AP Euro Chapter 12: Terms and Review Questions Terms Great Famine- Almost all of Northern Europe suffered from this in the years of 1315-1322. Many crisis struck early in the fourteenth century. This all started with bad weather‚ which caused universal crop failures. Black Death- Another name for the Bubonic Plague. Buba- A boil that is caused by the Bubonic Plague‚ usually on the neck‚ armpit‚ or groin and causes excruciating pain. Flagellants- Group of people that whipped
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comprehensive academic background. Since most women were deprived of the more advanced education that men received‚ it was the perfect field for them to begin their pursuit of equality. As a result‚ a growing number of women actively participated in scientific research in chemistry‚ astronomy‚ biology‚ botany‚ medicine‚ and entomology. In documents two and five the women’s interests in science‚ as well as their need for some sort of education were expressed. Document five simply explains that
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During the 17th and early 18th centuries‚ the English colonies had commonalities and differing influences when it came towards unity‚ such as‚ safety‚ welfare‚ governing‚ and religion. Most colonies’ influence will be safety and welfare. Other colonist’s influence will be the political system and religion played a role in some colonies. A common influence that caused colonies to strive for unity in the 17th and 18th centuries would be safety and welfare. The pilgrims when arriving at a harbor saw
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During the 18th Century‚ precisely from the years 1754 to 1776‚ the colonists progressively became dissatisfied with the poor treatment that they were exposed to from Britain. When the colonies finally wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776 as a reason for rebellion‚ they put the accusations for all they had complications with on King George III. However‚ the constant injuries and confiscations were sometimes the fault of Parliament‚ not King George III. The colonists’ assertions that blamed
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Shaina Campbell 10/21/12 The American colonists were justified in waging war against Great Britain. In the late 1700’s conflicts between the Colonists and The British arose. The British were imposing taxes on the colonists. They attacked defenseless Colonists and the British wanted to have total control over the government of The Colonists. After the French and Indian war Britain was in financial debt. In order to pay off their debt they imposed many taxes‚ which seemed unfair to the
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The scientific revolution lasted from the 15th-17th century. It replaced the Greek view that was dominating the scientific world for nearly 2‚000 years. By the end of this revolution‚ science has replaced Christianity as the main focus of European civilization. It became a qualitative view and saw nature as a machine instead of an organism. The revolution began in astronomy‚ in which Nicholas Copernicus thought of a heliocentric universe‚ which turned the world upside-down and published in 1543
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Euro Disney I found two mission statements for this company one is “to make people happy” and the other one is “we create happiness by providing the finest in entertainment to people of all ages‚ everywhere” (Strauss‚ h. n.d.). Each and every employee from maid to the president knows the mission statement. All employees are motivated to create happiness for their guest‚ and they do everyday. From what I have read and heard‚ Disney lives up to both of these statements. Euro Disney S
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Sierra Gardner Professor Broxton European History 11/5/2014 Galileo Galilei and the Scientific Revolution Galileo Galilei‚ also referred to as the father of modern science‚ a man far beyond his years‚ only to become one of the world’s most renowned physicist‚ astronomer‚ and philosopher. An abundance of titles for a man who was born in a society of people who still believed that the heaver an object was the faster it would reach the ground‚ a world not yet in tune with modern science. Galileo’s
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DBQ‚ AP US HISTORY “Throughout the colonial period‚ economic concerns had more to do with the settlement of British North America than did religious concerns.” The 13 colonies were created for two main reasons‚ religioin and economic gain. Religion was a very important issue to the British colonies. Nevertheless‚ it was not the main reason the British were so eager to colonize America. Their main concern was glorifying the British Empire through economic gain. The British were very concerned
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European CRISIS: An Overview of Facts EU rules state that no nation in the euro bloc should have an annual budget deficit which is higher than 3% of its gross domestic product. The Greek government aims to shrink it to 9.1% of overall economic output this year‚ down from 12.7% last year. Meanwhile Greece’s national debt stands at about 300bn euros ($419bn‚ £259bn). Following downgrading by Fitch‚ Moody’s and S&P‚ Greek bond yields rose in 2010‚ both in absolute terms and relative to German government
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