Essays on History

The Brooklyn Bridge: A Historic Landmark The Brooklyn Bridge is celebrated among New Yorkers and those beyond as an iconic landmark that literally conjoins and unifies two sides of the city – Brooklyn and Manhattan. Apart from that, the design and construction of this landmark put an end to some of...

Helps us understand our own world and around the world. Relies on description, prediction, explanation and also control (Basak 35-60). Deals with the phenomena the physical world. Human activity like DNA exploring (Grubbs 38-70). The reading, thinking, analysis the stories (Grubbs 38-70). The...

The term quattrocento is Italian for “four hundred”. In fine art, this term refers to the 15th century. Therefore, it embraces both cultural and artistic activities involving painting, architecture and sculpture between 1400 and 1500 in Italy. As quattrocento coincided with the Florentine Renaissance, this term is often seen as...

The classical phase and precisely the High Renaissance contains the Italian pieces of art done from the 1490’s to a better part of the 16th century. The greatest artists of the phase included Michelangelo, Raphael and many others whose works are famous and have been well-maintained over the years. This...

Late Antiquity Late antiquity was a period of transition, and it was characterized by political climates that were constantly changing, thereby causing shifting tastes in the standards of the society. This period presents a range of artwork which exhibits both a narrative storyline and symbolic imagery, presented as early Christian motifs. There...

The disciplines of anthropology tend to overlap those of history, and as such, this has made it possible for anthropology to play a significant role in promoting the comprehension of history. For that reason, this discussion will look at the overlap and the role anthropology has played in promoting the...

Continued speculation and debate regarding the initial process of human occupation of the Americas has resulted in the development of different theories. The Clovis-first theory may be viewed as the traditional theory to explain the peopling of the Americas due to its general acceptability during a large portion of the...

According to Paul Kirchoff: Mesoamerica and the Transition to Food Production According to Paul Kirchoff, Mesoamerica was the main area of influence among the Mexican cultures in the pre-Columbian area. The region spans from Mexico all the way to Panama. The shift from cultivating food to producing food is thought to...

Between A.D. 800 and Eleventh Century, most Scandinavians flee their homelands to seek their fortunes in other places (Krim, 2018). The Scandinavians, who were majorly warriors, were collectively referred to as Vikings, or the Norsemen (Northmen). They started by raiding various coastal sites, particularly the British Isles’ undefended monasteries (Krim,...

Scurvy Scurvy is a disease caused by lack of vitamin C in the body. The word scurvy is dated to the sailors and the pirates on the long sea voyages but the "land scurvy" greatly affected numerous Crusaders from Europe who spent many months traversing through the Mild East. A re-known...

This is a traditional ceremony of the American Indians who were native tribes of Northwest part of America. The Potlatch was characterized by giving away some gifts as a show of generosity. At times it involved destruction of property as a show of wealth. This belief had been as a...

Discuss the overlap of the disciplines of anthropology and history. What can the various sub disciplines of anthropology contribute to our understanding of history? Name Academic Institution Author Note Class Professor Date Discuss the overlap of the disciplines of anthropology and history. What can the various sub-disciplines of anthropology contribute to our understanding of history? History and anthropology...