Catholic Counter-Reformation‚ and the Age of Enlightenment. Even so‚ there are continuities in that time period‚ including the Western desire to discover‚ and the states that continued to be Catholic in the face of reformation and Protestantism. The year is 1450‚ and most of Western Europe is still largely Roman Catholic. The Spaniards are in the process of removing the Muslim Moors from Andalusia. In the late 1400s to early 1500s‚ the Italian Renaissance‚ or "Age of Rebirth" was spreading to Portugal
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The Mediterranean Sea had been the focus of European trade with other parts of the world for over 2000 years. In fact‚ until about the year 1500‚ the Atlantic Ocean had been a barrier‚ for Europeans. After 1492‚ this focus shifted to the Atlantic Ocean by routes south around the Cape of Good Hope‚ and by trans-Atlantic trade. European discoveries of new land meant an increase in commercial activity of the society from which the discoverer comes. Until then‚ most trading and manufacturing originated
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countries in europe You: War is in their blood Stranger: nah‚ serbia doesnt really have good generals. Stranger: look at their battles‚ they basically lost every war they fought You: Check World War I You: then say something dude You: first battle at mountain called Cer Stranger: while surely they fought well You: 50k vs 250k Stranger: they repelled austrai twice You: they WON Stranger: but in the end they were submitted You: yeah... Stranger: and look at world war two You: when 850k attacked
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Ap Packet page 6 D. English Civil War 1. Political- One of the causes was Charles’s I unsuccessful attempt to arrest five members of Parliament‚ known as the Grand Remonstrance‚ on January 4‚ 1642. Another cause was who should have the power in the country and inflation forced up prices in all parts of Europe. An effect would be that England became a Commonwealth and a Protectorate. Parliamentary supremacy was another effect. 2. Religious-One of the causes was that the Puritans‚ sought to do away
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Andrew Pyne John Mcdonough Bridgewater State University English 299-014 03/29/2012 Paper 2 Mother Courage “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht is about a woman and her children. They are war Profiteers in the 30 Years War selling goods out of there wagon. Mother Courage is a Survivor. She is a money-maker. She is a brutal realist. She also lies to her family. Mother Courage sells normal good from her wagon like cloths and food. Her goods are sold to the camps of soldiers
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conspiracies and executed the conspirators. Austria Despite loses 30 years war‚ the Hapsburgs family formed a strong Catholic nation in Austria. They had strong leadership under Maria Theresa. 1740-1780 Maria Theresa (cont’d) The Pragmatic Sanction-A royal Decree by Charles VI (1718) having the force of law by which Europe’s rulers promised not to divide the Hapsburg lands and the accept a female succession. She made war with Prussia when they seized some of her land (silesia). - Despite a lack
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Chapter 17 review _____1) A nation-state differs from an empire or many medieval states because it (A) grants rulers absolute rights to govern. (B) comprises a country with one dominant language and culture. (C) limits the power of monarchs and rulers. (D) has many large and different ethnic groups under a common government. _____2) Mercantilism characteristically (A) discourages colonies and overseas adventures. (B) encourages skilled workers to demand better pay and benefits. (C) allows imports
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who claimed to rule by divine right. Sovereignty In the 17th century‚ having sovereign power consisted of the authority to: Why Absolutism? A response to the crises of the 16th & 17th centuries A search for order— As revolts‚ wars‚ and rebellions died down‚ the privileged classes of society remained in control of political systems. The Theory of Absolutism : “Six Books of the Commonwealth” Absolute supremacy
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which made it impossible for Huguenots to live openly in France. As a result‚ many left and their loss gave a severe hit to the economy. Louis XIV fought the war of the Spanish Succession to prevent a French king from succeeding a Spanish throne. The war was long and costly so they signed the treaty: the Peace of Utrecht. He left enormous war debts behind for his son‚ Louis XV. LOUIS XV Louis XV did not have the talent of his father but he was still an absolute monarch. During his reign chance was
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institute absolutism. The first reason why absolutism seemed to be a desirable government form was the necessity of centralized power. War was a constant threat to a nation and it’s people. In a country divided into kingdoms and realms ruled by individual nobles and dukes‚ mobilization for war was a difficult and lengthy task. To better prepare a state for war a country needed a single ruler with the absolute power. Another cause was the need for efficiently
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