Definition of termsPeasant: any member of a class of persons who till the soil as small landowners or as agricultural laborers. The term peasant originally referred to small-scale agriculturalists in Europe in historic times, but many other societies, both past and present, have had a peasant class...

The Agricultural Revolution This video was about the development of mankind and how agriculture helped develop mankind. Agriculture and production of food began about 10,000 years ago. Hence, the world population could not have grown without the agricultural revolution. Without the developmen...

European Moderization After 1500 there were many signs that a new age of world history was beginning, for example the discovery of America and the first European enterprises in Africa. This "new age" was dominated by the astonishing success of one civilization among many, that of Europe. T...

THE HUTTERITES Out in the rugged West there are colonies of people called Hutterites who embody the pioneer spirit but live entirely removed from the modern world. The Hutterites are Anabaptist farmers and ranchers - close cousins of the Amish - who, after centuries of persecution in Europe, foun...

THE DEMISE OF THE MONGOLS The Mongols were nomads, people who depended mainly on livestock for their livelihood. They were constantly on the move in response to seasons and searching for better grazing for their herds. This moving about also created opportunities and channels for trade with ...

Interconnection of the Word - 1688 Britain has had connection of its political institutions since 1688, in relationship with some current member states that have had as many as eleven different political systems in the same period. British people generally feel separated from Europe in more ways th...

Until American Civil War, the industrial development was not powerful in America. Most of industries were depend on the Europe. However, the America industries developed the most powerful in 1900. during the nineteen centuries, many inventions helped to developed industries in America. For example, ...

The extension of sovereignty and control was dormant in the west during most of the Middle Ages. It flourished during the age of exploration and discovery, particularly in America and parts of Asia. In the age of Metternich, with governments concentrating primarily on internal problems, a general ...

In the late 1700s to the early 1800s a revolution began in Europe. This revolution was known as the Industrial Revolution. Originating in Britain, the revolution changed the ways that people lived. There were fewer people working in farms and more working in newly developed factories with newly inve...

The Spanish, the Dutch, the French, and the English all practiced mercantilism. A term meaning that the world's wealth was finite and that only one nation could grow rich if another one failed. A nation had to extract more gold from a foreign land and export as little as possible to other na...

The United States produced a lot of propaganda posters during WWI. Most explained that we should eat certain foods so we can send the rest "Over There" to help our troops. Also many of the posters pushed us to work harder. Explaining that the work we do is for our men in Europe. There...

Theoretically, the european union is a very good idea, that is the thought that a group of countries can:ŸTrade freely with one anotherŸEstablish policy towards non-member countriesŸCoordinate member`s general econonic and agricultural policiesŸEstablish free movement of labour and capital throu...

QUESTION 1: Technology owes Ecology an Apology. Indeed, in my opinion, technology does owe ecology an apology. This is because ecological imbalances were as a result of the Industrial revolution, which could be said to be the beginning of the non-ending technological advancement cycle. D...

The Economy Of The Czech Republic The government of the Czech Republic faced a political and financial crises in 1997 shattered their image as one of the most stable and prosperous post-Communist states. This somewhat new republic, despite the financial tribulation, has been able to reduce ...

World Civilizations II Oliver Twist Oliver Twist was written during the 1830's. During this time England was undergoing many changes. England was transforming from a rural agricultural economy to an urban industrial society. During this time the middle class reached a point to where the...

Industrial revolution marked a momentous turning point in human history. The Industrial Revolution created, first in Great Britain and then in continental Europe and North America, a growing and tremendously dynamic economic system. In the course of the 19th century, that system was extended across...

The advancements of Greece, Rome and the Dark and Middle Ages set the foundation for modern European culture. Through literature, inventions, and the church Europe evolved into a distinct civilization. Greece influenced modern Europe with their advancements in literature and the written language....

It is commonly known that one of the greatest discoveries in human history is that of Christopher Columbus' voyage in 1492. When he first set foot on the shores of South America, he had no idea how much he would affect so many people, animals, and agriculture for hundreds of years. After tha...

Jonathan Torres Western Civilization final Exam The European Renaissance represented a departure from the civilization of the Middle Ages in many ways. The Renaissance was a period of European history in which many drastic changes happened. The Renaissance was a time of new beliefs and i...

The problem is global warming caused by a build-up of CO2 in the earth\'s atmosphere. I read this article on the envirolink website at http://envirolink.netforchange.com/. The author got their information from funding from NASA and the National Science Foundation, NCAR\'s primary sponsor. Also from ...

The British Colonies to America Today In 1588, the British victory over Spain Armada gave them the craving to colonize lands in the New World. Many failures led to the success of the British colonies. An example of a failed colony was the first settlement. Roanoke Island founded by Sir Walter ...

RENAISSANCE The Renaissance was a period of European history that would change the world forever. It changed the way people saw art (and other things) and the way people acted. The Renaissance began in 14th-century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. In this per...

Argentina Today Introduction Argentina, officially recognized as the Argentine Republic, is a South American country with a capitol named Buenos Aires. Within Latin America, the country of Argentina is second in size next to Brazil and fourth in population behind Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Thi...

The Communist World and the Free World were two kinds of economic and political camps existing in 1985. At the center of these camps were two nations, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics who followed the principals of communism, and the United States of America with the belief in Capitalism and...

One of earths most vital assets are the rainforests that have been placed so strategically placed throughout the globe. There grounds are home to over half of the world's species and play a key role in the continuation of our planet. Despite all of this, 1.5 acres of this land is being destro...