<span>The so-called Dark Ages were a giant economic Depression which lasted 300 years - and the only way you could survive was out scratching any kind of food out of the soil. But by Medieval times, things were more organized, and people could afford to live in town. There were various jobs - each person no longer had to do everything needed for survival. People could share the things they made and still live.
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On two levels, then, Washington Irving profoundly influenced the American Christmas. His melding of jolly St. Nick and an English commemoration of old into a wintry celebration of nostalgia attests to the rich cultural legacy bequeathed to us by this native New Yorker..
Ottoman Empire represents on of the largest imperial projects in the history of humans, ruling vast territories in North Africa, the Balkans, and the middle east over a period of some five centuries. It was created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia that became one of the most powerful states in the world during 15th and 16th centuries. The central fact that allowed Suleiman to peruse urban renewal projects was the fact that his revenues from the state were higher than those of other European monarchs.
One such way in which a a modern city want to imitate ancient Athens is through the use of democratic ideals in order to solve problems and create pieces of legislation, since the Greeks were the first to establish democracy.