The 15th and 16th centuries were a time of great turmoil for Europe. The various religious wars‚ the 30 years war‚ and the fluctuation in the economy were just some examples. There was also a rise in population‚ which led to overpopulation and unemployment‚ which in turn led to poverty. There were a great number of poor people in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries. There were varied attitudes and reactions towards those in poverty. The attitudes towards the poor included people feeling it
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China Early offers from the west - The west wanted to trade with china but they rejected it. They had all the stuff they needed and didn’t need any outside help Self-Reliance - China thought they didn’t need any help from the outside Trading limitations - China was self-reliant‚ so it didn’t tend to trade with other countries. But then again the European countries wanted to trade with them. They set limits on which they would trade with. Opium/Opium war of 1839 - Opium was the cash crop in China
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During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ a group of people known as the Puritans wished to “purify” the Church of England and reform the Church from its Catholic practices. At the time‚ these people were more of an unpopular unit‚ but still persevered and grew to be a very well known religious group. The Puritans had a set of beliefs that set themselves apart from other practices‚ and these values that they had influenced their daily lives‚ their own style of writing‚ and even life today. First and foremost
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The 17th and 18th centuries are commonly referred to as the Enlightenment. The ideals of the period are based upon reason. People began thinking for themselves rather than the government or the church think for you. People began questioning‚ and not relying on fear‚ superstition‚ government or faith to guide them. Instead people used reason and logic to search for truth. Searching for the truth leaves out faith and science becomes the new focus. The scientific method becomes the standard when
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world talked was amazed by the rapid economic recovery of Asia as Hong Kong and Japan‚ war ravaged backwaters merely 35 years prior‚ were suddenly out competing their western contemporaries. China‚ South Korea‚ and Japan experienced incredible economic growth near the end of the 20th century. So well prepared to tackle the 21st are these countries that some have gotten excited enough to call our century‚ the Asian century. East Asia will undoubtedly have a strong presence in the following decades‚ but
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Several sects from all over Europe made North America their home throughout the 17th century. Beginning with the southern Chesapeake colonies‚ the North American regions were assembled by their founding nations. English Puritans and Separatists and Spanish Conquistadores eventually formed settlements in the New World; however‚ Puritans and Separatists and Spanish Conquistadores differed fundamentally in their original motivation to explore the foreign paradise. After facing prosecution in England
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CHINA AND JAPAN RIVALRY ON THE DISPUTED ISLAND On September 7th‚ 2010 a Chinese fishing craft collided with two Japanese coastguard patrol boats near the oil-rich‚ uninhabited islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu‚ meaning ‘fishing platform’‚ in China. Following the collision‚ coastguards boarded the trawler and arrested its crew and Captain Zhan Qixiong who‚ as subsequent video footage revealed‚ had rammed his boat into the coastguard vessels. Following the
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Galileo Galilei was an astronomer in the 17th century. Galileo has played a key role in philosophy and science. Because Galileo observed that space was much bigger than thought by astronomers before him‚ he is very important to modern science today. Galileo Galilei was born on February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. Some important historical event that happened throughout his lifetime are in 1567 millions of Native Americans are killed by disease. In 1597‚ Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet is published
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Witch persecution was rife throughout seventeenth century Europe. It stemmed from earlier centuries and carried the belief that witches were associated with evil and had made a pact with the devil and agreed to worship him. They were thought to have the power to harm humans‚ plants‚ crops‚ and animals. However‚ to offer misogyny as a leading explanation for witchcraft accusations would not be completely accurate. Although misogyny was affiliated with a minority of witchcraft accusations against women
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Japanese Isolation Japanese culture from the mid-17th century continuing until the late 19th century experienced immense isolation as a nation induced by the ruling Shogun. This odd choice of action originated from the Portuguese introducing western Christianity to the general population of Japan. Once introduced Christian ideology spread rapidly throughout the country‚ sparking fear into the ruling Shogun concerned with their firm grip over the population. This anxiety led the ruling Shogun to
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