History of the world

The missionary movement in Christian History was written by Andrew F. Wall. He went to the West Africa and taught church history and trained them for the ministry in Sierra Leone. This book is the amalgamation of three movements, and the book has three parts. In the first part the author describes about a reflection on the nature of the Christian faith, from the point of view of its historical transmission. In part two, we can study about the Christian faith transmission process of the Africa…

History is the study of the human past. It is defined as a series of discourses about the world. Based on careful analysis of surviving primary or secondary texts and artifacts (objects made by humans), the historian attempts to reconstruct the past events and processes which have created the current world. Voltaire, a formidable satirist and polemicist, rejected the proposition of a divine providence in history. His quote “history is the common lie agreed upon” is a product of the times in…

promise and guidance. The whole premise of manifest destiny is an assumed and self-proclaimed authority over the rest of the world. In America’s case: Anglo-Saxon Christians domination and superiority over all the other races. President Woodrow Wilson believed this term to mean the United States had a definite role to lead the world to new and better “things” such as, world freedom, religious enlightenment, and an economic process guaranteed to benefit all. This special calling, or mission, is…

small group of people who stand for something, but can have a larger effect if a win or major victory towards fully winning happens. Taking a stand is one of many actions that can lead to winning or failing. Winning is always remembered throughout history but only the stands that turn out as winners or cause a bigger stand that wins are remembered. Both can make a major influence on people and populations, stands taken are the one that truly spark something in people. While winning is important,…

Sites of encounter were a great part of the medieval world. Though out history there have been many great sites of encounter. With great sites of encounter comes great advancements in many different areas. Some of the greatest sites of encounter have been in the Afro-Eurasian trade circles. Cairo and Quanzhou influenced the medieval world by creating a spread of culture, trading of goods, and the exchange of ideas, resulting in an increase in population, the evolution of human race, and an…

The history of the early Atlantic world is one of interactions between very different societies: Western Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous Americans. Prior to the dawn of exploration, each of these societies functioned in a largely independent state of the others, and thus developed strikingly different forms of culture, language, religion, and customs. Due to these broad differences, exploration and colonization often led to conflict, and sometimes the complete annihilation of a societal…

The History Channel’s claim that Adolf Hitler’s life was spared by a British soldier named Henry Tandey in the First World War, thus changing the course of 20th century history, is a sensational story without any foundation. The programme shows a British soldier, Henry Tandey, having Hitler in his sights but letting him go because he was wounded and unarmed. It claims this was one of the greatest what-ifs of history. What if Tandey had pulled the trigger? The whole of 20th century history…

going to explore the role of government in both the Han and Yuan dynasties. Both dynasties believed in, and used a set of beliefs called Confucianism. Confucianism was intended to help restore order to a society that was in a state of confusion. (World History & Geography, 111) In both the Han and Yuan dynasties, Confucianism was used to restore order. The Han and Yuan used Confucianism as a basis for a state religion. This intertwinement of state and government was very beneficial for both…

Education shapes the individuals who run this world. Because of this, the content included in curriculum is a widely debated subject. Everything from math, to physical education, to the arts is included in different curriculums. However, some disagree that the arts, such as dance, drama, and music, shouldn’t be included in the school system. These people propose that these are luxury topics, and not necessary for success in the real world. This concept might apply to some kids, but others find…

It is important to first understand the long history of dreams themselves. A dream is defined by Oxford Dictionary as, “a succession of images, emotions, sensations, and ideas that occur during periods of REM (rapid eye movement) sleep”. This inexplicable event has confounded civilization after civilization, throughout the course of written history. And it still continues to this day to cause wonder and raise questions in our society. The first written record of dreams started 3100 B.C. with…