Mother Goddess c. BC 3200 Egyptian civilization established Hieroglyphic writing (BC 3100) Great Sphinx & Gaza Pyramids (2650-2514) c. BC 2000 c. BC 1900-1600 Babylonian period Epic of Gilgamesh (earliest version) Law Code of Hammurabi ( BC 1792-1750) c. BC 1500 Hinduism develops in India with polytheism The Vedas The Upanishads c. 1400-1300 Egypt Amenhotep IV establishes monotheism Tutankhamen reestablishes polytheism c. BC 1300-1200 Moses leads exodus from Egypt Egypt Architecture
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CCOT ESSAY During the Early Modern Period the world was experiencing many changes‚ some of which included religion. There were many changes in religion in Western Europe during the Early Modern Period (1450-1750) including changes in the Roman Catholic Church‚ due to the Protestant Reformation‚ and the creation of the Church of England; however‚ a constant throughout this period was the fact that Western Europe remained predominately Christian. At the beginning of the Early Modern Era most of
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| Location | Americas | Date | Between 1492 and 1506 | Result | European exploration of the Americas | In the early modern period‚ the voyages of Columbus initiated European exploration and colonization of the American continents‚ and are thus of great significance in world history. Christopher Columbus was a navigator and an admiral for Castile‚ a country that later founded modern Spain. He made four voyages to the Americas‚ with his first in 1492‚ which resulted in what is widely referred
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American History I 07/08/05 Christopher Columbus’ Voyage to North America Spanish exploration first began with a series of revolutions. First‚ the Commercial Revolution generated economic stability. Second‚ the Intellectual Revolution generated interest in the Earth’s composition and the pursuit of exploration. Europe then called for a political revolution to end the disorganized and disorderly rule of its government. This revolution returned order and stability to the government and renewed interest
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1972. The term describes the history of the trading from the New World to the Old World. The Columbian Exchange started after Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492. It was an exchange of animals‚ plants‚ culture‚ communicable diseases and slaves between the Americas‚ Europe and Asia. When Christopher Columbus first landed in Hispaniola in 1492 he brought horses and cattle with him. These were the first animals of their kind in the Western Hemisphere. Christopher Columbus was the first to discover maize
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The industrial revolution was undoubtedly one of the most important events in the formation of the contemporary world. Sparked by the agricultural revolution of 1750 and 1880‚ the industrial revolution would transform Britain‚ and later the whole western world‚ into powerhouses of metal work‚ mining and industry. Beginning in England in around 1760‚ the revolution would continue well into the nineteenth century and bring around crucial inventions‚ such as steam pumps and railways. Crucially‚ the
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colonies to create profits—in the colonies. England needed more land to have more area to grow raw materials in order to make their economy even more prosperous. By 1750‚ France was forming alliances with Native Americans to dominate the fur trade which proved problematic for England. The Ohio Company was granted a land charter in the early 1750’s; however‚ the Native Americans and French allies believed that the Ohio Valley was theirs‚ which exploded into a full-blown war. By 1759‚ however‚ the British
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The rise of the West from the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries involved distant explorations and conquests resulting in a heightening and redefining of relationships among world societies. During the classical era‚ larger regional economies and culture zones had developed‚ as in the Chinese Middle Kingdom and the Mediterranean basin‚ but international exchanges were not of fundamental importance to the societies involved. During the postclassical period‚ contacts increased and were more significant
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Social: human rights‚ families‚ women‚ relationships between rich and poor‚ art‚ music Political: rulers‚ diplomacy‚ war Religious: impact of religion on everything else Intellectual: big ideas‚ philosophy Technological: inventions‚ wars Economic: trade‚ money‚ inflation‚ poverty Renaissance society viewed itself as a rebirth began ~1400‚ Florence ended with french invasion of northern italy in 1494 ends in italy with destruction of rome by troops of charles V in 1527 it spread to europe
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8/2/2014 Medieval History‚ Castles MedievalPlus.com ~ The Medieval Period of History ~ The Middle Ages is a period in European history which‚ along with its adjective ‘Medieval’‚ was first referred to by italian scholars and academics of the late fifteenth century. They were basically stating that the society in which they now lived was significantly more civilized and advanced in many ways‚ than that which had existed during the previous thousand years. This may have been true within
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