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    Entremets also made an effective tool for political displays. One of the most famous examples is the so-called Feast of the Pheasant which arranged by Philip the Good of Burgundy in 1454. The theme of the banquet was the fallen of the Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 and included a Philip and his guests to retake the city in a crusade‚ that they was never realized. There were spectacular displays at the banquet referred to by contemporary witnesses as entremets. Guests were entertained with a wide

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    Fall of Constantinople‚ the Pueblo Revolt‚ the Portuguese conquest of Malacca‚ Martin Luther’s 95 Theses‚ and the Battle of Waterloo—were instrumental in these changes. Each of these events played a central role in reshaping the political landscape‚ altering economic systems‚ and challenging religious

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    Ptolemy introduces Geography. He assigned coordinates to all the places and geographic features he knew‚ in a grid that spanned the globe. Latitude was measured from the equator. (1406) John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher‚ and translator. His English version of the bible was published in 1408. The Bible he created‚ the first literal translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible into English‚ was more a work of his followers than him but tradition still tends to attribute it to Wycliffe

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    greatly promoted by economical‚ technological‚ political‚ and religious factors‚ launched a major turning point in world history. The economy of late fifteenth century played an important role in European conquest. The Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453 caused Europeans to turn to sub-Saharan Africa to supply their demand for slaves. In addition‚ the Muslim Ottoman Turks controlled the eastern Mediterranean‚ which brought about the discovery of new sea routes. The search for gold‚ as well

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    OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR For Greece’s Economy‚ Geography Was Destiny By ROBERT D. KAPLAN Published: April 24‚ 2010 THE debt crisis that caused Greece to ask for an international bailout on Friday has been attributed to many things‚ all economic: Greece’s budget deficits‚ its lack of transparency and its over-the-top corruption‚ symbolized by the words “fakelaki‚” for envelopes containing bribes‚ and “rousfeti‚” political favors. But there is a deeper cause for the Greek crisis that no one dares mention

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    Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer that is considered to be the man who discovered the Americas. He was born somewhere between October 26 and 31‚ 1451‚ Genoa Italy and died May 20‚ 1506‚ Valladolid Spain. Due to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans Turks in 1453‚ the silk road became much more dangerous and difficult to traverse which led to sailors trying to find a way to Asia by way of the sea. Columbus made four transatlantic voyages in 1492‚ 1493‚ 1498 and 1502 under the sponsorship

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    The Greatest Islamic Empire By S. Franklin Islamic History The three major empires in Islamic history were the Ottoman Empire‚ the Safavid Empire‚ and the Mughal Empire. The Mughals claimed legitimacy by their ancestor‚ Tamer-the-Lame. Mughals were fairly tolerant of non-Muslims‚ as the majority of the common people in their empire were Hindus. This empire occupied most of modern day India‚ Nepal‚ and Pakistan. The Safavids controlled most of modern day Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ Turkmenistan

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    Robert W. Strayer Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Second Edition Chapter 10 The Worlds of Christendom: Contraction‚ Expansion‚ and Division‚ 500–1300 Copyright © 2013 by Bedford/St. Martin’s I. Christian Contraction in Asia and Africa A. Asian Christianity 1. The challenge of Islam‚ yet many cases of tolerance: While Christianity had spread through much of North Africa and the Middle East‚ the unexpected rise of a new monotheistic faith meant the end of some Christian

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    Latia Jackson Pd.4 Mr. Neidich World History Expansion Essay Throughout the history expansion‚ groups have set out conquer various lands‚ people‚ and cities for a multitude of reasons; social‚ political‚ economic‚ and environmental. The three groups that are known for their similar expansion efforts are the Mongols‚ Spanish‚ and Ottoman. From 1180 to 1220‚ Mongolia experienced ad drop in temperature. This meant that the growing season would be cut short‚ and it would become difficult for

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    1 Renaissance on the Italian Peninsula Constantinople had been captured by Turks in 1453‚ which cut trade routes to East. Greek scholars fled to Italy with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages‚ "beginning" of Renaissance) 2 1st country to break with the Church England (Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to divorce and remarry) 3 # of City States in Italy 12 4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment

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