History quiz chapters 26-28 1. Serfdom and peasant conditions constituted burning issues in nineteenth century Russia because? The size of peasantry meant that economic change depended on new flexibility in rural life 2. Emancipations of the serfs caused new discontent because? It saddled peasants with redemption payments 3. Unlike western monarchies‚ the tsarist government in the nineteenth century? Developed no central parliamentary constitutions 4. All of the following factors helped spur
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Every society‚ past and present‚ has unspoken things that keep it running smoothly. Formerly among these are nested hierarchies. These hierarchies‚ for lack of a better phrase‚ were a sort of world view; they were ways of thinking that are held by the majority of the society. They dictated the order of things and how things are to be done. This was particularly prevalent in medieval Europe; the hierarchies were almost like seams to the fabric of that society as a whole. Which poses a question: what
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Medieval knights shared many similarities with medieval samurai‚ however they also shared many differences. One including their solidier or their warriors‚ those who fought for their country. In medieval Europe they had knights‚ and in medieval Japan they had samurai’s‚ both fought in different ways‚ and were skilled with different things‚ lets had a closer look at the similarities and differences. Medieval knight had many differences. The first part of the knight they had to spend time with the ladies
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A Summary of Hardy’s “Medieval Tournament” At its core‚ Hardy’s “Medieval Tournament: A Functional Sport of the Upper Class”‚ strived to educate on two fronts: as a historical account of medieval sport‚ and as an explanation to why and how these events developed and evolved. Using two points of comparison‚ the melee and the joust‚ the author explains that the social and cultural implications of vastly differing sports are both similar and contradictory. The melee first originated in the twelfth
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For Russia‚ they believed the emancipation of serfdom would lead to a successful social reform. Serfdom did not improve society because it was similar to slavery. It led to economic decline‚ rural instability‚ and discontent peasants. Many rebellions occurred during this century because of serfdom. As a result‚ the Russian government decided to balance the interests of lords and serfs. The emancipation of serfs was needed because Russia’s weakness was revealed from their loss during the Crimean
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During the 1320s and 30s‚ the king’s revenues – and with that‚ his power over the whole country – had been turned over to foreign‚ in particular Holstein‚ princes as well as the Swedish king. The pawned revenues functioned as security for large amounts that were in part lent to finance the Crown’s failed policies‚ and was partly the result of political blackmail. In actuality‚ these so-called pledgees held all the castles of the kingdom‚ and therefore had the physical power in the country while at
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During the Middle Ages‚ England was known to have had a system of aristocracy that greatly resembled that of a caste. It contained the leading members of the church as well as the clergy who were local priests but not members of the aristocracy. The highest church officials lived in palaces and owned lots of land which was a major source of wealth. These church leaders also had a “great deal of power to shape the political events of the day”. They were referred to as the “first estate”. The “second
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What are the strengths and failures of the Battle of Maldon and the related texts ’ as evidence for the structure of English Society The Battle of Maldon is a medieval text depicting a battle between English warriors and Danish invaders. Earl Byrtnoth was commanding the warriors in the name of King Æthelred. The poem portrays the heroism of the bravest warriors and the sheer cowardice of those that fled. Controversy over the aim of the poem is apparent as Sragg says that the poets "style of writing
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I believe that the number one factor that is holding us back is lack of good leadership. Any one who gets the authority lets it ultimately go to their head. They just work for their personal gain as there is no accountability for actions. A person who has the power can use it for what ever reasons. The kind of people we have in our government. The elections are rigged‚ the results are biased and the same people keep on being appointed again and again even though their actions have not proven them
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History Class Period 5 Topic 2 When someone mentions The Middle Ages or Medieval times‚ most people automatically think of knights‚ the black plague‚ or classical music. How did people of The Middle Ages really
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