What is their main intention of attacking the monastery of Lindisfarne? In this essay, I will discuss that the Vikings are not a race of people but a band of different race with the purpose of plundering innocent people to cause fear, to search for wealth, and to establish a colony. These ancient pirates, as described by Tacitus, might have originated from their German tribe ancestors called the Suiones from the first century (Reilly 254). He said they were tall and strong men in weird looking ships with a “prow” at both ends. These boats have no sails and usually have
The Chinese government got really upset so they confronted the British government and this started the Opium war starting in 1899 till 1902. The British didn’t see this as a problem; they crushed the naval forces and in all won the battle. The British had complete control besides the fact that they were corrupting china with opium they also built a colony named Hong Kong. This is a prime example of what I was saying on how the British abused their power. Another major part of European imperialism was the colonization or as I call it the torture of Sudan, in Africa.
In this article A. A. Gill tries to illuminate and comment on the downside to Scandinavian moment as he calls it. He starts by listing all the good things about Scandinavia in a very sarcastic way. The talks about a painting called, The Scream, which sold for $120 million and became the face of the North: “...became the ghostly face of the Scandinavian invasion blowing out of the North.” And then refers to the time where the brutal Vikings ruled over the North as a complete contrast to the Scandinavian people today. He then lists some other things like: “open marriages, Abba, Legos, Swedish fish, cell phones, and Volvos.” Which are supposed to symbolise some of the things the Scandinavians have popped up with since their savage nature changed.
They obtained food from the ocean and hunting the land with blow guns, bows and arrows. After Columbus' discovery, Spain took a majority control of these islands. Other European countries such as England, France, and Germany took a high interest after catching word of the beautiful islands. These countries were relentless in their attempt to control these islands. The new European settlers brought disease to the natives witch were not immune to these diseases.
Peter started the Northern War in which his goal was to get to the Baltic Sea and establish a city there. The war was against the Swedish people and Peter was victorious because the last and most critical battle was won by the Russians. Peter had Moscow completely burned down so the Swedish could not take it, but the Swedish army also could not go back home because of the weather and they did not have the food and water to make it back home without losing most of their men. After this great victory, Peter conquered land near the Baltic Sea and established a city he named after himself, St. Petersburg. This city was known as Peter’s “window to the west” because it opened up many trading routes with other countries.
(Textbook) religious balance of power for decades as Protestants fought Catholics seesawed.After Ireland joined the religious war, the English explorers set out to establish colonies in the New World. These colonies reaching religious freedom was their last hope. The similarities between the Spanish and English explorers was their relationship with the Native Americans. Spanish is brutal, and find treasure and the country and the people were obsessed by the idea of winning their habitat. Most of the men, the club 160000 Spaniards subjugated millions of Indians.The biggest problem was the Spaniards their thirst for gold and treasure.An Aztec "he mightily for gold; thirsted that can be quoted in saying they stuffed themselves with it, they are hungry for
Britain expected the Luftwaffe would be the main force to block the evacuation. Many troops were able to get on board the flotilla form the harbor’s protective mole onto 42 British destroyers and other large ships. Ten additional destroyers join Operation Dynamo on May 26. Two French divisions remained behind to protect the evacuation and allow them to escape the Germans. Although they halted the German advance they, soon surrendered on June 3rd and were captured and became prisoners of
Washington then meets up with two other armies and devises a plan to attack a group of Hessians further down the river in the city of Trenton. His plan is to use stolen boats to cross the river on Christmas night when the Hessians have gone to sleep and take the city. With several doubts from the other generals, Washington’s army crosses the river and marches on Trenton. The crossing and marching take longer that expected but Washington’s army still take the Hessians by surprise and win for the first time in the war. This film is accurate, especially when it comes to Washington’s character.
Historical evidence mainly refers to the raids which were under taken by the Vikings and the violence associated with this. For the Annals of Ulster the first known raid in 795 ‘the burning of Rechru by the heathens, and Skye was overwhelmed and laid waste’. [1] In contrast the archaeological evidence is unbiased and depicts all the aspects of Viking life. Before investigating Viking Dublin beginning in 917 it is important to understand that the settlement in Dublin beginning in 917 is not the first Viking settlement in Dublin. In 841 the Annals suggest the existence of a longhphort in Dublin.
Before the Dutch in Borneo deprived them of the right of self-determination headhunters were expected to provide a dowry of a number of heads before they could marry (Wadley 609-36). Humans have been, perhaps, the most successful (Parfit 381-90) and dangerous animal on Earth, subjugating - and destroying - vast areas of land and sea. In order to promote our species we destroy forests, divert rivers, and change the climate regardless of other species (Diamond 486-525). Issues that continue to be of ‘international’ interest are exemplified by arguments such as those over whaling and awareness of cruelty to animals (Rachels 15-31). Are we Humans being Moral?