1 Renaissance on the Italian Peninsula Constantinople had been captured by Turks in 1453‚ which cut trade routes to East. Greek scholars fled to Italy with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages‚ "beginning" of Renaissance) 2 1st country to break with the Church England (Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to divorce and remarry) 3 # of City States in Italy 12 4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment
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Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A Chapter 13 Reformation Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The northern Christian humanists a. felt pessimistic about the future of humanity. b. were sophisticated and realistic in their expectations. c. totally rejected the primacy of the Catholic Church. d. doubted that education could solve the world’s problems. e. championed the study
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DBQ ~ Science has made many leaps forward throughout the centuries‚ bringing the world advancements it has never imagined. People may argue the negatives and positives of science these days and centuries ago it was no different. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ the works and findings of scientists were greatly influenced by the approval of political figures due to their desire for power and monetary gain‚ the support and understanding received by influential religious
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DBQ: The Diverging Societies The Chesapeake and New England colonies evolved into two distinctive societies by the 1700’s because differences in developments occurred. These differences included motives for being founded‚ social transformations‚ and geographic settlements. The Chesapeake and New England society differed in their motives for colonization. The Chesapeake region of Virginia was founded by the Virginia Company as a joint-stock company. Their main goal was to build opportunities
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and following a similar program of tariff elimination‚ the common market was created through the signing of the Treaty of Rome. More economic integration was achieved through the Treaty of Maastricht‚ which established the European Union and made the Euro standard currency in many countries. Two political actions that were taken to stabilize Western Europe were the formation of NATO and the Helsinki Accords. NATO was originally formed to preserve international security. But it was eventually
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11 September 2014 AP American History Maryland During the 1630 ’s‚ there was a religious civil war. This war was between the Puritans‚ also known as the Protestants‚ and the Cavaliers‚ also known as the Catholics. This relgious war lasted from the year 1642 until the year of 1651. During this time‚ King Charles I was the monarch of England. His father‚ James I was ruler prior. James did not change anything about England after Queen Elizabeth ’s death. He did not change the government
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After World War I‚ European countries were devastated. Europeans were disappointed in their old governments; they felt that they had failed them by causing the war and catapulting them into a depression. Destroyed‚ they turned away from democratic governments and supported communism and fascism simply to avoid democracy. Others were intellectually lost and desperate for leadership. The government encouraged the people’s support by instilling irrational fears amongst their citizens and promising to
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AP Essay Henry Wolski 9/28/11 The age of exploration created new opportunities for all the countries involved in it. New trade routes were established to try and locate a northwest passage‚ leading to the development of the triangle trade system. England was the last country to colonize the Americas. The raw materials and goods taken from the Americas were given to the mother country‚ which was the idea of mercantilism. The opportunities created by this
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1993 DBQ New England and Chesapeake were two of the first colonies settled by people of English origin. That is where the similarities end. These two colonies evolved into two completely different societies. There are many factors that contributed to the different lifestyles. These factors include government of society‚ socioeconomic status‚ and climate. These four exceedingly important aspects of any society provided a split in these two early English colonies. Those who arrived in the
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Evan Sobol Mr. Hicks AP US History 9 January 2012 Self Interest of Idealism? Expansion to foreign nations was a very important factor in America during the early twentieth century. Self-interest and idealism play large roles in America’s foreign policies from 1895-1920. Although both factors were very common‚ idealism seems to have been the dominant factor during this time period towards foreign affairs. Speakers such as Senator Albert Beveridge and William Sumner were very important because
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