weakening of feudalism created the correct conditions for the renaissance to flourish. Whilst trade was expanding‚ it drove away wealth from feudal rulers and sent it to wealthy merchants. Which led to the growth of towns because of power being shifted towards merchants‚ towns gained charters which freed them from feudal control‚ which drove more residents to live in those towns. Agricultural inventions such as the plow contributed to the spark of the Renaissance by weakening feudalism‚ as more food
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would lead to its destruction.[3] Just as capitalism replaced feudalism‚ he believed socialism would‚ in its turn‚ replace capitalism‚ and lead to a stateless‚ classless society called pure communism. This would emerge after a transitional period called the "dictatorship of the proletariat": a period sometimes referred to as the "workers state" or "workers’ democracy".[4][5] In section one of The Communist Manifesto Marx describes feudalism‚ capitalism‚ and the role internal social contradictions play
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James Ryan Ting Chen Brendan Foley Liz Filachek Caylea Barone Question 1: Thesis: At the beginning of the postclassical era‚ the Catholic Church was the only stabilizing institution left after the fall of Rome. Throughout the postclassical era‚ the Catholic Church had to compete with secular groups‚ other religions‚ and its own corruption to emerge as the dominant authority in Western Europe (as the Pope became the most powerful man in Europe) at the end of postclassical era by asserting its divine authority
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Europe’s feudalism was based on Roman Laws alongside with Germanic traditions & customs. The code of chivalry showed the qualities such as bravery and honor. This code influenced the good behaviors of others. The kings & queens were the highest rank‚ while the peasants & serfs were the lowest. The manorial system was the relationship between the knight and his peasants. Serfs had lack of freedom. For an example‚ if they wanted to marry‚ they had to get the Lord’s approval. The feudalism in Europe
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revolutionists. This group led by Lu Xun and Chen Duxiu considered the feudalism as the primary obstruction of China’s development and appealed to the disposal of feudal autocracy and the reformation of Chinese traditional thoughts‚ culture and ethic codes through the channel of literature. Two articles among these literature written by Lu Xun‚ Madman’s Diary and Leaving the Pass‚ sharply revealed the essence and the root of feudalism and criticized the conservative and rigid traditional thoughts. This
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many lives during its reign‚ but had a tremendous effect on Europe economically‚ politically‚ and socially. The Bubonic plague socially weakened family relationships and the faith of the church‚ politically lessen the power of the nobles‚ ending feudalism‚ and economically destroyed trade. The Bubonic Plague caused family members to become disloyal to each other‚ and disrupted faith in the church. Giovanni Boccaccio in The Decameron talks about the effect the plague had toward families‚ “This scourge
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French Social Classes in the Revolution & Empire: 1799-1815 |Social Class |The “Age of Montesquieu” |The “Age of Rousseau” |The “Age of Voltaire” |Post-Napoleon | | |(Constitutional Monarchy) |(Republic) |(Enlightened Despotism?) | | | |1789-1792 | |1799-1815 | | |
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ages‚ the age of feudalism‚ and even a golden age. The medieval era began with the destruction of the Roman Empire and the disorder that followed‚ which led to the rise of feudalism. During this period of darkness‚ the Roman Catholic Church provided spiritual direction as well as many nonreligious functions for the people of the times. Many literary‚ artistic‚ and architectural advanced occurred. From A.D. 500 to 1400‚ Europe went through a period of faith‚ disease‚ terror‚ feudalism‚ and advancements
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Tarek Sahyoun AP World History Unit 3 Vocabulary * Bedouins are pretty much the stereotypical Arabs because of their culture based on herding camels and goats * I would have liked to be a Shaykh if I lived in a Bedouin society because they usually possessed large herds. * It is a Muslim practice to pray toward the city of Mecca. * I was surprised to hear that Muhammad’s flight to Medina began the Muslim calendar. * The Umayyad clan dominated Mecca‚ and later became a Muslim
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FLOSI Chapter 6: The Rise and Spread of Islam READ and answer the PROMPTS on Ch 6 (pgs 126-149) You are required to read all of Chapter 6 and answer the questions or prompts. When answering a question or prompt please make sure you have a heading and that you explain your answers completely. Answers may be given in paragraph or bullet form. You may type your responses. Pre-Islamic Arabian World 1) Explain the life of the Bedouin people. Discuss culture and daily life 2) Explain
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