too strong or too weak. Another goal was the Return of Monarchs. Louis XVIII issued a constitution to return. The Congress of Vienna wanted to redraw borders. The leaders paid little attention to the people when redrawing Europe. The Prince Metternich system was a system that made absolute rule return. Four nations agreed to act as the "Fire department" of Europe‚ this was known as the Quad Alliance. The Holy Alliance said that nations would let God guide their relations. In conclusion
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Mayan Mystery Theory Professor Wilkinson Strayer University HUM 111 Shaun Broadnax October 31‚ 2012 Mayan Mystery Theory The Maya are often referred to as the most well-known classical civilization of the Mesoamerican region. They are thought to have first originated around 2600 B.C. in the Yucatan and their society flourished during the Classic Period from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D. They inhabited the land presently known as Southern Mexico‚ Guatemala‚ Northern Belize‚ and Honduras. Their
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aggression after the Napoleonic Wars by realistically dealing with defeated France. a. Congress of Vienna met in 1815 in order to construct a lasting peace settlement. b. First Peace of Paris gave France the boundaries it possessed in 1792 c. Metternich‚ Talleyward and Castlereagh believed that a balance of power in Europe would prevent future aggression by France and other countries i. Low Countries were united under the Dutch monarchy ii. Prussia received territory on the Rhine- France’s eastern
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private property. T he French Revolution shattered the concept of absolutism in Europe and unleashed the idea of the nation-state. Napoleon’s armies spread this concept throughout Europe. Early in the nineteenth century the major powers‚ led by Metternich in Austria‚ tried to limit nationalism in favor of restoring the “legitimate” monarch back in power. However‚ Greece challenged this policy and won independence from the Ottoman Empire. Later in the century both Italy and Germany unified under a
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didn’t exist‚ and ’’German’ people continued to lack nationalist sentiment and liberalist views not until the end of 1848‚ a period when a series of ’German’ revolutions took place. In 1815‚ the ’German’ political system was heavily influenced by Metternich and Austria‚ and there was still no clear ’German’ borders as all of the 39 states formed by the Vienna Congress still remained‚ and many had no intention of simply just joining borders with another state. However‚ it could be argued that ’Germany’
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Akhenaten:)Personality)Study) Historical)Context) Geography‚+topography+and+resources+of+Egypt+and+its+Neighbors+ ! • • • • • • Located!on!the!north!east!coast!of!Africa! Bordered!Libya‚!Nubia‚!Sinai!and!Mediterranean!sea.!Neighbored!with!Hittites!and! Mitanni!as!well.!! Long!narrow!countrywide!cut!into!desert!cliffs.! The!Nile:!provided!irrigation!for!crop!growing‚!water‚!fish‚!mud!for!bricks‚!leisure! pursuits!and!banks!for!papyrus!to!grow.!! Upper!and!Lower!Egypt.! Protected!by!some!natural!barriers
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AP Euro Timeline 1348-1351 Black Death 1337-1453 Hundred Years War 1378-1417 Great Schism 1440 Lorenzo Valla disproves Donation of Constantine 1485 End of War of Roses 1492 Columbus sails to Americas; Grenada falls to Spain ;Moors are driven from Spain (Ferdinand and Isabella) 1509 Erasmus’s In Praise of Folly 1513 Machiavelli’s The Prince 1517 95 Theses (Tip: 1+1+7=9‚ with 5— 95 Theses) 1527 Sack of Rome‚ crucial imperial victory by HRE against France and Italian
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NAME: PERDESSA ABRAMS 12/0257/1980 COURSE: HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE Introduction The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento. Giuseppe Mazzini and his leading pupil‚ Giuseppe Garibaldi‚ failed in their attempt to create an Italy united by democracy. Garibaldi‚ supported by his legion of Red Shirts who was mostly young Italian democrats ‚who used the 1848 revolutions
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(after the defeating Napoleon). Legitimate monarchy was set up meaning the hereditary ruling families would be restored to their old thrones. This was agreed partly because it was seen as a more stable and suitable system suited to peace. Also Metternich‚ the Austrian Chancellor‚ saw it as a useful way to prevent the Russians and Prussian from gaining extra territory. It was also very difficult for the Russians and Prussians to argue it because it was their own system. The principle was not applied
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Who was Mazzini and why was he important for Italian unification (How strong were ideas about Risorgimento in Italy by 1848?) Originally‚ The Risorgimento was inspired by French Rule: - Secret society - Particularly active in S. Italy - Naples= 60‚000 members - Elaborate rituals + unquestioning obedience to leaders - Mild aims (constitutional monarchy) - Mazzini felt their aims were aimless‚ no political opinion‚ no plan/idealism for future of Italy Giuseppe Mazzini 1805-72
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