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One of the main reasons for so many people joining the crusades was because by fighting you would be forgiven of all your sins and go to heaven when you die. Going to heaven was very important to the people in medieval Europe causing this to be a main motivation to join the crusades. Another reason for the crusades was because they were told that the people worshiped the devil. By killing these people they would be following God and doing what he wants to do. The crusades…

Christopher Columbus’s life revolved around his adventurous voyages to discover new lands and riches to bring back to Europe. Columbus’s voyages brought about controversy during that time period as well as today. His accomplishments and infamy have been documented throughout the ages and will continue to be discussed in the years to come. Christopher Columbus had an adventurous and event-filled life. He was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451 and died on May 20, 1506 a disappointed man (Wilson). In…

To characterize Cristobal Balenciaga as merely a designer of clothing would miss the point of his work and the impact it left upon the fashion world. An anachronism in the truest sense of the word, Balenciaga was arguably the last true European courtier, the final heir to a tradition of painstaking manual labor that stretched back centuries. Set apart from the fashion world at large as much by his almost obsessive perfectionism as by his legendarily intense aversion to the spotlight, Balenciaga…

I. INTRODUCTION Business has been progressively electronized throughout the industrial revolution. The advent of electric sorters, typewriters, and the early computers has been effected organizational efficiencies. It is the most cost effective processes. The advent of computers has substantially changed the efficiencies of back office processes, initially focusing on natural applications that replaced manual labor, such as utility billing and corporate payrolls. After labor-saving applications,…

least THREE consequences/results/the importance of the Reformation. People were socially, economically and politically affected by the Reformation, which was instilled in the sixteenth century. The Catholic Church was reformed in Germany in Western Europe, then to other parts of and later to other parts of the world. This move was initiated officially by Martin Luther in 1517, who challenged the church of Roman for selling indulgences. Martin’s initiative occurred when he discussed his…

During the Industrial Revolution, there were significant changes in society and economy that were extremely favorable for all aspects of society, creating massive changes in lifestyles. These changes included an increasing mechanization, agriculture, industry, and trade. All led by scientific developments, which made a positive, and ideal picture of wellbeing and progress giving rise to urbanization. All along the Industrial Revolution there was a colossal change in the industrial system of…

Nationalism in Europe inspired the mission to civilize and scientific racism caused and perpetuated by Europeans beginning in and throughout the Industrial Revolution. Industrialization in Europe sparked the modern ideas of civilization and nationalism and began a race between the countries of Europe. It was as if each country was trying to see how many other places they could “civilize” and integrate Western ways of living in an attempt to prove that the people of Europe were more intelligent…

Abstract The European Union of today is the result of a process that began over half a century ago with the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community. From that time, a durable peace has existed in the European continent for about 70 years. As we can see from the remarkable successes of the process of European integration today is significantly affected by the legislative procedures that apply to different policy fields. In fact, there were some thorny issues and crises took place with…

Art has existed as long as human beings have, however, just as humans have changed, so has art. The progression of the human race can be seen through the changes in the styles of art used to express human thoughts and emotions, One particularly prominent example of the evolution of art is that of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Period, and represented a monumental movement in the art world. Both were extraordinary artistic innovations that not only changed both how artists utilized…

in the artwork, literature, architecture and science of ancient Rome and Greece. Humanists (scholars of the Renaissance) placed humans (hence the name) at all elemental centers of their cultures. Beginning in Italy and extended through the rest of Europe, the philosophies of the Renaissance-interval had a noteworthy footprint on many forms of cultures, known today. Generally applied to social and intellectual philosophy and literacy currents of the period from the 1400s until the 1650s. First…