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    6. Paper and Printing Press: Europeans learned the technique printing from the Arabs. Around 1450‚ John Gutenburg invented a typing machine‚ which can be called as the forerunner of the modern press. Printing presses were used in Rome in 1466. Caxton setup a printing press in Britain in 1477. The printing press brought revolutionary changes in the growth of intellectual sphere. The invention of paper and printing device brought about revolutionary changes. The books were made available in large quantities

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    between theory an practice Phases in the state systems 1) The mercantilist era 1492-1815: explorers and traders discover the new world Mercantilism: as central doctrine Military and economic power sees as complementary Desire by leading governments to protect national markets and your business interest Decisive of military force in European colonialism Looking ahead: note connection to realist thinking During the mercantilist era: Fight for hegemony‚ Anglo French rivalry Interest:

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    their empires‚ the Great Powers were hoping to successfully follow the doctrines of neo-mercantilism by establishing a commanding and multi-faceted economy with overseas colonies‚ whose production would assist the home country in meeting its needs. The industrialization of Germany‚ the United States‚ Japan and other countries after about 1870‚ heavily intensified the foreign trade market. The revival of mercantilism in the late 19th century stressed the need for each of the Great Powers to sustain an

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    It reads: “It is the capitalist mentality that has fashioned the legacies of the modern world. The capitalist has set in place forces for the development of mercantilism and colonialism to serve personal interests. The capitalist has occupied lands‚ fought in wars and turned the other way during oppression due to interests. The capitalist comes in many forms‚ representing groups‚ representing ideologies‚ or representing

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    and economic influences. By colonizing a lot of the non-caucasian countries‚ assimilation was common and instead of being interconnected with each other‚ the colonizer exploited their land‚ resources and raw materials to benefit themselves as in mercantilism while influencing their traditions and culture to become

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    place of the two in the methodology of ethnic conflict management? INTRODUCTION The trajectory of this paper is within the purview of Conflict Resolution and Management. However‚ it traverses a historical path that takes us back to the era of colonialism in Africa‚ the Afrocentric Movement leading to independent African states and how this all coalesces into a formula of how to (or rather how not to) deal with differences that have the potential to dynamically incinerate conflicts‚ both ethnical

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    What Is An Empire

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    Survival of Imperialism What is an empire? There is not a unique definition for this term because over the course of history empires took many different forms. However all empires possessed the common capacity to dominate and impose on others. The very first empires started with the emergence of communities and the motivation to conquer came with the need to survive harsh environments which prone those communities to routinely attack other living tribes in search of food and shelter. Progressively

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    STUDY GUIDE: AP WORLD SEMESTER 1 52 points- 2 points apiece for summarizing each of the following: (Complete sentences NOT required.) 1. Definition of Civilization Some scholars prefer to define civilizations only as societies with enough economic surpluses to create division of labor and a social hierarchy. The chief difference between civilizations and other societies involves the emergence of formal political organizations‚ or states. Another trait that makes a society a civilization is when

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    History of West Africa

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    HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA Overview The history of West Africa is the long history of human movements‚ incursions‚ displacements‚ intermixtures of peoples‚ and of the impact of these on the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ social and political organization to the peoples West Africa. The history of West Africa can be divided into three major periods: first‚ its prehistory‚ second‚ colonial period‚ in which Great Britain and France controlled nearly the whole of the region and the post-independence era‚ in

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    History Study Guide Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution during the 19th century • Industrial Revolution o Reason:  Natural resources • Coal o Used to develop the steam engine. o Needed for the constructions of machines and steam engines. • Iron ore o New methods of producing iron:  1709- Abraham Darby used coal to smelt iron (separated iron from its ore)  When he discovered coal gave off impurities that damaged the iron‚ he found a way to remove the impurities from coal

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