Oliver Cromwell was born in 25 April 1599. Cromwell Died on 3 September 1658. He rose from fairly humble beginnings to become the most victorious military and political leader of the Civil Wars‚ who was part of the joint republican‚ military and parliamentarian effort that caused the downfall of the Stuart monarchy as a result of the English Civil War‚ and was consequently invited by his associate leaders to assume a head of state role in 1653. As such‚ Cromwell ruled as "Lord Protector" for a five-year
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schism had a negative impact on the religious life of Catholic Europe. The election of Martin V ended the great schism. (1378-1417) The election of Pope Martin V ends the great schism. The pope became actively involved in the political and cultural life of renaissance Italy and did little to deal with the much-needed reform of the Roman Catholic Church. This failure contributed the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. (1417) Portugal’s Prince Henry the navigator established a
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Soccer was voted most favorite sport in portugal and brings a lot of joy to people. Soccer is a sport that Portugal has seen itself obtain a good degree of success on the international stage in recent years. The smaller size of Portugal means that there is less of a talent pool to choose from. At the same time‚ less economic prosperity means that the domestic teams struggle to retain locally developed talent who instead prefer to head to the bigger paychecks that can be found in Spain and England
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The two nations leading worldwide exploration are Spain and Portugal. There were many reasons that made Spain and Portugal the forerunners of worldwide exploration. Spain and Portugal‚ both located off the Iberian Peninsula‚ had a geographical advantage over other nations. This Peninsula allowed easy access into the Atlantic‚ which made it much easier to launch expeditions to the Americas. Spain and Portugal both sought out economic growth which led them to seek out new trade routes‚ leading to resources
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Elzara Akhmedov September 11‚ 2012 HIS 107; European History‚ 1500-1815 Response Journal #2 The opening of the New World was aroused by traveling into diverse geographic areas and by discovering different ways of life. Discoveries of the Europeans created new ways of cultural exchange‚ conversion‚ and generally expanded their cognition of the world and its inhabitants in its great diversity. Let me‚ perhaps‚ explore the Imaginary World‚ as described by “fables about the east” in Mandeville
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differences between China and Europe in the fifteenth century‚ “What accounts for the different fortunes of China and Europe in the fifteenth century? Were the decline of China and the rise of Europe inevitable? Probably no objective observer of the time would have thought so. In what ways were the expansions of China and Europe similar? In what ways were they different?” What happened from 1400 all the way up until 1500 is a very interesting phenomenon in regards to Europe and China. Up until 1432
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Florence in 15th century contributed immensely to the world in every aspect. It is unimaginable to think of world history‚ particularly facets such as art‚ literature‚ architecture‚ politics‚ economics and science without acknowledging and praising renaissance Florence for leaving an indelible mark on not only Italy but also the rest of the world. The chosen period is one of the most prominent in the history of Florence in terms of politics‚ art and economics of the region. 1450 onwards Florence
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September 2009 In the years of the 15th century‚ men were the dominant figures in a typical household. The man has the choice of what women would best suit him and his lifestyle‚ but the woman has absolutely no say. The women were treated poorly and looked down upon by the elders and men of the community. However‚ the man did have a choice in holy matrimony‚ but it was the elder’s job to persuade and reason with him. Enlarging your family not only lets you have children to continue your name‚ but
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3. Divergent Questions * used to stimulate imaginative and creative thought or investigate cause and affect relationships or provoke deeper thought or extensive investigations. * Erickson. H. L‚ (2007) said "These questions allow students to explore different avenues and create many different variations and alternative answers or scenarios. * Example: Why is painful love so often intertwined with good literature? What is its never ending appeal to readers
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contrast the early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England in terms of motives‚ economic foundations‚ and relations with Africans and Indians. What factors explain the similarities and differences in the two ventures? The Age of Exploration was a period from the early 1600’s to the 1700’s during which Europeans explored the world‚ searching for trade partners and desirable goods. During this time‚ the three most influential European nations were Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England. If fingers had
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