27.11.2013 Epidemics in History of Europe A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the body of an organism. In humans "disease" is often used more broadly to refer any condition that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress‚ social problem‚ or death to person afflicted‚ or similar problems for those in contact with the person. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread though human populations across a large region. In Europe history‚ epidemical viruses caused thousands
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Charlemagne’s influences on Europe during his reign allowed for the development of modern society. Charlemagne is called the "Father of Europe"; he was able to unite most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. He is also responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance a cultural‚ artistic and religious revival headed by the Catholic Church. Through his conquests and internal reforms‚ Charlemagne encouraged the formation of a common European identity. Both the French and German
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Modern history From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Modern Age" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Modern Age (disambiguation). Human history ↑ Prehistory Recorded History Ancient history Earliest records Near East Africa Mediterranean region East Asia South Asia Early Americas Postclassical Era Europe Middle East Africa South/Southeast Asia East Asia Central Asia Americas Modern history
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portrayals of the Middle Ages refers to a period of isolation and fragmentation in Europe. Although this may have been the case in some areas‚ shipbuilding advanced in Scandinavia under the Vikings. The Vikings invented a narrow ship design that promoted speed and maneuverability. The extraordinary advancements of Viking shipwrights and seafarers allowed the Vikings to become more successful than their counterparts in medieval Europe due to their superior building techniques‚ capability to perform different
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The Decline of Christianity in Europe The twentieth century was a time of great flux and anxiety in Europe as the supremacy of Christianity in Europe was being challenged by the fronts of biblical criticism‚ and evolution. According to Rev‚ Andrew Greeley‚ a social sciences professor at the University of Chicago‚ belief in God has increased in Russia and Hungary and decreased in Britain‚ the Netherlands‚ western Germany and France. Atheism thrives in eastern Germany‚ Russia‚ The Czech Republic
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Modern History Modern history‚ or the modern era‚ describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the Great Divergence. Contemporary history describes the span of historic events that are immediately relevant to the present time. The beginning of the modern era started approximately in the 16th century. Many major events
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Comparing African Empires in the Early Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that
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Tradition and Modernity in Europe Europeans are well known for their firm traditions and their unwillingness to shift from old to new world ideals and changes. As the decades go by‚ Europeans are being bombarded with new world industry and new traditions. In 1976‚ through Susannah Hoffman’s documentary entitled “Kypseli: Women and Men Apart-A Divided Reality”‚ we are provided with the ultimate in European‚ namely Greek/Kypselian traditions. Hoffman shows the old world way of life when men
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Feudalism is a popular theme in the 9th through 12th century. It refers to a social system that was key feature in medieval Europe (Medieval Europe: Feudalism) and is also “unsuitable in describing an extraordinarily complex situation” (Medieval Europe: Feudalism). The concept of feudalism adapted the longer it stayed around is why most historians do not approve of the standard concept of just a social system. The origin of feudalism stems from the “basic idea common to any society with a warrior
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000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper Paleolithic‚ though they are outnumbered by engraved pieces‚ which are sometimes classified as sculpture. With the beginning of the Mesolithic in Europe figurative sculpture greatly reduced
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