equilibrium among the countries and the restoration of old dynasties that were driven out by the revolutionary wave. The political decisions that were decided in Vienna redraw the political map of Europe. Prussia expanded to include a part of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw‚ Swedish Pomerania‚ over half of Saxony‚ and above all the greater part of the Rhine land. With these acquisitions Prussia definitively gains the status of a great European power. Meanwhile‚ Russia secures its takeover of Finland‚ trusteeship
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The policy of “Russification” (1899-1905 and 1908-1918) refers to the growing political oppression that the Grand Duchy of Finland experienced at the hands of the Russian empire‚ aimed at ending its political autonomy and dismantling its cultural identity. In the following‚ firstly I am going to examine the causes and the consequences that led to the first Russification campaign. Secondly‚ I will briefly analyze how Finland’s internal divisions contributed to the emergence of a second era of oppression
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Copenhagen in 1656‚ in his schooling he studied medicine he continued studying in Leiden and Amsterdam. These studies led to his anatomy study in Paris in 1664 then these studies led to the accomplishment of being the court physician to the Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ Ferdinand II who also helped support Nicolas Steno’s studies on his interests in the subject of science. In Nicolas Steno’s interests in science he began to make three latin editions to his studies that he let other scientists use to help
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Country: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg February 14th‚ 2013. Institution: The City School Senior Girls P.E.C.H.S Name: Syeda Romaiza Ibad Topic A. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg‚ the country with 100% women literacy rate‚ having the best prevention of HIY and Aids plus a strong supporter of the multinational organization is deeply concerned about the conflict of women’s role in peace and security. Luxembourg recognizes the widening gap between the rich and the poor countries where people are
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of miles across woods‚ plains‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and the endless Siberian Taiga. 1The Russian people consist one of the most diverse ethnic groups in the world. In the west‚ descendants of Europeans known as the Kievan Rus founded Kyiv and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Yet these former Europeans are distinctly different‚ both physically and mentally than Western Europeans. 2The Eastern Steppe consisted of various Central Asian races such as the Tatars‚ the Mongols‚ the Ugurs‚ and the Turks‚ who occupied
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ruins of the ducal palace. The Gediminas’ Tower is an important historic symbol of the city of Vilnius and of Lithuania. It is the only remaining part of the Upper Castle. The first wooden fortifications were built by Gediminas - the Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There is historic evidence of a castle being located at the top of Gediminas Hill since the early 14th century. The original castle was made of wood and there is uncertaintainty around when exactly the stone castle was built. Originally
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Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 Which political philosophy was overthrown and converted into an -ism during the French Revolution. * Conservatism: the conservatives wanted to uphold the traditional ways of government Liberalism Liberalism was more closely connected to the spirit and outlook of the enlightenment than to any of the other isms of the early 19th century. Liberalism was reformist and political rather than revolutionary in character. Nationalism In order to be a nation
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"A Biography on the Life of Galileo Galilei" Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer‚ physicist‚ engineer‚ philosopher‚ teacher‚ and mathematician.(source 4) He made many improvements in his professions that he adapted. Galileo has been recognized and respected for his knowledge‚ and achievements in the physical‚ and natural world through his observations‚ and experiments. Galilei also exceeded in philosophy throughout his scientific and religious theories that have been explained in his books
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Galileo Galilei was born on February 15‚ 1564‚ in Pisa‚ Italy. Galileo was the first of seven children of Vincenzio Galilei‚ a trader and Giula Ammannati‚ an upper-class woman who married below her class. When Galileo was a young boy‚ his father moved the family moved to Florence. Galileo moved into a nearby monastery with the intentions of becoming a monk‚ but he left the monastery when he was 15 because his father disapproved of his son becoming a monk. In November of 1581‚ Vincenzio Galilei
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observations using his telescope‚ discovers uneven surface of the moon. January 1610: ·Galileo discovers four moons orbiting Jupiter March 1610: ·Publication of Sidereus Nuncius‚ dedicated to the Grand Duke of Tuscany‚ Cosimo II June 1610: ·Galileo leaves Padua to take a new‚ more lucrative position in Tuscany Spring 1611: ·Galileo travels to Rome‚ where he is cordially received by the Jesuit astronomers and Pope Paul V December 1614: ·Father Tommasso Caccini attacks Galileo in sermon in Florence
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