Central Overland Route

The first cattle drive from Texas on the legendary Chisholm Trail headed north out of DeWitt County in 1866, crossing Central Texas toward the markets and railheads in Kansas. This trail was named after Indian trader Jesse Chisholm. The initial trail was expanded north and south by other drovers therefore, the trail was not one fixed route. According to Michael Gauer, “Wayne Gard quoted an old-timer, T.C. Richardson, who observed: “We shall get rid of a good deal of geographical

played a large role in the creation of pottery and architecture, as well as the formation of cities, during the Iron Age and beyond. The area now known as the Levant is a region consisting of Canaan, Transjordan, and Syria-Lebanon. International routes connecting Mesopotamia, Egypt, Asia Minor, and the Aegean ran straight through this area. As a result of the ideal geographic location, the Levant served as a crossroads for trade and exchange throughout a great deal of antiquity. This area was repeatedly

In 1860, a mail carrying service called Central Overland California and Pike 's Peak Express Company, although notorious as The Pony Express, was established by three business partners. It was a relay race on horses from station to station, carrying mail bags as they went. Being a dangerous job, it required the bravest and most experienced riders they could find. The founding of The Pony Express was a useful resource in delivering mail regardless of the struggles the riders faced, such as, Indians

EUROPE'S SECOND LOGISTIC Population and levels of living what sort of people these Europeans were, and what inspired that curious combination of adventurous spirit, pious sentiment, and brutal behavior that characterized the explorers and conqueror?. After a century of decline and stagnation Europe's population began to grow. In the middle of 15 th century the population of Europe as whole was 45-50 million, it's about 2/3 less than it was before the plague. By the middle of 17 th century the population

The Plague that struck Europe and Asia in the 14th century was probably the most devastating disease or natural disaster the world ever faced. The Bubonic Plague or Black Death killed an estimated 25 million people from 1347 to 1352 in Europe which accounted for one third of Europe’s population.??-1 It is believed to have started in Asia and then spread to Europe. The Bubonic Plague was not just limited to this period in time. It would reappear through the centuries including the Great Plague

came to subdue Texas-1,500 Mexican died,& Texas defenders(failed)- “remember the Alamo” eventually forced Santa Anna to recognize Texas independence. 2. Tejanos(S. Texans)-favored A. Settlers for their economic plan-authorized A. Colonies w/in Texas(central/ east)-attracted ppl from Miss. Valley-introduced slavery&cotton-Tejanos, both wealthy rancheros&poor cowboy/tenant farmer(vaqueros/peones). 3. Political&socially unstable first after revol. At 1821-Liberals favored loose federal union but strong

Hinduism 1. What is the point of origin Hinduism is a collective term applied to the many philosophical and religious traditions native to India. Hinduism doesn’t have a specific point of origin or a specific founder. 2. How did religion/philosophy spread? An advanced, city-based community of people came out and became visible from the related to land and crops village culture of the Indus River Valley and lowered in number, for unknown reasons, within a thousand years. The remains of the two

Through an in-depth analysis of a once formidable, dominant, industrial and economic power-house of Europe, it is understood that by the end of the nineteenth century the Ottoman empire was to a large extent justifiably likened to that of a ‘sick man’. By the end of the nineteenth century, the contrast between the Ottoman Empires’ former supremacy and its slow and steady deterioration throughout the century was due to multi-faceted, complex and interlinked problems that coalesced, rather than a solitary

of which still stand throughout Central and South America (Ra 3). In fact, the most concrete piece of evidence linking the Egyptians and early Americans is a small stone statue, discovered in Mexico, bearing features that are decidedly similar to those of Egyptian sculpture. The statue was carbon dated 800 BC (Begley, et al 28), long before Europeans were said to have contacted Central and South Americans. The Aztecs and Mayas of Central America also provide evidence of

people reside in this town. Approximately another one million inhabitants are living in the urban areas of Tripoli. Tripoli is called the white city due to the white buildings that would replicate the sun. This town has started as a trade route depot for overland convoys and maritime ships. Countless historical buildings and structures remain in the city, and there is also the ancient walled quarter. Most of the Libyan people are ethnically mixed of Arab and Berbers. The immense number of the Sub-Sahara