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    Baroque Art‚ as a distinct style‚ emerged during the 17th century. It ran in parallel with the Scientific Revolution in Europe‚ and was a direct product of the Counter-Reformation movement of the Roman Catholic Church. The philosophy behind the style emerged in the 16th century during the Council of Trent when the Roman Catholic Church felt the need for an art form that would help reinforce its power and clarify its ideology following the Reformation. Baroque Art was created with the dual purpose

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    Zoe Collins 1993 DBQ: Chesapeake vs. New England 7/9/13 Although during the 17th century the British colonies still recognized themselves as European or English‚ they managed to develop unique characteristics through the expansion of colonies‚ and the escalation of population. Through this expansion‚ new information‚ customs‚ and new ways of life were learned and practiced daily‚ and with these changes came the separation of the two societies. While the settlers of the Chesapeake region

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    Section I‚ Question 2 In the early 17th century "absolutism" was not only thought of in the theological sense it was also a political catch word all through out Europe. England had a few rulers attempt to create an absolute monarchy. James I and Charles I both tried to have complete rule over the country without consulting Parliament. Parliament‚ which had a large portion of control‚ prevented these two rulers from successfully hindering their power. The citizens of England were very use to the

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    he really said it is debatable‚ but the meaning of such a statement is clear. Through the course of the 17th Century various regimes across Europe began to model their states of off the very theme of "I am the state‚"; that is‚ the monarch personified and had absolute control over his nation. Prior to the 17th Century such absolute control precluded this absolutism. By the time of the 17th Century‚ however‚ the conditions were in place for monarchs to take absolute control to shape their nations. The

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    themselves. Social classes are also very much prominent in the era. These social classes influenced the fashion of the Elizabethan era. This is shown in men’s and women’s clothes‚ shoes‚ hats‚ and accessories in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (Whitmore‚ Deanne) In the 1500’s men’s clothing was generally black in color because it went with everything and was the “in” color. Silk doublets and velvet mantles with slashed and puffed sleeves were what your average man would wear up

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    resented and its area has no aquivalent in Central Europe. Today the Palace is owned by the Pardubice region and here is located East Bohemian Museum‚ East Bohemian Gallery and the brach of the National Heritage Institute. Since 2012 palace and fortification inscribed on the list of the national cultural monuments in the Czech Republic. The origin of Palace On this place‚ where we are standing‚ and where the today´s castle is‚ had been since 13th century moated palace. Shortly after the Hussite wars

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    In drama we continued to explore the subject of “outsiders”‚ this time focusing on what was going on in the 17th century: the burning of “witches”.As a class we read a poem that was from the point of view of a married man who was having an affair with a woman who the village had condemned as a witch.After reading‚ analyzing and discussing the poem‚ we split into small groups to explore how the community felt about this certain woman. I was with Anthony and Sho and together we discussed how our characters

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    “Gothic Literature is concerned with the breaking of normal moral and social codes” Discuss (40 marks). Plan: Introduction- The normal moral and social codes of the 13th century (10 commandments) The normal moral and social codes of the 17th century (10 commandments) The normal moral and social codes of the 21st century Main body- 1. Macbeth killing Macduff’s wife and children. 2. Lady Macbeth being very powerful and her killing herself (although no proof) (AO3! Lady Macbeth is doing

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    Boughton house is a house situated in Northamptonshire. I believe that it is not very typical of Tudor country houses due to most features resembling more 17th century style houses - for example Versailles - however I don’t think it is entirely different due to some physical details of the house‚ how it was obtained and how it became what it is today. Firstly‚ (between 1536 and 1540 ) King Henry VIII wanted more power and money‚ and since The Pope didn’t approve of Henry’s divorce‚ he made himself

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    Q1 A. The time period that I would reside in western culture is the 17th century because the population during the 17th century grew in very high numbers. England became really rich in the 17th century. The trade and commerce kept growing‚ by the ends of that century trade was one of the important part of English cash managements‚ like the glass‚ brick making‚ iron. There was an important movement in London in the 17th century the piped water was created. In this time period to the banks development

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