12 Mar 2012 Technological Diffusion During the European Renaissance The innovations discussed here represent revolutions in warfare‚ society‚ and art that saw a rapid diffusion through the societies of Europe during the renaissance for varying reasons. Whether for survival‚ economic gain‚ or aesthetic pleasure they were eventually embraced throughout Europe laying down some of the bedrock that modern western society would be built on. The spread of firearms throughout renaissance Europe had
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Diffusion is the process by which a particular phenomenon --- such as a contagious disease‚ a technological innovation or even an idea --- is spread from person to person over a period of space and time. One method of diffusion is known as expansion diffusion‚ which is broken down into three distinct types. Expansion Diffusion * Strictly defined‚ expansion diffusion is the process of spreading something from one place to another in an ever-expanding "snowballing" process. Expansion diffusion
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What were the most significant causes and results of the Crusades? Were the Crusades‚ on balance‚ a major mistake? Why or why not? By 1000 A.D.‚ Europe was coming out of the Dark Ages and into a period of expansionism. Agricultural advances increased the food supply‚ therein by increasing the population‚ which led to more wealth and commerce. In 1064 the eastern churches refused to submit to the Pope causing the Byzantine and Roman church to split. The last successful invasion of Britain was
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During the First Crusades‚ Europeans learned to make profit in sugar. Initially‚ they invested in war captives‚ under similar conditions of slavery‚ that eventually became expensive; however‚ with the landing of the navigator Diniz Dias in the land of Guinea‚ Africa
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interacted with other regions to enhance their societies. Thus‚ the social‚ cultural and economic aspects helped give rise to interaction and diffusion of the civilizations. Both societies emphasized male-dominance‚ but they were structured differently. Women in both regions had little power and were seen as subordinates. The strict patriarchy demonstrates the strength and control of the civilization‚ explaining the authority during regional social interactions. The Umayyad Empire in West Asia did not
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The crusades were holy wars fought by Christians in Europe and Muslims in the Middle East between 1096 and 1270. Generally‚ military campaigns against the Middle East trying to recover holy lands. The Crusades were often controlled by the Pope who had the power to unite all the Catholic nations against a common enemy. Europeans were willing to fight not only for Jerusalem but many reasons. They believed it would give them forgiveness of sins‚ a chance to travel and make money‚ defend the Byzantine
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of the cell. An important part of regulating this is passive transport. Passive transport is the movement of materials through membranes without any input of energy. One type of passive transport is diffusion. Passive transport is the diffusion of substances across a membrane. In diffusion‚ molecules will usually move from where the substance is more concentrated to where it is less concentrated. The molecules also tend to spread out in the space they enter just like food coloring in water
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territorial expansion and subjugation to the tenants of the Islam faith. The first two Crusades were‚ without a doubt‚ the most important of them all. “The era of the Crusades is one of the most important in the history of Western civilization. When it began‚ western Europe was only just emerging from the long period of barbarian invasions that we call the Dark Ages” (Jordan 133). These Crusades were the first time in western civilization that regardless of social status clergy‚ nobles
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The Crusades The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against the Saracens which were Moslems. The Crusades started in 1095 when Pope Claremont preached the First Crusade at the Council of Claremont. The name Crusade given to the Holy Wars came from old French word ’crois’ meaning ’cross’. The Crusades were military expeditions by the Christian nations of Europe for the purpose of rescuing the holy places of Palestine from the hands of the Mohammedans
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"The Crusades: series of wars by Western European Christians to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims." (Encarta "Crusades") The Crusades first began in 1096 and ended in the late 13th century. The term Crusade originally meant that the European’s would use all their efforts to regain the power from the Muslims. They wanted to retake the city of Jerusalem‚ which was holy to Christians because that’s where the crucifixion of Jesus Christ occurred. Europeans later used it to allocate any military
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