What did Thomas Malthus believe about species?

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The PYRAMIDS AND THE GREAT SPHINX rise inexplicably from the desert at Giza, relics of a vanished culture. They dwarf the approaching sprawl of modern Cairo, a city of 16 million. The largest pyramid, built for the Pharaoh Khufu around 2530 B.C. and intended to last an eternity, was until early in the twentieth century the biggest building on the planet. To raise it, laborers moved into position six and a half million tons of stone—some in blocks as large as nine tons—with nothing but wood and rope. During the last 4,500 years, the pyramids have drawn every kind of admiration and interest, ranging in ancient times from religious worship to grave robbery, and, in the modern era, from New-Age claims for healing "pyramid power" to pseudoscientific searches by "fantastic archaeologists" seeking hidden chambers or signs of alien visitations to Earth. As feats of engineering or testaments to the decades-long labor of tens of thousands, they have awed even the most sober observers.

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How did the proclamation of 1763 lead to the american revolution?

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On October 7, 1763, King George III issued a proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. In so doing, he hoped to placate Native Americans who had sided against him during the recently concluded Seven Years’ War. Enforcement was so weak, however, that it did very little to curb the westward flow of pioneers. Even prominent figures such as George Washington paid it no heed, except as a source of anti-British sentiment leading up to the American Revolution.

Great Britain’s victory over France in the Seven Years’ War, also known as the French and Indian War, gave it control over all of eastern North America. Most native tribes had allied with the French during the conflict, and they soon found themselves dissatisfied by British rule. In May 1763, just a few months after the formal conclusion of the Seven Years’ War, a pan-tribal confederacy led by Ottawa chief Pontiac rose up in rebellion. His warriors attacked a dozen British forts, capturing eight of them, and raided numerous frontier settlements. Hundreds died in the process. In response, the British handed out smallpox-infected blankets to Pontiac’s followers. Moreover, a gang of whites known as the Paxton Boys massacred 20 defenseless Native Americans who had nothing to do with the fighting.

In an attempt to prevent similar incidents from occurring, King George III issued a royal proclamation on October 7, 1763, which established three new mainland colonies (Quebec, West Florida and East Florida), extended Georgia’s southern border and gave land to soldiers who had fought in the Seven Years’ War. More notably, it banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, at least “for the present, and until our further pleasure be known.” Those colonists already there were ordered to relocate. Acknowledging that “great frauds and abuses have been committed,” the proclamation furthermore prohibited individuals from buying tribal territory. Instead, only the crown could now make such purchases. “We shall avoid many future quarrels with the savages by this salutary measure,” said General Thomas Gage, who commanded all British forces in North America.

The British made a perfunctory effort to enforce the proclamation, periodically stopping settlers as they headed west and forcibly removing others. On one occasion, redcoats from Fort Pitt in present-day Pittsburgh even burned the huts of some nearby pioneers and escorted them back across the boundary. For the most part, though, colonists disregarded the proclamation without fear of punishment. Some wanted only enough land for themselves and their families, whereas others were speculators looking to make a hefty profit down the road. George Washington, for one, wrote to his agent in 1767 in support of illegally buying as much Native American land as possible. The Proclamation of 1763 will soon be revoked, Washington explained, because—“this I say between ourselves”—it was only meant “as a temporary expedient to quiet the minds of the Indians.” Other famous speculators included Patrick Henry, best known for his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, and Henry Laurens, who later served as president of the Continental Congress.

Washington’s prediction proved prescient the following year, when the British

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3 years ago

How did changes in people’s living arrangements caused by the Agricultural Revolution influence the rise of industrialization in

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The answer would have to be C. Because of the people being forced to move north because they needed jobs and so the villages and city people started running low on agricultural crops therefore leading to the agriculture revolution.

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The conflict between Japan and Korea was very emotional and violent. Pick a point of view of an outraged Japanese or Korean citi

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According to Quora, Japan annexed Korea from 1910 to 1945. Japanese rule was oppressive for the first decade or so but was less so after protests in 1919, but toward the end of the 1930s during the Sino-Japanese War, a push was made to fully integrate the Koreans into the Japanese Empire by stamping out their ethnic identity, culture, and language. This period of cultural suppression combined with political and social oppression put a bitter taste in the mouths of Koreans toward the Japanese, and as it all happened relatively recently, the bitterness has yet to fade. There also remain certain particularly-inflammatory issues such as the Japanese forcing Koreans into sexual service as comfort women and the Japanese claim on Dokdo, which rankles Koreans because it is another instance of the Japanese trying to take their land--which the Japanese also tried to do in the late 1500s in a failed invasion that Koreans remember quite well--and all these issues are further fuel for the bitterness left over from Japanese rule.

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It should also be said that Koreans have a cultural concept called "han," which is a deeply-felt and enduring sense of having been wronged, a sense of sorrow. Han is an integral part of Korean culture and a key part of understanding Korean attitudes and behavior. This bitter sorrow generally manifests itself in a strong motivation to persevere and excel in spite of--and perhaps to spite--one's oppressors as well as a very long memory for offenses and a particular sensitivity to them. In other words, Koreans perceive that they have suffered, feed that pain by continually remembering their suffering, and let it drive them and shape their identity. The current conflict between Korea and Japan is largely the result of Koreans being apt to passionately hold on to past issues and the Japanese tendency to brush inconvenient truths under the rug to avoid shame.

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Koreans want their sorrow known, acknowledged, and assuaged, and so they demand apologies and that what they see as their land be returned in full. This puts the Japanese government in the tough spot of complying at the cost of their self-image or trying to ignore or downplay the guilt of previous generations, and the mere fact that Korea puts today's Japanese in this situation and won't let things slide quietly into the past proves irritating in Japan for some. Many Japanese likely do not fully understand the extent of Korea's suffering at the hands of Japan because the government continues to avoid and/or minimize the issue to some extent, so Koreans' anger likely seems unwarranted as if Koreans simply hated Japanese. National and personal pride then come into play on the part of some Japanese as well, and you end up with mutual rancor and a general disagreement about what really happened and how bad it really was.

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All that said, many, many Japanese and Koreans still take an interest in the culture of the other country and don't harbor much animosity toward each other. The animosity that is there is mostly concentrated in Korea. Japanese, as far as I have seen, often enjoy Korean pop music and food, and many, at least among the younger generation, express interest in going there.

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Hope this helps! <3

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3 years ago

Considering the historian's use of source material, which interpretation is most valid?

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Answer: The documents represent the most relevant source for the historian.

Explanation:

The documents represent the most relevant sources in the analysis of certain historical events. These documents can be of different characteristics such as proclamations, orders, charters, constitutions, and the like. By analyzing these sources, the historian can get a clear picture of a particular historical period and then make a scientific study.

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