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What was life like in France before the French Revolution?

Shortly before the French Revolution, a small percentage of the population comprised of the clergy and a few nobles were known to be quite wealthy and lived a luxurious lifestyle. However, the majority of the population consisting of peasants was living in abject poverty. People would spend days searching for employment without luck, and when they finally found work, the pay was only enough to feed their families.Most people lived in the countryside, as the conditions there were a bit bearable as compared to city life. Urban residents generally had a shorter life span since the air was filled ..

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What are the contributions of Leonardo da Vinci?

Leonardo da Vinci was trained with an architectural and technical eye, and he had a great understanding of machines and gears. In his notebooks, he sketched ideas for new machines which weren’t actually invented until hundreds of years after his time. These include parachutes, helicopters, army tanks, airplanes and an underwater breathing apparatus. He was a military engineer who made contributions to the advancement of weapon design. He studied water and had ideas for canals, steam-powered cannons and waterwheels.\nLeonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man," which is a drawing of a man with h..

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What is a list of some of Albert Einstein's accomplishments?

Einstein earned his doctorate in 1905 after graduating from Swiss Federal Polytechnic School with a teaching diploma. In 1909, the physicist became "Professor Extraordinary" at the University of Zurich before reaching the directorship of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics at the University of Berlin in 1918, a post he kept until 1932.\nAfter fleeing Germany in 1932, Einstein became a professor at Princeton University in the United States. The scientist was given American citizenship in 1940. The professor was awarded many honorary doctorates in the United States for his lifetime achievem..

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Who started Christianity?

Jesus's teachings became popular in different areas and gained a great following. He was referred to in different names, including son of God and son of David. The Gentiles and Jewish followers had different beliefs but all believed in the teachings and message of Jesus Christ. The difference in their cultural beliefs led to increasing division between the two groups. However, the teachings of Jesus continued to grow and attracted new followers.Traditional Christians only believed in only one God and Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Today, there several branches of Christianity, which have di..

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What are some interesting presidential trivia facts?

Franklin Pierce didn't swear his oath of office, he affirmed it, placing his hand on a law book rather than on the Bible. John F. Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century, the first boy scout to become a president and the first Roman Catholic president. Rutherford Hayes held gospel sing-alongs every night in the White House and banished alcohol from the building.\nAbraham Lincoln was the first president to receive a patent and was the first president to have been born outside the original 13 colonies. The capital of Liberia, Monrovia, is named after President James Monroe...

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Where did the Ojibwa Indians live?

The Ojibwa Indians were one of the largest North American tribes, with a population coming in fourth behind the Navajo, Cherokee and Lakota tribes. Some Ojibwa Indians were also called Chippewa, depending on the specific region where they lived. The Ojibwa were believed to have first come into contact with foreigners in 1665, when Father Claude Jean Allouez, a French Jesuit missionary, established the Chequamegon Bay mission near what is today known as Lake Superior.

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How did Indonesia gain independence?

There was a widespread independence movement in the Dutch East indies before the World War II. Leaders, such as Sutan Sjahrir, Mohammad Hatta and Sukarno, played a big role in advocating Indonesia's independence. After the Java Sea Battle, the Japanese won the war, and many Dutch men were taken into forced labor. The Dutch government attempted to restore its administration after the battle but it failed.

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What do you call the ornament on the front of a pirate ship?

Early use of the figurehead was varied among the early seafaring civilizations. Vikings used their figureheads to intimidate their opponents and ward off evil spirits, while the ancient Phoenicians used horses to represent speed. Eventually, figureheads came to represent a way for a non-literate person to identify the ship and to show off the wealth and prosperity of the ship's owner. Their popularity continued to grow until the invention of the steam ship, which no longer included a bowsprit, which is where figureheads were traditionally mounted.

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Why did the founders name their company Apple?

Jobs felt the name would not intimidate potential customers. He also thought Apple was "fun" and "spirited." The early logo depicted Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree and had the words "Apple Computer Co." on it. Newton is said to have developed the Universal Law of Gravitation when an apple hit him in the head while he was sitting under an apple tree, though the graphic may have been influenced by Steve Jobs' time at the apple farm.\nEventually, Apple replaced its original logo with a rainbow-colored apple. The logo had six different colors, in the following order: apple green, ye..

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Who discovered the country India?

Vasco da Gama is credited with opening a sea route from Europe to the East. He sailed again to India in 1502, this time meeting resistance from Muslim traders in the region. He completed a third trip to Indian in 1524 to serve as a Portuguese viceroy to assist in combating the corruption of the Portuguese government in the region. In December 1524 Vasco da Gama died in Calchin, India, of an illness. His body was returned to Portugal for burial.

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