5. Describe the new connections between the Eastern and Western hemispheres in the Columbian Exchange.…
| Gutenberg's printing press = Renaissance ideas spread... Religion = Art Pope wanted to make a new dome for sistine chapel. Michelangelo was asked to paint it. the pope needed $ to build so he sold indulgences. Luther was against this... Church art frequently featured holy figures, Protestants (iconoclasts) didn't like this... Church leaders were frequently patrons of artists…
Absolute Monarchs were eithere kings or queens who controlled the complete way of life in the country they ruled. Absolutism is the rule of one person over any given thing. The two rulers that showed absolutism in the documents are Louis 14th and Peter the Great. They were both absolute monarchs and both ruled over large territories.…
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, “New” Imperialism accelerated due to economic, political, and social factors within Europe. Firstly, the Industrial Revolution stirred the ambitions of European nations, with such advancements in technology, caused these nations to spread their control over the less-developed areas of the world. These economic, political, and social factors were mostly responsible for this spreading of control from the world powers.…
which was to serve the masses. This form of communism failed in countries such as Poland,…
European monarchy was in full force between 1400 and 1800, in a variety of nations and ways. Phillip II of Spain and Fredrick William the 1st of Prussia were monarchs with similar approaches in terms of absolutist reign accompanied by a strong military, yet they differed on foreign policy, economics, and religion.…
The empires in Rome and China were wildly successful in consolidating power and expanding their influence because they used a strong central government, technology, and cultural unity in spite of the fact that they were located on opposite sides of the globe. Thus it is evident that these factors are the most critical pieces to successful create strong…
Since the beginning of development, many different cultures came into existence. Civilizations began and of course empires grew. Several reasons lead to the evolution of large, powerful empires. Some include cultural diffusion, great leaders, inventions, and more. The main reasons were independent inventions and cultural diffusion.…
Between 1870 and 1920 European imperialism grew due to the economic, political, and social forces. The Industrial Revolution stirred the ambition of European nations. With the advances in technology these nations we able to spread their control over less developed areas. The balance of power created an empire building frenzy.…
Western civilization changed dramatically between 1450 and 1750. While remaining an agricultural society, the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing sector. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers, science became the centerpiece of intellectual life and ideas on family and marriage changed. These changes resulted from overseas expansion and increasing commercial dominance. Russia on the other hand was heavily concerned with territorial expansion, eventually becoming the chief power of Eastern Europe. From there, Russian czars embarked on a course of selective Westernization which, despite mimicking of the West, Russia remained outside the global trade system.…
When empires expand, they all have a plan in mind on how and why they want to expand. It can differ from religious, wealth, or power reasons. It can also be with areas surrounding them or land far away. Simultaneously, empires can use similar military techniques, ways of keeping people in order, or ways of keeping up the economy. During the time of 1450 to 1800, the Spanish Empire and the Ottoman Empire responded to their empire building similarly in the idea that spreading their religion was their first focus, while there were differences in their social and economic values because their regions required them to be that way.…
During the 15th and 16th centuries, spain conquered most of americas and was know as the most powerful country in Europe. The empire lasted for 300 years, but that was the end of that when the people of latin america rose up and revolt in the early 1800’s. And this was the beginning of the revolution of Latin. The creoles were the one who led the revolutions in Latin america because the desire of political power, nationalism, and economic conditions.…
religious, political and power of control impacts that could innovate and create empires but was…
All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples.…
Beginning from when Sargon I of Akkad built the worlds first empire, many empires have since then been established and now hold a name that are both as eminent and momentous. Two of these such empire are the Spanish and the Ottoman Empires, which began to establish and expand around the time of 1450-1800. Although separate and located in different parts of the world, the Ottoman and Spanish Empires share many similarities, as well as many differences in their empire building process.…