exceeded al of its rivals on the East Asian spice trade. IN the 17th century the VOC sent almost a million Europeans to work in the Asian trade business. The British fleet was the closest competitor of the VOC‚ but the VOC was almost double as the British fleet. The VOC enjoyed huge and huge profits from the Asian trade market because they had the monopoly of the spices through most of the 17th century. During the 16th century the spice trade was dominated by the Portuguese. At the same time the
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strophic songs set syllabically to music in four parts. The frottola was secular and the lauda was sacred. A True B False | 2. The most important secular form in France in the 16th century was the___________. Pierre Attaingnant published about 1500 of these pieces. A chanson B madrigal C lute song D frottola | 3. Secular songs in 16th c. France often used sounds that were descriptive of bird calls‚ street cries‚ battle sounds‚ etc. One of the most famous composers of this kind of music was: A Perotin B
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Melinda Grabowski Dr. Courtney Beggs ENGL 241:002 February 23rd‚ 2014 Essay 1 Gender Roles in the 16th Century: Men on the Battlefield‚ Women in the Kitchen One of the most fundamental themes while reading Shakespeare is the prominent reminder of women at the end of the 16th century and their roles placed under men‚ as women were a threat to the masculinity‚ and thus‚ power held by men. There are clear misogynistic elements in all of the works performed through Shakespeare’s plays‚ most predominantly
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SOCIETY IN 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES SOCIETY IN 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES Page 1 1 FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT Britain Food and Entertainment in 16th and 17th Centuries for rich and poor people Page 3 TRANSPORT TRANSPORT in 16th and Page 5 17th Centuries THE THEATER Page 6 HEALTH ISSUE AND MEDICINE Page 7 EDUCATION Page 9 Conclusion Page 8 CLOTHES Page 10 1 SOCIETY IN 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES In 16th century England most of the population lived In the 17th century the population
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The economies of Cuba and Puerto Rico are very similar during the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries. As Spain colonized these two islands in the 16th century under the idea that gold was abundant. Thus in turn the islands became a safe port for Spain and her vessels. It also set out to be a huge migration from the Spain to the islands‚ because everyone was set to search for gold. . This turned out to be short lived as the mining of gold peaked in 1517 till 1819. By Spain using Cuba and Puerto Rico for
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Popular protest in the 16th century could pose a dangerous challenge to the monarch and the state. How far is the statement accurate in relation to years 1536-69? Throughout the years 1536-69 five rebellions took place‚ all of which could be interpreted as a dangerous challenge to the monarch and the state‚ at the same time all of which can be interpreted as not a dangerous challenge instead could even have strengthen the monarch and the state. Source X agrees with the statement as ‘each monarch
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WOMEN IN THE 16-17 CENTURY Women in the 16th and 17th century faced many challenges and restrictions within society. During the 16th century the main role of women was to manage their households. Women were expected to focus on practical domestic pursuits and activities that encouraged the betterment of their families‚ and more particularly‚ their husbands who were seen as their only financial source1. Girls didn’t go to school as it was thought to be detrimental to the traditional female virtues
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The Differences Between 16th and 19th Century Imperialism and their Effects on the World Today. Name: Mr. Big Student #: C10539956 Course: INS 201 Professor: Dr. Ventricle 1. What is ‘imperialism’? How did 19th-century colonialism‚ empire building‚ high imperialism differ from those of earlier times: in particular from the colonialism of early- modern mercantilism (16th to18th centuries)? ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
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How far do the sources suggest that the early sixteenth century church in England was unpopular and corrupt? The Catholic Church of the 16th century was perceived as being corrupt and unpopular due to its social hierarchy within its society of ordained men‚ and their abuse of power to take advantage of the laypeople and their strong faith to extort money out of them for their own greedy purposes. The sources A‚ B‚ C and D all depict this corruption in one form or another. Source A suggests that
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In the 16th Century War was very common‚ which is why we will be talking about weapons‚ armour and soldiers below. Weapons: During the 16th century most of England and Europe was at war. This lead to the development of new and improved weaponry. The quick development of weapons at that time period is still a trademark in time. This time period is known as the Renaissance or rebirth on the battlefield. In the 16th century guns were starting to be used in warfare. At first the guns were lit
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