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• Was Dracula based on a real person
  One of the greatest characters in all of horror fiction is Count Dracula. The character is very well-known worldwide ...s the possibility that Irish mythological figures inspired the development of the character.
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• Top Ten Books on the Bubonic Plague
  ...804699ba54538dd Plague and Fire: Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu's Chinatown] by James C. Mohr]] ...ks describe the impact of the plague from the Roman Empire to the outbreak of the plague in 1900 in Hawaii and San Francisco. These books tell remarkable
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 8
  The Consequences of Hostilities Between the States To the People of the State of New York:
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 9
  To the People of the State of New York: ...he vices of government should pervert the direction and tarnish the lustre of those bright talents and exalted endowments for which the favored soils tha
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 18
  The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union To the People of the State of New York:
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 25
  To the People of the State of New York: ...le of our political association, as it would in practice transfer the care of the common defense from the federal head to the individual members: a proje
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 29
  To the People of the State of New York: ...superintending the common defense, and of watching over the internal peace of the Confederacy.
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 31
  Concerning the General Power of Taxation To the People of the State of New York:
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  Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government To the People of the State of New York:
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 43
  To the People of the State of New York: ...ave anticipated the decision of this point, by laws passed at the instance of Congress.
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 47
  The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 66
  Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered To the People of the State of New York:
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• Why was Los Alamos created by the Manhattan Project
  ...going to accidentally go to Santa Fe. This made a perfect location for one of the key laboratories that built the atomic bomb during World War II. ...lie Groves had orders to set up a committee to study military applications of the bomb.
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• Was Sherlock Holmes a real person
  [[File: Sherlock One.jpg |200px|thumbnail|left|A drawing of Sherlock Holmes]] ...crime and the solving of mysteries. Holmes is widely viewed as the epitome of what a detective should be. Since his introduction to the world, he has app
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• What is the history of cooling a home in summer
  ...fore such technology people practiced different methods to keep cool. Some of the techniques might even give us a few ideas to keep our homes relatively ====Early History of Cooling====
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• Was El Dorado a real place
  ...e fabulously wealthy city was to play a very important role in the history of Latin America. Those who sought the fabled place helped to explore the cont ...l argue that there was a historical basis for the story of the fabled city of gold. __NOTOC__
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• What is the history behind Frankenstein
  [[File: Frankenstein 1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A bust of Frankenstein]]__NOTOC__ ...ed with some profound themes, such as the ethics of science and the nature of humanity.
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• How Did Artificial Intelligence Develop
  ...anity. Nevertheless, the history of AI is linked not only with the history of computing but mathematical innovations made over the 2 millennia. The early history of AI can be traced to the intellectual foundations developed in the mid to la
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• How did Leonardo Da Vinci influence the Renaissance
  [[File: Leonardo 1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Leonardo’s drawing of Vitruvian Man]]__NOTOC__ ...g, cartography, philosophy, and anatomy during the Renaissance. While some of this work was done in secret, he also was a prominent artist, architect, an
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• Why did the Carter Administration establish official diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979
  ...ld withdraw diplomatic recognition from Taiwan (also known as the Republic of China [ROC]). ...nize the Republic of China on Taiwan as the sole legal government over all of China. During that period, the U.S. and PRC Governments had only intermitte
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• Constitution of the United States: Article I
  ...a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. ...oned. Enumeration. Vacancies to be filled. Power of choosing officers, and of impeachment.'''
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• Was the story of Jekyll and Hyde based on real-life characters
  ...res and literary sources that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write one of the greatest horror stories? ...ort stories most of whom were well-received.<ref>Balfour, Graham, The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson (London, Signet, 1983), pp 17-18</ref>
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• Who was Pericles?
  [[File:Socrates Two.jpg |200px|thumbnail|left|Bust of Pericles]]__NOTOC__ ...hat the 5th century BC Athenian led his city-state to an unprecedented era of power and prosperity. It was common for historians to unreservedly praise
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• How did Brunelleschi influence the Italian Renaissance
  [[File:Bru 1.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Portrait of Brunelleschi]]__NOTOC__ ...much more to this remarkable man than his work as an architect. He was one of the first modern engineers and planners.
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• What has been the influence of the historian Thucydides
  ...r achievements. They are also credited with establishing the discipline of history. They were the first to record events and facts in a systematic way and did ...d titans of business. Thucydides played a critical role in the development of histography. In his historical work, he formulated political theories that
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• Why were women put into Twilight Sleep during childbirth
  ...d Conquest in Modernizing New Mexico, 1880-1920'' (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2005), p. 122-148.</ref> ...entered events requiring medical intervention. Once natural, with the dawn of medicine, childbirth became pathologized.
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• How Did Writing Evolve in Ancient Egypt
  [[File: NarmerPalette.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|The Front and Back Sides of the Narmer Palette. The <i>Serekh</i> Is in the Top Middle above the King]] ...wed along a very gradual yet definite path, while in Egypt, the appearance of the first written texts was somewhat sudden.
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• What is the history of viruses
  ...has been the case, our specific understanding of viruses and the knowledge of their existence is far more recent. ==Early Understanding of Viruses==
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• Why was the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) created in 1968
  ...consequences of nuclear war, the treaty was a major success for advocates of arms control because it set a precedent for international cooperation betwe ====Did the successful negotiation of the Limited Test Ban Treaty encourage talks on nuclear nonproliferation?===
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• How Did the 1889 1890 Flu Pandemic Affect History
  ...re-2.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Figure 1. The spread of the 1889 flu was one of the first pandemics to be mapped.]]__NOTOC__ ...rapidly due to modern transport, mainly using rail, foretelling the effect of modern transport on how pandemics spread in the 21st-20th century.
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• When was Planned Parenthood created
  ...his wide-ranging feminist agenda and was easily adopted by the "New Woman" of the era. ==What role did Margaret Sanger play in the creation of Planned Parenthood?==
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• What is the story of Atlas in Classical Mythology
  ...e played a significant role in Greek mythology and Classical culture. Many of us are familiar with Atlas's name and have a vague idea about his story and ...sent day. The story of Atlas is an excellent example of the protean nature of myths and how they were used to explain and rationalize the world.
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• What is the History of Contact Tracing
  ...current approach to contact tracing is based on the historical development of this idea. ====Early History====
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• Who was Hecate - the Greek goddess of magic, witches and the occult
  ...oddess associated with the underworld, and she evolved to become the deity of magic and witchcraft. She was a significant figure in Greek mythology and a ...nd witchcraft in the ancient world and how they influenced the development of ideas about the occult in later ages.
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• Why did the United States start the Mexican American War
  ...near Texas, it sparked off a series of events which led to the declaration of war between both countries. ...with most of the legislators backing Polk's expansionist political agenda of Manifest Destiny: the belief that American settlers should extend their con
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