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The primary sources include The Proclamation of Independence, in which the Mujibnagar Government expresses the will of the oppressed people in Pakistan.

The laws were enacted to deal with marriage avoidance, the preference for childless unions, marriage of lower class women by the Roman elite, and adultery, all of which threatened the continuity of the Roman aristocracy.

One of the greatest strengths of Alexander's character is his vision, ambition, and thirst to succeed. The same corruption leads to Philotus disrespecting the king by claiming that he is enjoying the fruits of his [...]

Bagdad brightened the world at that time with its brilliance, and the intellectual dominance of the Arab civilization influenced the Western Europe to a great extent.

The interpretation of this painting is associated with the events before the civil war and is based on the fact that the Union forces were regarded as the only hope of the democratic development of [...]

Trying to point to ten most useful inventions and contributions of the Ancient China, it was really difficult to select the most necessary ones as Ancient China is famous for its contribution into the development [...]

The paper will highlight some of the accomplishments made by famous Muslim scientists in order to underscore the contribution of Islam to science. The House of Wisdom contributed to the advancement of research efforts by [...]

Her position in Islam was reaffirmed by the Prophet who considered Fatima as one of the most significant women in Islam alongside the Pharaoh's wife Asiya, Mary the mother of Jesus, and the Prophet's wife, [...]

To have a clear indication of what the other part of the world needed, the couple toured Africa in 1995, and they resolved to donate part of their wealth to help the poor Africans.

With that background in mind, this paper shall discus the characteristics of girls' and boys' dresses in the eighteenth century as well as the similarities between the dresses of both sexes.

They are sure that it is impossible to describe truth with the help of language, which presupposes that historical facts can also be questioned.

In his letter, King is trying to persuade and win the authority of the white man who in the real sense had acted as a hindrance to the attainment of the various goals of the [...]

He is of the view that almost all the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham are futile in the case of the black Americans and it is the most segregated city in the United States.

However, the exploration, or the settlement of the Viking Norsemen, had little effects on the lives of the Native Americans because these explorers soon sailed back across the Atlantic and to Europe.

According to Hobsbawm, the bourgeoisie can be discussed in relation to such notions as privacy, property, education, and sport as the determining components of the specific lifestyle, and the role of women in the society [...]

And all of this by the time he died at the age of 32, raising the question of what Alexander could have accomplished if he had lived longer.

She was assassinated in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguard in revenge for her ordering the invasion of the Golden temple, which was a Sikh holy place to flush out separists hiding in the temple.

The two regimes had one political party that normally suppressed all the others claiming to represent the interest of the vast majority of their population.

The memorizing capability was very important to him, and it is said that during his early years of acquiring knowledge he committed over three thousand hadithas to his memory.

Some of the ancient trading activities included the exchange of food crops which led to development of agriculture in various territories."Ideas also spread and developed through trading activities". At this time many people were concerned [...]

Madogo, an influential army boss and the Gao's Tenth si, protected and supervised the growth of Ali and showcased to him how to use the incantation power when he attained an age to be referred [...]

One argument suggests that after surrendering to the Spartans, Greece lost most of its political and military power, primarily accumulated in Athens.

The work of the famous and great Ancient Greek mathematicians has played a vital role in permeating every aspect, section, and part of life, especially from the sector of sending the rockets into space, accounting, [...]

The power was passed from father and son, and the Quraish of the Hashemites handed power to the Umayyads after the murder of Muttalib.

Evidently, there were considerable differences and similarities in the development of the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire in India, and this paper will focus on their consideration and explanation. To conclude, the Ottoman Empire [...]

The book's first half was a reconstruction, a narrative in historical view of the burning of the chowki or station and the account of the trial that focused on the testimony of the principal prosecution [...]

These pyramids symbolized the power of Egyptian pharaohs and the idea of wealth that was inherent to the Egyptian nation in the Old Kingdom."Though the kings of the Old Kingdom built pyramids not for the [...]

In this paper, I aim to examine how the concept of entertainment and its types changed in the history of Western civilization, addressing particular timeframe, i.e.from the Neolithic Period to the Middle Ages.

Postmodernism is the word used by sociologists and other scholars to refer to a the intelligence that has developed in the western world.

The Dominican Republic, a nation of the West Indies, occupies two-thirds of Hispaniola, the largest island in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea.

During the two periods the state of religion influenced the development of culture and art as one of its brightest spheres.

These observations on Egyptian civilization assisted many in understanding the daunting challenges human beings experienced in terms of: the nature of human relationships; the nature of the universe; and the role of the divine forces [...]

The activities of this era resulted in the interaction of people from different backgrounds and linked most parts of the world together.

A thorough consideration of factors, ranging from the location of the main source of the water to the magnitude and span of the expected aqueduct, preceded the construction process.

The brief analyses has shown major characteristics of the speech and it is easy to understand what it means for me and why.

The paper examines the history of love starting from the ancient times then to the medieval chivalry and finally the contemporary period.

The purpose of this paper is to compare the life during the 1800s and now based on the fact that the two eras coincide with two epochs of industrialization.

The paper shall then explore the reality of the cowboy so as to reinforce the fact the image of the cowboy that most people have is an invention of myth and not reality.

It was the Industrial Revolution that saw the invention of the steam engine, which was used to power ships, trains and motor vehicles.

The most important similarity, which also explains the prosperity of the Sumerians and Egyptians, is the territory and environment. Some similarities can be traced to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians and the Sumerians.

The presenter of this video talks about the importance of theater culture to the people of ancient Athens. In the days of the ancient Greeks, the people of Athens learned the latest news from theatrical [...]

King was a trait leader, as he was able to translate his vision or his dream to others and make them enthusiastic about it.

Evidently the perception of South Africa as an overseas investment saw the exclusion of the locals in the participation of the mining business.

Castro was proud of being a Cuban and he strived to create the Cuban identity. Castro deprived Cubans of the rights to life, liberty, and property.

This move that paved the way for his growth in the military career later led to his emergence as a renowned leader in Britain and across the world.

The present is a myriad of events in the past. As a historian, the study of these preserved artifacts is important in knowing about the past.

During the last period of the 19th century all the way to the early 20th century, Europe and America experienced revolutions in communication, transportation and weapons which were very crucial particularly in the manner in [...]

The final section examines and discusses the migration of Jamaicans to Canada from 1960s to the financial year 2000. Despite the importation, the Maroons who in 1976 migrated to Halifax became the earliest Jamaicans to [...]

Thanks to the flooding of the river, the Egyptians received irrigation of the land, and it was also used for fishing and hunting. The specific situation of the country was the key to the highest [...]

Focusing on two major issues - the difference between the native civilizations and the Western civilization in the context of sharing; and the depopulation of the natives in Bahama due to Spanish exploitation and natives [...]

Wesley was not like any other minister of the gospel but he was a courageous and spirit-filled minister of the gospel who preached under the anointing of the Holy Spirit, impacting millions of people.

From the various examples presented in this paper it can be seen that the various developments that started from 10,000 B.C.were pivotal in mankind's history since not only did they necessitate the creation of modern [...]

Camilla Townsend endeavors to establish the true foundation of the origin of the thought that the Spaniards were gods and to dispel the wrong belief by arguing that that the Indians regarded the Spaniards as [...]

They include: the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts, the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, and The Himalayas. To the Egyptians, the Nile River was also a source of transport, facilitating the movements of the people up and [...]

Renaissance which is also referred as the rebirth is the period that started in the 14th century and ended up in the 17th century.

The government was not inclined to spend too much costs at African education and thus the role of Christian missionary schools was maintained in education of African population.

Analyzing Gorbachevs actions and his incentives in the economy of the USSR, it is possible to conclude that the primary aim of these actions was the destruction of the welfare of the country, the growth [...]

The use of calendars, dating events, and dividing history into different periods are the major tools used in the study of the past occurrences which help explain the present and foresee the future. A good [...]

Unfortunately with the death of Crassus by 53 BC and Caesar's subsequent rise to power this as a result eclipsed the political standing of Pompey resulting in a distinct shift in the balance of power [...]

Although researchers propose different views to answer the question, the general impact of the Cultural Revolution on the education in China during the 1960s-1970s can be discussed as negative because of the strong connection of [...]

The paper will examine some historical developments in the female movement and how these relate to the role of women in business.

Some of the measures that Bennett put in place included camps to support the old and sick as well as the distribution of aid to the unemployed and disadvantaged in the country.

However the main reason for calling the era bronze was the fashionable and the then latest weapons which were prepared using only bronze, as it was the need of the imperial and materialistic culture of [...]

The Second World War precipitated the process of decolonization because the American president had declared that the war aimed at liberating all people in the world.

The achievement of the French Army and the surrender of Lombardy by the Austrian Empire led to rebellions in the other states of central Italy.

As a response to the great depression, Roosevelt came up with three R's, namely: relief, which was about aid for the poor; recovery, which was about uplifting the economy and; reform, which was about changes [...]

Mandela states that, as a leader, an individual should consider the outcomes of the circumstance and not the tactics to be used in addressing the issue.

Castro is a popular personality whose leadership adds greatly to the popularity of the Communist Party of Cuba in that he has helped maintain the party in power for half a century and has quelled [...]

She had many lovers, many admirers, she associated with the rich and powerful, but in the end, she was so emotionally and psychologically troubled that when she died in 1962, with bottles of drugs beside [...]

3 Additionally, the researcher stresses the role of such factors as the official recognition of the Nepali language in the 1930s, a scarcely noticeable tendency to differentiate between particular rulers and the state, and the [...]

In the present times, the production of gunpowder still goes on as a continuation of the works of the ancient alchemists from China.

The freedom to vote for all Americans became central in the civil rights movements, and one of its successes was the legislation that culminated in the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Thus, Reconstruction became a contest over the memory and meaning of the war, and eventually, the Southerners lost, leading to the failure of this renewal.

Towards the end of the 1930s, the government took control of the rice markets and licensed all the brokers as well as rice dealers.

Other theories have also suggested that it first spread from Portugal to India and to the rest of the world. Several theories have come up to describe the origin and distribution of chili throughout the [...]

In the 440s, Herodotus became a citizen of the pan-Greek colony of Thurii, which Athens funded, and appears to have completed his work around 425 BCE, in the early years of the Peloponnesian War."The Histories" [...]

The infancy of 1970 saw the continuation of the activism of the previous decade, especially the women and other minority groups who were fighting for equal opportunities in the social and political realm.

The fall of the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War. According to the author of the post, the defective system theory mainly contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The culmination of the American Revolution in the late 18th century saw the emergence of social problems and the emergence of gangs in the US.

Most of the other literatures detailing the use of the catapult claim that the inspiration came from the bow and sling, which is well known to be a popular weapon in the ancient times.

This paper describes the life of Stephen Hawking and his most important works. During his university studies, he was diagnosed with ALS a disease that made him lose the ability to move and speak in [...]

This was also because of the fact that he was the greatest of all pharaohs of his time. He was also able to secure the borders of Egypt.

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire, with a lot of focus on the factors that were very instrumental in the decline of the Empire.

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 in which the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States were involved was the turning point of the states' confrontation in the Cold War because of risks to develop [...]

Feudalism to Ganshof was the possession of power by the lords in the form of land and its systematic transmission to the serfs.

Kennedy assassination saw the arrest and the subsequent murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, who was the lead suspect in the shooting that took place from the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository's southeast [...]

The invention of papyrus paper by the Egyptians changed the scene since papyrus-paper proved to be the ideal writing material of the time.

The history of propaganda is based on three interweaving fundamentals: first, the mounting need, with the growth of civilization and the rise of nation-state, to win the battle for people's minds; second, the increasing sophistication [...]

Of course, in both of these civilizations, women were oppressed and limited in their rights and freedoms. Both in Ancient Rome and Ancient India, women were considered to be the centers of the household.

He shows the weakest and frailest infants being at the base of the hill while the oldest were on the top.

There is the Mela group which is compromised of the Kissi and Gola and they are considered the oldest in the region.

Barack Obama was aware of the violence and oppression of black people in the United States. It shows self determination of the black people in struggles for civil rights- black power.

This approach sets to highlight the economic history of the society by examining the modes of production used in the society through time.

When the Europeans begun their exploration and subsequent colonization in North America, their religious beliefs and practices were a significant tool in how they conquered and approached the local natives, although majority of them already [...]

In the picture of a gold necklace placed in the Field Museum it is visible to the naked eye that the work is so fine and marvelous that it is even hard to believe the [...]

The year 1789 was marked by celebrations of the centenary of the glorious revolution in Britain. There was much travel between Britain and France and the individuals who supported events in France started to dress [...]

She was the leader of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and ruled with the help of the two-year old Thutmose III.

Based on an appreciation of the contribution of international trade to the growth and development of the medieval world, this paper explores the role of spice, salt, sugar, and silk as important trade commodities of [...]

Among those events that Australia considers most important politically, economically as well as socially are the establishment of the colony of New South Wales, the Victorian Gold Rushes, the Federation in 1901 and the Second [...]

The brightest period of this ethnic group's development is the time of the Oyo Empire which impacted the Nigerian culture and today remains the largest and most influential state.

He came to be known as the Butcher of Uganda for the despotic and brutal policies that he followed while he was the President of Uganda during the 1970s.

The author analyses the behavior of the Spanish explorers to the region and the resultant behavior and changes that were faced by the local people in the region, namely the American Indians and the Aztecs [...]

This act had a lot of significance in India for both Hindus and the Dalits who support Gandhism and it made the latter to change their attitudes and realize that a Dalit could fight for [...]

This paper seeks to reflect on the events that led to the establishment of the schools, what life was at these schools and their effects on Indian populations, this is in regard to the larger [...]

Well, as exposited in this paper, the Second World War, anti-colonial movements, the United States, the United Nations declaration, the Cold War and the USSR were the main forces behind the decolonization while the end [...]

The aim of this paper is to discuss and describe the life of Shaykh Abd al-Aziz Bin Baz from his childhood to his death.

Instead, Mandela chose to remain behind the bars for the rest of his life and by putting his feet down in defense of his people's rights, his long struggle would finally grant South Africans their [...]

The answer to this lies in the fact that documentary evidence was required to protect the trades and industries within the country in the event of civil commotion, feudal oppression and general lawlessness.

Therefore, the salt march movement contributed to the independence movement of India and the replication of similar non-violent movements around the world.

Alexander the Great used the Roman Empire to spread Greek civilization to Europe and the rest of the world. The Greek Macedonian Empire that was established by Alexander the Great extended to many parts of [...]

This was one of the worst cases of genocide since the Holocaust with the killing rate in Rwanda being five times more that of the Nazis' Holocaust; as many as three quarters of the Tutsi [...]

Adolf Hitler was born in Austria in 1889; he became the ruler of Germany and one of the most reviled persons in history.

The essay presents the life events of Mark Zuckerberg that demonstrate his creativity and success in his career. Later on, Zuckerberg and three of his friends, Divya, Cameron, and Tyler, collaborated to create a social [...]

Initially, the theme of the evolution of animals and humans was considered ridiculous and even blasphemous since the idea of creational theology was widespread in Victorian society.

The author wants to tell his friend that the status and position of a person determine his/her behavior and role in society.

The objective of this biography research paper is to research and clarify the most important points and events of the life of Queen Victoria, from examining her ancestry and youth, analyzing her reign and adult [...]

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce was assigned the mandate to get rid of the last four letters and refurbish the residual part of the insignia on the hillside.

He used his power to better the lives of the public in South Africa and set an example of selfless leadership.

Arguably, elements of oppression and slavery were dominant features in the American history, an idea that is well supported by the American paradox.

As long as the fallacies of integrity and closure are upheld, a desire to penetrate becomes a desire to rape.[3] The above statement also reveals an important feature of the act of rape that it [...]