Achebe played a terrific role of performing the pre-colonial culture of the Ibo. ... Along the same lines, the ways they behave demonstrate that they were civil people. ... Achebe pointed out, they believe that a " war of blame" was an unjust thing. ... Religion was involved in the way they bring up their families, the way they had control of the village, they way they corresponded, the way they decided on war and other issues, and even they way they harvested. ...

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In the 1730's and 40's, religious unrest was at its peak - the Puritan experiment was in decline, King Philip's war was going on overseas, and fires and crop failures were common occurances. ... Apocolytism led to a string of debates about whether Jesus would return before or after the Millenial Kingdon was achieved (these are the ideas of pre- adn post-millennialism). ... The whole controversy was fueled by the civil unrest of the people at the time- the American Civil War, increased immigration, the growth of the cities, industrialization, and the wide-spreading, new ideas of...

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Slavery was a major issue in the United States during the pre civil war and civil war eras. In the southern states, their economic stability revolved around cash crops. Some cash crops include tobacco, rice, and cotton. Slaves were used for hard labor out in the fields of farms and plantations to ke...

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• Grade Level: High School