AP World History Chapter 21- Things to Know People to Know: Nicholas Copernicus- (1473-15430) A Polish astronomer and Aristotelian Scholar‚ who investigated the old geocentric theory that assumed that the sun‚ the planets‚ and the stars all circled the earth. Tycho Brahe- (1546-1601) A Danish astronomer‚ aided by his sister‚ Sophia‚ had recorded hundreds of observations that pointed to difficulties in the Ptolemaic explanation. He also attempted to find a compromise between the Ptolemaic
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1799-1815 |Social Class |The “Age of Montesquieu” |The “Age of Rousseau” |The “Age of Voltaire” |Post-Napoleon | | |(Constitutional Monarchy) |(Republic) |(Enlightened Despotism?) | | | |1789-1792 | |1799-1815 | | | | |1792-1799
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December of 1842 saw the birth of Prince Pyotr Alekseyevich Kropotkin to Prince of Smolensk‚ Aleksei Petrovich Kropotkin‚ of the Rurik dynasty‚ which had ruled Russia before the rise of the Romanovs‚ and Yekaterina Nikolaevna Sulima‚ the daughter of a Cossack general. Kropotkin‚ under republican teachings by French tutors‚ came to dislike the use of titles and so chose to quit using his at the age of twelve. He is remembered as rebuking anyone who referred to him with his title‚ though this was not
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engravings‚ paintings‚ sculptures‚ and slogans (615). Robespierre justified his regime by constantly exclaiming that virtue was born from terror. Robespierre said‚ “The government in a revolution is the despotism of liberty against tyranny. “ Although this quote seems confusing at first‚ further studied despotism is another word for tyranny or dictatorship‚ which basically means that a government in revolution is the tyranny of liberty against tyranny- the
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than a slave to the man who owns the land on which I live. I do not ask you to forgive me nor to mitigate my crime. I have taken the law into my own hands‚ and I must pay for it in atonement. But kill this system. Kill this system and you kill despotism. Kill this system and you kill slavery. Kill
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1)Create a T-chart. On one side write specific language that shows how the Burmese are treated by the British and on the other side how Orwell is treated by the Burmese (use evidence from the first paragraph). Who is the victim: Orwell or the Burmese? (Hint: It is the Burmese) Explain using the evidence you gathered. “The wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages of the lock-ups‚ the grey‚ cowed faces of the long-term convicts‚ the scarred buttocks of the men who had been flogged with bamboos”
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"self-evident." Name these and argue for or against the notion that they are indeed "self-evident." Not needing to be demonstrated or explained; obvious. 8. Find and write the meaning to the phrase "absolute despotism." Jefferson says it is the "right and duty" of mankind to fight this "absolute despotism." Why? Absolute power or control; tyranny. He is saying the King has too much power over the colonies and he is saying it is their right to revolt and fight the tyrant King. 9. Compare the tone or attitude
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of the American democracy and society. In 1835 Tocqueville published his first volume which cast a positive light on how a modern democracy should operate; five years later‚ in 1840‚ the second volume was published to illustrate the dangers of despotism‚ and overly powerful centralized governments. Tocqueville pursued his evaluation amidst a shift in French government from an aristocracy toward a more democratized nation. During his work within the courts of Versailles‚ Tocqueville developed
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then thinks about her adult sins‚ of how her recognition of her own beauty has changed her to become “selfish and cruel‚ indifferent to the joys and sorrows of others‚ cold-hearted […] with that petty woman’s tyranny which is the worst of despotisms”. Her despotism‚ meaning absolute power or control; rigid restraint‚ could refer to her control over Michael Audley‚ and truly anyone else in the novel. For example‚ Robert Audley suspects she is guilty with murder of his best friend‚ but still treads carefully
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Democracy is known to be one of the greatest institutionalized forms of government in our history. In America‚ democracy is seen as a perfect governmental system that is incapable of corruption due to its legal equality and political freedom. However Alexis de Tocqueville‚ a French socialist and political theorist believed that the democratic system held by the United States had several flaws that if were to come into play‚ would cause it to weakened and eventually collapse. He talked on and wrote
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