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Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Remarkable Achievements of the Maya Civilization in Arts, Architecture, Mathematics, and Agriculture.

Mayan Mesoamerican Indians occupying a nearly continuous territory in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and northern Belize. Killed by Spanish conquistadors. The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization that...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Exploring the Significance of the House of Burgesses: The First Representative Assembly in Colonial America

House of Burgesses Representative assembly in colonial Virginia, which was an outgrowth of the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession, the General Assembly of...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Powhatan: The Skilled Politician and Leader of Tsenacommacah

Powhatan Native American Chief that dominated Eastern Virginia. Father of Pocahontas. Confederacy of at least 30 Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribes that once occupied most of what...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Sir Walter Raleigh: Explorer, Writer, and Courtier of the Elizabethan Era

Sir Walter Raleigh English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. Accused of treason by Elizabeth’s successor, James I, he...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of Europe

Martin Luther – The Key Figure of Protestant Reformation and his Impact on Christianity and European History

Martin Luther Led the Protestant (Christian) Reformation In Europe 1517 (the Lutherans). Him and his followers would keep much of the ritual/ceremony of the Catholic Church. Martin...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Sam Adams: The Prominent Founding Father and Advocate for Democracy in American History

Sam Adams American Revolutionary leader. Graduated from Harvard College in 1740 and briefly practiced law. He became a strong opponent of British taxation measures and organized resistance...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Massachusetts Bay Colony: A Religious Refuge and Economic Hub during America’s Formation

Massachusetts Bay Colony Prospered in fur trading, lumber, rum production, fishing, and shipbuilding. 11 ships with 1000 people carried here settling as families. (The Bible Commonwealth). Tensions...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
Ethics

Understanding Moral Norms: Guidelines for Moral Conduct in Society.

What is a moral norm? A moral norm is how we ought to behave as a matter of morality. It is how we SHOULD act. A moral...