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- 10261: Braveheart
- ... how Scotland got it's freedom but also about how he struggled in his personal life with the many foolish and unnecessary rules that the king put on his people, which soon led to the death of his wife. William Wallace's life started just like any other boy that lived in Scotland. But it would soon change. The people of Scotland were under the rule of the king of England ...
- 10262: Germany
- ... appointed chancellor, started one of the worst regimes in history. In 1933, Hitler made himself the Fuhrer or dictator and took personal command of the armed forces. Hitler was in charge from 1934 until his death in 1945. He was a dictator who spread hatred and fear. He created extermination camps to destroy the Jewish people. Many millions of Jews were murdered during this time. Germany lay in ruins in 1945 ...
- 10263: Thailand
- ... desires and wordly things. He believed that people should follow the Middle Way. This means they should avoid too much denial or too much indulgence. He also taught that there is a continuing cycle of death and rebirth and your happiness in rebirth is based on your behavior in your past life. The best goal is called nirvana which is total peace and happiness. The houses in Thailand are different from ...
- 10264: Egypt
- ... age group makes up 61% of the total population of Egypt. Egypts population rises slightly with a 1.82% population growth rate. Its birth rate is 26.8 births/1,000 population and its death rate is 8.27 deaths/1,000 population. The life expectancy for a male in Egypt is only 60.39 years, while the female is expected to live for 64.49 years. For every woman ...
- 10265: Greece
- ... previously Qala-i-Kang). There are other examples, too numerous to list. During his life, Alexander spread the Hellenic ideals throughout Greece, Egypt, and Asia Minor. He built libraries and supported the sciences. After his death, the empire broke up, but Hellenic society remained. In conclusion, Greek city-states grew individually strong even though they had poor geography, communications, and resources. They warred constantly with each other until finally conquered and ...
- 10266: Egypt: Notes
- ... 000 years before the birth of Crist the Egyptians had a goverment, built pyrmids and knew how to write. They were also very religious. One of the things that they beleived in was life after death. Before then, in the prehisoric era, Egypt had rain and a lot of grasslands. Then the Egyptians hunted with either a bow and arrow, an ax or both. The arrows were made of flint. Gradually ...
- 10267: Mount Ruapehu
- ... almost everywhere in North Island. Ash can drape grazing land enabling livestock to feed, a small amount of ash fall on grazing land could go unnoticed but could poison the livestock and could result in death. Likewise thick ash deposits can destroy whole fields of crops. Emergency Plan and Hazards Map:Mt. Ruapehu is currently at Alert level 3, due to continued activity. The activity is mainly just small gas and ...
- 10268: The Dome Of The Rock In Jerusalem
- ... in length, is found above the arches of the inner octagonal arcade, on both sides. The Dome of the Rock, the first Muslim masterpiece, was built in 687 A.C., half a century after the death of the Prophet [Muhammad, pbuh]. A careful "reading" of the monument to grasp its inner spiritual meaning reveals that it contains the germ of the major themes in "Islamic art," whose fundamental purpose is to ...
- 10269: France
- ... Everyone assumed the war would be over in a few months. Instead, the war lasted for four years. Germany finally agreed to sign an armistice on November 11, 1948. (A kind of peace agreement). The death toll had been the largest of any previous wars. France had lost over 1.4 million men and in all of Europe over 8.5 million were killed. People said it was the war to ...
- 10270: Chile
- ... of Santiago in February of that year, and appointed a Cabildo of Conquistadores to control local affairs. II. COLONIAL RULE In December of 1553, Valdivia set out for the fort of Concepcion to avenge the death of three soldiers, after word had reached him that the Indians had murdered them. He did not know the Indians had an ambush prepared for him. Valdivia was captured and executed, his entire army was ...
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