.... Before the beginning of the Revolution, only moderate reforms were wanted by the people. An example of why they wanted this was because of king Louis XIV's actions. At the end of the seventeenth century, King Louis XIV's wars began decreasing the royal finances dramatically. This worsened during the eighteenth century. The use of the money by Louis XIV angered the people and they wanted a new system of government. The writings of the philosophes such as Voltaire and Diderot, were critical of the government. They said that not one official in power was corrupt, but that the whole system of government needed some change. Eventually, when the royal finances were expended in th ....

.... Constantine created a successful new monetary system based on the gold solidus, or nomisma which lasted well into the middle of the 11th century. Because of the commercial thriving throughout the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries, many ancient cities flourished. Large estates dominated agriculture which continued to be fruitful in spite of the heavy taxation causing an abandonment of land. From the beginning to the end of the Byzantine empire, the church and the emperor had been the largest landholders, therefore being the largest profiteers of Byzantine. (Encarta) After the Roman empire fell in 476 AD, Byzantine conquered all. It took over the space of southeastern Euro ....

.... in New Zealand and writes mostly on the Chinese Salt industry. Both authors come from different backgrounds, as their writing and analysis will show. Bentley characterizes his work in this book as "placing cultural developments in the larger context of the political, social, and economic circumstances in which they unfolded". Bentley's writing focuses more on the main themes within Central Asia. For example "the period from the early eleventh to the mid-fourteenth century none the less stands out as a distinctive age in the history of cross-cultural encounters, one that warrants analysis in its own right". He goes on to say that there was a remarkable amount of revival ....

.... would even have non-punk fans entertained. Their songs talk about racism, politics, social problems, sex, drugs, lesbians, bums, alcohol, animal freedom... and many other strange subjects. In their music you will find punk, of course, but also rock, hardcore, ska, even reggae and jazz. If you ask me they are a just a punk-ska band. Their songs are interesting and different from one another. Each song has it's own characteristics. The lyrics are very interesting, sometimes strange, and sometimes incomprehensible. You basically just have to understand them in your own way. The club was packed, or more accurately, stuffed. After much anticipation the punk gods, NOFX hit the s ....

.... in various parts of France, and he quickly earned a good reputation with the use of his medicine. However, Nostradamus' "medicines" were not ordinary, as they consisted of psychological guidance and homemade formulas. Using these methods, he cured many victims of the plague who were previously labeled incurable. He later went back to Montpelier to earn his doctoral degree in medicine. Although Nostradamus was very interested in medicine, he began reading books about the occult and took a fancy to predicting the future. In 1550, he published his first book which contained prophecies for the coming year. The almanac proved so successful and accurate that he ....

.... left in power and convinced the Athenians that safety would be strong in their navy. During the Greek war at Artemesium and Chalcis the fifth Persian squadron was destroyed by a storm. The Greeks fought remaining Persians and had two days of victory and the third day they were defeated. During the battle the Greeks lost seventy ships out of three hundred and thirty. It was another story on land. The Spartan king Leonidas protected pass at Thermoplye with three hundred Spartans and 6700 non-Spartans. A Greek traitor knew Leonidas plans so the traitor led the Persians behind the pass. Once Leonidas was aware of this he sent large amounts of troops to block ....

.... highest and most powerful position in all of Germany, and this gave Hitler the control of everything and everyone in Germany, after that nothing would ever be the same. Hitler wanted a pure Aryan State, a country that had a superior race to the rest of the world. This meant that he would have to kill all of the people who stood in the way of his purification. This was called a cleansing of Germany. Hitler had most of the Jews, Romani (Gypsies), Poles, Slavs, homosexuals, the anti-social, communists, socialists, trade unionists, Jehovah Witnesses, and the mentally and physically handicapped people whom were holding back the advancement of the Aryan’s executed, this was ....

.... highest attainment of humanity is the freedom of individuals to express themselves unhindered by any form of external repression. In 1775 thirteen American colonies revolted against their British rulers. They expressed themselves by using anarchy to be freed from the unjust treatment of the British (Brinkley 120). Living with the hardships of life in the wild, new land, the American settlers gained strength and a firm belief in the rights and liberties of the individual man. They revolted because England interfered with their trade industry, demanded unjust taxes, and sent British troops to compel obedience. In the beginning of the war the colonists fought for their in ....