Enlightenment DBQ Historical Context The discoveries made in science during the 1500s and 1600s led European thinkers to raise questions about the conditions of human life itself. Many of the thinkers of the European Enlightenment moved away from medieval thinking toward more modern thoughts regarding government and the role of women in society. Document 1 Second Treatise on Government - John Locke . Political power is that power‚ which every man having in the state of nature‚ has given
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of Imperialism Vocabulary Terms Globalism: Age of Exploration: Imperialism: The takeover of a country or territory by a stronger nation with the intent of domination the economic‚ political and social life of the people of that nation. This is significant because it changed tremendously over this time period. Columbian Exchange: 1453: The year when the hundred years war finally came to an end. Also‚ the Asian Empire falls‚ so the Europeans have to pay more taxes. This is significant because
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• Generally‚ how did their colonies fare between 1600 and 1750? England Where? • Virginia • Massachusetts Bay • Connecticut • Pennsylvania • New York • Maine • Delaware • New Hampshire • Maryland • Rhode Island • New Jersey • North & South Carolina • Georgia For what purpose? • Separation from the Church of England • Religious freedom • Opportunities to trade American natural resources to other countries • Wealth • Colonization • A new land of new economic opportunities Who? • Explorers
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factors explain the similarities and differences in the two ventures? The Age of Exploration was a period from the early 1600’s to the 1700’s during which Europeans explored the world‚ searching for trade partners and desirable goods. During this time‚ the three most influential European nations were Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England. If fingers had to be pointed at which country started the Age of Exploration‚ it would be Portugal‚ because if it had not been for the carrack and then the caravel
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Europeans didn’t suddenly start exploring just because they could; there were many motives that led to European exploration and expansion in the 15th and 16th centuries. They made people confront the dangerous journey to the new colonies‚ a journey which killed about one half of the people who tried it. People were led by strong motives‚ and even if not all were exactly quite as important to European expansion‚ all of them played a part in it. Taking in mind the medieval attitudes of people at the
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AN EXPLORATION OF THE MALAY KOMPANG Name: Chan Tsui Sze Dora Matriculation Number: U1210644K Seminar Group Time: 1330 – 1530 Seminar Group Instructor: Cikgu Zubir Assignment: Research Paper in Malay Music Date: 10 April 2013 Word Count: 2245 Contents Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Kompang 3 1.1 Features of the Kompang 4 1.2 Features of Kompang Music 4 1.3 Performance Context 6 Chapter 2: Influences on the Malay Kompang 7 2.1 Arabic Influences
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Why we study history can be traced all of the way back to the scientific revolution and the enlightenment period during the 1600’s. These western scientists rearranged the way governments and people evaluated themselves as societies. They came up with a new system known as the scientific method. The scientific method abandoned the old ideas of tradition based ways of life and implemented new ideas such as reason. Instead of using history to guide them in a way of life‚ history was being used as a
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Characteristics of Exploration Literature: • Explorers were first & foremost navigators‚ not writers. • Explorers had a specific audience in mind; they were reporting back to the main land • The American Dream is evident • Indians are always considered inferior • Reports were not always accurate Verazzano: Verazzano’s Voyage • North Carolina up to Canada • Wrote to the King of France who funded the voyage; N.C. cedar trees • “The complexion of these people
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There were many changes that Europe underwent in their mindset. These changes occurred over a 300-year period‚ from 1450 to 1750. There were both changes in religion and other things‚ such as politics and core subjects. There were two main religions in Europe. These were characterized as Catholic and Protestant. Both parties were dedicated to their own religion‚ and despised the other whole-heartedly. As a result‚ the reformations started many religious wars fought by both religions. These wars caused
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War there had been several attempts to abolish trade barriers between European countries‚ however the main focus at this time was individual national development. After WW1 and throughout the inter-war period‚ nations attempted to rebuild their economies though a significant increase in protectionism‚ which resulted in a huge increase in unemployment‚ and led to the Great Depression. Following the Second World War the European Economies were focused on rebuilding both their social and economic state
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