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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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• American Legal History Top Ten Booklist
  ...you read these books we hope you feel the same way as we do. As with any of our booklists, we have included some caveats and explanations for our selec ...ay that the best selections on this list are hers. If you are reading any of the books on this list and say to yourself "WOW!!" please thank Camille be
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• 19th Century Overview of United States History Top Ten Booklist
  ...When you fill a booklist with conventional safe picks, you leave off some of the good stuff. Trust us, we will get to the good stuff. Still, if you read each of these books you will gain a solid initial grasp of 19th Century America. Are there unforgivable omissions? Yes, there are ri
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• 19th Century American Intellectual History Top Ten Booklist
  ...cerned with the history of ideas. Intellectual history is not the history of old, white philosophers stroking their beards behind mahogany desks. ...tant intellectual ideas that changed the course of American history. Each of these books, in their own way, accomplish this delicate balancing act.
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• How did the Boxer Rebellion unite Imperial Powers and create Chinese Nationalism
  ...by a group known as the Boxers, culminating in a siege of representatives of the eight colonial powers in Beijing. ...ph W. 1987. <i>The Origins of the Boxer Uprising</i>. Berkeley: University of California Press, Pg. 5-7, 39.</ref> While it is often believed the Boxers
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• How did Early Empires facilitate the Rise of Investment Banking
  ...f investing in trade, what effectively were family-run business, and forms of investment banking appear in the ancient Near East. ...created one of the earliest well-documented forms of private trade we know of. These early traders created an amicable relationship with the local popula
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• How did Monotheism Develop
  ...not just these early monotheistic faiths but also by extension many parts of the world today. ...the 5th year of his reign there was a decisive move that made the worship of Aten the only recognized religion in the kingdom.
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• How did the concept of paradise develop
  ...e 1. The Ziggurat at Babylon (Etemenanki), which likely becomes the "Tower of Babel" in the Bible, was also enclosed within a sacred wall that had a like ...today associated with the major monotheistic religions. However, the roots of this concept are more complex and developed from earthly ideas and religiou
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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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• How Did Ancient Societies Adapt to Dairy Consumption
  ...y products after their childhood; in fact, we see today a large percentage of people still unable to consume milk or dairy products in adulthood. This le ...Their diets were much more diverse than ours and consumed a large variety of meats, fruits, and vegetables.<ref> For information on the human diet in pr
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• What are the Lasting Legacies of the Roman Empire on Modern Governments
  ...Thought.'' The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures. Hanover: University Press of New England.</ref> ...European governments particularly in the centuries that followed the fall of Rome.
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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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• Why was the Construction of the Alaska Highway so important to American History
  [[File:640px-Alcan_construction.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Widening a road of the Alaska Highway in 1942]] __NOTOC__ ...Virtue, John, ''The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway: A History of Four U.S. Army Regiments in the North, 1942-1943'', McFarland & Company, In
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• How did Christian Church Architecture evolve in the West
  ...uences. Christian church architecture indicates the cultural influences on Christianity but also reflected the spiritual ideas dominant in the period churches were ...as a quick solution as Christianity became an open religion but few places of worship were available as most had previously been in secret locations.
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• Portal:Interviews
  ...t famous and infamous security guard and detective agency in United States history. Pinkerton originally created the agency to help railroad companies investi ...published by the University of Wisconsin Press explores the tragic efforts of the Polish people to create a new democratic state after electing their fir
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• Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist
  ...(not all) have argued that the French Revolution can be seen as the start of the modern world. ...de=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=be7246ce65a158034b7c09eefe8cc944 The Origins of the French Revolution]''. (1990).
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• How has ancient Rome influenced European law
  [[File:Berner_Iustitia.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|Statue of Lady Justice in Bern, Switzerland]] ...principles are codified into a system which servers as the primary source of law.
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• How has the Roman Lex Mercatoria evolved to play a role in modern International Trade and Commerce Codification
  ...to as "the Law Merchant" in English, according to most authors is the body of commercial law which dates back to and was predominantly used by merchants ...’ already calls for a fresh examination of its regulations in the light of the new cross-border commercial relations between different people, nations
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• How does The Magna Carta influence the Modern Perceptions of Civil Rights
  ...ed and recognized to be one of the most important documents in the history of democracy itself, as well as civil rights and obligations and common law in ...nal customs and ignored the Pope’s wish when he appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury. This created a significant dispute with the Church and King Joh
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• When did Social Inequality Develop in the Ancient World
  [[File:Руины_Эриду.jpg|thumbnail|275px|left|Eridu - Center of Ubaid Civilization]] ...nce of agricultural development and urbanization or perhaps is it a result of other factors?
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• Top 10 Books on the origins of the Italian Renaissance
  ...following list of books offer some theories on the reason for this period of artistic and cultural achievement. ...&linkId=38294e59d2ab480741ccd5dfbcfca3bc Renaissance Italy]''. (University of California Press, 1983).
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• Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
  ===Early History=== ...natolia and Mesopotamia. <ref> For information migrations and the adoption of local gods, see: Moret, Alexandre, and Georges Davy. 1970. From Tribe to Em
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• The Hays Code, Gangsters, and Prohibition: How did 1934 change Hollywood
  ...at were living freely and without responsibility. Due to the great success of these films, primarily shot at Warner Brothers Studios, actors such as Jame ...nt of the Production Code, the capture of America’s outlaws, and passage of the 21st Amendment.
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• The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798: Interview with Terri Halperin
  ...Sedition_Acts_of_1789.jpg|thumbnail|275px|left|The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798]] ...or were citizens of hostile countries. Perhaps the most contentious aspect of the new laws criminalized the printing or speaking allegedly false statemen
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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'']] ...://storify.com/michaelhattem/jefferson-christianity-and-twitter Jefferson, Christianity, and Twitter].
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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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• The Best Historians and Books According to James McPherson
  ...book most responsible for shaping his career, and even the most overrated history book ever. It's a biggie. ...younger scholars. In many ways books are like music, people like the music of their formative years better than anything that came before it or after. H
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• American Revolution Top Ten Booklist
  ...ally transformed itself from a former colony into a superpower. The impact of this revolution cannot be ignored. ...ive on the Revolution they also to see and think about aspects of American history that we never considered. Here's our list.
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• Fate of the Revolution: Interview with Lorri Glover
  ...kCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=d6710f6b36848b60f7234b3e64170d55 The Fate of the Revolution: Virginians Debate the Constitution]</i>]] ...new American Republic. In order for the Constitution to go in effect, nine of the states needed to agree to the document. While five states quickly ratif
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• Hollywood and Communism: How Did ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' Support Marxist Ideology
  ...le:treasureposter.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|Movie poster for ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.'']] ...of explicit dialogue, tacit symbolism, and the psychological deterioration of Fred C. Dobbs.
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• What Are the Origins of the Kingdom of Hungary
  ...vasions: the Shaded Area is Roughly Equivalent to the Modern Nation-States of Hungary and Romania]]__NOTOC__ ...world, they maintained close ties to the Russians, Bulgarians, and Greeks of the Orthodox world.
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• Privateering during the War of 1812: Interview with Faye M. Kert
  ...ng.jpg|thumbnail|left|275px|<i>Privateering: Patriots & Profits in the War of 1812</i>]] ...zed piracy. Canadian and American ship owners and investors took advantage of it and funded privateering outfits during the war. Needless to say, private
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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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• What was the role of the Popes in the Renaissance
  ...t works in the western tradition. This piece will argue that the character of the Renaissance was shaped by the Pope’s in Rome. It will also demonstrat ==The Impact of the Great Schism of 1378==
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• What were the causes of the Northern Renaissance
  ...the spread of printing, Italy's influence, growing wealth, and the decline of the culture associated with feudalism. ...vement believed in the possibility of human freedom and the perfectibility of man.
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• The Red River War, 1874-1875: What Were the Events that Led to the Uprising
  ...road was completed in 1868, which increased the rate of the transportation of goods to the East and migrant settlers to the West. ...l, the lack of enforcement of the Medicine Lodge Treaty, and the attitudes of military leaders toward Native Americans.
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• How did the Renaissance influence the Reformation
  ..., p 178</ref> The Renaissance or ‘rebirth’ was influenced by the ideas of the ancient past and it drew from Roman and Greek civilization to provide a ...all failed. By the early sixteenth century, there was a growing crescendo of calls for the Church's reform and an end to the clergy's immorality and cor
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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 Historically Accurate is season 1 of The Last Kingdom
  ...f The Last Kingdom?|Season 3]] and [[How Historically Accurate is Season 4 of The Last Kingdom?| Season 4]]. ...n amalgamation of several historical characters, during the Dane invasions of England during the 9th century.
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• Why did the Reformation fail in Renaissance Italy
  [[File:Inquistion One.jpg |thumbnail|350px|left|An etching of an Inquisition trial]] ...sh itself on the Peninsula for three reasons: the enormous political power of the Catholic Church, the states’ support for the Counter-Reformation and
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• What was the impact of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572) on France
  [[File:Bart One.jpg|thumbnail|350px|left|Painting of the St Bartholomew Day’s Massacre]] ...and bloody chapter in the Wars of Religion. The massacre began as a series of events that changed the Huguenots and weakened the French monarchy. The mas
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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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• How did the Throne Develop as a Royal Symbol
  ...made from the swords of the defeated) to show the reader that the history of Westeros was extraordinarily violent. While modern government in the West h ...g (or pharaoh) was also a god and being raised indicated the divine nature of authority.<ref>For more on early monarchs and thrones in Egypt and Mesopota
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• Cult of the Virgin Mary by Michael Carroll
  ...kCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=c4122c883ce7d69589131277d3a572e4 The Cult of the Virgin Mary]</I> by Michael Carroll]] ...aims that this process will lead to a more complete understanding of early Christianity and the greater human experience.
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• How Did Universal Religions Change the World
  ...or example, Christianity greatly expanded as part of the official religion of Rome.]] ...sal philosophies had begun before these religions, and through the vehicle of empires, universal religions spread.
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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 Constantine the Great really become a Christian
  [[File:Constantine's conversion.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|The Conversion of Constantine by Reubens]]__NOTOC__ ...ian. It will focus on Constantine's alleged conversion before the t Battle of the Milvian Bridge in October, 312 AD.
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• What if the Vikings Never Invaded England
  ...who was an East Anglia king who died at the hands of the Viking invasions of England.]] ...also occupied by the remaining Britons, who were the pre-Roman population of the British Isles.
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• What was the impact of the Emperor Nero on the Roman Empire
  ...useum_of_Fine_Arts,_Springfield,_MA_-_DSC04144.JPG |250px|thumb|left| Bust of Nero]] ...lty. There are many myths about Nero, and this often obscured the reality of his reign.
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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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• 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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• How Did Globalism Begin during the Bronze Age
  ...prolonged time of relative peace. In the most complex and widespread eras of globalism, it is not just kingdoms and nation-states that trade ideas and c ...with each other, which resulted in less war in the region and the exchange of commodities and ideas.
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• How were texts selected for the New Testament
  ...no such thing as the “Bible” for, roughly, the first four centuries of Christianity. ...d what ecumenical councils were most pivotal in creating what is now known of the Christian New Testament.
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• What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement
  ...it did in a world that was rent by the slaveholding republics and empires of America and Western Europe, abolition was in some ways “anti-modern” in ...d Spain, among others, faced a dynamic economic situation at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
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• How did the Reformation change Christianity
  ...cal, philosophical, and sociological turning point in Europe—the effects of which are still being felt today in the West. ...The common theme, philosophically, theologically and sociologically is one of individualism. There is a significant shift in emphasis from community and
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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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• Was the Constitution Pro-Slavery
  ...ndence, the Constitution continues to be a privileged site of explorations of American exceptionalism. Much like the Declaration, however, the document c ...gradations, if you will, would prove essential to understanding the makeup of the Constitution and the interests that were served.
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• Why was St. Augustine so important in Christian History
  ...ajor contributions, it is possible to provide the context and consequences of the four major themes in Augustine’s theological and philosophical though ...ible in Christian theology--though useful, it is simply not a full account of the truth.
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• What were the reasons for the defeat of the Emperor Julian the Apostate's invasion of Persia in 363 AD
  [[File: Julian One.jpg |250px|thumbnail|left|A coin with a portrait of Emperor Julian]]__NOTOC__ ...to halt the Christianization of the Empire and revoked many of the rights of the Church.
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• What Were the Earliest Christian Communities like
  ...and worshiped, how they organized the governing or hierarchical structure of Christian communities. ====The emergence of a new religion====
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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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• What was the relationship between faith and reason in the Middle Ages
  ...ry supposedly goes like this: Western Europe was trapped within the clutch of tradition and religion until a “rebirth” (or renaissance) in which anci ...a stimulus for them. So, this short essay will aim to give a brief sketch of the intellectual landscape as it pertains to Christendom in the Middle Ages
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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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• 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 Mother's Day develop
  ...led Mothering Day or Mothering Sunday, represents a holiday in celebration of mothers and motherhood. While the concept is fairly standard in many countr ====Early Origin of Mother's Day====
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• What Role Did Inflation Play in the Collapse of the Roman Empire
  [[File: jcdenarius.png|600px|thumbnail|left|Silver Denarius of Julius Caesar]]__NOTOC__ ...e Romans brought to the world running water, concrete and a complex system of roads, republican government, and organized sports. Truly, among all the an
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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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• How Did Marriage Develop in the West
  [[File:Roman_marriage_vows.jpg|275px|left|thumbnail|Sacrophagus of the Dioscures - depicting a marriage]] ...Western regions, this is no different, although over time, for most of our history over the last two thousand years, marriage had become more narrowly defined
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• How did Theodosius the Great change the Roman Empire
  [[File: Theodosius 1.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|A coin with a portrait of Theodosius I]] ...into a truly Christian Empire. Theodosius also helped to shape the nature of the Church and its relationship with the state.
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• Gender in Early America Top Ten Booklist
  ...atriarchs,'' and Morgan's ''Laboring Women''. These books explore concepts of citizenship as well as biological reproduction and power. ...yh0c-20&linkId=a818f98524c020e5e923f1b310482750 A Midwive's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812],'' (Vintage Books, 1990).
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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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• Top Ten Booklist for the History of Ethics
  ...tions remain at the center of philosophical inquiry throughout the history of Western thought. ...about the topic. So, what I have attempted to provide here is a short list of the most influential books in Ethics from ancient Greece to the modern West
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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 ...re met with a similar blend of condemnation and fascination. Most notably, Christianity and evolution were seen by most as simply irreconcilable – if God had mad
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• How Did Charlemagne's Economic Ideas Save Europe
  ...most revered monarchs due to his great deeds and the fact that he was one of the best recorded early medieval European kings. ...rks of art, and numerous modern studies was his ability to pull Europe out of the Dark Ages and into the medieval period.
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• How did the Muslim conquest change Spain
  ...at there were many changes and many continuities after the Muslim invasion of Spain in the period from 720-900 AD. ...ut across North Africa and, after a long conflict, had subdued the Berbers of North Africa. In 712 AD, an Arab force landed near modern Gibraltar. It app
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• How Did Christmas Trees Become Christmas Symbols
  ...umbnail|left|300px|Figure 1. Yule logs derive from the Old Norse tradition of celebrating Yule.]] ...many ways, the symbol of the Christmas tree seems surprising for the story of Christmas.
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• How did Timur change the history of the world
  ...e: Timur reconstruction03.jpg |270px|thumb|left|Reconstruction of the face of Timur]] ...more ferocious than his Mongol predecessors, and he devastated large areas of Asia. He is now chiefly remembered for the devastation that he caused from
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• How Did Saint Valentine's Day Develop
  Saint Valentine's Day is widely celebrated in the Western world as a day of love and romantic relationships. While this tradition does go far back and ====Early History====
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• How Did Saint Patrick's Day Develop
  ...hio) - stained glass, Saint Patrick.jpg|thumbnail|left|Figure 1. Depiction of Saint Patrick.]] ...Saint Patrick does relate to the bringing of Christianity to Ireland, many of the stories and celebrations have other influences and reasons that have sh
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• How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration
  ...ristian ideals to make it easier for conversion and facilitate the rise of Christianity. ====Origins of Easter====
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• How did the battle of Manzikert (1071) change the Byzantine Empire
  ...kert Two.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|A diorama of the aftermath of the battle of Manzikert]] ...re seemed invincible. It had reversed many years of decline under a series of energetic Emperors. It had recovered territory lost to its enemies and had
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• How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history
  [[File: Constantinople 2.jpg|250px|thumb|left| The reconstructed walls of Constantinople]] ...uslims from entering Eastern Europe, therefore preventing the Islamization of the region. Finally, the siege also indirectly led to a religious revolutio
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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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• Did Christianity Positively Impact the Civil Rights Movement
  ...as especially not true of many leading forces of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. ...nce and his Christian faith. Taking all of this into account, I claim that Christianity, though very certain kinds, can be said to have had a positive impact on th
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• What was the First Wave Feminist Movement
  ...1797).jpg|thumb|left|250px|Figure 1. Mary Wollstonecraft arguably was one of the first modern writers advocating for feminist causes.]] ...minism focused on what we now consider basic issues of inequality in light of more recent developments.
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• What Started the Catholic Worker Movement during the Great Depression
  ...east known in non-Catholic circles. However, this is not due to their lack of greatness.<ref>See the Pope’s speech in full here: https://w2.vatican.va/ ...y as a progressive American and social activist, specifically her creation of a movement that began in Brooklyn and swept across the United States during
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• What Are the Origins of the Germanic Tribes
  [[File: Gothic_tribes_early.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|Modern Rendition of Gothic Warriors]]__NOTOC__ ...generally depicted as taking place due to the immense pressure and attacks of numerous Germanic tribes – Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, and Franks, to
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• What is the history of New Year celebrations
  ...: 1544550806-shutterstock_520864489.jpeg|240px|thumbnail|left|Celebrations of the New Year in Egypt often involved asking for the Nile floods to be succe ...look forward to the future, mainly if a year was challenging. Celebrations of New Year had occurred for millennia, even when New Year's Day occurred at d
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• What was the impact of Andronicus I on the Byzantine Empire
  [[File: Alexios_Komnenos.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Alexius I Komnenos of Byzantium]] ...) is justifiably regarded as one of the most vicious and depraved monarchs of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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• Why did the United States pass and then repeal the constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol
  ...erwoven trade network crisscrossing the Atlantic Ocean, providing a source of income and building dependencies across the European colonial holdings. ...ements of the 1820s and 1830s, alcohol became a scapegoat for a wide range of social problems that included joblessness, domestic abuse, immorality, and
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• How did the Byzantine Empire influence Russia
  [[File: RUS 2.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|A 19th-century painting of the baptism of Prince Vladimir]] ...ssia's culture, society, and politics cannot be understated. The influence of the Eastern Roman Empire changed Russia not through conquest but through cu
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• How Historically Accurate is season 3 of The Last Kingdom
  ...2 of Last Kingdom?|Season 2]], and [[How Historically Accurate is Season 4 of The Last Kingdom?| Season 4]]. ...with tensions and uncertainty as to how successful the unification process of England would survive future Danish onslaught. The approximate time in whic
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• The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 - Book Review
  ...ad and conducted both their formal and informal affairs using this amalgam of French and Indian ways. ...ch-Algonquin alliance against the Iroquois and the Middle ground. In terms of Indians' cultural impressions, whites go from being manitous (otherworldly
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• Revolutionary Deists: Early America's Rational Infidels - Book Review
  ...ok is that deism played a leading role in America life and influenced some of the leading figures in American life at this time and left a lasting impres ...ts also condemned Christian ethics. The majority of Deists were hostile to Christianity as they viewed it as an ‘obstacle’ to human progress.<ref> Walters, p 1
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• Where Did the Tradition Of Death Photography Emerge From
  ...fter death, sometimes in a pose or lying or seated in state. The tradition of post-mortem portraits and photography were popular in the 19th century but ====Beginnings of Post-Mortem Portraits and Photography====
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• When Did Recreational Drugs Emerge
  ...l use of drugs has been a fairly consistent phenomenon throughout recorded history and most likely much longer. ...mics found in the kitchen were analyzed, they were found to contain traces of opium.
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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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• How did the wars of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, change history
  ...y and extent. In a series of wars’, his armies managed to recapture many of the former Roman territories, that had been lost to barbarian invaders in t ...to the final destruction of the World of Late Antiquity and the beginnings of the Middle Ages.
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• How historically accurate is the movie the Kingdom of Heaven
  [[File:KoHposter.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Kingdom of Heaven]] ...trical release did not meet expectations. The motion picture was something of a box-office flop and was not liked by the critics who complained that it f
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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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• 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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• How Historically Accurate Is the Medici Season 2
  ...ntial Medici family members. He ruled and influenced Florence at the birth of the Renaissance. The period this season covers is between covered 1469-1478 ...ici by supporting the arts, with the series concentrating on his patronage of Sandro Botticelli. He is shown as having Florence's best interest in mind,
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• The Federalist Papers - Number 19
  The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union To the People of the State of New York:
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• How did the United States open Japan to trade in 1853
  ..._by_the_American_Navy_admiral).png|thumbnail|left|300px|Japanese Woodprint of Commodore Perry and other US seamen]]__NOTOC__ ...American port on the Pacific, ensured that there would be a steady stream of maritime traffic between North America and Asia. Then, as American traders
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• Landmark Legal Cases: Roe v. Wade (1973)
  ...ctive rulings, and appellee cross-appealed from the District Court's grant of declaratory relief to Roe and Hallford. ...when the case is properly before the Court on appeal from specific denial of injunctive relief and the arguments as to both injunctive and declaratory r
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• Was Robinson Crusoe based on a real person
  [[File:Robinson crusoe one.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A statue of Robinson Crusoe in Scotland]] ...terary works, many movies and there is even an island named after the hero of the great survival story.
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• How did the Second Great Awakening change the United States
  ...ous leaders were deeply concerned by low church attendance; only about 10% of the white population went to church. ...but several preachers, including Charles Finney, spread a modified version of Hopkins' beliefs to the masses.
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• What happened to the ark of the covenant
  .... Christians and Muslims both revered the ark and regarded it as a symbol of God’s presence on earth. The object's location, which is sacred to the th ...le discusses some of the main theories concerning what happened to the ark of the covenant.
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• What did the Open Door policy with China Accomplish
  [[File:John Hay by John Singer Sargent.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Secretary of State John Hay (by John Singer Sargent)]] __NOTOC__ ...” became the official U.S. policy towards the Far East in the first half of the 20th century.
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• How Did the Merovingian Dynasty Impact European History
  [[File: Merovingian_dynasty.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Map Showing the Extent of the Merovingian Dynasty]]__NOTOC__ ...kingdoms for themselves from the corpse of the decaying Roman Empire. Most of these Germanic kingdoms were ephemeral, often collapsing just as quickly as
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• How historically accurate is Martin Scorsese's movie Silence
  ...of love. It is based on a novel by Shūsaku Endō, which narrated the fate of Christian missionaries in Japan in the 17th century. ...itten by Jay Cocks, who consulted with the English translator of the works of Endō. <i>Silence</i> was a box office flop at the box-office and only rece
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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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• How Did the Vikings Convert to Christianity
  [[File: Olav_Tryggvason_Trondheim.jpg|250px|thumbnail|left|State of Olav Tryggvason in Trondheim, Norway]]__NOTOC__ ...res were usually not very well protected yet they often held great amounts of gold and other treasures.
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• What is the history of creation mythologies
  ...le:Pangu.jpg|thumb|left|Figure 1. Pangu was seen as creating the world out of an egg-shaped universe in which he was trapped in for 18,000 years. ]]__NOT ...assed on among different cultures. Creation myths also shape the worldview of different cultures and we see that they often are important in how societie
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• How Did the Cumans Influence the Fourth Crusade
  [[File: Cuman_warrior.jpg|300px|thumbnail|left|Modern Reenactors of Cuman Warriors]]__NOTOC__ ...8-1099) even called for the First Crusade (1095-1099) partly at the behest of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenos (ruled 1081-1118), whose lands wer
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• How did the Burlingame-Seward Treaty of 1868 change the relationship between China and the United States
  ...the Burlingame-Seward Treaty in 1868 to expand upon the Treaty of Tianjin of 1858. The new treaty established some basic principles that aimed to ease i ...o gain access to profitable trading opportunities and foster the spread of Christianity in Asia, alongside the leading European nations, who also sought to gain in
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• What Are the Origins of Medieval Kyiv
  ...ent_Rus.png|300px|thumbnail|left|Map Showing the Geographical Distribution of the Rus’ and Their Major Cities]]__NOTOC__ ...turies that would comprise the major states of the Middle Ages, the people of Eastern Europe also consolidated their cities in order to battle the Magyar
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• Why was the God of Wine, Dionysus so feared and influential
  ...erstanding of Dionysus' legends and tales offers us a better understanding of the Classical world, and some would say even the human condition. ====The origin of Dionysus====
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• How did Oklahoma become a State
  ...e:Indian Country-Territory 1834.jpg|thumb|left|Figure 1. Oklahoma was part of Indian Territory or what was also known as Indian Country.]]__NOTOC__ ...unique among US states in that it was intended to be, at least broad areas of it, a home for Native Americans who were moved there as the United States e
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• How did Hawaii become a US State
  ..._Coat_of_Arms_of_Hawaii.png|thumb|left|Figure 1. The emblem of the Kingdom of Hawaii.]] ...lso a kingdom and the first government the US overthrew to gain possession of the islands.
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