before it was united in 1230 by Mindaugas‚ who was crowned as King of the Lithuania‚ creating the first unified Lithuanian state‚ on 6 July 1253. During the 14th century‚ the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was the largest country in Europe. Present day Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the Lublin Union of 1569‚ Lithuania and Poland formed a voluntary two-state union‚ the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Commonwealth lasted more than
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Autocracy a system of government in which a supreme political power is concentrated in the hands of one person 55. Ivan III(the Great) and Ivan IV(the Terrible) a Grand Prince of Moscow‚ was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 until his death 56. Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire 57. Catherine the Great longest-ruling female leader of Russia 58. Serfdom the status of peasants under feudalism
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of Russia in 1812 was the cause of his eventual downfall. To what extent do you agree with this statement? To a large extent‚ Napoleon Bonaparte’s failed invasion of Russia was the cause of his eventual downfall. In 1812 Napoleon marched with his Grand Army into Russia in an attempt to seize the country. The crushing defeat which followed devastated the army‚ leaving it incapacitated and vulnerable. This venture into Russia crippled Napoleon’s quest for European domination‚ and destroyed his fiercely
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commitment to public science development of skills and talents 5 Family Patriarchal (men in charge) daughters marry in mid-teens to benefit both families sons not independent until their 20s or 30s 6 Medici Family ruling family of Grand Duchy of Tuscany "despots" or dictators 7 Humanism "new learning"; "civilized" emphasize humans‚ their abilities & achievements 8 Quattrocento 15th Century 9 Giovanni De’Medici founder of Medici dynasty became a banker by ignoring Church’s
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Alexander to return to the Continental System. He also decided that if he occupied Moscow‚ the Russian government would crumple and ask for
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Ivan IV (The Terrible) Pretend that the greatest leader to ever rule your country wanted to resign. You would want him to come back‚ but the price of that is to give him complete and absolute power. Would you pay that price? The people of Russia did‚ and as soon as Ivan IV came back‚ he killed them by the thousands. Ivan Vasilyevich began as Tsar at the age of 16. He was a great ruler for the first part of his life. He unified‚ and vastly improved his country‚ creating a more modern government
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Napoleon Bonaparte and his ambition for conquest led to changes in history for many of the countries he had interacted with during his time. One place that he had a huge influence on was Prussia. Starting with the Treaty of Tilsit‚ which basically broke Prussia’s population and land in half. This was not the end of Napoleon’s treaties for Prussia‚ another‚ the Treaty of Paris was forced on Prussia. The French surrounded the borders of Prussia to force a signing onto Frederick William on 5 March
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the mid- nineteenth century‚ serfdom was typical of Russian agricultural labor. Some Russian cities‚ such as Moscow‚ recovered their fortunes by the increased trade the Mongol empire permitted. After 1328‚ Moscow also profited by serving as the tribute collector for the Mongol overlords. The head of the Orthodox Church in Russia selected Moscow as his capital. In 1380‚ the princes of Moscow turned against the Mongols and led an alliance of Russian forces that defeated the Mongols at the battle of
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Born in the Ontario village of Almonte in 1861‚ James Naismith was a hardworking athlete who excelled at many sports‚ and who chafed when the long Canadian winter kept him from playing outdoors‚ resulting in added pounds and lost strength. Naismith moved to Massachusetts‚ where he taught physical education at a small Christian college. The winter weather of New England was no better than that of Ontario‚ but the school had an assembly hall with moveable benches and a hardwood floor. Naismith concocted
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Cesare Beccaria Makenzie Strange Cesare Beccaria is referred to as "the father of classical criminal theory." (New World Encyclopedia ‚ 2015 ) His writing has made a significant impact on things as great as the American Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Beccaria has even argued against the death penalty‚ and in some cases‚ has convinced some nations to alter the law of the fatal punishment. With his determination and assistance of his colleagues ‚ he was able to write‚ and publish‚ one of
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