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The doctors had to come up with cures for the bubonic plague because it became too deadly, the most useful cures they made are bloodletting, mixing and using natural remedies and religious interpretations. The purpose of writing about this topic is to show and educate about the most used bubonic plague cures. Bloodletting was performed…

Throughout history, most societies held women in an inferior status compared to that of men. This was often justified as being the natural result of biological differences between the men and women. In many societies, people believed women to be more emotional and less decisive than men and not that strong. But it’s different from…

Nationalism can be defined as an ideology based upon the premise that an individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpasses all other individual or group interests. Nationalism is considered a modern movement. Throughout history people have been attached to their native soil, to the traditions of their parents and to their country as a…

Before World War II, Tajik literature held a prominent position in Central Asia. However, after the war, Kyrgyz prose fiction took over the literary spotlight with Chingiz Torekulovich Aitmatov at its forefront. Aitmatov’s “Craftsmanship” provides an insightful account of his life and career. Born on December 12, 1928, in the village of Sheker (Talas Valley,…

In 1773, the East India Company of Britain faced a significant challenge as it had a surplus of tea that could not be sold in England, putting the company on the brink of bankruptcy. To salvage the situation, the government enacted the Tea Act of 1773. This act granted the company the exclusive right to…

“Like writing history with lightning” a quote from President Woodrow Wilson after watching the movie The Birth of a Nation. After an extremely optimistic attempt to repair a fragmented nation, not even the President of the United states is able to refute the atrocities of the malignant plague at the time called racism and endorsed…

Rosa Parks who we all knew was an African civil rights movement zealot woman who became to be best known for the Montgomery Bus Boycott occurrence event that transpired in the capital of Alabama and that was Montgomery. She was born in Tuskegee, Alabama on February 4, 1913 and then passed away in Detroit, Michigan…

Introduction As the new century began, most people were filled with hope that it was a dawn to a new beginning. But little did they know that the future would not only give them good, but also bloodshed. On September 11, 2001, it was a normal work day at the World Trade Center, filled with…

The development of early ancient societies throughout history displays the complexity in humans throughout the creation of languages, innovations, and communities. These complex societies formed along five different river basins, creating five distinct river basin societies. As these societies received annual floods from these rivers, the food surplus grew immensely, letting the society thrive without…

Many people may ask, “What is Global History?” Two concepts that shape Global History and its importance are religion and trade. Through the ideas religion and trade, Global History can be characterized by one familiar figure: Christopher Columbus. The result of Columbus’s “Four Voyages” puts across the significance of religion and trade to Global History….