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    The Protestant Revolt

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    Reformation swept through all of Western Europe‚ that was the most dramatic events of this great religious revolt took place in Germany. It was in Wittenberg‚ Saxony‚ that Martin Luther posted his list of propositions . 95 theses‚ in 1517 and he burned burned the papa bull in 1520. He was condemned by the Diet of Worms a year later. German nobles that were encouraged by Martin‚ put down the Peasants Revolt. That was another great event that ocurred in 1529 in the Reformation and that was when the word ’protestant’

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    The maccabean revolt

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    Maccabean Revolt During much of the time between the Old and New Testaments‚ the land of Israel was under the rulership of the Greek empire (see Ancient Empires - Greece and Daniel’s Statue)‚ either by Alexander the Great himself (see Alexander The Great In Prophecy)‚ or the military commanders and their successors who had divided up his kingdom after his early death (see The Seleucids and The Ptolemies). Seleucus was the commander who took control of the Syrian region of Alexander’s empire‚

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    Resistance and Revolt

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    Theme: Resistance and Revolt Topic: The Sugar Revolution Were the changes that were brought to the West Indies as a result of the sugar revolution beneficial or detrimental to the development of the West Indies? The period 1650 to 1823 was referred to as the sugar era‚ during that time sugar cane was the most important and profitable crop that was grown in the West Indies. Most planters turned to this crop as they found out that the changes of the sugar revolution were very beneficial to them

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    Pi Revolt

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    When the Spanish took control and colonized the Philippines beginning in 1571‚ many revolts and uprisings took place during that time. The main objectives that the Spanish had in taking over the Philippines were to convert the Filipinos to Christianity and to colonize the country for their own benefits. It wasn’t until three centuries later that the people of the Philippines realized they needed to form a massive revolt against the Spaniards. In this final attempt as the Filipinos all were once again

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    The Revolt of 1857

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    The revolt of 1857 is regarded by many as the First War of Indian Independence. It was after this that the Nationalistic Movement in the country gathered momentum. Emergence of press‚ development of rapid means of transport and communication‚ and the impact of the contemporary European movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. The practice of racial discrimination by the British in all spheres of life also contributed to the unity among different sections of the society to rise

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    Sixties Revolts

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    1960’s  Revolts     Business & Society Wild  six2es  –  a  century  full  of  change   June  1969   Woodstock  fes9val‚  NY‚  USA   Mar  to  Mai  1968   Student  Movement‚  FRA   Feb  1968   An9-­‐War  Movement‚  GER   April  1965   An9-­‐War  Movement     WA‚  USA   Apr  to  May  1968   -­‐assault  of  Rudi  Dutschke‚  GER     -­‐students  protests

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    The Great Revolt

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    Through His guidance both of events and the Church’s human leadership‚ “the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved (Acts 2:47‚ NIV).” Now‚ in 70 A.D.‚ there was a major event that caused much destruction in Jerusalem‚ the Great Revolt.* Thankfully‚ God warned them both by Jesus’ prophecy in Matt. 24 and‚ according to some sources‚ another prophecy followed Jesus; by these words the Christians were able to flee before the destruction happened. Before this major thrust of Messianic

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    Babakian Revolt One of the strongest manifestations of discontent was the Babakian (also known as the Khorramid) mutiny. At its core‚ it was a peasant rebellion against feudal injustice. Nonetheless‚ it transmuted into an ideological movement‚ adopting Mazedist religious canons and resurrecting an earlier struggle against Sassanid rulers. Khorramids‚ an advanced offshoot of Mazdeism‚ opposed slavery. It promoted communal ownership of agricultural land and promoted women’s rights. They were extremely

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    Barbados Revolt 1816

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    There were 2 main leaders of the Barbados Revolt of 1816‚ they were Bussa who was a free man in Africa and was brought to the Caribbean in the transatlantic slave trade which was indeed traumatizing. the other leader was Nanny Grigg. Causes The causes of the 1816 revolt in Barbados are:  1. The British Slave Trade was abolished in 1807 and the slaves mistook it for emancipation. There was a registry or registration bill or also called the registration of slaves {1812-1815} in which planters or owners

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    Boudicca and The Iceni Revolt Boudicca‚ Queen of the Iceni Tribe‚ organised an army of Celtic Tribes and led the revolt against the Romans. Boudicca was the wife of King Prasutagus‚ the king of the Iceni tribe. Prasutagus died in 60 AD and by his will‚ the kingdom was left to his daughters and the roman emperor Nero as co-heirs in an attempt to keep his kingdom and family safe and out of harms way. As his daughter’s were too young to rule the kingdom of Iceni on there own‚ Boudicca assumed

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