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to a calling more suited to their socioeconomic status. In other words, if one were poor, one would be placed on the vocational tr...

of nobles, officials, merchants and peasants alike. Even more importantly Henry the Great cared about his people and his country....

note that the king was somehow able to alienate all sides. This required a direct approach in the form of legislation: "Revolution...

been far behind on the nationalist bandwagon, however. Since the collapse of the former U.S.S.R., in particular, nationalism has ...

Olympic Games that the Greeks initiated. On the other hand, most of the Greek citizens were obliged to labor for the purpos...

countrys blossoming authority. The two incidents that prompted such a drastic stance toward foreign policy dealt with Russi...

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

territories" a process that wasnt stopped until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 (Holy Roman Empire, 2005). As to the various empe...

2005). As tensions grew and fears increased, on the part of Christians, the Pope took action and in 1095 he essentially demanded...

of the civilizations are important. In fact, one source claims that the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians and Egyptians were consi...

the centralisation of political power as potent nation-states emerged throughout Western Europe. The Northern Renaissance was also...

was an incredibly powerful and influential time in mankinds history and in the development of Western civilization. Prior to the R...

of power and influence as change came to the western civilization(s). Within each region discussed by Spielvogel we see differe...

force in this particular body of the state. The army did not only serve as our armies do today, but also as simple police forces t...

so deplorable a condition as it did in France under the reigns of the last three Bourbon kings, Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI ...

In five pages this essay examines this philosophical text in terms of how it portrays the correlation between the natural world an...

In five pages this paper examines the French Revolution and its definitive traditions of revolution, reform, and restoration as co...

By 476, the fall of Rome left the eastern city the undisputed imperial capital. During the reign of Justinian (527-565) the Byzant...

The original castles prior to reflecting architectural influence lacked much style or finesse; in fact, they were relatively munda...

This paper discusses this famous work and draws parallels between it and the textbook Western civilization by Noble. This paper h...

For hundreds of years pilgrims from Western Europe had been journeying to the Holy Land, Palestine, where Jesus Christ had lived a...

own manner has been an accompanying difficulty. The Industrial Revolution dispelled many of the same restrictions that occurred s...

In six pages this paper examines how Western civilization of the 18th century was affected by the Industrial Revolution. Three so...

1991). This invention meant that new ideas could be readily shared, and also, that it was much more difficult to the Church to c...

progressed spiritually. Additionally, when comparing centuries, another thing to look at is the distribution of world power. In th...

In ten pages the various stories on creation such as Western, Aztec and Mayan, Greco Roman, China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt civiliza...

In four pages this paper presents an historical overview of traffic law that traces its chariot origins to its present incarnation...

should control the entire known world and so the theme of religion, and the power of religious men, was not questioned in The Song...

excellent sense of humor" that made him popular with his troops (Syvertsen). His values and character, and his rapid conquest of m...

was one of "battle and conquest" (Hooker, 1996). These people are the Mycenaeans; they are named after the "best-preserved of thei...