Fortification

Troy The region of Troias reveals that it had been inhabited for 8,000 years, during which Troy acted as a “cultural bridge between the Troas region, the Balkans, Anatolia, the Aegean and Black Sea regions” through sea and land trade routes, various occupying and migrating forces and the exchange of knowledge and ideas (UNESCO). Over 140 years, 24 excavations have taken place revealing extensive details about the area during the time of the Trojan War as well as the people that settled…

As a heavily-laden ship made its way up the channel of the Delaware River around 1770, it foundered and broke apart on a mud shoal, dumping its cargo of peas into the water. When the peas sprouted, an island eventually emerged. Ergo, the legend of how Pea Patch Island came into existence between Delaware City, Del., and Salem County, N.J. Habitation on the island remained relegated to migratory birds until the early 19th century. As it grew in size, government officials recognized the potential…

GMO. Although GMOs can technically arise from both methods, the mainstream media often regards GMOs as the product of modern biotechnology. Nevertheless, both methods present an opportunity to reach areas where supplementation and conventional fortification are difficult to implement and/or limited (World Health Organization, 2010). This seemingly cancels out the inequitable distribution factor that arose in the earlier discussion. In fact, this is one of the main arguments pro-GMO supporters…

been deadly accurate. None among them could personally know how many men they had killed in two days as the tribesmen had become more like meat-cutters than warriors. They came upon a group of the staunchest resisters who had constructed crude fortifications in the center of the trail, giving cover to five-hundred legionary with archer support. From there, crack bowmen picked off any tribesman foolish enough to approach the defensive tree trunks, overturned carts and dead bodies piled like…

The Storming of the Bastille was a major turning point in the French Revolution.1 It was the start of violent uprisings against the king, and an important moment in the growth of nationalism. Violence and fear had been growing in Paris. On July 13, 1789 rumours that the King was planning an attack on the National Assembly spread,2 and this panicked the Parisians.3 A group of craftsmen and salesmen convened, and they went to the Invalides to steal weapons.4 The Invalides refers to The Hôtel…

The French had built up a long defensive line, (943 km) called the Maginot Line. The Maginot line was a series of fortifications and outposts on the French border. The Line consisted of 500 separate buildings. Generally there were two different types of fortifications, the Ouvrages and the smaller forts. The Ouvrages had 1,000 soldiers with machine guns and artillery, while the smaller forts only had between 200-500 men. In total there were…

Before ever stepping foot on the village soil, the samurai display many bushido virtues. The seven samurai decide to take on such an unrewarding task, even to the farmers surprise as all they can offer is a warm bed and rice. Each ronin accept the terms on a more honor basis rather than any other virtue. As the seven samurai arrive, led by Kambei, the farmers are nowhere to be seen, hiding away in their shelters resulting in great confusion throughout the seven samurai as Heihachi states “A real…

The incan empire was only 50 years old before they died off. The Incans were great builders and mostly built with stone but There temples were made of gold. Fortifications at machu picchu were made of boulders some weighing 100 tons or more! The Incan armory consisted of hardwood spears,javelins,arrows,clubs,maces,and slings. The Incan army mainly consisted of non-Incans. The units were hard to control because…

Joan of Arc was a seventeen-year-old national hero who led the French armies against the English in the Hundred Years’ War. Claiming to have heard the voices of the archangel Michael as well as her favourite saints, she was convinced that she can force the English out of France. Joan led the French army to Orléans and under her command, drove away the English and secured the coronation of Charles VII (Graham, 576). She was later sentenced to be burned at the stake for wearing men's clothing and…

The Crusades was a very important time for Europe's medieval period. It caused very significant changes to Europe. The first Crusade was in 1096. One of the most obvious and leading factors that lead to the first Crusades was the role of religion, specifically Christianity. During the Crusades, the economic system in Europe was in the state of transition. Another factor that led to the Crusades would be the defeat of the Byzantine by the Seljuk Turks in 1071. The Crusades opened up a lot of…