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    during the course of the war and even the White House would get burned to the ground by British troops! Despite all the setbacks‚ Madison’s resolve pulled the country together during its darkest hour and peacefully ended the war with the Treaty of Ghent. Though America didn’t win the War of 1812 under Madison‚ it didn’t lose either‚ it “won” in the sense that America was able to hold its own against an even more powerful Britain than they faced during the revolutionary war. In addition‚ Madison’s

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    Lastly‚ John Tyler’s foreign policies ran very fluently‚ picking up on how vital the Asian Pacific region was to trade‚ he sent a strategic group of individuals over on a journey. This resulted in strong relations with the country. Another foreign affair involved putting a stop to a bloody war with the Seminoles‚ This ended lots of violence. The reason that I eliminated these seven presidents‚ was because their interactions with other countries wasn’t extremely significant. Due to the fact that William

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    How did Charlemagne Build and Govern his Empire? Charlemagne was one of the most successful rulers of his time period. How did he build and govern his empire the way he did? He used a combination of his personal charisma and intelligence‚ the feudal system‚ the Church‚ and war in order to create the greatest Empire since the time of the Romans. His dislike of corruption‚ and his power in battle all contributed to his success as Emperor. Charlemagne himself was the key to his own success. He himself

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    Rizal’s Education- Early Schooling (Calamba & Biñan) *  The Hero’s First Teacher Doña Teodora was Jose’s first non-formal teacher * On her lap‚ Jose learned prayers and the alphabet at the age of three * Private Tutors of Rizal * Maestro Celestino was Jose’s first private tutor. * Maestro Lucas Padua was the second private tutor. * Maestro Leon Monroy became the hero’s tutor in Spanish and Latin. He was a classmate of Don Francisco. The Uncles of Rizal

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    Impressions of Renaissance Art Art has gone through many phases throughout history. As times have changed‚ so have the manner and style of artists and their art. During the Middle Ages‚ Europe suffered a widespread horrific disease called the Black Death which killed one-fourth to one-third of the population. After the Middle Ages came a period of change called the Renaissance‚ which means the "rebirth"‚ came to life in Florence and eventually spread throughout the rest of Europe. The Renaissance

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    Yun Zhang Renaissance Art in Context Dec.13th. 2012 FA231 Professor Stephanie Leone Virgin and child with lilies Italian (Florence)
about 1460–70 Luca della Robbia 
 Overall: 48 x 38cm (18 7/8 x 14 15/16in.) Glazed terracotta 
 Classification: Sculpture
 Type: Relief
 Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston Virgin and child with lilies Italian (Florence)
about 1460–70 Luca della Robbia 
 Overall: 48 x 38cm (18 7/8 x 14 15/16in.) Glazed terracotta 
 Classification: Sculpture


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    Name: Class: Date: Chapter 1 Creating a Nation Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. 1. Many historians consider the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ by _____________________________ to be one of the causes of the Civil War. 2. ____________________ societies formed in the mid-1800s at first to spread the word of God but soon turned to combating social problems. 3. Native Americans feared that the increasing flow of settlers would disrupt the ____________________ on which

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    war with North African nations Battle of New Orleans Jackson led a battle that occurred when British troops attacked U.S. soldiers in New Orleans on January 8‚ 1815; the War of 1812 had officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in December‚ 1814‚ but word had not yet reached the U.S. Battle of Tippecanoe 1811 Tecumseh and the Prophet attack‚

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    The Academic Analysis of the 2008 Financial Crisis: Round 1 1. Matthew Spiegel + Author Affiliations 1. Yale School of Management 1. Send correspondence to Matthew Spiegel‚ Yale School of Management‚ P.O. Box 208200‚ New Haven‚ CT 06880-8200‚ telephone: 203-432-6017‚ email: matthew.spiegel@yale.edu.   Next Section Abstract Academics responded to the challenges posed by the 2008 financial crisis with a flurry of studies. This collection of articles is just the academic community’s

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    Chapter 5: Worlds Turned Inside Out‚ 1000 – 350 BCE Introduction Leaders became thinkers and teacher‚ not kings “the axial age”- pivotal period between ancient empires and the successor empires Alternative Pathways and Ideas In Eastern Zhou China‚ large territorial states and had formulas for ordering human behavior In Greece and the Levant‚ dynamic city-states and new ideas about good governance East and South Asia‚ Caribbean coast of Mexico‚ coasts of Mediterranean have sacred categories

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