individuals as witches were if you were a female‚ if you were middle age and not married(widowed)‚ or if you were not practicing Christianity. The most common persecution of a witch was if their were a female. As stated in document 8: "As for the question‚ why a greater number of witches if found in the fragile feminine sex than among men.. the first is‚ that they are more credulous… the second reason is that women are naturally more impressionable‚ and more ’ ready to receive the influence of a disembodied
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Unit 1: Renaissance and Reformation The Renaissance * Approximate dates: 1375 (death of Petrarch) – 1527 (sacking of Rome) * The Renaissance is highlighted by: * a rediscovery of classical learning (Greek and Roman) * beginning of science * increased diplomacy * increased secularism * new belief in the individual * Secularism: never rejects Christianity‚ however‚ rejects Church’s domination and emphasizes man’s capabilities * Begins in Italy
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MEDIEVAL EUROPE: FROM THE FALL OF ROME TO THE RENAISSANCE A BACKGROUND READING LINKING CLASSICAL TO MODERN TIMES (Reprinted with permission from George Roswell‚ Rancho Buena Vista High School‚ Vista‚ CA. May 2010) From approximately 200 B.C. to 476 A.D.‚ the "civilized" areas of Europe and the Near East were dominated‚ ruled‚ and imprinted with a lasting influence from the Roman Empire. At its greatest extent‚ the Roman Empire stretched east to include Greece‚ Turkey‚ Syria‚ Mesopotamia and
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Explain the reasons for the adoption of a new calendar in revolutionary France and analyze reactions to it in the period 1789 to 1806. The adoption of the revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian calendar took place on November 24‚ 1793 by the National Convention. This new calendar lasted until Napoleon I abolished it in 1806. The new calendar was a adopted in revolutionary France for many reasons including secular ideas and political reasons. There were also many reactions to the change
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How did the developments in scientific thought from Copernicus to Newton create a new conception of the universe and of humanity’s place within it? The Scientific Revolution was a time of scientific questioning in which tremendous discoveries were made about the Earth. It has been referred to as “the real origin both of the modern world and the modern mentality” (Mckay‚ 596) and caused the foremost change in the world-view. This revolution occurred for many reasons. Universities were established
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Spain and France both wanted to expand to gain more land‚ get new resources‚ and to search for ways to get more power. The resources that each country wanted were different as well as the ways they attempted to get the resources. Each country had their own strategies to try and obtain the resources they were going after. Competition between countries led to countries attempting to gain land quickly. Spain and France were not the only countries trying to expand in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
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#1 Identify the features of the 18th century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences Thesis: The technological advances in the eighteenth century slowly allowed for the advancement of people’s lives economically‚ but social injustice remained. 1.Crop Rotation a.Eliminated fallow season by alternating grain with nitrogen-storing crops i.Peas‚ beans‚ turnips (Charles Townsend)‚ potatoes‚ clovers‚ and grasses b.New crops made ideal feed for animals i.Build their
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Italian/Northern Renaissance | | Medici Family | They dominated Florence during the 15th century and were interested in industry‚ trade‚ and banking. The first was Giovanni di Bicci de’Medici (1360-1429)‚ and the most famous was Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)‚ the great grandson of Giovanni. Medici power fell after Savonarola (1452-1498)‚ a Franciscan friar‚ gained power‚ and therefore‚ Florence was never the same. | Humanism | England: * Started taking hold in early 15th century taught
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AP United States History – Chapter 24 Essay 1. In what ways did the railroad construction between 1865 and1890 transform American society and the American economy? 2. In what ways did American industrialists consolidate their businesses and eliminate competition? How was this business consolidation perceived by the public? 3. In what ways did the American government promote the growth of the American economy in post bellum America? To what extent did they regulate business activity? Between
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Witchcraft DBQ (Many of the people who were persecuted as witches from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries were those of a seemingly inferior mindset‚ those who are blamed for problems in the community and those who were social outcasts.) This time period occurred throughout the Protestant‚ Catholic and Scientific revolutions. The victims of the witch trials were usually persecuted in Europe as a whole however focused on areas like South Western Europe. Witches were usually people who were
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