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    As a whole‚ I believe economic development had a larger impact on colonial settlement than religious concerns‚ but this varies with the individual colonies. Each colony had something different to offer England and a different motive for settling. New England came about because the Puritans and Separatists wanted a place to worship free the original Church of England. Virginia‚ on the other hand‚ was established at first as a trade colony and base for gold and precious metal expeditions. The Maryland

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    The Romantic Period

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    It formed part of Romanticism‚ the artistic and literary movement that emerged in the second half of the 18th century in Europe. Romanticism doesn’t necessarily refer to romantic love‚ though the theme was common in many pieces composed during this time period‚ in literature‚ painting and music. Romanticism followed a path which led to the expansion of formal structures for a composition‚ and the end result is that the pieces are ‘understood’ to be more passionate and expressive‚ both by 19th century

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    The Intertestamental Period

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    THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD A Paper Submitted to Dr. James F. Davis In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course New Testament Introduction (NBST 525) By Charles Koomson March 3‚ 2013. TABLE CONTENT INTRODUCTION 3 THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD 4 THE GREEK PERIOD 5 The Ptolematic Period……………………………………………………………………...6 The Seleucid Period………………………………………………………………………..7 PERIOD OF JEWISH SELF-RULE 9 The

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    The Colonial Period began with the settled countries of the time wanting to launch voyages to explore ’the new world’. One of the first successes was the Spanish‚ when they were able to settle in South America as early as 1252. But the biggest exploration of the time by far was set off by Columbus who‚ in search of the Indies‚ instead fell upon America‚ which started mass colonization. Colonization was so popular due to its trade worth and how much it could help the mother country‚ and with‚ in many

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    Spanish Colonial Era

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    agriculture than gold-mining‚ Portuguese colonial leaders often returned home within 10 years. Focused almost exclusively on commerce‚ the Dutch brought few settlers (only 1500 by 1665 in New Netherland—New York). Sugar and slave trade in Caribbean and South America dominated Dutch interests. Colony of New France (Canada) developed slowly with only 15‚000 residents by 1700. Furhunting‚ rather than farming‚ became the chief economic activity. Jesuit missionaries attempted to

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    Period of Enlightenment

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    Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards

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    The Postclassical Period

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    cover a wide range of political‚ cultural‚ religious and economic shifts as populations grew and societies became more complex. The classical empires of Rome‚ Han China‚ Gupta India and Archaemenid Persia fell due to external and internal forces and were replaced by the larger empires of the post classical Byzantine; Tsui‚ Tang and Song in China and the Caliphates in Persia. Only India did not return to an over reaching centralized empire. During the post-classical Dar el-Islam united much of Eurasia

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    The Tokugawa Period

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    INTRODUCTION The Tokugawa period was in between 1603 – 1868. The time of peace and order in feudal japan was c.1400-1860. The subjects I will talking about are artisans‚ rōnin‚ merchants and daimyo. ARTISANS During the Middle Ages‚ the word artisan was applied to those who made stuff or provided tasks other people could not do. It did not apply to unskilled manual labourers. Artisans were divided into 2 very distinct groups: those who operated their very own businesses and those who did not

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    Period Of Reconstruction

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    The period of Reconstruction‚ lasting from 1865-1876‚ consisted of the years after the Civil War during which Americans made efforts to rebuild their chaotic nation. African Americans were arguably affected by this period the most because it was a small step in the right direction towards securing political and economic rights for former slaves. However‚ the slight improvement of daily life for African Americans didn’t result in much change. Although the North was somewhat successful economically

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    Changes that occurred between the colonial period and 1860s defined the America we are most familiar with. The colonies started off with artisans who specialize and dedicate their whole lives in a field of work. For example‚ artisans would grow up working as an apprentices and journeymen to become a shoe maker or clock making. There were others like the urban dwellers who came to the Americas to live simpler lives. They wanted to live life in comfort and have freedom over what religion the practiced

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