… 18th, the emergence of a representative state, France, emerged in the west and temporally in the east the Chinese dynasties of Ming and Qing (although Qing was Manchu) came about which individually created a key political structure in their respective…

… which reigned over the first part of a prosperous and stable imperial period during which Pharaonic culture flowered and Egypt became a world power. During the Eighteenth Dynasty Nubia was subdued and its wealth of gold, ivory, gemstones and ebony…

… a major factor in what our present day society is like. The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of many new ideas, technology and changes. Although the Industrial Revolution did have its negative effects on the people living during that time, it…

… on the lifestyle and culture of the Aboriginal people. Before the arrival of the Europeans the Aborigines led a nomadic life. This meant that they did not always live in the same place. They made their huts out of brush and mud. When they left they…

… -Lord Acton Most of us have heard this quote before. Many of us have even used it on occasion, usually to describe a particularly disliked authority figure. However, have we ever truly considered what it means? Can we in the United States really…

… to induce "labourers" to work on sugar estates after emancipation. Full emancipation of the slaves was achieved in 1838 in the British West Indies and 1848 in the French colonies. The post-emancipation period was viewed with fear by planters who believ…

… the emancipation of slaves in any one Caribbean territory. Territory choosen: French Emancipation in the French West Indies (F.W.I) was administered in 1848 based upon the argument that slavery was inhumane. The discovery, emphasized in Victor Schoelch…

… murder of 6 million Jews during World War II (1939-1945). This was one of the most tragic times in mankind. The Nazis isolated the Jews from the rest of the world and would late mark them for total annihilation. The Nazi's racial definition was anyone…

… 1)Absolutism is when the sovereignty resides with the kings not the nobility or the parliament. The sovereign are responsible to God and God alone. Absolutism had a regulation of all the institutions of government. Absolutism also secured cooperation…

… history, Idi Amin not only lied and cheated his way to the top, but murdered and tortured people to gain power. He gained power by completely disregarding human rights and violating international human rights laws. Idi Amin is believed to have been…