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Italy Analysis: Foundation of Italy I am writing about Italy because it is the only country, outside of where I was born, the United States, and Costa Rica. I loved Costa Rica, but I have a spiritual connection to Italy, and Rome, in particular, (not just the Vatican). Italian Unification: In Europe, Italy was one of the last countries to unify into a single country.  Italy was finally unified in 1902 CE. The major players in Italian unification were Garibaldi, Sicily, Pie

World War Two Churchill World War Two was a cataclysmic war in which the world almost ended. The book that I picked to write about this is Troublesome Young Men by Lynne Olson. This book explains Churchill’s rise to power. Churchill led a legal insurrection in Britain against the prior government run by Chamberlain. Chamberlin was a leader who valued peace and prosperity. However, Hitler had different ideas; his ideas were to lead a massive extermination of Jews and also co

The Rise of the Roman Republic The Roman Republic began as a small town on a small hill next to the Tiber River in Italy; it grew to become one of the top five culturally impactful empires of all time. It is one of the top five most culturally impactful empires of all time because it had an significant influence on the modern Western world’s government system’s. Ancient Roman settlers founded the town on a small hill which was one of seven hills by a descendant of the Trojan

History of Pirates In one of my favorite video games, that I play, Civilization 7, the developers of the game just added a pirate leader and a pirate civilization, this made me more interested in pirates; something that I do not know much about. Pirates are cool, however I don’t know much about them, so I wanted to learn more. Most of what I know of pirates comes from The Pirates of the Caribbean movie. This book was meant to be something that I could do to learn more. Pira

World War II was a key point for America because it changed the world order, which changed the course of American history. The United States became stronger and more powerful: it was also responsible for creating international institutions, which led to the new world order. Some of these institutions include the International Criminal Court, NATO, and the World Trade Organization. The other major impacts caused by WW2 include: a Communist versus Democracy axis and creating th

World War II was a pivotal turning point for America, transforming it and the rest of the world. America during this period grew stronger; it was also responsible for creating international institutions that contributed to the emergence of the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and finally creating the state of Israel. The Great Depression The Great Depression was the worst industrialized age recession in modern history. Th

Roman Calvary Roman General Marcus Aurelius Gladiator was published on May 5th, 2000. Gladiator won five Oscars and was ranked one of the best movies of the 21st century. It grossed 466 million dollars, making it the second biggest hit of the year 2000. Gladiator was ranked #39 on the best movies of all time. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.5 and a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 79%. Gladiator is a movie that follows Maximus Meridius, played by Russel Crowe, a Roman General w

Italy The Italian Renaissance was an interesting period that brought important inventions and reignited ancient ideas in the modern...

The Dark Age’s Part Four Europe’s dark ages were a pivotal point in European history. We do not know much about the dark ages, which...

The Dark Age’s Part Three Europe’s dark ages were a pivotal point in European history. We do not know much about the dark ages, which...

The Dark Ages of Europe were a critical time in European history. Between the Black Plague, the decline of Western civilization, and the...

The Dark Age’s of Europe were an critical time in European history. Between the Black Plague, the decline of western civilization and the...

The Roman Soldier Part One The Roman soldier was armed with a military invention that they took from the Iberians: a sword called the...

I chose to learn more about the ancient figure, Alexander the Great, whose empire was one of the largest in history, and collapsed after...

I chose to learn more about Alexander the Great’s Empire after he died. He was one of the greatest generals of all time and a strong...

This blog was written by listening to an audio book on the fall of the Roman Empire. I wanted to learn more about the Roman Empire, which...

The Fall of the Roman Republic I am listening to an audio book on the fall of the Roman Empire. I wanted to learn more about the Roman...

I decided to read about Henry the Fifth- because Henry the Fifth was well respected and one of the best warrior kings. I got the Henry...

The Ancient Aztec empire’s was named after; Aztlan, or “White Land”. Aztec Religion was created by having over 200 gods based on Aztec...

Introduction: Why I chose to write about Roman Swords: I chose to write about Roman swords because they were a cornerstone of the Roman...