Two of the major powers in Europe quickly took the lead in settling the New World. The first‚ Spain‚ was very interested in acquiring huge amounts of gold‚ silver‚ and other rare valuables. In fact‚ the only reason they stumbled upon America is because they were en route to the Far East in search of the "fabled wealth of the Indies." What they found turned out to be much more valuable than a shipload of gold. A new continent was discovered-- one with unbelievable potential. Spain was able to take
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FOCUS QUESTIONS What are the roots of the modern European era? There were countless political‚ social and economic events that unfolded in the Middle Ages that could be said to be the roots of the Modern European Era...; such as the Black Death‚ the Hundred Years’ War‚ the Great Schism‚ the Reformation of the Church‚ peasant rebellions‚ so on and so forth. However‚ most all of these events were the seeds of broader effects. They brought on such values as Capitalism‚ Nationalism‚ Humanism‚ the
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PLANT SYSTEMS QUESTION 1979:L. PETERSON/AP BIOLOGY In relation to plants‚ describe in detail one way of: a) measuring the rate of transpiration b) measuring the rate of photosynthesis c) separating pigments Essay : Transpiration is the loss of water vapor from land plants into the atmosphere‚ causing movement of water through the plant from the soil to the atmosphere via roots‚ shoot and leaves‚ which occurs mainly through the stomata. Factors which can affect the rate of transpiration are
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a) Georg Simmel describes the “blasé attitude” as being the constant stimulation and loss of stability that can result in a state in which one is no longer capable of reacting to the shock of new stimuli. This leads to the development of a cool and distant way of merely observing without expressing emotion. Adopting a blasé attitude compensates for the mind’s feeling of being overwhelmed‚ and allows the self to begin to build a new urbanized identity. You start to experience the same thing and everything
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DBQ: The Diverging Societies The Chesapeake and New England colonies evolved into two distinctive societies by the 1700’s because differences in developments occurred. These differences included motives for being founded‚ social transformations‚ and geographic settlements. The Chesapeake and New England society differed in their motives for colonization. The Chesapeake region of Virginia was founded by the Virginia Company as a joint-stock company. Their main goal was to build opportunities
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AP American History DBQ Essay To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? Over time‚ the colonists in America were developing a separate and unique identity for themselves. Even though they were colonists and most were of European descent‚ they didn’t call themselves Europeans or colonists anymore. They called themselves Americans. As Americans‚ they wanted to be independent‚ and the needs of the colonies required
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Evan Sobol Mr. Hicks AP US History 9 January 2012 Self Interest of Idealism? Expansion to foreign nations was a very important factor in America during the early twentieth century. Self-interest and idealism play large roles in America’s foreign policies from 1895-1920. Although both factors were very common‚ idealism seems to have been the dominant factor during this time period towards foreign affairs. Speakers such as Senator Albert Beveridge and William Sumner were very important because
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DBQ Political‚ religious‚ and social factors affected the work of scientist in the sixteenth and seventeenth century in many ways. They were the reasons why natural philosophers questioned‚ studied‚ and continued to find new information in their discoveries. Developing a new scientific worldview must have required an abundance of controversy dealing with these important factors. There were people who believed that the discoveries made should not interfere with political power. *Thomas Hobbes
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DBQ Introduction: In the late 18th century‚ Europe experienced a substantial amount of urbanization due to the increase of industrialized factories‚ especially in the textile industry. Question: Describe the inventions that improved production and the European marketplace through the pre-Industrial Revolution. How did these advances affect social classes? Document 1: Letter from Leeds Cloth Merchants (a major center of wool manufacture in Yorkshire)‚ 1791. Defending the use of machines. “yet
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DBQ: Rise and Fall of Ottoman Turkey‚ Safavid Iran‚ Mughal India What factors contemporaneous observers attributed the rise and fall of the Muslim empires which factors made them successful‚ which factors weakened empires? Discuss overall strengths and weaknesses additional documents to help access rise and fall of Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ Mughals? Documents: Document 1: SAFAVID “great liking for warfare and weapons of war…fine soldier and very skilled‚ and his men so dexterous—use of muskets””realm
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