For centuries the Greek population was completely under the Ottoman rule. When countries in Europe started to get rid of their rulers and restart their governments‚ the people in Greece started to think of a future without being under Ottoman rule. By following the footsteps of countries around them‚ they were able to gain their independence. The Greeks’ independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1830 did not come without hardship and suffering. Several other countries including Russia and France
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David Lewkowicz Period 2 May 12‚ 2013 From 1900-1950 the countries of India and China where experiencing independent and nationalist movements. These movements differed in the ways they achieved their goals. While China encompassed two major political powers‚ India had one. Both of these movements had a leading political figurehead. India met their independence through nonviolence‚ while China portrayed internal conflict. On the other hand‚ India encompassed only one major political party while
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During the 1600’s‚ waves of Puritans immigrated to the New World‚ colonizing in the area of Boston. In contrast to Chesapeake region’s inhabitants‚ the Puritan settlers did not come for economic interests‚ but rather for a desire to create a more “pure” society of Christianity. The Puritans had a huge impact on the way the New England region developed. By organizing their society based on their desire to have a government of theocracy‚ the Puritans made sure their values and ideas had a major influence
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Garrett Eugair AP European History Chapter 14: New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Notes Nicolaus Copernicus Rejects an Earth-Centered Universe Biographical information Polish priest and scientist educated at the University of Krakow wrote On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres in 1543 Commissioned to find astronomical justification so that the papacy could change the calendar so that it could correctly calculate the date of Easter‚ Copernicus’s
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Chapter 16 SECTION ONE: -Who were three major Greek scientists that inspired 16th century Europeans? What/ fields were great scientific advancements made that these scientists represented? Aristotle in physics‚ Ptolemy in astronomy‚ and Galen in medicine. -Why did European scientists have to make adjustment to ancient theories? Scientists did not want to abandon theories. Rather‚ they adjusted them. They were forced to do this because they began to notice things that contradicted ancient theories
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Taylor Gomes 1° AP Euro 1) Niccolo Machiavelli: Italian politician‚ historian‚ and writer. Wrote The Prince‚ a book on how to control nations with fear 2) Johannes Gutenburg: German inventor of the printing press 3) Donatello: Early Italian renaissance painter and sculptor‚ best known for his sculpture "David" 4) Fillippo Brunelleschi: Italian architect and engineer‚ designer of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence‚ or la Duomo 5) Henry VII of England: King of England from August 22‚ 1485 to
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Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Project AP Euro Value -50 points Task a) Pick 2 event sets out of your 3 assigned connection sets. b) Each name or event in your connection set must be in bold text. c) Connect each event in your “connection set” to the next event. Think “cause and effect”. Why is the event important in European history and how does that event connect to the cause of the next event. d) Each set of connections must be one full typed page. So the total
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Democracy clearly failed in Japan. The limitation of the Diet due to the veto powers the Japanese Emperor had‚ the corruption within the democratic leaders soiling the name of Democracy‚ the failure of the Democratic leaders and further on… Maybe these were some of the reasons why democracy had looked like a very poor system to a common Japanese man. Due to their failure to solve the problems of the farmers and workers‚ the Democratic Government was not supported by the people. Furthermore‚ the economic
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An AP U.S. History Document-Based Question (DBQ) Packet What is a DBQ? {Material borrowed from Collegboard.com} The AP U.S. History test consists of a multiple-choice section and an essay section. There are three essays to answer on the test‚ one of which is the DBQ. The DBQ an essay question that requires you to answer the question using the sources provided. You are given a mandatory 15-minute reading period at the beginning of the free-response section‚ and most of that time is
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Katy Maldonado Period 5 Outlines Question: Assess the impact of the scientific revolution on religion and philosophy in the period 1550 to 1750. Thesis: During the period of 1550-1750 the Scientific Revolution encouraged new ideas about the universe and mankind. Many topics such as the heliocentric view challenged the church and changed the way people viewed God. In addition the scientific revolution impacted philosophy because it caused people to think more
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