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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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