tattled on anyone of any class which ruined the person’s life since the king was a prejudice who did not bother to ask for explanations. Other cruel changes he made during his rule was revoking the Edict of Nantes‚ which tolerated the Huguenots in France and gave them religious rights. In place of the Edict of Fontainebleau‚ which allowed the destruction of all Protestant churches and schools throughout France. During the War of the Spanish Succession‚ Louis XIV prioritized his personal interests above
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AP World History Chapter 6 - India and Southern Asia Name:____________________________ Chapter Objectives: When you finish studying this chapter you should be able to answer the following questions. In what ways has the environments of India and Southeast Asia influenced the choice of the livelihood of the people‚ as well as the development of distinct social and governmental structures. How did India evolve into a complex social system and three distinct religious systems to meet the needs
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Ethnicity MGT Chapter 15 Which of the following nations has signed but not yet ratified the Protocol? France the United States Kenya Japan Green-collar jobs generally pay less than blue-collar jobs. False World-wide demand for oil is ________ over time. increasingdecreasingdecreasing in developing countries stableEconomic sustainability focuses on the improvement of daily life for the greatest number of people possible. False Which of the following countries did NOT participate in developing
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was a modern society would be to let them free. The Edict of Emancipation caused many problems these uneducated peasants. The land now assigned to them was smaller then the plots they were using as serfs. This was an average of 8 acres. There was also a forty-nine year period over which installments could be paid before the peasants were given full ownership of the land. In fact many peasants were still working for their landlords after the edict. Because of his efforts Alexander was nicknamed "the
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Catherine‚ Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both. -- Niccolo Machiavelli‚ - The Prince The Enlightenment is touted by modern historians as a time of intellectual and social advancement‚ an era of optimism and freedom unheard of in earlier times. The era of absolutism is seen as a time of mounting liberty that contributed to the rise of democracy in the Americas and elsewhere. In reality‚ the "Enlightened Despotism"
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History of Christianity Within the Roman Empire Religion‚ one of the most important and controversial topics of all times‚ but where exactly did it come from? What obstacle did it have to go through to be come known? Who made it known? These are a few questions that are often asked but not always answered. There are many religions known today but in this paper I will focus on only one‚ Christianity. I will discuss the events‚ hardships and some of the important people that are valuable to make
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more successful away from its point of origin‚ almost exactly like Buddhism. Christianity spread from the Middle East (near present day Palestine). It spread to Rome‚ Europe‚ and parts of Western Asia. It was extremely successful in Rome (after the Edict of Milan) and Europe. It never became very popular in its point of origin. Buddhism originated in Northern India. It spread along the Silk Road to most parts of China. It became popular among the merchant class. It became popular among them because
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city of Aquileia‚ Italy. Theodore of Aquileia was a Roman bishop in the time of Emperor Constantine. Teodoro‚ according to sources‚ was a bishop from the year of 308 AD to 319 AD. He was the first bishop who sat on the throne of Aquileia after the Edict of Milan in Febreary of 313 A.D. The agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire. The name of Theodore is also linked to the foundation of the first Basilica of Aquileia and the cycle of mosaics. As legend has it‚ feeling the
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1. Alexander the Great typically ruled through local hierarchies. 2. Which of the following explain why Alexander failed to carry the empire as far as the Gangzes River? Because his troops mutinied. 3. Which two leaders built an empire from Alexander’s Empire? Ptolemy and Seleucus. 4. Which of the following empires began as city-states? Mesopotamia and Greece. 5. Alexander the Great extended his empire as far east as the Indus River. 6. The city was Rome was found in 753
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Francis II and Charles IX also persecuted them. Civil War Catherine de Medici (regent for Charles IX) passed the Edict of Toleration * St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre: Catholic mobs killed Huguenot leaders in Paris. * Henry of Navarre: a Huguenot‚ was the heir to the French throne. He was quickly converted to Catholicism and became Henry IV * Henry IV * issued the Edict of Nantes: granted civil and religious freedom to the Huguenots. * Reformed the tax collection system to
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