Wesley Scott February 12‚ 2011 M/W 2:30-3:45 Chapter 17 review questions 1. How did the enlightenment change basic Western attitudes toward the reform‚ faith‚ and reason? First it changed faith because it allowed people to worship anyway they please. The enlightenment set the stage for most of the ideas that are among us today. It also had the thinkers to attempt to discover the ration behind European government. What were the major formative influences on the philosophers? They had a strong
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The revolt of 1857 is regarded by many as the First War of Indian Independence. It was after this that the Nationalistic Movement in the country gathered momentum. Emergence of press‚ development of rapid means of transport and communication‚ and the impact of the contemporary European movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. The practice of racial discrimination by the British in all spheres of life also contributed to the unity among different sections of the society to rise
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When the United States of America was created as an independent country at the end of the revolutionary war against Great Britan‚ the roots of an entirely new American identity took place. Though taking influence from its former parent country‚ England‚ the United States began its own system of representative government. Furthermore‚ the American identity shaped in the early years of 1775 to 1830 incorporated the ideas of agrarian farming‚ economic standpoints‚ and capitalism. Slaves and freedmen
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After reviewing these documents it is clear that the Roman’s and Han’s attitudes towards technology differed from person to person. For the most part‚ Romans disapproved of new tools that were being invented‚ unimpressed by hammers and tongs‚ they thought tools were useless and made people indolent. On the other hand‚ most Hans thought technology was a wonderful thing‚ making peoples lives easier and completing tasks faster. To better understand the Roman and Han impression on technology‚ one must
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Then said Jesus unto his disciples‚ Verily I say unto you‚ That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you‚ It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle‚ than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Source: Reginald‚ monk of Durham‚ younger contemporary and colleague of St. Godric‚ The Life of St. Godric (a twelfth-century British merchant)‚ written before St. Godric’s death in 1170. He chose not to follow the life of a husbandman
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a. Moche The civilization in modern-day Peru around 600 C.E. that became the rise on the Incan Empire. It did not have any political unification. They depended on trade and agriculture. b. Roman Empire Julius Cesare marked the beginning of this empire. They had an autocratic form of government; held lots of land around the Mediterranean and throughout Europe. It was weak partly because of the many civil wars. c. Twelve Tables: These were the laws of Rome which were codified. d. Draco’s Code Was
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Have you ever wondered how things as simple as writing were invented? I know I have. Many people in our society take for granted the simple things like written languages‚ or laws. In around 3500 B.C.‚ in what is now present day Iraq (OI)‚ these new inventions were priceless. Many civilizations‚ including Ancient Mesopotamia‚ influenced our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamians Civilization were the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Let’s begin with cuneiform. The ancient
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Since the beginning of development‚ many different cultures came into existence. Civilizations began and of course empires grew. Several reasons lead to the evolution of large‚ powerful empires. Some include cultural diffusion‚ great leaders‚ inventions‚ and more. The main reasons were independent inventions and cultural diffusion. The best explanation for the evolution of the large powerful empires was cultural diffusion. Cultural diffusion is when a culture spreads from one group or empire to
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Chapter 24 Key Terms 1. Positivism- a philosophy of human intellectual development that culminated in science. In The Positive Philosophy Comte argued that human thought had developed in three stages: Theological‚ metaphysical‚ and positive. 2. Natural selection- The principal of survival of the fittest. It was naturalistic and mechanistic‚ requiring no guiding mind behind the development in organic nature. Contradicted with Biblical story of creation. 3. Social Darwinism- The application
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Name: AP World History Document-Based Question (DBQ) DIRECTIONS: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-9. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. 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 analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many ways
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