1. Europe has not always been as prominent as it is today. The first civilizations to develop in 4000 BC were Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, and China. During that time Europe was still in the Neolithic Age. However, in 2000 BC, Europe suddenly went from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age and immediately to the Iron Age in a matter of 150 years. This took the first civilizations 2000 years to accomplish. The cause of this is thought to be due to the Aryan migration. For a short time the Aryans lived below the Caucasus Mountains in modern day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. In 8000 BC, the Aryans moved southeast to modern-day Iran to begin the Indus River Valley Civilization. In a later migration the Aryans began to move north into
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Herodotus is noted as “The Father of History”. His most notable work being the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus would go to the battlefield to interview soldiers and take note of certain advantages to either side, such as weather and terrain. He noted that the Persians had the disadvantage of the small field and glaring sun. However, he included the Gods in his writing. While this may make parts of his writings mythological, it gives us an idea of the religion and culture at the time. Thucydides recorded history on the Peloponnesian Wars, as an Athenian General. His writings may be more reliable than Herodotus’ because of his role in the war, his knowledge of war tactics, and his use of scientific history without Gods. The primary source writings of these men offer us a better idea of the history of Greece at this time. Where as, the history of civilizations like Egypt through hieroglyphics is more vague due to the lack of primary source recorded …show more content…
The Hundred Years’ War started in 1337 with the king of England, Edward III, invading France to regain their previous territory. The French had the huge advantage of their large army and fighting on their own land. They started out using mounted knights with heavy armor. For foot soldiers the French used archers with cross bows for precision and to penetrate armor. However, it took a long time to reload and long-range shots could not be made. The English had warfare knowledge from Scottish and Welsh armies. England began to use peasant foot soldiers for efficiency. The peasants
Herodotus is noted as “The Father of History”. His most notable work being the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus would go to the battlefield to interview soldiers and take note of certain advantages to either side, such as weather and terrain. He noted that the Persians had the disadvantage of the small field and glaring sun. However, he included the Gods in his writing. While this may make parts of his writings mythological, it gives us an idea of the religion and culture at the time. Thucydides recorded history on the Peloponnesian Wars, as an Athenian General. His writings may be more reliable than Herodotus’ because of his role in the war, his knowledge of war tactics, and his use of scientific history without Gods. The primary source writings of these men offer us a better idea of the history of Greece at this time. Where as, the history of civilizations like Egypt through hieroglyphics is more vague due to the lack of primary source recorded …show more content…
The Hundred Years’ War started in 1337 with the king of England, Edward III, invading France to regain their previous territory. The French had the huge advantage of their large army and fighting on their own land. They started out using mounted knights with heavy armor. For foot soldiers the French used archers with cross bows for precision and to penetrate armor. However, it took a long time to reload and long-range shots could not be made. The English had warfare knowledge from Scottish and Welsh armies. England began to use peasant foot soldiers for efficiency. The peasants