During the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries‚ thousands of individuals were persecuted as witches. It was thought that these individuals practiced black magic and performed evil deeds‚ the deeds of the devil. This all happened during a time of great change in Europe‚ during the time of the Protestant Reformation‚ the Catholic Reformation‚ the Scientific Revolution‚ and the consolidation of national governments. They were persecuted for a variety of reasons‚ but three major ones were
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PART A (Suggested writing time – 40 minutes) Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise.) Write your answer on the lined pages of the Section II free-response booklet. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: Has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents. Uses all of the documents
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A Life of Celibacy; Buddhism and Sex Buddhism which just may be the most tolerant religion in the world‚ constitutes teachings that can coexist with almost any other religions. Buddhism began with Siddhartha Gautama who lived in northern India in the sixth or fifth century B.C.E. The religion has guidelines in two forms in which Buddhist followers must follow. These are the Four Noble Truths and the Eight fold Path. Buddha taught that man is a slave to his ego and that the cause of suffering
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Time period from 600A.D-1450 * spread of Islam A.D632 1. Islam=submission to the will of god 2. Mohammed= the final prophet 3. Hijra = the migration of Mohammed and he’s followers from Mecca(scared city) to medina due to hostility of merchant aristocracy. 4. returned to medina in 630‚ and transferred the kaba as the religious site of Islam. 5.abbasid dynasty (750-1250) encourages conversion to Islam from other religions 6 Qurans=people of the book 7. Values of Islam Honor parents‚ kind
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The ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia were very different in some ways and in other ways very much alike. Some of the facts that help contrast these places would include the different varieties in social structure‚ economics‚ politics‚ religion‚ and even the geography of each area. Even though both of these civilizations were in and around the Middle East each had a very varied view on factors such as which God’s to worship and how to run their kingdom. Egypt and Mesopotamia were the
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people the benefit of other blessings of civilization which they have not the means of creating themselves.” This idea is also shown in documents one‚ five‚ and seven. Document one is an excerpt from an article by Parker T. Moore in Imperialism and World Politics‚ 1926. It explains the vast economic benefits the imperialist nations received from imperial practices. Moore discusses the profits the exporters and merchants‚ as well as the bankers‚ and the military leaders have received. The article
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societies. While they took over vastly different kinds of cultures and government systems‚ they always used the same strategy and tactic. They were primarily focused on economic gain‚ power‚ and striking fear into their enemies and the rest of the world in a way that was convenient for them. The Mongols invaded China and Russia with that in mind‚ and because of this they had a similar effect on both societies. The Mongols made a few political reforms in both societies‚ but they focused on gaining
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Essays by Time Period Foundations DBQ: 2008 Olympics 2007 Han/Rome Attitudes toward Technology C/C: 2010 Methods of political control in two classical empires: Han China 206 BCE-220 CE‚ Mauryan/Gupta India 320 BCE-550 CE‚ Imperial Rome 31 BCE-476 CE CCOT: 2009 Silk Roads 200 BCE-1450 CE 2006 Cultural & political changes in ONE: Chinese 100-600 CE‚ Roman 100-600 CE‚ Indian 300-600 CE Post-Classical DBQ: 2004 Responses to Buddhism in China 2002 Attitudes of Christians and
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1. Why was the year 1989 one of the most momentous in the twentieth century? Overall‚ the year 1989 saw the greatest expansion of pro-democracy protests the world had seen in years. In April‚ thousands of students‚ teachers‚ workers‚ and even some government officials crowded “…Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing‚ demanding greater democracy in China” (Foner 1048). Inspired by America and recent reforms in the Soviet Union‚ the protests lasted until July‚ when government troops reportedly
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are many different types (versions) of each religion. The Islamic and Christian religions both started in the Middle East (Jerusalem)‚ which is why it had to be spread. Much of the population at that time was in other parts of the world. Also‚ some regions of the world already had a major or popular
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