Seventeenth century

Times have progress during 1657 when they introduced the pendulum clock which was sufficient enough to attain accuracy to have the minute hands and eventually the second hands on the 18th century. These two last centuries has been crucial for the development of the clock “…capitalism grew to such extent that it was able to take advantage of the techniques of the industrial revolution to establish its economic domination over society” (Woodcock 883).      

Catholic. These are just a few of the characteristics of the Renaissance, which all connect together and in short, shape the decisions of the people of this time. The 15th century was filled with many religious complications and many of the new moral standards and lifestyles were affected by the disasters that occurred in the 14th century. There was the Western Schism, church corruption, and the Spanish Inquisition, all of which changed the church to the modern sense they are now. Throughout the

and anti-racist4. In French journalism, Charlie Hebdo is part of a tradition that according to BBC’s Hugh Schofield, “combines left-wing radicalism with a provocative scurrility that often borders on the obscene”1. Schofield notes that in the 18th Century, the target of this tradition would often be the royal family and any type of corruption they might

Mohamad Habehh Walking around The Metropolitan Museum of Art, there are many ancient pieces of art and old artifacts on display. One of the art pieces that caught my eye was the Head of a Ruler, from ancient Iranian or Mesopotamian times. I chose this figure because the person depicted in the copper head looked like an important figure of the time. The man is well groomed and has an emotionless face, but it also looks like he is portraying a little confidence in his expressionless face. Considering

Purpose At the end of my speech, the audience will have a clear view of the most important achievements of the “Islamic golden age”. Introduction At the beginning of the 8th to the 13th century, a new era has emerged and placed a stamp in the Islamic history that is called “the golden age of Islam”, throughout which the Islamic history was ruled by various important caliphates where many scientific, economical, and cultural developments took place. The Abbasid caliph Harun Al-Rashid was the ruler

One of the most important inventions of all time was the invention of gunpowder. “Imagine their enemy's surprise when the Chinese first demonstrated their newest invention in the eighth century AD. Chinese scientists discovered that an explosive mixture could be produced by combining sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate). The military applications were clear. New weapons were rapidly developed, including rockets and others that were launched from a bamboo tube” (Franklin Institute)

celebrations similar to Halloween all share similar themes such as: contact with the spirit world involving the spirits of the dead, fairies, witches, and the devil and evil spirit creatures. How did Halloween become what it is today? Starting in 5th century B.C.E., the Celts celebrated a festival at the end of each October, a time in which they believed ghosts and demons would roam the earth more than other times of the year. The festival was called Samhain (meaning “summer’s end”). As the days became

approximately the third century and eighth century of our era in Europe marking the transition between ancient history and the Middle Ages that goes by the name of Late Antiquity. Historians often speak of several phases in these invasions, the role corresponding to the first Germanic peoples (of the third century to the sixth century), while the latter correspond to the Vikings and the Magyars and the Arabs (protagonists of the invasion Muslim seventh century and eighth century). ' 'The bronze age

occurred and are occurring today as history tends to repeat itself. Most of us would agree that civilization started in the ancient area of Mesopotamia. Nomadic Turks became noticeable in the history of Eurasia between the eleventh and the fifteenth centuries. The Turks are ethnolinguistic groups of Central, Eastern, Northern and Western Asia as well as parts of Europe and North Africa. They share a variety of certain cultural traits, common ancestry and historical backgrounds to Mongolia and East Central

paper was expensive. Paper was not made in the Western world until the 13th century in Italy. Before then it was made out of fiber from scraps of cloth. Another way a form of paper was made is from papyrus and parchment which was invention of the ancient Egyptians sometime around 4000 BCE and was made by pounding and pasting together strips of the papyrus plant. Parchment was popular by the Romans after the second century BCE, but was used as paper many years before that. Paper arrived in the West