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What is Charlemagne famous for?

Charlemagne's rule lasted from 768 A.D. until his death in 814. As his empire expanded throughout this period, he emphasized cultural development in addition to unification. Charlemagne strongly supported the Carolingian Renaissance, which saw a rebirth of intellectualism in Europe.\nThe spread of Charlemagne's empire required constant military conquests. With each victory, he sought to align his new subjects with the zeitgeist of the rest of his empire. A major thrust of this goal was forced conversion to Christianity. In many cases, those who refused to convert faced death. These c..

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What are the Mayas, Incas and Aztecs?

The three groups flourished at different times. The earliest of the three were the Mayan people, who dominated their area between A.D. 250 and 900, when they mysteriously abandoned their cities. The Aztecs dominated a similar region beginning in the 14th century and ending with the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. The Incas had a relatively short-lived reign, consolidating power in the mid-15th century and falling to the Spanish less than a century later.

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What was WW1 artillery?

Artillery had been used in wars before World War I, but it was never a very important part of warfare. When infantry forces dug into trenches along the western front, massive artillery bombardments were used to soften enemy positions before attacks. Gradually, the focus shifted away from direct-fire cannon to indirect-fire weapons, since they could be used from much farther away and fired without exposing their crews to danger from the enemy.\nOne of the most famous artillery pieces of the war was the Paris Gun, a German 210 millimeter cannon mounted on a railway carriage. It had a barrel that..

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Why did Cortes go to Mexico?

After arriving in Veracruz and forging local alliances, Cortes traveled over dangerous territory for the walled city of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital of Mexico. The conquistador, along with his men, were well-received by the Aztec leader, Moctezuma, famously known as Montezuma. The ruler was apprehensive on how to treat his guests, but, bound by custom and superstition, he showered them with expensive gifts. The Spaniards repaid the king's hospitality and kindness by taking him captive and demanding ransom from his subjects.

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What is the history of Delaware County, Pennsylvania?

After a brief period of time, the settlements in the area fell under control of England's Duke of York. In 1681, King Charles II gave proprietary colony rights to William Penn, which lead to the founding of The Province of Pennsylvania under Penn's control.\nA year later, in 1682, the General Assembly of Pennsylvania passed its "Great Law of Pennsylvania" that gave citizens, among other things, freedom of religion and the right to vote. During this period of time, the population of the county tripled and many roads were built, some of which are still used today.\nDuring the American ..

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What farming tools were used in ancient Mesopotamia?

The first stone plows used in Mesopotamia are referred to as beam-ards and created a furrow in the soil without causing it to turn. This design stayed constant for most of the Mesopotamian civilization and it was not until 2,300 B.C. that the seed plow was invented. The seed plow featured a similar design to the beam-ard but included a funnel that dropped a seed into the furrow.\nFarming tools in Ancient Mesopotamia were made using materials such as clay, timber and stone. The quality of the tools improved for workers on temple estates and palaces with the introduction of copper-alloy and iron..

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What were Napoleon Bonaparte's goals?

The French Revolution was launched when the people of the nation staged a coup against the government. At the time, the country was led by a monarchy that had drained the treasury. Napoleon thought France should be a democracy and aligned himself with other individuals who felt the same way. After Napoleon and his followers gained control of France, he worked to improve the legal, economic and social conditions of the nation. In the early years of his reign, he was revered as a hero for restoring order to France and building it into a powerful nation.\nNapoleon eventually became more reckless ..

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What was Martin Luther King, Jr. famous for?

In December of 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person. Dr. King and other civil rights leaders met with Ms. Parks after her arrest to plan the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted 385 days. It ended when the U.S. District Court ruled to end segregation on all Montgomery public buses. Dr. King led the protest, which resulted in him being arrested and his home being bombed, and it also put him in the national spotlight.\nDr. King was arrested and beaten several times during his life, but he remained non-violent, which gained him widespread support an..

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What is the timeline of Robert de La Salle?

Born in 1643, La Salle became a Jesuit in 1660 but was released from the order in 1667 after he had already gone to Canada. He sailed for Canada, or New France, in 1666. In 1669, he went on his first exploratory mission and got as far as Kentucky on the Ohio River before returning to Canada. In 1674, he returned to France to request royal support. Receiving it, he returned to New France and continued to explore the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Basin. After re-supplying in France in 1684, La Salle returned to the mouth of the Mississippi with several ships. On an exploratory foray in 1687, h..

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Why did the Pullman Strike happen?

George Pullman had built housing quarters known as Pullman City where he required all his workers to live. He made the workers pay to use the library he provided, as well as the church. Pullman regularly instituted pay cuts and expected his workers not to argue with increases in workloads. The workers, many who were members of the American Railway Union, sought the union's help to negotiate better treatment and pay. Pullman refused, and on May 11, 1894, the workers walked out without the approval of the union.\nHowever, on June 26, the American Railway Union formally joined the boycott. T..

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