The author of Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization is Lars Brownworth. He was a history and political science high school teacher at Stony Brook School in Stony Brook on Long Island, New York. He created 50 podcast about 12 Byzantine Rulers. He resigned at teaching to write this book. This was his first book he wrote.…
“Building a GrassRoots Collective of Friends, Families & Neighborhoods; United to Decolonize Communities & Organize for Kujichagulia”. This is what Baltimore Bloc has written on their about page. Kujichagulia is the second day of Kwanza which celebrate the principle of self determination, and to stand and speak for one’s self. From the graph that shows the pages which they liked Baltimore Bloc page are what one can describe as pages and project that are related to social justice such as: Baltimore Copwatch, groups that are related to housing, free school, healthcare and urban gardening. Also, there is page for cannabis, which is not necessarily related to social justice (at least not as imperative as the other ones).…
Every person in the world can say they have experienced a tragedy. Whether it big or small there are events in our lives that will never leave our everyday thought. There are people who we may never be able to find the strength to forgive for bringing pain upon us. Occasions in which challenge our minds to their breaking points. “The Bosnia List:…
Religion influenced cultural development in Medieval Europe, because as it was being spread through trade and ways along those lines, it changed the culture dramatically. Since there were conflicts between Christians and Muslims, it created a walls between then socially, therefore creating an uncomfortable mood for most of Europe. This made undecided people begin to chooses sides, as Christians and Muslims fought. Even though this happened, it helped to develop the culture of Medieval…
a) Briefly explain, with reference to TWO of the factors listed below, how there came together in Europe in the early 16th century both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize land across the seas. Religion conflicts arose between the Protestants and the Catholics. The Catholics of Spain and Portugal, along with the Protestants of England and Holland, acquired a desire to spread their versions of Christianity to other people as a result of religious rivalries. Religion also provided the means for exploration. The monarchs in Spain were Catholic.…
The four factors that played a role in the economic boom in the 12th and 13th century were as follows: agricultural revolution, expansion of cities, advances in transportation networks and the creation of new business techniques. The agricultural revolution came with some advantages and disadvantage. One advantage of the agricultural revolution is that it allowed the control of food because if you grow and produce it than you have a better chance of not starving and a disadvantage to the revolution is that in order to maintain your production and continue to feed people than you literally have to change the environment and we all know that is not an easy task. Agricultural revolution basically provided people the opportunity to eat more which…
Relationships and experiences shape an individual’s sense of belonging. To what extent is this view represented in your prescribed text and ONE text of your own choosing? Introduction…
By the 1100’s European peoples had become increasingly aware of the world around them and with new technological improvements by the 15th century, plans for exploration were set in motion. Europeans grew heavily dependent on products from the East and sought a trade route that would allow them easier access to it.…
The crusaders went to the Holy Land many times. There were eight major Crusades, all of them were a failure except the very first one. The crusaders wanted to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Crusades were a curious mix of God and warfare, two of the chief concerns of the Middle Ages (pg 289). The Crusades were based on the idea of a holy war against the infidels or unbelievers (pg 291).…
The Portuguese Empire also known as the Portuguese Overseas was the first global empire in history. It was also one of the longest lived European Colonial Empires, spanning almost six centuries. As a small nation, Portugal may have appeared to be an unlikely leader in exploration and navigational science. Its geographical position, however, helped to shape its course. Even though Portugal was a very small country, it did have much effect on the Indian trade routes.…
As early as the 1790s Poland's freedom was viewed in Europe as a conflict with its peace and that if Europe sliced up the country they felt Europe would be safer. After 1815 the lion's share of Poland territory was governed by the czar of Russia who strangled Polish culture including the language as a result in 1830 Poland rose up against Russia with the result that many Poles fled the country. Aleksander, Russia's Czar, who created the Congress Kingdom of Poland violated the laws of the country in the 1860s which angered the Poles and they staged anti-Russia demonstrations in Warsaw; the Poles especially the Jews were punished by the Cossacks. In the 1870s Russia more aggressively tried to eradicate Polish culture by suppressing Polish language…
The 15th century to the 17th century was truly an age of advancement. Throughout this time period numerous explorations, inventions, discoveries, and conquests were made, resulting in the modern moniker, The Age of Exploration. Throughout these centuries numerous advances were made that impacted Europe and the whole world. With so many advances many debates have arisen centuries after this great time period. One of the common debates is to whether we should consider Europeans throughout the 15th to 17th century, explorers, missionaries, or conquerors.…
In Venice, Jews have had a history of tolerance and rejection in the 16th-century Venetian society. According to Jewish Venice, “Jews were allowed to come to Venice for money-lending activities but were not allowed permanent residents permits.” Originally, Jews were allowed to inhabit in Venice in 1385 for the reason that the city was at war and needed loans from the Jewish money-lenders. Nevertheless, they were eventually expelled from Venice and were placed to live in ghettos with add-on restrictions such as being permitted to only operate pawn shops and lend money, trade in textiles, and practice medicine.…
In the world today, persecution is an ongoing fear of many religious and ethnic groups around the world. Fortunately for those in richer countries, they usually do not have to worry about this issue as there are resources in place to avoid mass persecutions, wars, and genocides. One of the most widespread and recent persecutions occurred about 20 years ago in the Yugoslavic region. In 1991, the country of Yugoslavia began to break up between the different ethnicities. When the republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence in 1992from Yugoslavia, war immediately sprang into action.…
In the latter half of the ninth century AD, a tribal confederation from the Asian steppes began a migration into eastern and central Europe. Initially staying on the fringes of Christendom, these peoples soon came head-to-head with the established power of central Europe, the kingdom of the Eastern Franks. In the opening years of the conflict, the Magyars, as they were known (later known as the Hungarians) created a crisis which threatened the survival of the Eastern Frankish kingdom. The magnitude of the Magyar threat the kingdom and Europe as a whole has largely been neglected by modern scholarship. The struggle between the Eastern Franks and the Hungarians can be compared to the Moorish invasion of Iberia in terms of what was at stake; the dismantlement of European civilization.…