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New Water Map Washes Away An Urban Legend : NPR - 1 views

www.npr.org/...p-washes-away-s-f-urban-legend history NPR Urban_Legend Truth
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    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 31 Oct 11
       
      Or What a Historian does: search for truth 
  • But when historians read this, they got confused
  • That, Richard says, is impossible. He pulls out a topographical map and points to the location of the marker
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  • He says the story of the lagoon can be traced back to a single paragraph, written by the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, in March 1776
  • dated June 29, 1776. According to legend, that's when Spanish settlers supposedly set up camp on the shores of a lake called Laguna Dolores – Dolores Lagoon
  • "It's all just a big misunderstanding," he says, "but it has become legend.
  • Our lives are dedicated to figuring out what is from what isn't,"
  • "That's what a scientist does."
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The Significance of Jerusalem in Judaism - Israel & Judaism Studies (IJS) - 1 views

www.ijs.org.au/icance-of-jerusalem-in-judaism Jerusalem Jews Temple
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  • The Old City of Jerusalem has within its walls holy places central to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. These include the Western Wall, built by King Solomon in the tenth century BCE as a retaining wall to support the Temple Mount; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, commenced in the fourth century CE under the Emperor Constantine; and the Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque, built after the conquest of Jerusalem by the Caliph Omar in the seventh century. The proximity of these sites reflects the close historical and doctrinal relationship between the three monotheistic religions.
  • Jews have lived in the land of Israel for nearly 4,000 years, going back to the period of the biblical patriarchs (c.1900 BCE). The story of the Jewish people, Israel, its capital, Jerusalem, and the Jewish Temple there, has been one of exile, destruction and rebirth. In its 4,000 years of history Jerusalem has been destroyed many times and many times reborn. There has always remained a Jewish presence in the land of Israel and in Jerusalem, and the Jewish people as a whole always dreamed of returning to and rebuilding it, a longing reflected in the concluding words of Israel’s national anthem, ‘Ha Tikvah’ (‘The Hope’):
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 20 Feb 19
       
      So why Jerusalem for Jews?
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Multibillion Dollar Shipwreck Found Off Colombia - Seeker - 1 views

www.seeker.com/d-off-colombia-1770557147.html colombia exploration imperialism
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  • Colombia has found what may be the holy grail of treasure shipwrecks - an 18th century Spanish galleon that went down off the country's coast with a treasure of gold, coins and precious stones now valued between $4 billion and $17 billion.
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 16 May 18
       
      Why do you think this ship went down? The rest of the article will explain, but take a guess!
  • The remains matched details of the San Jose reported in historical accounts.
  • dolphin-stamped bronze cannons that confirm the ship's identity. Weapons, ceramics and porcelain vases were also noted at the wreck site
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  • The vessel was trying to outrun a fleet of British warships off the island of Baru on June 8, 1708, when an explosion sent it to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea.
  • Without room for any doubt, we have found, 307 years after it sank,
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 16 May 18
       
      TEST
  • Colombian President Juan Manuel
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Objectivity and Bias in the Study of History - 0 views

www.historydiscussion.net/...632 history historical objectivity historian objective subjective thought
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  • Voltaire pointed out that history is a pack of tricks we play upon the dead.
  • the present can and does influence our knowledge of the past because past events do not any longer exist anywhere except in mind of the historian, who has now become both subject and object.
  • Some people have gone so far as to say that the closest we can get to what actually happened is to believe what the records say actually happened.
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  • Historical thought about the past and all history, consequently, is the history of thought.
  • We can also check one person’s version of what actually happened by comparing it with that of another person or by examining all the relevant sources ourselves.
  • History is not a branch of literature, it is a science.
    • alove_
      alove_ on 18 Oct 19
       
      I would say the opposite...
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Why every world map you're looking at is WRONG: Africa, China and India are distorted d... - 0 views

www.dailymail.co.uk/...s-accurate-satellite-data.html maps hadoken true size distortion perspective mercator
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  • The distortion is the result of the Mercator map which was created in 1596 to help sailors navigate the worldIt gives the right shapes of countries but at the cost of distorting sizes in favour of the wealthy lands to the northFor instance, north America looks larger, or at least as big, as Africa, and Greenland also looks of comparable sizeIn reality, you can fit north America into Africa and still have space for India, Argentina, Tunisia and some left overMap suggests Scandinavian countries are larger than India, whereas in reality India is three times the size The biggest challenge for cartographers is that it is impossible to portray reality of spherical world on a flat map
  • ideological assumptions that can change the way we see the world.
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Prehistoric Farming on the Colorado Plateau - 1 views

cpluhna.nau.edu/...prehistoric_farmers.htm
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    • Ryan Marks
      Ryan Marks on 01 Nov 11
       
      I found a cave in minecraft
    • Alexander R.
      Alexander R. on 02 Nov 11
       
      so have I
    • Miguel Laborde
      Miguel Laborde on 02 Nov 11
       
      Agriculture revolution
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The Silk Road - Ancient China for Kids - 1 views

china.mrdonn.org/silkroad.html china silk road Medieval BlackDeath Plague Spread
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  • led across China to Rome. It was a 4000-mile trip. At one end was China. At the other end was Rome. 
  • Rome had gold and silver and precious gems. China had silk and spices and ivory. 
  • Ideas also traveled along the Silk Road, ideas that affected everyone.
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  • It was incredibly dangerous to travel along the Silk Road
  • There were three main routes, and all were dangerous.
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Rome Reborn 2.2: A Tour of Ancient Rome in 320 CE on Vimeo - 1 views

vimeo.com/32038695 Rome vitural tour
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  • Garth Holman on 01 Dec 16
     
    Five minute video of what it looks like.
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How Ancient Trade Changed the World - 2 views

www.livescience.com/cient-trade-changed-world.html Trade resources Geography
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  • When the first civilizations did begin trading with each other about five thousand years ago, however, many of them got rich…and fast.
  • human interaction, bringing cross-cultural contact to a whole new level
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 20 Sep 16
       
      When groups trade products, they also trade ideas. Cultural diffusion occurs and new ideas spread. Trade is good for change.
  • self-sufficiency
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  • A farmer could now trade grain for meat, or milk for a pot, at the local market, which was seldom too far away.
  • where the climate and natural resources produced different things.
  • but was lucrative for the middlemen willing to make the journey.
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 20 Sep 16
       
      We will discuss the middle man during the Renaissance.
  • luxury goods like spices, textiles and precious metals.
  • Cities that were rich in these commodities became financially rich, too, satiating the appetites of other surrounding regions for jewelry, fancy robes and imported delicacies.
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 20 Sep 16
       
      If you have the resources others want...you become very rich!!! Supply and Demand in action.
  • linking cultures for the first time in history.
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 20 Sep 16
       
      What good things came from this linking? What bad things happened from this linking?
  • By the second millennium BC, former backwater island Cyprus had become a major Mediterranean player by ferrying its vast copper resources to the Near East and Egypt, regions wealthy due to their own natural resources such as papyrus and wool. Phoenicia, famous for its seafaring expertise, hawked its valuable cedar wood and linens dyes all over the Mediterranean. China prospered by trading jade, spices and later, silk. Britain shared its abundance of tin.
  • another was by sea
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 20 Sep 16
       
      Rome will change that! The Roads connect cities and make travel faster.
  • Cities grew up in the fertile basins on the borders of those rivers and then expanded by using their watery highways to import and export goods.
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Illuminated Manuscripts - Ancient History Encyclopedia - 4 views

www.ancient.eu/Illuminated_Manuscripts illuminated manuscripts europe middle ages maq6 religion and art catholic church
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  • Illuminated manuscripts were hand-made books, usually on Christian scripture or practice, produced in Western Europe between c. 500-c. 1600 CE. They are so called because of the use of gold and silver which illuminates the text and accompanying illustrations.
  • Hand-made illuminated manuscripts were initially produced by monks in abbeys but, as they became more popular, production became commercialized and was taken over by secular book-makers. Illuminated manuscripts were quite costly to produce and only those of significant means could afford them. The most popular type was the Book of Hours which was a Christian devotional of prayers to be said at certain times throughout the day. More Books of Hours have survived than any other work of the period simply because more of them were produced. The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in c. 1440 CE signaled the beginning of the end of hand-made books generally and illuminated manuscripts specifically.
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Feudalism and Religion in the Middle Ages - 8 views

ed101.bu.edu/...feudalism.html quest3
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  • eudalism was the main political system in the Middle Ages.
  • The Church had the same amount, if not more, power and wealth than the kings.
  • All schools taught religion, most politicians were also priests, and no food was eaten without first saying thanks to God.
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  • priests had quite a lot of influence over the people.
  • Priests also collected a tenth of whatever the peasants had produced from their land over the course of the year. This was called a "tithe."
  • Anyone who was suspected of disagreeing with the church's teachings was called a heretic and burnt at the stake.
  • even if they did make it to heaven in the afterlife, they would have to spend a thousand years in purgatory to be cleansed of their sins on earth. So, many rich people would pay the church to say extra masses for them in the hope that it would reduce the amount of time in purgatory.
  • Benjamin R on 24 Jan 12
     
    This site is very good for finding out important things about the middle ages.
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The Middle Ages - 5 views

westernreservepublicmedia.org/...overview.htm Quest3
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  • Garth Holman on 18 Jan 12
     
    Great site that was found by a student.  It has links to each social class and much, much more.  Check this one out.  Easy to read and clear. 
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Black Death burials reveal the diversity of London's medieval population - Medievalists... - 1 views

www.medievalists.net/...of-londons-medieval-population medieval europe london diverstiy middle ages black death
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  • Their findings reveal that while most of the population would be classified as European, close to thirty percent were found to have some heritage outside of Europe – sometimes cases of dual heritage.
  • Many of the African peoples in Europe during this period would have been slaves or at least the descendants of slaves.The authors note that previous research suggests that between they years 1100 and 1400 an average of 5500 people per year were being transported from Africa to Europe through the trans-Saharan slave trade network. Others would have arrived in Europe in various capacities – ambassadors, pilgrims, musicians, soldiers and craftsmen.
  • Other research has found that medieval London was very diverse.
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  • Documentary sources revealed the presence of at least 17,376 individuals of foreign origin were in London between the years 1336 and 1584, as far away as Iceland and India.
  • New research on people buried in London during the Black Death suggests that the city’s population was more diverse than currently believed, including the presence of people with African heritage.
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History of St. Patrick's Day - HISTORY - 1 views

www.history.com/...history-of-st-patricks-day StPatrick Religion Ireland
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  • Saint Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at the age of 16. He later escaped, but returned to Ireland and was credited with bringing Christianity to its people. In the centuries following Patrick’s death (believed to have been on March 17, 461), the mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture:
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Feudal System - 4 views

www.lordsandladies.org/feudal-system.htm
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  • prisoner of war, his life was saved by his nobility, and his ransom had practically to be raised by the "villains" of his domains.
    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 09 Feb 15
       
      So, Nobles would not be killed and the people below in the social class had to raise money to pay his ransom.  Sweet deal, if you are a noble. 
  • The Feudal System Right of Hunting
  • privileges dearest to and most valued by the nobles.
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    • Garth Holman
      Garth Holman on 09 Feb 15
       
      With the Right of Hunting: What would peasants not have access to in their diet? 
    • Gilmore Dashon
      Gilmore Dashon on 10 Jan 19
       
      Maybe meat
    • Austin David
      Austin David on 10 Jan 19
       
      Meat
    • Dakota Houston
      Dakota Houston on 13 Jan 19
       
      Meat
    • Luke Jennings Sanders
      Luke Jennings Sanders on 13 Jan 19
       
      Meat
    • Tolga Cavusoglu
      Tolga Cavusoglu on 13 Jan 19
       
      meat
    • Maximilian Uhlir
      Maximilian Uhlir on 14 Jan 19
       
      meat
    • Teren Landis
      Teren Landis on 14 Jan 19
       
      Meat
    • Alexander Johnson
      Alexander Johnson on 14 Jan 19
       
      Meat
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      anonymous on 15 Feb 22
       
      Meat
  • Feudal System Right of Jurisdiction
  • which gave judicial power to the nobles and lords in cases arising in their domains, had no appeal save to the King himself.
  • The Feudal System Right of Safe Convoy
  • that it even applied itself to the lower orders, and its violation was considered the most odious crime.
  • The Feudal System Right of Wearing Spurs
  • privileges that of wearing spurs of silver or gold according to their rank of knighthood
  • Feudal System Rights of Knighthood
  • Knights had the right of receiving double rations when prisoners of war; the right of claiming a year's delay when a creditor wished to seize their land; and the right of never having to submit to torture after trial, unless they were condemned to death for the crime they had committed.
  • Feudal System Right of having seats of honour in churches and Monuments
  • Feudal System Right of Disinheritance
  • The nobles enjoyed also the right of disinheritance, that is to say, of claiming the goods of a person dying on their lands who had no direct heir
  • Feudal System Right of Shelter
  • The right of shelter, was the principal charge imposed upon the noble. When a great baron visited his lands, his tenants were not only obliged to give him and his followers shelter, but also provisions and food, the nature and quality of which were all arranged beforehand with the most extraordinary detail.
  • The Feudal System was sustained by the rights and privileges given to the Upper Classes and in most cases enacted by laws. Everything was a source of privilege for the nobles.
  • villains
    • km21dcs
      km21dcs on 08 Feb 16
       
      This is a type of Peasant. Meaning Peasants weren't allowed to hunt
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BBC News - 'Gerbils replace rats' as main cause of Black Death - 3 views

www.bbc.com/...science-environment-31588671 BlackDeath research quest10
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  • If we're right, we'll have to rewrite that part of history."
  • The Black Death, which originated in Asia, arrived in Europe in 1347 and caused one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history.
  • It had been thought that black rats were responsible for allowing the plague to establish in Europe, with new outbreaks occurring when fleas jumped from infected rodents to humans.
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  • They compared tree-ring records from Europe with 7,711 historical plague outbreaks to see if the weather conditions would have been optimum for a rat-driven outbreak.
  • "We show that wherever there were good conditions for gerbils and fleas in central Asia, some years later the bacteria shows up in harbour cities in Europe and then spreads across the continent," Prof Stenseth said. He said that a wet spring followed by a warm summer would cause gerbil numbers to boom.
  • And because this was a period when trade between the East and West was at a peak, the plague was most likely brought to Europe along the silk road, Prof Stenseth explained.
  • "Suddenly we could sort out a problem. Why did we have these waves of plagues in Europe?
  • The team now plans to analyse plague bacteria DNA taken from ancient skeletons across Europe. If the genetic material shows a large amount of variation, it would suggest the team's theory is correct.
  • Garth Holman on 25 Feb 15
     
    This article calls into question how the plague was moved from Asia to Europe..not fleas, but Gerbils:) 
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This Day in History - What Happened Today - HISTORY - 0 views

www.history.com/this-day-in-history Al Gore 2000 Election Concedes
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  • Vice President Al Gore concedes defeat to George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of legal battles over the recounting of votes in Florida, on December 13, 2000.
  • In a televised speech from his ceremonial office next to the White House, Gore said that while he was deeply disappointed and sharply disagreed with the Supreme Court verdict that ended his campaign, ”partisan rancor must now be put aside.”
  • “I accept the finality of the outcome, which will be ratified next Monday in the Electoral College” he said. “And tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession.”
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  • Gore had won the national popular vote by more than 500,000 votes, but narrowly lost Florida, giving the Electoral College to Bush 271 to 266.
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