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    researchers today believe that the Spanish Inquisition formed for politicaleconomic‚ and religious reasons. The Inquisition was established in 1478 by the church of Spain and operated mostly in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. The Spanish Inquisition’s main objective‚ if you will‚ was to limit as much intertwining of Catholicism and traditional religion. During Henry III regnant‚ many Jews were forced to convert to Christianity‚ this was what the Inquisition was mainly sought out to do‚ punish the

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    In the West African community‚ the concept of power among women lies within the vibrant differences between the roles of each gender. Women were and still are the foundation of the African community as they exercise the power to protect life and educate children. Despite this prominent position‚ they are not in any way seen as equal to men. This conventional perception changed temporarily‚ or perhaps was slightly regarded differently‚ when in 19th Century‚ Behanzin‚ one of the most renowned kings

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    Examine the economic arguments used to explain the partition of West Africa. In the late 1880s‚ only limited areas of Africa were subjected to the direct rule of Europeans. However‚ the next 20 years saw an increase in the confiscation of African colonies by the Europeans and by 1914 the partition of Africa had been consolidated. By 1914‚ with the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia‚ the whole of Africa had been partitioned and occupied by the imperial powers of France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Portugal

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    many different ways‚ such as slave trade‚ forced migration and genocide. When people today think of slavery‚ many envision the form in which it existed in the United States before the American Civil War (1861-1865): one racially identifiable group owning and exploiting another. However‚ in other parts of the world‚ slavery has taken many different forms. In Africa‚ many societies recognized slaves merely as property‚ but others saw them as dependents whom‚ eventually might be integrated into the families

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    The Social‚ PoliticalEconomic and Religious Situation in England In 1485 The Social Situation The first notable thing about England’s social situation in 1485 is that its overall population was no higher than around 2.2 million inhabitants although it is thought to have previously peaked in the range of 6 million. This is in no doubt due to the numerous epidemics and famines that ravaged England throughout the 14th Century (The Black Death being the main culprit in the mid 1300’s) with the

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    Ian Kershaw writes in his book “Hitler‚1889-1936:Hubris” that Hitler was ‘wholly ignorant’ of economics but he knew how to achieve public support. That being said‚ the general view is that Hitler was one of the most powerful economic reformers in the 20th century. To support this‚ Sebastian Haffner said that Hitler as Reich Chancellor changed the unemployment of six million people to full employment without inducing inflation. In contrast‚ Kershaw argues that this view is nothing but a fallacy. He

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    European contact‚ Africa and the Americas both underwent changes that were similar and different. Parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa continent were greatly affected by the Europeans. Unlike the Americas‚ however‚ people from Europe did not colonize in Africa. This was because of the African governments along the Gold and Slave coasts. The Europeans recognized that they had great power and strong African trading customs. These factors prevented them from colonizing‚ which is opposite of what happened in

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    Medieval Africa The empires of Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai all thrived in western Africa. They were in a fertile area of Africa‚ south of the Sahara Desert‚ near the Niger River. Ghana existed from around 300 A.D. until around 1100 A.D by 800 A.D.‚ controlled much of the trading in West Africa gold and salt were the two most important goods traded by Ghana attacks by the Almoravids in 1076 led to the decline of the Ghana Empire Mali gained control of the West Africa trade routes after the fall of Ghana

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    African History 18 March 2011 History of Trade Influence in West Africa Trade has played an important role in the history of the West African region. Trade shaped the region in two main ways. Trade worked as a catalyst for the rise of nearly every empire in the region from its’ earliest times to present day. Also‚ the growth and spread of trade routes brought in an immense amount of culture with it as well. Trade is and has been a reason for organization in all parts of the world from the

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    Review Question #3 Principles of Microeconomics Spring 2010 1. Your cousin Vinnie owns a painting company with fixed costs of $200 and the schedule for variable costs as below. What is the efficient scale of the painting company? Quantity of Houses Painted per Month | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Variable Costs | $10 | $20 | $40 | $80 | $160 | $320 | $640 | 2. Your aunt is thinking about opening a hardware store. She estimates that it would cost $500‚000 per year to rent the location

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