Humanities Excel Review Non-Fiction

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Peloponnesian War

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battle between Athens and Sparta, effectively destroyed Athens

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John Scopes

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persecuted for teaching Darwinism in his biology classroom

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William Hearst

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began his career in publishing with the San Francisco Examiner, and his publishing house grew to 18 newspapers and 9 magazines during his lifetimeOrson Well’s Citizen Kane is said to be based on Hearst’s life

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Anne Hutchinson

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helped to found Rhode Island,slaughtered by Indians,believed that one could reach heaven through faith alone, and that denying one pleasures during life or engaging in elaborate religious rituals were futile and unnecessary

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Gloria Steinem

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Feminist founded Ms. magazine.,National Women’s Political Caucus, the Women’s Action Alliance, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Her books include Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions and Revelation from Within.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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America derived its name, Italian navigator, As a result of Vespucci’s work, maps of the entire planet changed radically

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Aristotle Onassis

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Jacqueline Kennedy eventually went on to marry after her husband John’s death.,One of the richest men in the world, Onassis controlled a major shipping company, the Monte Carlo casino, and Olympic Airways, among many other holdings.

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Sigmund Freud

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Oedipus complex theory, and attributed most psychological problems (particularly sexual ones) to childhood occurrences.