Small‚ it’s entirely up to you) a pencil and a pen. Please write your short answer identification questions in blue or black ink and write in complete sentences. Suleyman I (the Magnificent) Hürrem Jitza Fall of Constantinople (1453) Civil Service Exams Jesuit Matteo Ricci Emperor Kangxi Lord George Macartney Opium Wars The Tennis Court Oath Declaration of the Rights of Man Reign of Terror Toussaint
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building from the Byzantine section is the Hagia Sophia‚ otherwise known as the church of "Holy Wisdom." Between 532 and 537 A.D.‚ the emperor at the time‚ Justinian‚ who was an aspiring builder‚ had this masterpiece built‚ in what was once called Constantinople and is now Istanbul‚ in the country of Turkey. The building is a beautiful conglomeration of early Greek and Roman time periods blended with some Asian elements‚ as well. Within this building are two floors that are central to the nave. The nave
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was passed from Egyptians to Seljuk. A Pope called for a crusade to help Christians in the east and to recover the holy lands. And then people went over there immediately. A Crusade called “People’s Crusade” had went a far way with killing‚ to Constantinople‚ but they were soon killed after that. Then another crusade went in killing a lot more people than “People’s Crusade” ever did. This crusade was led by Raymond of Toulouse‚ Godfrey of Bouillon‚ Robert of Flanders‚ and
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Christian reconquest of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and the freeing of the Eastern Christians from Islamic rule. During the crusade‚ knights and peasants from many nations of Western Europe travelled over land and by sea‚ first to Constantinople and then on towards Jerusalem‚ as crusaders; the peasants greatly outnumbered the knights. Peasants and knights were split into separate armies; however‚ because the peasants were not as well-trained in combat as the knights‚ their army failed
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within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.” -Napoleon Hill Part I- Read Chapter 19 Part II- Answer the following questions. (20 points) 1. What three factors led to the growth of the Ottoman Empire? 2. Why was the capture of Constantinople‚ in 1453‚ significant for both the Ottoman Turks and Europeans? 3. Looking at the map on page 532‚ describe the extent of the Ottoman Empire. 4. Who were the Janissaries? 5. Describe the Devshirme System. 6. Read Islamic Law and Ottoman Rule
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The crusades occurred in 1095 during the postclassical era just after William the Conqueror had unified England. The fighting was between the Muslims and Christians. Many things contributed to causing the crusades. Religious motivation and political/economical gain were both major factors that caused them. Proof that religious motivation was a cause for the crusades is shown through many of these documents. First‚ document one contains such quotes as‚ "Christ commands it"‚ " concerns you and God"
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Silesians‚ Kaszubians‚ Croats‚ and Slovenes were under the sphere of influence of the Pope and Catholic Rome‚ the Russian‚ Ukrainians‚ Rusyns‚ Belarusians‚ Bulgarians‚ Serbs‚ Macedonians‚ and Montenegrins gravitated to the Patriarch of then Orthodox Constantinople. Although these two are the main Christian religions present‚ Islam is also common in some Slavs. The Bosniaks‚ Gorani‚ Pomaks‚ and Torbesh peoples are all Muslims. Since the battle of Kosovo Polje in 1389‚ The Ottoman Turks had occupied the Balkans
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Mistakes of The First Crusade The first crusade: a religious endeavor that became a turning point of history. It all began when Pope Urban II traveled to Italy in November 1095. He decided to give an open sermon on the 27th of November at the Council of Clermont. This speech‚ in hopes of drawing a large crowd‚ only gained a few hundred listeners. However‚ these select few witnessed one of the most influential speeches from the highest religious authority in the world. The pope’s
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This paper will discuss the relationship between the foundation of Orthodoxy and the Canon. It will discuss the events and people that had roles in the development of the canon as well as the councils convened to resolve controversy. It will briefly touch on the Eastern and Western branches of the church. Scholarly articles and the Bible will be used to prove the truths and facts. Orthodoxy and Canon will be defined to aid the understating of their relationship. The Canon is defined as
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usefulness of the new weapons (Sandberg‚ Para 4). Gunpowder weapons first proved their unquestionable worth to European rulers in the mid fourteenth century as the cannons that helped the armies of Mehmet II destroy the previously impregnable walls of Constantinople in 1453. In that same year cannons combined with earthen defenses helped the French to crush an English attempt to retake Gascony at the Battle of Castillon (Blair‚ Martell and Roumas‚ 47). The history of the diffusion of firearm technology throughout
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