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On Augest 22, 1874, Lucy walker climbed the biggest climb of her life, the Matterhorn. Why she did this is quite simple. It was, in fact, because of her rival Meta Broovert that she made the climb. You see, she found out about Meta's plan to climb it, and, dropping what she was doing, raced to get there first in white skirts, dieting on sponge cake and champagne.
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What was Lucy maud Montgomerys favorite color and why?
Lucy Maud Montgomery's favorite color was blue because she said so. It reminded her of the clear skies above Prince Edward Island and the calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean. But hey, if she changed her mind and decided she liked pink better, that's her prerogative!
What actors and actresses appeared in Let Them Eat Cake - 1999?
The cast of Let Them Eat Cake - 1999 includes: Tim Barker as Doctor Crispian Belfrage as Aristocrat Elizabeth Berrington as Marie Antoinette Kathy Burke as Cecile Simon Butteriss as Coco Lebiche Dawn French as Lisette Stephen Giffin as Hunk Louis Hammond as Jacques Montgolfier Susie Lindeman as Marquise de Montpelier Louisa Lytton as Little Girl Carl McCrystal as Murderer Nina Muschallik as Fifi Jake Nightingale as Didier Lucy Punch as Eveline Nicholas Rowe as Julian Desire Jennifer Saunders as Colombine Adrian Scarborough as Bouffant Matthew Sim as Joseph Montgoflier Linda Spurrier as 1st Aristocratic Woman Alison Steadman as Madame de Plonge Nick Von Schlippe as Grave Digger Philip Voss as Physician Thomas Wheatley as Priest
What are the three periods of world history?
The majority would agree that there are three periods of history: A/ Prehistory - Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Chalkolithic ages. The dawn has gone as back as 3.2 million years [Lucy] B/ History before the birth of Jesus Christ - Ancient History, the dawn of written history, Bronze and Iron ages. C/ History after the birth of Jesus Christ, Middle ages, Renaissance and Modern history. Developments in history were happening in different parts of the world at a slow pace. The first states as we understand the term today were created in Mesopotamia and Persia. The first European state with the today's meanning was the Minoan civilization. The first European Empire that extended to both Europe and Asia was the one Alexander the Great created from 334 to 323 BCE. The Roman Empire followed from 27BCE to 476 AD/ CE which was split to the Western Roman Empire that lead to the creation of nations states as we understand the term today and the Eastern Roman Empire that soon became the Byzantine Empire [from 330 to 1453AD/ CE] . The Byzantine Empire was followed by the Ottoman Empire that lasted from 1453 AD/ CE to 1923. In the mean time the Portugese, the Spanish, the French, the Netherlands, the Belgian, the German and British Empires were created. What it is considered as the modern western civilization was found in the years of the Hellenic Classic History times, specificly Athens and the Golden Age of Pericles 5th century BCE.
