to pay a portion of their produce to their lords. Serfs often retained ownership of their houses and could pass property from one generation to another. Agriculture was the main influence on European economy. Even through there was less trade compared to civilizations of Middle East and China‚ Europeans increased productivity of crops that led to urbanization and specialized commerce. Farmers made use of new technologies such as iron plows. Banks were established in Italy and Germany‚ which helped
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The three decades following the Berlin conference were chaotic as European powers competed to occupy and colonize Africa. Europe would be profiting off the resources that they collected from their reaction to far much weaker subordinate African colonies. As Europe’s wealth amassed‚ Africa’s wealth approached its end. It was soon Eu European intruders as a much stronger force than themselves and lost all their ties to older tradition through fear. In 1886‚ the British government commissioned and administered
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oseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini? If one was alive and young back at the time of the second great war‚ which country would one choose to live in? Italy or Russia? Germany or Britain? United States or Japan? It honestly depended on the leaders. During the years of World War 2‚ there were many leaders; such as Roosevelt‚ Churchill‚ Hitler‚ and the two that were alike in many ways‚ but were also different are Benito Mussolini and Joseph Stalin. These two were Dictators who ruled over two different
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weapon. Guns were essential to the expansion of the Islamic empires that raised during this time period‚ hence the title Gunpowder Empires. Guns were also important in the West African slave trade. Many Africans would trade other Africans to the Europeans in exchange for guns. The minor trends are seen as Shipbuilding technologies also became better during this time. The increased cross-cultural interaction led to a combination of shipbuilding technologies from many countries. There were many advantages
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pioneering of trade routes‚ the trade in tropical spices‚ the cultivation of southern crops such as sugar and cotton‚ and the invention of various technologies. Indians also invented the concept of zero‚ which the Arabs eventually conveyed to the Europeans. What the West called Arabic numerals‚ the Arabs called Hindi numerals. The term southernization is said to be correspondent to westernization. Westernization is associated with certain developments that first occurred in Western Europe. Those advances
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Main provisions of the Education Act 2002 The Education Act 2002 received Royal Assent in July. The Act implements the legislative commitments set out in the White paper Schools — Achieving Success. It is a substantial and important piece of legislation intended to raise standards‚ promote innovation in schools and reform education law. The following summary sets out the main provisions of the Act. Furthermore‚ the wallchart sets out when the provisions will come into force. (Download the LEA or
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Ch 20 Packet Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade Part 1 1. Describe the characteristics of the “Atlantic System”. The Atlantic System was a major catalyst in the growth and development of the Atlantic slave trade‚ which boosted the world economy significantly. The Atlantic system a link between Africa and the rest of the world. It simply was the destiny that Africans were going to face‚ being shipped to the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and especially across the Atlantic
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Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 Daniel Alvalle BUS 670 Legal Environment Instructor: Peter McCann 7/29/2013 If you were an investor would you want your money protected? Would you be skeptical about investing in companies since the securities fraud scandals that have happened recently? The answer is most likely‚ “yes”‚ to a certain degree. With the news about unethical business practices and companies not following regulatory guidelines‚ it is difficult to ignore the risk that is involved
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conflicts through negotiation or agreement. This created more cooperation between the employers and employees and encouraged them to maximize their production. Ultimately‚ this policy failed because it ensured Mussolini success but not the state as a whole. Many Italians were bitter towards Mussolini because he allowed and encouraged the Black Shirts to beat up and attack people who were against him. The corporations were mostly controlled by Fascists who pushed aside the worker’s interests. Disputes between
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Early modern Western Europe faced political changes from 1500-1750. These were based on three main political ideas: monarchy‚ balance of power‚ and religious reforms. The main type of government became monarchies‚ which had one main ruler and a parliament. The parliament was a group of state-elected legislatures‚ used to represent the citizens. Document five‚ Political Craft and Craftiness on page 420-421‚ explains the qualities that Machiavelli thought that a prince should have to be a proper prince
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