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    In the 16th century‚ there were not many Jews in England. They practised their religion secretly. Many of them either converted to Christianity or pretended to have done so because of the discrimination against them. Christians believed that the Jews were inferior to them and should not be accepted into their society. Jews were treated with strong disrespect because of their alternative religious beliefs‚ their financial status and ways of living. Jews were hated in many places because of

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    Life in England and Scotland in the 17th century (English Literature Presentation) 1 – England and Scotland During the 17th century England and Scotland became steadily richer. Trade and commerce grew and grew. By the late 17th century trade was an increasingly important part of their economy. Meanwhile industries such as glass‚ brick making‚ iron and coal mining expanded rapidly. Meanwhile the East India Company was founded in 1600. The English founded a trading post at Canton‚ China

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    During the 17th century in North America there existed several classes of people. Each class had their own varying of freedom. During this period North America rapidly evolved from an experiment of sorts to a powerful colony with a multicultural immigrant base. As the colony evolved so did the social structures of its people. Whether it was with women‚ Indians‚ indentured servants‚ slaves‚ puritans or property owners each class had their own distinct version of freedom. The backbone behind the

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    Religion is one of the ways we can show our personalities and express ourselves. Imagine a world where you have to follow a specific religion and you get punished for not obeying the law. That was the issue in 16th century Germany. The issues that cause groups of people or countries to come to the conflict was the revolts against the church and higher power. The church was put down by Martin Luther and his reform against the obscured ways of the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was a German professor

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    Question #1 Essay From the 11th to the 16th century we can see a shift in many countries due to the spread of the Islamic culture. Over the course of five centuries Islam became a prevalent practice in numerous regions and gained popularity due to its adaptability and diverse traditions. History proves to us that Islam moved across the Western Continent swiftly and with success for many‚ many years. I believe that the five centuries of Islamic Reign was efficacious due to the fact that Islam was

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    something – whether it is an object‚ apparatus‚ etc – and to put that new knowledge together in an orderly way. According to Conceptual Integrated Science‚ Galileo and the English philosopher Francis Bacon came up with the scientific method in the 17th century as a tool to be used by people to practice science. The scientific method includes six steps: (1) Observe (2) Question (3) Hypothesize (4) Predict (5) Test Predictions (6) Draw a conclusion. The first step‚ observe‚ simply means to examine and

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    Under the rules of 17th century siege warfare the New Model Army were allowed to kill the townspeople‚ however this right was rarely if ever exercised. The attitude was that revenge could be taken upon a town that took so much effort to besiege. Even during many of the brutal wars in Europe at the time much of the violence‚ such as those that took place during the French Wars of Religion were in fact conducted by angry mobs. This piece of parliamentary brutality was different and was much more

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    Matt Mclellan February 4‚ 2002 6pm class Monday The Pen Is Mightier Than The King The 17th century saw a king’s head roll and an English Caesar sit the throne‚ in the midst of all of this a new class was rising. England in the 17th century was rife with change‚ there was much work to be done before the industrial revolution could fully grip the nation. For hundreds of years the monarch had dominated the political landscape‚ now that was changing radically. Although their remained a Monarch

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    In this essay it will be necessary to examine the reason why Chartism failed during the 17th century. Chartists were formed during 1838‚ 6 years after the ‘great’ reform act was passed. When a group of men met in a local pub and were extremely angry about how badly the reform act was making so little changes‚ so they made a list of things they thought were eligible for voting rules and branded themselves ‘The Chartists’ and they were out to change how the MP’s were elected throughout Great Britain

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