Prompt 3: In what ways and to what extend did absolutism affect the power and status of the European nobility in the period 1650 to 1750? Use examples from at least two countries. Absolutism was the beginning of the end for Europe’s nobility when it came to political power and influence. This period is often described as a bridge between Europe’s feudal society in which nobles held ultimate power and status to the capitalist society which eliminated the nobility’s influence over government and
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powerful lords. There was more of them compared to the powerful lords. The lords were the one who would protect the serfs shown in document one‚it shows how the vassels had to work on the churches as well as on thier own farms. Then they had to pay rent to the main house. After them were the Knights the majority of the nobles and were the fuedal armies. At the bottom was the serfs or the peasants which was the majority of the population in the Middle
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particular‚ England during the middle ages and was established by the Normans following their victory in the Battle of Hastings. The feudal system saw the division of different classes in society‚ in particular; the king‚ lords‚ knights and peasants or serfs. In this way‚ feudalism during the middle ages was a dramatic change to capitalism as it was based around the idea that the lower class
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Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________ Block:______ Chapter 27: Russia and Japan: Industrialization Outside the West I. Introduction A. Russia and Japan defied the pattern of growing Western domination during the19th century 1. By 1914‚ both launched significant______________________ and accomplished other changes that preserved their ___________________ 2. Both achieved economic autonomy and were able to join in ___________________________ B. Differences between the
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This concept also didn’t believe in everything being equal similar to feudalism and how someone was fortunate to be a noble as oppose to a serf who lives in horrible conditions (Richardson). Additionally‚ the Great Chain of Being supported feudalism and in the end contributed to establishing stable order in the feudal system. The concept of the chain allowed authority to be authority as people
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How far was the russo-Japanese war responsible for the outbreak in Russia 1905? The Russo-Japanese war took place in 1904 to 1905 and began because of both Russia and Japans desire to expand their borders into places such as Korea. During this war‚ Russia was humiliated and had many defeats from a country which were considered to be inferior. The defeat of this war humiliated the people of Russia and therefore lost confidence in Nicholas II. Russia’s defeat in the war also caused problems in the
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Lily Jayne Senner How did the Bolsheviks Survive the early days? After the October Coup in 1917‚ the Bolshevik’s power as the government of Russia was not completely solidified. This was mainly due to the vast opposition that the Bolsheviks experienced from all over Russia along with other pressing issues such as food shortages‚ an exhausting war‚ and a crippled economy. Yet the Bolsheviks not only survived the early day‘s of empowerment but went on to rule Russia for the next 70 years. This
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significant impact on society. The shift of Serfs away from feudalism boosted social life and created a much more pleasant lifestyle for Serfs among others. After the Towns and Trade revolution‚ artisans‚ merchants and traders formed a new social class. Because of this‚ people generally lived with people of their class. For example‚ in a middle class village there would be mostly middle class people living there. Also‚ because this new middle class made up of former Serfs moved around‚ they tended to live
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the Renaissance Change Man’s View of Man? The Renaissance was a period of big change peasants become more self-sufficient. More and in European history. It was a time of intellectual more serfs gained their freedom and no longer excitement‚ when art and literature blossomed depended on lords. Some freed serfs migrated and groundbreaking scientific advances were made. Over the course of about 300 years ‚ the Renaissance spread from its home base in Italy to western and northern Europe. The effect
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theologians biased view of religious ideology‚ intensely recruited those in favor of the revolt. The Town Council of Memmington replied to an article concerning serfdom‚ by reminding the serfs that “the serfdom of a Christian is no hindrance to the salvation of his soul”. They paid large sums of money for the serfs‚ and under the “council’s good will”‚ they should pay large sums to be released from
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