In 1853‚ Western imperialism was at its height. It was spreading to several countries. British colonized India‚ the dutch colonized Indonesia‚ the United States colonized the philippines‚ and the french colonized vietnam. In 1929‚ the crash of the stock market brought a worldwide depression‚ known as the Great Depression. The depression caused instability in many countries. International commerce declined and tax revenues‚ profits‚ and personal income decreased. The great depression especially impacted
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CCOT Western Europe - France 1600 - 1850 Western Europe and specifically France had continuities and changes that occurred in the political and social structures over the time period of 1600 to 1850. In the year 1600‚ France was a monarchy ruled by Henry IV. He ascended to power after his childless cousin‚ Henry III‚ died. Ruling from 1589-1610‚ Henry IV survived at least 12 assassination attempts. The reason so many people tried to assassinate him was because the Catholics felt he usurped
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Spread of Buddhism in China After the fall of the China’s Han Dynasty in 220 CE‚ the views of Buddhism in China changed. When China experienced a period of instability during 220 CE and 570 CE‚ Buddhism was being accepted. However after 570 CE and the period of instability‚ Buddhism wasn’t really accepted‚ but it wasn’t denied either. It is clear that many people in China felt the Buddhism should be followed (Docs 1‚2‚3‚5)‚ some people thought it should be avoided (Docs 4 and 6) and some
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Between 8‚000 B.C.E. and 600 C.E. political and social changes occurred frequently and drastically‚ such as the process of hunting and gathering started to fade away due to the rise of agriculture throughout the world‚ which in turn caused the inequality between men and women to start. The urbanization of societies led to stronger and more complex governments and civilizations. And the rise of religious and philosophical beliefs in different societies caused the concept of social classes to become
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600–1450 Time Period – 22% of the Exam Cram Packet Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600–1450 as a period: Major events which caused change: Islam emerges; Islamic empire emerges Industrial Revolution in China (Sung dynasty) Spread of Neo-Confucianism (in China) – mixture of Confucianism with some Buddhism Schism in Christianity (when the east and the west churches divided into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity; they divided over the
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On 711 a group called the Moors conquered the southern part of the peninsula of modern day Spain. The invasion of the peninsula resulted from a help call from one group of visigoths‚ the Witizans. The place where the Muslim groups established their region is called al-Andalus‚ now day the region of Andalucía. One important place on this region was called the Caliphate of Córdoba where different cultural advances occurred. A cultural combination between the Hispano-Roman and Moorish happened due to
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Trade has been practiced since the beginning of time and is traced back to the early civilizations of Earth. It is a method of buying and selling to gain wealth and resources necessary for survival. When trade caused European pioneers to explore the rest of the world around them‚ they found the Americas. Then‚ they realized that the indigenous people of the New World had resources that the settlers needed so together the two communities bartered. Later on‚ trade branched out and became a system between
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Isaac Adegbenro WHAP‚ 2M Seeliger‚ W. 1/8/14 C.C.O.T. Essay Spreading from China to Rome‚ the Silk Road was established during the Han Dynasty‚ 206 B.C.E to 220 C.E.‚ due to the stability of this period and the increase in trade it brought. While fulfilling its initial function‚ throughout the period‚ 200 B.C.E to 1450 C.E.‚ multiple modifications did transpire. Trade of merchandise stayed constant‚ trade became more
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Notes from film: What is Cinema January-10-13 8:13 PM • An art form‚ an artistic spectacle‚ an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style‚ a ‚medium of communication and expression • A series of still image on a strip of plastic which‚ wen run through a projector shown on a screen‚ creates the illusion of moving images. • Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses
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In the period 300CE to 1450CE‚ certain luxury goods in Afro-Eurasia changed from being specific to an individual country to being circulated in interregional trade‚ and the expansion of trade networks changed Easterners’ sheer oblivion of environmental knowledge to their creation of technological adaptations for trade‚ while the economic prosperity in existing trade routes stayed the same. The first change is developed through the introduction of certain luxury goods that were included in famous
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