<span>It was the sole religious power in Europe.</span>
B. The National Assembly. This group dismantled the monarchy and in fall through spring of 1793-4, set about what would be called "The Reign of Terror", the bloodiest and most violent period of the French Revolution. The was led by Maximilien Robespierre and his associated Committee of Public Safety.
Confederate troops were outnumbered, and they usually lost.
The Classical Period represented a consolidation of the basic elements of human civilization, thus overcoming our ancient nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering. The stablishment of ancient civilizations meant having the means to maintain a sedentary lifestlye, starting with agriculture and cattle raising. Then as cities grew more complex concepts became of everyday use, such as economy or religion.
The Classical Empires, such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, the Greek city-states, Carthage and Rome, expanded not only military power but economic growth, religion, language, the development of arts, technology and philosophy. These concepts started thousands of years ago, and became widespread because of the prosperity that sedentary lifestyle allowed in these empires, each one making its particular contribution to humanity.
The exact time a captured African spent from capture until disembark in the West Atlantic changed according I) to where he/she was captured and final destination and II) to when it happened. The travel from West Africa to Brazil in the XIXth century, for example, when transportation had become more efficient, took around 30 to 45 days.
At the beginning of the systematic Atlantic slave trade, in the early 1500s, the travel from West Africa to Central America lasted two to three months. In the mid-nineteenth century the travel to Bahia (Brazil) lasted 3 weeks and to Cuba lasted 5 weeks.
