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The History Of Spain To The Conquest Of GranadaAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part IVNo people in a half-civilized state of society have a full practicalsecurity against particular acts of arbitrary power. They were more commonperhaps in Castile than in any other European monarchy which professed to befree....

Ancient Egypt, Thutmose I and Thutmose II Lacking a surviving heir, Amenhotep I was succeeded by one of his generals, Thutmose I (ruled 1493-c. 1482 BC), who married his own full sister Ahmose. In the south Thutmose destroyed the Karmah state. He inscribed a rock as a boundary marker, later confirm...

Union Of Denmark, Sweden, And NorwayAuthor: Sinding, Paul C.Union Of Denmark, Sweden, And Norway1397Canute the Great, King of England and Denmark, by successful wars addedalmost the whole of Norway to his dominions. At his death in 1035 hiskingdoms were divided, and fell into anarchy and discord for...

Wycliffe Translates The Bible Into EnglishAuthor: Smyth, Paterson J.Wycliffe Translates The Bible Into English1382 It may safely be said that no greater service has been rendered at onceto religion and to literature than the translation of the Bible into theEnglish tongue. This achievement did not i...

DRED SCOTT DECISION. Dred Scott was a black slave who belonged to an officer in the United States Army. His master had taken him from the slave state of Missouri to the free state of Illinois and then to Wisconsin Territory, which had been declared a free territory by the Missouri Compromise of 1820...

KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT. Passed by Congress in 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act has been called the most momentous piece of legislation in the United States before the American Civil War. It set in motion events that led directly to the conflict over slavery. In January 1854, with the support of President ...

The History Of Spain To The Conquest Of GranadaAuthor: Hallam, Henry Note To Book IVThe story of Cava, daughter of Count Julian, whose seduction by Roderic,the last Gothic king, impelled her father to invite the Moors into Spain,enters largely into the cycle of Castilian romance and into the graven...

The Case Against AbsolutismAuthor: Wallbank;Taylor;Bailkey;Jewsbury;Lewis;HackettDate: 1992The Case Against AbsolutismThe Enlightenment's highest achievement was the development of a tightlyorganized philosophy, purportedly based on scientific principles andcontradicting every argument for absolute ...

Newton The European Dream Of Progress And EnlightenmentSource: H. S. Thayer and John H. Randall, eds., Newton's Philosophy of Nature(New York: Hafner Publishing Co., 1953), pp. 3-5.Date: 1992Document: Newton, Rule III Of ReasoningThis selection, from Book III of the Principia, illustrates Newton'sco...

b. 63 BC?d. , March, 12 BC, Campania [Italy] powerful deputy of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. He was chiefly responsible for the victory over Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, and during Augustus' reign he suppressed rebellions, founded colonies, and administered various parts of th...

The European Dream Of Progress And Enlightenment Impact Of The Scientific Revolution Science, Art, And Philosophy In The Eighteenth Century Introduction In the eighteenth century, while royal absolutism faced serious problems, many learned and thoughtful Europeans held a shining vision of the futur...

Ancient Rome Gracchi And Their Reforms Gary Edward Forsythe: Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago. Author of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition. Robert A. Guisepi: Author of Ancient Voices (Re-printed by permission) ...