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… Ideas - During the late 1500's and early 1600's, scholars and scientists increasingly realized the importance of experimentation and mathematics to scientific advances. This realization helped bring about a revolution in science. - The great Italian…

… group of thinkers called the British classical school, led by the Scottish economist Adam Smith, gave the laissez-faire principle its fullest explanation and defense between the 1770's and the 1840's. - Their support came at a time when laissez faire…

… - During the late 1700's and early 1800's, great changes took place in the lives and work of people in several parts of the Western world. - These changes resulted from the development of industrialization. The term Industrial Revolution refers both…

… you the tale of how greed and jealousy led to my destruction. Born the son of a human mother and the God Poseidon, at birth my destiny pretold of a greatness disturbed. During my childhood on earth with my mother Eurynome and my foster father Glaucus,…

… the start of the Revolutionary War a small event called the Boston Massacre helped spark a start to the American Revolution.         On a sunny day in early March 1770, a large group of colonists gathered around a square in Boston. They were…

… craw-fished, wheedled out of any agreement he had made not to harbor and develop weapons of mass destruction." (U.S. President George W. Bush) The U.S. army's war stocks have recently doubled in Kuwait due to an expansion of American troops at a…

… written. The "Enlightenment of the Buddha" is yet another example of truth turning into fiction through subsequent retelling and embellishment. Although it is difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction, a story that has survived for over…

… centuries was vastly different than it is today. The Crusades had given Europeans a taste for the riches of the East. Travel was dangerous. Communications were uncertain, at best. The nations of Europe were all monarchies undergoing the breakdown of…

… until the year 0, had many contributions to our society today. They affected our forms of government, our sciences and mathematics, and our philosophy. The Ancient Greeks have played a large role on our society. The Ancient Greeks have provided us…

… lasted from 1949 to 1966. During this period Australia experienced such an increase in prosperity that it raises the question: Was Sir Robert Menzies the sole reason why the Australian economy was so successful during the time he spent as Prime…