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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believed in‚ it meant that the Earth was the center of the universe. But humanists believed in the Heliocentric theory which put the Sun in the center of the universe other than the Earth. Britannica Encyclopedia expresses that “The fall of Constantinople in 1453 provided humanism with a major boost‚ for many eastern scholars fled to Italy‚ bringing with them important books and manuscripts and a tradition of Greek”. During this era printing was invented‚ which brought more opportunities for humanists
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Sea‚ and to the west and south‚ they had access to the Mediterranean Sea as well‚ and its trade routes. By the year 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire had conquered almost the entire Anatolian peninsula‚ and had moved their efforts to the west and had pushed as far as the Balkans under the Murad‚ Bayazid I‚ and Mehmet II. Mehmet was famous for capturing the Byzantine capital Constantinople‚ which was thought to be impossible to breach‚ even with the size of the army Mehmet II had. But‚ the Ottomans were extremely
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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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