Battle of Stones River

was located between two rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris River. To the north were the Caucasus Mountains. The snow that melted from the Caucasus drained down into the rivers that caused them to flood. With the melted snow came silt, which made the soil very rich (Lecture, 7/12/16). This flooding created fertile land where farming was ideal. As farming became more popular, villages…

generals were Robert E. Lee and General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. General McClellan was appointed as a commander after the Battle of Bull Run and helped the inexperienced troops become better soldiers in battle. In page 492 in the American Nation book it states, “McClellan, however, was very cautions. He delayed, leading his troops into battle.” While General McClellan went to battle trying to capture the Confederate capital, General Robert E. Lee attacked McClellan men and had to retreat.…

1928 Holloway High school was opened, Bradley Academy was then turned into an elementary school. Not only did the museum depict the school, it showed some of my favorite exhibits about slaves, as well as showed old bullets found from battles such as the Stones river battle and showed the way of life in the 1800’s. Some might wonder, “What is the meaning behind this site”, why is it considered a monument and why is it still being protected today? Bradley Academy is full of cool artifacts and…

chinese armies were made up of peasants with bows, spears, and stone maces. The Xia(2200 BCE-1600 BCE) developed massive infantry based armies and navies who battled mainly for the control of the rivers. They were the first to use the chariots and copper weapons. At first, the chariot was used by the nomads as a way to travel vast distances. However, over time, China started to develop the chariot and create new additions. For example, to battle the Xia, the Shang Dynasty(1600 BCE- 1046…

island. In June of 1840, as soon as the British fleet arrived they started to blockade the Zhu Jiang river, which in English is known as the pearl river. This was the beginning of the first opium war. Then the fleet sailed to north, to Beijing where the emperor was living. On July 6, the British fleet fought the Chinese defense on the zhoushan island. The battle only lasted 9 minutes. The one-sided battle ended with the obliteration of the Chinese defense and the capturing of the island…

The Nile River and Indues River Valley produced many independent cities that had features of civilization. Many cities emerge farmers begun cultivating fertile lands among rivers valleys and producing surplus. Farming was favored in these valleys. Flood waters produced silt across the valleys, renewing the soil and keeping it fertile. The river valleys also provided a regular water supply for the cities and their responsibilities. The rivers also had some challenges, farmers had to control the…

demands where the sword Excalibur is and that Merlin promised him the powerful sword. Merlin tells Uther that he will have the sword that was promised him. Uther and Cornwall called for peace meeting after the battle. Earlier that day, Merlin went and retrieved Excalibur from a small river. A hand appeared out of the water holding the sword and Merlin grabbed it and took it to Uther before the meeting in the woods with Cornwall. At the meeting the Cornwall offers one land and one king to Uther.…

Zach Taylor English 10B Jennifer Atwood Period 5 Battle of Verdun “Four days and four nights - ninety-six hours - the last two days in ice-cold mud - kept under relentless fire, without any protection whatsoever except for the narrow trench, which even seemed to be too wide. I arrived with 175 men, I returned with 34 of whom several had half turned insane” (French captain, 1916). The death and suffering of the First World War were unlike anything that had happened before its time.…

Brendan Kane World History Mr. Cesare 4 April 2017 Stonehenge For Thousands of years, this monument in modern day Wiltshire, England has left people with a mystery. The large stone circle, called the Stonehenge, astonishes scientists with how such a large scale construction was able to be pulled off within the Neolithic Period and Bronze age. It is one of the seven wonders of the world, and nobody knows what the reason for building it was. After reviewing the…

dominant ruler, the Byzantine Empire also known as the Eastern Roman Empire continued for another millennium before falling. Why did the Vikings Start Raiding? The Vikings are etched into history, but the tales of the countless raids and the myriad of battles weave in and out of fact to fiction and delves into myth and legend. Vikings, however, did leave a mark upon history and shapes today's society. The Norse Vikings colonized…