From about 1480-1700‚ many individuals in Europe were accused of being witches‚ put on trial‚ prosecuted and later executed for witchcraft. This witch craze was concentrated in southwestern Germany‚ Switzerland‚ England‚ Scotland‚ Poland‚ and parts of France‚ and resulted in 100‚000 witches put on trial. The three main reasons for the persecution of these “witches” were economic greed‚ religious beliefs and social prejudices. Most of those who accused the witches as being so ultimately sought profit
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Causes and Effects of the Extent of the Black Death The Bubonic Plague started in Europe in the fourteenth century. The plague had wiped out nearly one third of the population and did not single anyone out‚ regardless of age‚ gender‚ or religion. All of this occurred as a result of a single fleabite. Bubonic Plague also known as Black Death started in Asia and traveled to Europe by ships. The Bubonic Plague was an infectious disease spread by fleas living on rats which would attached themselves
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DBQ-The Witch Craze Identify and analyze at least three major reasons for the persecution of individuals as witches in Europe from the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. From the Middle Ages until the 1700s‚ a fevered witch craze was spread throughout Europe. These witches were isolated‚ persecuted and when found‚ tortured and consequently killed. With most of the population concentrated in southeastern Europe‚ over 100‚000 witches were tried. It was believed that these individuals
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Grant Benick 10-16-14 AP World AP World History Free-Response Questions (DBQ) Buddhism was founded in India in the sixth century B.C.E and was brought into China by the first century C.E. Gradually winning converts‚ the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 C.E caused a period of political instability and disunity. There is the Buddhist who support Buddhism and praised the Buddha as their god. However‚ there were some people who are against Buddhism and didn’t like it as a religion so they went against
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institutions arts Social Phenomena Witches and witchcraft- witchcraft affected many lives of Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Witchcraft was thought to be connected with the devil therefore making witchcraft heresy. Witch trials- More than 100‚000 people were prosecuted throughout Europe for witchcraft during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Accused witches mostly confessed to witchcraft usually after intense torture. If found guilty of witchcraft‚ witches would
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AP European History THE COLD WAR in EUROPE (1945-1990) Watershed Events 4th Quarter 1. Berlin Blockade and Airlift • Who - Soviet and Western Allies • What - The soviets chose to seal the city off by closing all railroads and highways that led from Berlin to West Germany in order to drive the Western powers out of Berlin. Soviet wanted to get the Allies to give up Berlin. The Allies chose to drop off supplies via planes to support West Berlin. When - 1948/49 Where - Berlin Why - Rising tension
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Brandon Hunt AP European History Timeline 4th period. European History Timeline 1.) Black Death – 1348 – 14th century disease that killed off much of the European population. The disease was contracted from fleas giving it off to black rats that passed it amongst the villages. In the times current studies‚ Boccaccio noticed that‚ black boils and spots cover the infected person leaving them a few days to live. 2.) Statue of Labourers – 1351 – This law was passed so the peasants would stop taking
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Elliot Vasquez 9/28-29/13 AP European History renaissance art essay Throughout European history art has changed in many ways. During medieval European history the art style was very unrealistic. The human body proportions were all wrong. Grown men and women were sized as children or midgets. The art style was also not very elegant due to the fact it was called the dark ages. During the Italian and upper European renaissance the art styles changed along with the rest
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AP EUROPEAN HISTORY NOTES- Filled with silliness and inside jokes‚ enjoy at your leisure :) If something is in [] brackets‚ it is only written in there for our pleasure‚ ignore it if you are looking for actual information. • 7: The Renaissance and Reformation- 1350-1600 Key: UMSUniversal o Georgio Vasari- Rinascita=rebirth (like Renaissance) painter/architect Male Suffrage o Individualism: People sought to receive personal credit for achievements‚ unlike medieval ideal of “all glory goes to
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Michael Vazquez AP European Period 3 Presented: October 22‚ 2010 Seminar Topic: “Phillip 2 of Spain (15556-1598) built the Escorial and Louis XIV of France (1643-1715) built the Versailles. Starting with the pictures of theses palaces‚ below and on the next page‚ analyze the similarities & differences in the conception and the practices of monarchy of these two kings.” 1988 Question #3 Thesis Paragraph: King Philip II of Spain & King Louis XIV both believed in “Absolute Monarchy”
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