Essays on Period

The Japanese Period (1941 – 1945) The Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred between 1941 and 1945, when the Empire of Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The invasion of the Philippines started on December 8, 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As at Pearl Harbor, the…

Manuel Noriega Essay, Research Paper Ahmad Abazari 12/3/99 Period 1 Manuel Noriega Semester History Project Introduction: Manuel Noriega ( 1934- ? ) , former dictator of Panama, found guilty of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering by the United States Jury. He was born in Panama City. After on a scholarship at the Chorrillos Military…

The term “Sensitive Period” was first used by Hugo De Vries, a Dutch botanist and geneticist who spent much of his life researching animal development. His work largely related to the development of animals. He found that in nature different species show a higher sensitivity to learn a specific skill at a particular period in…

Magnesium is the twelfth element on the periodic table. It is located in the secondgroup called the alkaline earth metals. Natural magnesium contains three different isotopes,and there are twelve others that are recognized. Seawater is a rich source of magnesium inthe form of salt. Magnesium is the eighth most abundant element in the earth’s crust….

Oda Nobunaga played a major role in the unification of Japan after the Warring States period (Sengoku jidai). He was actually the first of the three great “unifiers” of Japan. The other two were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu who followed in Nobunaga’s footsteps. At the time of his advent to power, Japan was in…

The Ming and Qing dynasties are regarded as the most successful dynasties in the history of China. Before them, China was ruled by the Yuan dynasty governed by the Mongols (Nosotro). The Chinese perceived this to be a foreign domination of their country and the Mongols were therefore expelled from China in 1368 to pave…

During the Greek-Roman period there was a time span that began with the reign of Augustus Caesar to the death of Marcus Aurelius known as the Pax Romana. This time span which covered more than 200 years brought many changes to the Roman Empire. It was a time for unity, peace, and national stability for…

The Jurassic Period took place about 210 million years ago. It went on for about 70 million years. The Jurassic Period was one of periods in the Mesozoic The life forms that were present during the Jurassic Period were not all of the life forms in Jurassic Park. The Tyrannosaurus rex and Tricerastops had not…

Marco Polo is one of the most well-known heroic travelers and traders around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you Marco Polos life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan. Marco Polo was born in c.1254 in Venice. He was a Venetian explorer and merchant whose account…

Polybius was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic period born in Megalopolis, Arcadia (200-118 B. C). He was the son of Lycortas, also a Greek Politician who became the Cavalry commander of the Achaean league (a Hellenistic period of alliance between Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese). The Achaean league existed between…