UCF History Students

Admin site for Professor Morton's History Classes

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Don't forget study session today from 5-6pm @ the bookstore in the breezeway! Great chance to start studying for midterm!!! #amhucf #sscamh

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Have a great break!!! #UCFworld

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UCF Knights: Friendly reminder to use your time wisely... #Final #Thursday #ucfworld

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@deandreucf2017 Innocent Italian lives were crucified as a reaction to a period of Italian immigration
expressed through prejudice and stereotypes

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@danteblancoWOH Correct, they were military campaigns which waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against Gallic tribes. #ucfworld

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@FGraubardSilebi Between 755 -763. Also known as the An-Shi Rebellion by many Chinese. It was the start of reclaiming the Tang Dynasty. #ucfworld

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@AbdullahBakeer2 The Jie (did not accept Ran Min's rule. As a result they grew against him). However, they were virtually completely wiped out.

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@earlemichael25 Yersinia Pestis = facultative anaerobic organism. Black Death accounted for at least one-third of the European population between 1347 &1353

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@NattySavage96 She was one of the most controversial monarchs in China's history. From 683 CE until a year before her death in 705 CE she ruled as emperor.

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@beanie_linguine Fact: Great Fire of Rome burned on July 64 AD. Nero was just 16 when he was proclaimed emperor in AD 54. #ucfworld

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@chickfapetition Fact: In 1533 his mother managed his affairs, as his maturity was yet to be at a high point. #UCFworld

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@AbdullahBakeer2 Very eye opening video. Bringing awareness is a key step forward to a better future...

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Empire of Cyrus: Known as Cyrus the Great. Was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. He embraced all previous civilized states. #ucfworld

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Nebuchadnezzar Babylon: Had the longest reign of any king of the Neo-Babylonian empire. He defeated the Egyptians and their allies.

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Yesterday discussed: the Code of Hammurabi. Was a well preserved Babylonian Law of code in ancient Mesopotamia. Consisted of legal decisions

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Also, the Greek tragedy of Oedipus, a king in Greek mythology. Unknowingly married his mother. Tragedy plays out as he blinds himself...

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Hint: we discussed "Catharsis" it is the process of providing relief of emotions. Used by Aristotle in Poetics, tragedy arouses pity & fear

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@Jacky_Sooyoung Further, the Stoics taught the relationship between cosmic determinism and human freedom, as well as understanding the rules of nature

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@earlemichael25 It also discusses theory of forms, and immortality of the soul. One of the world's most influential works of philosophy. #ucfworld

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Friendly Reminder: Study for our upcoming Midterm