The Armenian Genocide is a genocide that happened amid and soon after the First World War‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ which brought on the passing of 1‚5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as an immediate result from the Young Turks’ administration’s arrangements to free the Turkish grounds of Christian populace to accomplish their container Turkic dreams. Formally‚ the genocide stated when 250 Armenian erudite people and pioneers of the general population on the 24th of April‚ 1915‚ in Constantinople
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CHAPTER 1 A) Chapter Overview: The Renaissance‚ which occurred from the 1300s to the 1600s‚ consisted of the rise of the five major city-states‚ the rise of humanism‚ and a multitude of patronage in the arts. The Italian Renaissance differed from the Northern Renaissance in that the Italian Renaissance was more secular‚ and in the North the focus was more on church and social reforms. Later‚ during the Age of Exploration‚ technological advances paved the way for exploration and conquest. Corruption
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AP World History Chapter 14: Economic Transformations (Commerce and Consequence) 1450-1750 Directions: Define the following terms for chapter one. Describe who or what it is and explain the significance or importance. Prester John Trading post Empire Vasco da Gama Ferdinand Magellan Spanish Philippines British AND Dutch East India Companies Tokugawa Shogunate (and Shogun‚ daimyo and samurai AND relations with the world) Silver drain Potosí‚ Bolivia Little Ice Age and “soft gold” Atlantic slave
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Trade and the Columbian Exchange greatly affected the world between 1450 CE and 1750 CE. The Columbian Exchange helped to link the Americas‚ Africa‚ and Europe‚ while huge international trade networks aided in shaping the world. In these trade networks‚ the spice‚ silver‚ slave‚ and sugar trades were especially important in affecting the world. The silver trade became a huge part of the world economy‚ and allowed Europe greater participation in East Asian commerce. Silver was central to world trade
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torture and execution. In the 1450’s there was a breakout of violent persecutions against people accused of being witches. “During this time more than 100‚000 people (mostly woman) were killed for allegedly practicing witchcraft” (Kallen 33) . Witches were viewed by the public as dangerous and uncontrollable menaces to society. They were believed to have relationships with the devil‚ this relationship was developed because of the church demonizing the witches in the 1450’s. During this time‚ people
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Russia possible essay questions: Collapse Reform and reaction‚ 1855–1881 Why did Alexander II order the emancipation of the serfs in 1861? (12 marks) Crimean War defeat His own beliefs Political considerations Why did defeat in the Crimean War lead to reform under Alexander II? (12 marks) Inadequate army training suggested Russia was not an “elite state” Social unrest caused by the defeat Pressure from intellectuals Explain why Alexander II introduced further reforms following the Emancipation
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Middle Ages Dates: 500-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? It was a chaotic period of social and political unrest. Religious and political differences between and within regions led to nearly constant warfare. The life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system - feudalism. 2. Who or what had the power? The church 3. Who were learned or literate? holy men or people of important status such as kings‚ queens‚ and knights most other people were
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Revolution‚ but ceased to play any role after this era (early modern period)? What largely influenced and financed the Renaissance? How did mercantilism differ from capitalism? Who were the “Old Believers?” What was a major trade development between 1450 and 1750? Unlike Spanish Latin America‚ what came to be the most important economic activity in Portuguese Brazil? Changes during the Reformation influenced all of these developments EXCEPT… Where was Peter the Great’s program of economic development
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Tourist & Historical Places | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Qutub Minar About 15 km south of Delhi‚ in Mehrauli‚ this 238 feet and 1 inch high Minar has been referred to as "one of the wonders of world". This soaring tower of victory was built immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu Kingdom in Delhi. Qutb-ud-din Aibak laid its foundation in 1200 A.D. Iltutmish added three more storeys. After damaged by lightning in 1368 A.D. Firuz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the
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EU1101E In-class Simulation - The July Crisis 1914 URGENT - JULY CRISIS TELEGRAM Europe on brink of war Immediate Conference of Great Powers to Convene On 26 July 1914 Brussels‚ Belgium On 28 June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ was assassinated while visiting Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina by Serbian nationalists. The Austrian government blamed Serbia for harboring terrorists and sent the Serbian government an ultimatum that Serbia rejected. This set
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