Wool

Ancient India would sell gold to West Asia and soon followed with glass and wool. China would trade silk and pottery. India would also trade medicine, pearls, and spice, such as cinnamon and peppers to West Asia. Trade made Ancient India a very wealthy country, but due to the location of the trades, North India was always more…

What do you think of when you hear the word ballerina? I know that I think of young women and girls that dance on their tippy toes. There special shoes that allow them to be able to do this are called a pointe shoe, and can be made for just one specific dancer. It’s not all graceful and effortless movements. If you are not trained for these shoes you can really get hurt. Today I will tell you the five major parts of them that all work together to make sure that the dancer does not get hurt. At…

According to Christopher Columbus, “Following the light of the sun, we left the old world” . In the year 1492 a European explorer called Christopher Columbus lead a Spanish expedition, which located the western hemisphere including North America, South America and the Caribbean . Columbus's discovery led to an era of European exploration and colonization. As such a country colonizes land when it sets up settlements, colonies, or people and controls the economies and governments in them. There…

Report Pope In the middle ages the pope was the highest and head of the Christian church. All the popes in the middle ages where powerful and highly influential towards society. In medieval times many people went to church meaning that the pope gained great power. Because the pope was god’s representative the pope got to choose what the church was to teach as well as how the church was to act. The pope would live in many now famous places like the Vatican where he would work and live. At the…

Each tent is occupied by a family group which is represented by a male head. A woman may only be regarded as head if she is a widow and there are no males present, but even in that case, the woman may have a male relative represent her. These tents are units of production and consumption, the tents also hold rights over all movable property over flock, as they can act as independent units of political purpose. For most efficient herding purposes these households combine in small herding units,…

Three decades after the Berlin Conference in Africa the European power is now occupied and colonized in Africa this process later evoking the Scramble of Africa. In the nine documents given each has a specific quality that differs AND relates them to one another. Africa has many actions and reactions responding to the European Scramble that has now taken place. Most of these documents are relatable because each try to convey something that went on during this time. All nine documents will show…

All around the world, children are put into child labor where there lives are put in danger. Children in child labor live in dangerous conditions, even though they produce products that we use daily. These children work for billion dollar companies like Hershey and Nike, but the children are treated horribly. People around the world agree that this is wrong and that it has to stop, but not much change has been made. In child labor, children are deprived of a life with school and in replace they…

A period that followed the Middle Ages. It is known as the Renaissance. It was a time of revival of learning and values of the Ancient Greece and Rome. There was very many innovations and creations during this time period. “There was a development of new technology, like the printing press, a new system of astronomy and the discovery and exploration of new continents” (history.com). Many subjects of learning were literature, philosophy and art. The styles of art were introduced in Italy in the…

civilizations and villages. Back in the stone age what they didn't have was thousands of brands, instead they had animal fur. In the paleolithic they wore mammoth fur. By the time the Neolithic era happened mammoths were extinct so they wore sheepskin or wool. There were many differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic even though they were both the stone age. Did you know that writing wasn't created until the Neolithic age? They spoke in the Paleolithic era but they couldn’t write. The…

the congregation of the Ognissanti in Florence in 1310. It was commissioned by a dark religious request called the Humiliati, who were known for their modest, beggar way of life. To bolster themselves, and their congregation, the Humiliati worked in wool production. They were outstanding for utilizing workmanship to empower sentiments of commitment. On the other hand, the picture on the left is the Leonardo da Vinci, Madonna of the Rocks, painted in 1495‐1508 painted in San Francesco Grande in…