In order to ensure that they had the water they needed for their farms, the Inca built large canal systems to irrigate, or bring water to, their fields. The canals also brought water to the cities. Many streets had supplies of fresh water running through a canal.
The Texas oil boom, sometimes called the gusher age, was a period of dramatic change and economic growth in the U.S. state of Texas during the early 20th century that began with the discovery of a large petroleum reserve near Beaumont, Texas. The find was unprecedented in its size and ushered in an age of rapid regional development and industrialization that has few parallels in U.S. history. Texas quickly became one of the leading oil producing states in the U.S., along with Oklahoma and California; soon the nation overtook the Russian Empire as the top producer of petroleum. By 1940 Texas had come to dominate U.S. production. Some historians even define the beginning of the world's Oil Age as the beginning of this era in Texas.[1]
The major petroleum strikes that began the rapid growth in petroleum exploration and speculation occurred in Southeast Texas, but soon reserves were found across Texas and wells were constructed in North Texas, East Texas, and the Permian Basin in West Texas. Although limited reserves of oil had been struck during the 19th century, the strike at Spindletop near Beaumont in 1901 gained national attention, spurring exploration and development that continued through the 1920s and beyond. Spindletop and the Joiner strike in East Texas, at the outset of the Great Depression, were the key strikes that launched this era of change in the state
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To begin, the Crusades were driven by a combination of religious, political, economic factors. Although opinion varies, some argue that they were a response by the Christian population to the oppression of pilgrims in the holy city of Jerusalem which was currently under Muslim rule
Max Weber argued that Marx was wrong as he failed to account other influences. Weber could not agree with Marx that the economy and the social class were the only things that dictate and influence human behavior and he believed he neglected many important sociological factors such as religion. More factors according to Weber play a role in created social institutions.
Well, the bank <em>primarily </em>does two things: loan the money we put into the bank, and pay interest annually to your account. The interest is basically to say: since we are loaning <em>your money </em>to other people, we'll pay (and this is just an example) 10% interest of what you put in your bank account.
