After 1492, two totally different societies and ecosystems separated by the Atlantic Ocean were linked together forever by Columbus' expedition. The exchange of goods, foods, and even diseases is referred to writ large as the Columbian exchange, one of the most drastic changes in human and ...
Why did Estevanico explore? Why did the Battle of Manzikert happen? Why did James G. Blaine promote pan-Americanism? Why was the Entente Cordiale formed? Why did the Columbian Exchange begin? Why did the Battle of Hattin happen? Why was the Isenheim Altarpiece commissioned?
little didIknowa doctor would not be one of the most influential members in her life. My younger sister was diagnosed with autism when she was three years old and at the time‚ my eight-year-old self did not comprehend what autism was‚whymy sister was diagnosed with it‚ or even ...
To the untrained eye, they all look like minnows. Why do we care? We know and care about pupfish, along with so many other unique expressions of our evolutionary inheritance, of course, because biologists and ecologists have catalogued them, and because journalists like Elizabeth Kolbert and ...
Because of what happened, at that show, I am glad I did not attend.Meanwhile, back at home I am still going about my daily routine as if nothing happened; all while trying to figure out why I was not affected like my friends. At this point I went to bed to take a nap. This is...
Warm – Up August 30 Who were the first Europeans to come to the Americas? What year did they come? Early Immigration in the United States What would it take to make you move to another city? Where would you want to live? Why would you move there?
they would say, using one’s own voice while not speaking in one’s own name. It is not surprising that this craft is so often misunderstood, for when satirists do their job convincingly, when they get too close to their target, it is easy to hear them not just as the channelers of...
Why did they call Harriet Tubman Minty? Why was Abraham Lincoln called the Great Emancipator? Why is it called Labor Day? Why was the Amnesty Act of 1872 passed? Why is the Avignon Papacy called the Babylonian Captivity? Why do we call it the Berlin Conference?
Why were the Mayans targeted in the Guatemalan Genocide? Why did the Aztecs build chinampas? Why do so many professionals think the Mayans disappeared? Why did the Mayan civilization collapse? Why were the Mayan pyramids built? Why did the Aztecs build Tenochtitlan where they did?
Why did the Lakota call Little Bighorn greasy grass? Why did the British believe they could take Aboriginal land? Why is it called Latin America? Why did Native Americans join the Army during the Indian Wars? Why did the Lakota Sioux leave their homeland?