Anglo-Saxon England from Viking raids‚ created a code of laws‚ and encouraged a rebirth of religious and education. 878 – Danelaw and Treaty of Wedmore – This is the year that King Alfred defeated Gunthrum and created the Treaty of Wedmore on Danelaw land. 1014 – Aethelred the Unready – He was driven out of England by the Danes. He married a Norman woman‚ so he sought protection with his brother in law‚ the Duke of Normandy. 1042 – Edward the Confessor – He was the son of Aethelred. He grew up in
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provincial‚ and imperial. - They had high paid officials with little to do. Interaction Demography Disease Patterns of settlement Migration Technology -Chinese Junks – refined in late Tang and Song period - are best ships in the world - Established market networks along Indian ocean coast. - Rival Arab control of Indian Ocean - Transmission of art and religion (Buddhism; Christianity; Islam) Culture Religions‚ belief systems‚ philosophies‚ ideologies Math‚ Science and
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It is customary to establish comparisons between the pyramids erected by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and the pre-Colombian pyramids built in Mexico and other regions of Central America. There are even those who‚ albeit without any plausible historical basis‚ claim that those two distant regions shared cultural and ideological relationships which would be the justification for an apparent and misleading similarity in shape. The Egyptian pyramids are funerary monuments of the kings of ancient
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the Napoleonic wars Russia‚ Prussia‚ Austria‚ and Britain. The Congress of Vienna also reestablished the monarchy in France‚ a feeble attempt to block the spreading of ideas that the French Revolution had produced. The Napoleonic war may also have been a key contributor to the Russian revolution‚ with Russian troops bringing back the ideology they saw in a democratic paris back home‚ and with Marx seeing the working class lead a revolution definitely inspired his own communist party. The Napoleonic
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For many years the Mongols influenced the Eurasian world in more ways than one. This nomadic people‚ though few in number when compared to those they “conquered”‚ was highly successful in gaining power and facilitating trade across the European and Asian continents. Russia and China are two particular regions that experienced the effects of Mongol rule both politically and economically. Yet while both regions benefitted economically‚ China saw greater benefit in its political system because of
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World History Enlightenment philosophers that have affected the U.S Constitution The ideas of several Enlightenment philosophers‚ such as Locke‚ Montesquieu and Voltaire affected the latter U.S Constitution. Locke’s idea of how a government should be run affected the governmental power. Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers affected the division of power of the U.S government. Voltaire’s idea of a person’s freedom affected the rights of the people. The ideas of Locke‚ Montesquieu
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Compare/Contrast China and India China and India China and India were both very advanced ancient civilizations. Both agricultural based civilizations made various technological advances. Although China and India shared many similarities‚ they had differences such as the social system‚ politics‚ and the importance of trade in the economy. The hierarchy of ancient China and India were similar with a noticeable sign of select individuals being considered “higher” then others. The caste system
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The start of the Mexican Revolution had started in 1910. It was lead head on by Porfirio Diaz‚ in the past had shown his great military mind in the Battle of Puebla on May 5‚ 1862‚ which stopped the French invasion of Mexico. Porfirio Diaz Took the precedency from 1876 to 1880. Diaz immediately showed that his plan was to remain in power by the use of corruption and violence‚ especially against the poor. Through the use of violence and corruption‚ he made sure that the new president‚ elected in 1880
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constant water supply. Once humans started farming‚ they started clearing some fields‚ which had a environmental impact. Hunting and gathering people didn’t have an environmental impact because they built no permanent structures and didn’t harm the land. Religion: The early civilizations were polytheistic. They believed in Gods of nature that controlled the natural elements and storms. In about 500 B.C.E.‚ Confucius came up with the religion Confucianism. Many people believed that in order to
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pressures. Reverend Josiah Strong’s Our Country: Its Possible Future and Its Present Crisis inspired missionaries to travel to foreign nations. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan’s book of 1890‚ The Influence of Sea Power upon History‚ 1660-1783‚ argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance; it stimulated the naval race among the great powers. James G. Blaine published his "Big Sister" policy which aimed to rally the Latin American nations behind America’s leadership and to open Latin American
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