THE IDEA OF EUROPE: FINAL EXAM Instructions: Answer 4 (FOUR) out of the five questions below. Write your ID-number and the question number at the top of every page. Use a new sheet of paper for each new question. Write down your answers in the form of a mini-essay (at least one page per question)‚ demonstrating a combination of conceptual insight and factual knowledge. Write in complete‚ grammatically correct English and legibly. Questions: 1. Historian Norman Davies observes that
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What Factors In The 15th to 18th centuries were decisive in permitting the emergence of Western Europe as the dominant force in the world economy and in world politics? Present the factor‚ present evidence supporting this factor‚ present any quotes that support the view‚ There were both positive and negative factors that resulted in the growth of capitalism in Western Europe‚ 1. Europe always had a high count of resources both in terms of working population and materials. This can be
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article entitled “Europe as a Way of Life” is the last chapter in highly acclaimed book named “Postwar: A History of Europe since 1945” written by Tony Judt‚ a British historian and university professor specialized in European history particular in modern French history. He was a Marxist with Jewish background. He also was the author who wrote over fifteen books and was a frequent contributor to the several journal including the New York Review of Books many other journals in Europe. The article describes
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The early modern europe period was characterized by profound changes in many realms of human endeavor. Among the most important include the development of science as a formalized practice‚ increasingly rapid technological progress‚ and the establishment of secularized civic politics‚ law courts and the nation state. Capitalist economies began to develop in a nascent form‚ first in the northern Italian republics such as Genoa and Venice and in the cities of the Low Countries‚ later in France‚ Germany
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Western Europe is an important component when dealing with the history of Orientation and Mobility. Since Western Europe contains many different countries‚ just France‚ Italy‚ and Greece will be discussed in detail as well as the overall‚ general information of Western Europe. Western Europe’s culture plays a role in the history of Orientation and Mobility and the following information will play a role in my future career as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. Western Europe’s top religion
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Finland in the year 1906(“Women’s Suffrage in Europe”). One of the last countries to become open about women’s voting rights was Switzerland‚ who didn’t grant women suffrage until 1971(“Women’s Suffrage in Europe”). One of the main reasons why women desired the right to vote was because they wanted to be able to vote for new laws that would eliminate their social inequalities. (Women’s Politics: The Feminist Movement"). The women’s suffrage movement in Europe caused many social‚ political‚ and religious
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Leadership and Social Organization in Europe In Europe‚ most of the area used one main social structure. This is represented in my first pyramid. As you can see the kings are the most powerful‚ next come the nobles‚ then the knights‚ and finally the peasants. The box that has the word “church” in it to the side means that they had as much power as the kings and nobles. This society was based on the feudal system. It was mainly constructed for one reason‚ which was security. It was possible
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The Columbian Exchange had dramatic demographic effects in both the Americas and Europe. One major factoring concerning both of the two regions was the spread of new diseases causing a decline in the growth of both the America’s and Europe’s population. However‚ the impact tended to be much more negative for the Americans. Through the Columbian exchange the Europeans brought multiple new diseases to the Native American population‚ including small pox. The coming of these diseases had such a great
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Landforms of Europe Europe‚ the planet’s 6th largest continent‚ includes 47 countries and assorted dependencies‚ islands and territories. Europe’s recognized surface area covers about 9‚938‚000 sq km (3‚837‚083 sq mi) or 2% of the Earth’s surface‚ and about 6.8% of its land area. In exacting geographic definitions‚ Europe is really not a continent‚ but part of the peninsula of Euroasia which includes all of Europe and Asia. However‚ it’s still widely referred to as an individual continent
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This report will undertake an analysis of one of the most famous household gadgets‚ the iPhone. Through use of economic theory and analysis we will assess the mobile phone market and make predictions as to future prospects of the product. IPhone was first introduced by Apple’s CEO‚ Steve Jobs in 2007. The first generation iPhone took the world by storm in 2007 as it was the first smartphone in the world. With its sleek glass multi-touch touch screen display‚ boasting internet services‚ music player
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