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The age of empires in the Arabian Gulf, which was featured by Qajar on the Iran side and Ottoman on the Arab side, was too short to have enabled the establishment of effective government bureaucracy and symbolic state identity to make it an independent region. National elites came up with new realities following a continuous series of chaos.
Convicts were tradesmen and farmers who had committed serious offenses and since their jail terms were up to seven years, they were transported to Australia (Mevin, 2003). In 1776, when there was an outbreak of the American war of Independence, the British stopped sending the convicts to the colonies but instead were restrained in moored prison ships.
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It is essential to state that during the year 1954, the Vietnam state was split into the South which was democratic and the North which was communist. Because of the differences in terms of political ideologies, a series of tragic events followed and intensified to a degree of a full-blown war between the countries.
In the 20th century education for little children aged six to thirteen in Australia was free and compulsory. Due to the effects of the long depression the economy, apart from Western Australia, was in bad shape financially. However, there were many schools and pupils. There were 9,353 schools with a total number of 887,137 pupils.
Paying tribute to the Spartan lawgiver’s assertion that no man was to desire to possess more than his fellow, the Helots went out on all fours to defend what was theirs, thus sparking off a class struggle. Spartan institutions have been a noticeable subject in the world from ancient times to date.
From the document, it is clear that the relationship between women and men was not based on the material or wealth of the man. The author asserts that even though girls were aware of the benefits of money, they did not choose their husbands based on the money possessed by the man. The choice of a man was based on his manly features while the choice of a wife was based on her beauty.
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The Great Rhetra has been subjected to a wide controversial discourse among historians regarding its components and the time when it actually came into existence. This has culminated in extensive research in the field of academia aimed at ascertaining who really initiated it and at what time in the history of Sparta. This continues to range amid antagonism from the different schools of thought.
The film begins on the 20th anniversary of the end of the conflict between Vietnam and the United States. The setting is on the roof of the U.S. embassy where the very last troops had left by helicopter. A war veteran, Robert Muller is presented as an individual who talks about his own views and calls the war a lie.
According to Aristotle, Lycurgus was a normal lawgiver. As Aristotle believed that normal lawgivers are based on a one-man rule and work only for the good of society. Lycurgus’s code of Sparta is a perfect example of this. As he gave the citizens a complete set of laws on how to live a healthy and good life.
In 1603, France’s King Henry IV allocated a man named Pierre Dugua de Mons a big piece of land on which he could set up a French colony within Jamaica. The first group of settlers set foot there in 1604 and they chose their landing site at St. Croix Island where they immediately began the building of houses.
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Archival documents and oral history are two important historiographical methods Oral history is the recording, conservation and explanation of historical information on the basis of personal experiences and opinions of the speaker. It might be in the form of eyewitness indications about ancient times but can entail myths, songs, folklore and stories that are passed down from one generation to another over years through the word of mouth.
Historians have an array of methods at their disposal with which to study and analyze history in a systematic way. This systematic study and analysis of history are referred to as historiography. According to studies by Attwood (1996, p 44), history can be studied from ideological perspectives such as Marxist historiography or even from religious ideologies which place a lot of emphasis on people’s freedom to act.
The interviewee may unfortunately think of what the researcher wants to extract from him and give him the same instead of giving real facts. At times the interviewee may not be sincere enough in giving information regarding certain personal matters and unethical issues such as rape violence and assault.
During his tenure, Gordon Brown ordered a comprehensive review of how British history could be strengthened by being included in the citizenship curriculum in institutions of learning so as to bolster national unity and national identity. The fundamental place of history as far as strengthening national identity and unity is concerned has gained a lot of interest in the contemporary world.
The Hornsby Shire Council is located in the Northern part of Sydney Australia and has an estimated population of 164, 000 people. Notably, Hornsby has been at the forefront of championing the conservation of heritage sites by arguing that they are necessary not only for current generations but for future generations too.
During 260 AD, Persia imposed a heavy conquer on the Romans when they infested the provinces in the east and captured Valerian, the emperor of Rome, at Edessa (All Empires, p.1). At this time the fall of the Roman kingdom was well in progress, and the capital of Palmyra situated near Syria which had been running as a semi-self-governing capital state for several centuries grabbed its opportunity.
In the past, historical data was mainly in the form of myths, legends, and other forms of oral traditions. Although they are still used by some historians, these forms of historical data are more often regarded as unreliable sources as they become modified by different people hence losing the true meaning they had.
Today, the Roman Empire extends to three continents. The Eastern frontier runs from the Black sea to the Red sea through the desert, the Great Rift Valley, and mountains. It is a frontier that has been developed since it was formed therefore separating Romans from Parthia who was considered to be their greatest enemy.
This paper seeks to discuss, analyze and evaluate the various debates centered on whether female convicts were worse than male convicts with regard to Australian history. Evidently, a lot of crime has been seen in Australian prisons (Lea and Gail, 1993). In addition, the morality of convicts has become a topic of concern.
Work carried out by historians during a recent time especially this recent decade has widely assisted us in gaining a richer and complete understanding of the lives lived by convicts both women and men. Ganter et al maintain that research indicates that the great founders of what is known today to be New South Wales were convicts.
Various commentators and historians debated a lot about them in their writings in which they condemned them with some of them seeking to defend them. Female authors sought to establish the truth about the women convicts and not just heap blame on them. Among the contributors to the debates were Robson, Shaw, Summers, and Daniels among others.
Women convicts came to be seen more as ‘objects of gratification’ than as ‘convicts from a crime’. To date, as Lake mentions, the topic has been of considerable debate among historians on the specificity of prostitution in the women convict population; but it has been found that judgments have often been titled for, rather than against, the topic.
The analysis will feature the film “Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the desert”, a poem called “my country” by Dorothea Mackellar, and a paper was written jointly by Gary Yia Lee and Charles Koo on multiculturalism in Australia from an Asian perspective. From these, the sense of being Australian will be brought to the surface.
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Religion was a significant element in the daily living of ancient society. The Egyptian and Greek religions, for instance, provided the basis for the religious belief systems of these societies. People during this particular period faced the perceptual challenge of explaining their origin and the world around them.
This paper seeks to expound on the causes of the Myall Creek Massacre by first giving a succinct account of the historic background and the events of the Myall Creek Massacre that took place on June 10, 1838. Thesis statement: Myall Creek Massacre was mainly caused by encroachment into the ancestral land of the natives.
After the dark days following the fall of France, and the threat posed by Hitler’s regime intensified, there was a need to establish a new volunteer fighting force that would employ secret weapons of war against Hitler’s armies. A fighting force characterized by heavily improvised secret tactics to fight against Hitler in his own backyard, Germany. This force was called the ‘Special Operations Executive’ (SOE).
There are several indigenous tribes in Australia and these tribes also formed part of the country’s military force that fought for the country during the Second World War. These tribes included the Aboriginals and the Torres Straits Islanders. A person was not assumed to be of indigenous heritage because of their bloodline alone but one had to satisfy certain conditions for them to be said to be indigenous.
A superpower is a country that has a leading position in the international arena and is capable of influencing major events across the globe. It has the ability to credibly attain the status of global supremacy. The fundamental components of superpower stature are measured in terms of military, economic, political, and social influence.
Absolutism is defined as the form of government in which the monarchy has powers that cannot be restrained by any other institution that exists in the country such as social elites, churches, and the legislature. As the name suggests, the monarchy has absolute power which cannot be interfered with by the churches, the legislature, or even the social elites.
The German Empire existed between the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the period when Wilhelm I was declared the German Emperor in 1918. After this period it became a federal republic after being defeated in the First World War. The Weimar Republic existed between the periods of 1919-1933 in the history of Germany.
This essay has critically examined the extent to which these sentiments are correct and incorrect. The findings of this essay depict that to some extent the end of the Cold War and the fall of the two-block system have contributed to more balanced and stable world order. Nevertheless, the end of the Cold War has spurred new ethnic and civil conflicts.
When the Aborigines first saw the whites, they regarded them as ghosts of their ancestors and were ready to deal with them peacefully. Women and children regularly hid while men brandished their spears. After a short period, the whites took possession of most of the land such that the Aborigines were left struggling to survive.
Livy's History of Rome furnishes a historical account of ancient Roman times which comes from oral tradition, official temple annals with regards to record keeping, and personal records kept by famous Roman families. What readers get when they encounter Livy's version of the beginnings of Rome and where Rome came from are a brief few paragraphs that make their best attempt at stating the facts.
Aeneid as described by Virgil was a wander in ancient Rome way before it was formed so he became the father of the Romans as he was their very first hero. Virgil compiled literary texts that incorporated the deeds of the father of Romans so that modern-day readers who are interested in Roman literature can obtain crucial details of ancient Rome from the texts.
The long, arduous, and costly war in Iraq has been on since 2003 to date. The United States started this war without the mandate of the United Nations which is the body regulating international invasions of one or more countries against another or others, should they feel it is in the best interest of international peace and harmony (Youssef 2002).
Atimia was a penalty that was used in ancient democracy in Athens. This penalty derived one of his honors and could not carry out any political tasks of a Greece citizen. One was not allowed to participate in the national assembly, go to court, or offer service in Heliaia as a junior. One’s political life was completely ended when one was barred from participating in the assembly.
World War II significantly reshaped modern economies. Its occurrence greatly transformed various nations on matters relating to their politics, economy, and social-cultural. Countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia have vastly been transformed in the post-World War II period. The ways these countries have been transformed happen to have some similarities and differences (Gillis, 1980).
Lebanon is one of the countries in the Middle East. It is found in Western Asia on the Mediterranean Sea’s eastern shores. On the North East, there is Syria, and on the South, it is bordered by Israel. Its location at the meeting point of the Arabian hinterland and the Mediterranean basin has given it a rich cultural, ethnic and religious diversity.
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Generally speaking, the literature will majorly focus on how Nichiren viewed women in the Buddhism religion. It will further analyze the doctrines that are attached to women and their efforts spiritually to how treaties focus the issue which contradicts the social and religious values of the Japanese.
The French revolution was a period of fundamental political and social turmoil in European and French history. The revolution that transformed all the facets of life commenced in 1789 up to 1795. During the French revolution, economic, political, religious, and social structures were destroyed and redeveloped. It was also in this period that France's new chaotic incarnation came up.
E-commerce has greatly enhanced international trade between various nations. Business people can remain in touch with one another as well as with their clients. Further through mobile phones business, people can do financial updates and business transactions without physical movements. This helps save time for other duties.
Social Darwinism refers to a popular theory in ancient history that believed in and supported the survival of the fittest. The strongest and fittest in society were allowed to flourish and survive while the poor, weak, or unfit were let to suffer or even die. The theory support survival of the strongest by all means even at the expense of the weak ones in society.
The process of colonizing Rwanda by Europeans, specifically the Germans in 1897 and later Belgians in 1923 who supported the Tutsis, played a significant role in creating division between the two Rwandese ethnic groups. This was largely attributed to bureaucratic inertia and ghastly foreign policies which were laced with imperialistic ideals as well as poor leadership.
The claim that people can be liable for a crime committed by an individual is based on the principle of oneness with perpetrators. , Schlink argues thus: “the collective incurs liability for the perpetrator’s misconduct in as far as solidarity and economic community with the perpetrator are maintained in reaping the profits from their neighbors, aiding them after the fact, and obstructing their just punishment”.
The song or poem is therefore composed orally by bards who are considered to be illiterate and recited in a chant to the audience. Some of the common examples of such poems include the Odyssey and the Iliad. However, considering the fact that such songs of poems were orally composed, they often exhibit certain unique characteristics.
Historically, New York began with the documentation of the area by a European known as Giovanni de Verrazzano in command of a French ship when he visited the area in the year 1524 (Gutman, 2007). The area later became the field for multiple battles of the so-called American revolutionary war; including the battle of Brooklyn, which has been regarded as the historical largest battle of the war.
While the Bidwins live in the desert and travel from place to place in search of water, the Hadar are those who reside on islands or coastal areas and build sedentary villages. Every Hadar tribe has its notable territory which is either an island or an area close to the sea. Although they comprise of people with a shared origin, the two groups are quite distinct in their characteristics.
Humanism is a system that totally or almost totally does not believe in religion and supernatural matters but mainly focuses on human beings and issues related to them. Mao Zedong was the figure of authority in China as far as the humanism era is concerned. The policies set by Mao regarding humanity put the republic of China in a position of economic disaster and national disaster.
The revolution age includes: the revolt of slaves and the independence movement of nations, both occurred in Latin America; American Revolution; Haitian Revolution, and the French revolution. The revolutionary period weakened the imperialist states in Europe. In the whole of the new world, the imperialists lost their main assets.
The period 1949-1964 in the PRC observed several state-level commemorations of western musical figures. It was an era of political instability but with considerable development in economic expansion, public health, social infrastructure. The Chinese Communist Party’s defeat of the Nationalist Party in 1949 resulted in the establishment of the PRC.