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- 21: The Vikings
- ... were protected by large barriers, or ramparts. All of these forts were divided in four parts with four longhouses in each division, all arranged in small squares. These longhouses were where man and their families lived, where weapons and tools were made, horse stables, and storage places. Viking coastal towns were also well protected, they built them right up on the coast using the ocean or lake as a barrier. Then ... many islands but none of them were Greenland and he was not interested. By the fourth island they hit, Bjarn knew he found Greenland, it matched the description. He met with his father Herjulf, and lived with him until his death, and stayed even after. When Leif Ericsson, Eric the Red's son, learned of this new unexplored land from Bjarn he jumped on the chance to venture unto it. Leif ... towards the man who had killed his wife's brother. When a baby is first born it was shown to its father and if it was deformed he could have it killed. If the baby lived then it was sprinkled with water, a custom in the Viking society. The father would also choose a name for the baby. The name would be of good luck, or be the name of ...
- 22: From Water To Land
- ... terrestrial vertebrates. The earliest tetrapod known is Acanthostega. It is also considered the most primitive tetrapod. It is very close to its fish ancestry, but still anatomically far from its terrestrial relatives. These creatures still lived in water, but they had a lot of the terrestrial tetrapod anatomical characteristics. Introduction: Before tetrapods existed, all vertebrates were confined to living in aquatic habitats. The only animals that lived on land were arthropods. Through natural adaptations, the fish developed into amphibians. This colossal stage of change made necessary the evolution of new ways of breathing, locomotion, and reproduction. Paleontologists needed to understand how this ... help them survive. This time period is very difficult to study because there is a very small amount of fossils preserved. After all, this occurred approximately 350 million years ago; and since the first tetrapods lived in water, their remains were damaged as time went on. Summary: In 1940 Alfred Romer of Harvard offered a powerful scenario about the process of evolution of the fish into amphibians. He argued that ...
- 23: Mayan Beliefs
- ... of rain and thunder. The deities of the food plants and animals attended her. All nature was alive and it was constantly dying and being reborn (Burland 1771). The Mayans are American Indian people who lived in southern Mexico (Miller "Maya" Grolier). The Yucatan was the center of the Mayan civilization from about the 1st century B.C. ("Yucantan" Grolier). They flourished in Mexico and central America from 250 to 1600 ... crossed the Bering land Bridge from Asia (Miller "Maya" Grolier). Honduras was once a part of the Mayan Empire. It had flourished between 250 and 950 A.D. (Seligson "Honduras" Grolier). The Mayans also had lived in Mexican states: Yucantan and Chiapas, British Honduras, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador (Burland 1770) By 1200 B.C., they had dominated trade routes. The trade routes extended from the modern Mexico state of Guerrero ... were with the central and coastal Mexican civilization that had influenced them and influenced other cultures (Harrison "History of Latin America" Grolier). The Mayans worshiped peace deities (Matthews 45). They also worshiped a creator who lived beyond the sky, and believed it was male and female. Mayans also believed that males were more important (Burland 1771). They explain this with the fact that man came first (Thompson Internet). They also ...
- 24: Fried Green Tomatoes
- ... present, not the past or the future. Of course she had her hardship that wouldn’t let her forget, like when her brother Buddy died, and she even looked forward to a day, but she lived in the present. She lived life for the moment. "Now, seriously, Idgie, I’m not trying to run your business or anything, but I just want to know if you’re saving any money, that’s all. What for? Idgie ... a little drink if he needed it…"(329). Idgie did not care about her own wealth, she cared for the well being of others and did not let a single person discourage her as she lived her rambunctious life. Even though she was never rich, she lost loved ones, and turned some people away with her attitude, she died happy. Her actions brought about consequences but she never had regret ...
- 25: August Tubbe
- ... years after left his birth place, Prussia. August corresponded with his sister who remained in Europe for only his first twelve years in the United States because his sister died the twelth year that August lived in the United States. August never participated in any correspondence with any German, German agent or German sympathizer at any time. had children, grand children and great grand children, all of whom married native born ... of the United States and Texas seems apparent from the names given to several of the descendants of the Berry family. One of my great-great-great grandfathers was named Andrew Jackson Berry and he lived in Tennessee. Another great-great-great grandfather was named Sam Houston Gann who lived in Lufkin, Texas. Farming remained the favored occupation for the generations of the Berry family from August Tubbe to my great grandfather George Hopson Berry. The Berry family was industrious Page 4 and active ...
- 26: A Fourteenth Century Castle
- ... warfare changed. In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about how warriors surrounded and attacked a castle, how the people in the castle prepared for war, how they defended themselves, and how they lived in peace. A castle was usually built on top of a cliff so it would be harder for the opposition to reach it. It was also surrounded by a moat which was a water filled ... work shops. During the war The water supply was vital, especially when the castle was surrounded. Wells were dug into the rock below the castle, the water was used for bathing and drinking. The Lord lived at the heart of the castle which was called a keep. If the defenders broke into the castle all the remaining soldiers would go into the keep and fight to the death. Women and children ... effectively as they kept invaders out. Noblemen captured in battle would have luxury quarters high up in one of the gate house towers. They were held until there families paid a ransom. The ransom prisoners lived almost as well as the lord himself. But most of the prisoners were not that lucky, they shivered and starved in the dungeons- the base meant prisons beneath the gate house floor. Unwanted prisoners ...
- 27: Native Culture Prior To Contact With Europeans
- ... people. The Natives in Canada today are divided into three subgroups: Indians, Inuit, and Métis. There are four major groups of Indians in Canada. Each group contains many different tribes. The regions the Indians lived in distinguished the different groups and the ways of life they had to adopt to meet their surroundings. There were the Indians of the Pacific coast and mountains, the Plains Indians, those of the St ... bec and Cree and Ojibwa of Northern Ontario and Manitoba. They were above all, nomad hunters, moving over their tribal hunting grounds in search of animals that would supply them with food and clothing. They lived in wigwams constructed of birch-bark, and used this paper-like, but strong bark to cover their canoes, in which they traveled. In the winter they traveled by snowshoes, while fur robes replaced the deerskin ... Lawrence Valley consisted of a group of Indians known as the Iroquois. The Iroquois were farmers, unlike the Algonquins. They hunted and fished as well, but depended mainly on their fields and crops. The Iroquois lived in villages with their crops surrounding the area. Their houses were large lodges. Wood-framed, bark-covered with an arched roof. Each house had several Iroquois families in it. This was a much more ...
- 28: Fried Green Tomatoes
- ... present, not the past or the future. Of course she had her hardship that wouldn’t let her forget, like when her brother Buddy died, and she even looked forward to a day, but she lived in the present. She lived life for the moment. “Now, seriously, Idgie, I’m not trying to run your business or anything, but I just want to know if you’re saving any money, that’s all. What for ... little drink if he needed it…”(329). Idgie did not care about her own wealth, she cared for the well being of others and did not let a single person discourage her as she lived her rambunctious life. Even though she was never rich, she lost loved ones, and turned some people away with her attitude, she died happy. Her actions brought about consequences but she never had regret ...
- 29: Geroffrey Chaucer
- ... forester of one of the king's parks.1 He may have held this position until his death. During the 12 years that Chaucer was controller of the customs (1374-86), he and his wife lived in a house built on the city wall above the gate called Aldgate. His wife died in 1387.3 Nothing is known about where Chaucer lived after this tragedy until December 1399, when he leased a house in the garden of Westminster Abbey in London.3 October 25 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer died and was buried where he had spent his last ... men of letters were buried near him, and gave recognition to this part of the Abbey as the Poets' Corner.4 Soldier, diplomat, justice of the peace, Member of Parliament, and man of affairs, Chaucer lived a full and busy life. Born soon after the beginning of the Hundred Years' War, he lived through the terrible years of the Black Death, through John Wycliffe's dramatic challenge to the established ...
- 30: The Seminole
- ... up of people from many nations, so the Seminole is a tribe made up of Indians from many tribes." (Garbarino 13) The Seminole are the indigenous people living in southeastern America. They lived in what is now Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi. The Seminole had a Muskogean language of the Hokan-Siouan stock. (Bookshelf) The Indian tribes found in the southeast ... how to live in them. The environment even influenced the language and rituals. Due to this involvement with Nature, they revered all of Nature. (Garbarino 13) The landscape in which the Seminole lived was composed of fertile valleys, thick woods, and low mountains. The largest and most powerful tribes took the desirable locations, the fertile valleys. The small tribes settled in the woods and mountains. (Garbarino 14) The environment influenced the types of food the people could find the most. It allowed maize, beans, and squash to grow plentifully. Although these plants grow plentifully, the Seminoles lived more by hunting and gathering. It was easier to hunt and fish because the woodlands and rivers were filled with an abundance of game. The Indians also gathered founds that were found ...
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