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    world history study guide

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    mercantilism Peace of Augsburg Junkers Seven Years War Boyar Czar The Restoration Habeas corpus Edict of Nantes absolute monarch Czar War of the Spanish Succession Treaty of Paris‚ 1763 Constitutional monarchy Peace of Westphalia Glorious Revolution L’etat‚ c’est moi Names of families in charge of the various European countries (spelled correctly) Divine right Edict of Nantes Who won and lost the Thirty Years War Explain the importance of three of four of the points in the

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    Creon of Antigone

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    had defended his edict that Polyneices should not be buried and did not listen to the justifications of Antigone and Haemon. Although Creon was strict‚ not all of his actions were wrong. Another quality of Creon that makes him a tragic hero is that he had bad judgment. Creon refused to have Polyneices buried because he felt that Polyneices was going to sell his people into slavery. Creon also punished Antigone for her “holy crime‚” which was when she went against Creon’s edict for a virtuous reason

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    Church History 5-16-12 There are many events that have shaped the church today. Narrowing it down to three I feel that the Edict of Milan‚ the Reformation‚ and Vatican II are the most significant. The Edict of Milan granted religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire‚ though it was especially intended to legalize Christianity. It was instituted by empire Constantine in 313. Constantine recognized and accepted Christianity. It was the first time an emperor was doing so. Prior to that Christians

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    Repressive Policies of India

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    Repressive Colonial Policies The British had conquered India to promote their own political interest so followed many repressive policies. These policies become major barrier to India’s development. Some of these policies‚ especially those followed by Lord Lytton gave birth to nationalism. Lord Lytton was Viceroy from 1876-1880. The resentment against the British rule increased because of repressive measures. 1. In 1877 he organised a Grand Delhi Durbar to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress

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    Revolution Locke->Rousseau-> Robespierre-> Friedrich Nietzsche->Hitler Crusades trade->Popes as Renaissance princes-> Martin Luther-> Lutheranism-> Protestant work ethic -> Dutch Prosperity II War of 3 Henry’s->Edict of Nantes ->Louis XIV-> revoking of Edict of Nantes -> Dutch religious toleration⋄ rise of the Dutch confederation Rousseau->Malthus-> Smith-> Darwin->Freud-> Dali Charles V -> Peace of Augsburg-> Defenestration of Prague-> Peace of Westphalia-> rise of nation state

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    1.) According to the edicts of February 380 and May 391‚ what is the status of heretical Christians- those who do not accept the orthodox (correctly taught) form of christianity? According to the edicts the status of heretical christians is low‚ seeing that they are punished. You can tell this because in the reading it says “Those who have betrayed the holy faith and shall have profaned holy baptism should be segregated from all person’s association‚ should be debarred from testifying... to be

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    Antigone

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    Antigone– The Characterization Sophocles’ tragic drama‚ Antigone‚ presents to the reader a full range of characters: static and dynamic‚ flat and round; they are portrayed mostly through the showing technique. In “Sophocles’ Praise of Man and the Conflicts of the Antigone‚” Charles Paul Segal takes the stand that there are two protagonists in the drama (which conflicts with this reader’s interpretation): This is not to say that there are not conceptual issues

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    overthrow of absolute monarch of France. Louis held his simple views regarding religion that catholic church is an essential tool for maintaining the control of people and that it should serve the country as well as his bidding. In 1685 Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes; during the persecutions hundreds of thousands of Protestants left France‚ migrating to Holland‚ Germany‚ and America (Palmer 185). He had a profound belief in the uniformity of religion necessary to the strength and dignity of his ruling

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    Christianity to be more specific. Constantine was the last emperor of the Roman Empire to hold undivided power. Under his rule‚ Constantine created the Edict of Milan‚ granting religious tolerance to all religions. This was of particular importance to Christians‚ who had been previously persecuted due to their spiritual beliefs. Because of the Edict of Milan‚ many Christian buildings were erected in addition to the many secular buildings that were transformed into Christian buildings. These buildings

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    She was the Christian mother of Emperor Constantine the Great‚ who under Helena’s influence did things like pass the Edict of Milan‚ legalizing Christianity in the Roman Empire. Constantine appointed his mother to the imperial court and allowed her unlimited access to the imperial treasury. With this luxury Helena traveled to the Holy Places in Palestine and headed the

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