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    Identifications for Ap Euro

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    Advanced Placement European History Unit 5 – Absolutism and State-building in the 17th Century Identifications People places events ideas institutions arts Social Phenomena Witches and witchcraft- witchcraft affected many lives of Europeans in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Witchcraft was thought to be connected with the devil therefore making witchcraft heresy. Witch trials- More than 100‚000 people were prosecuted throughout Europe for witchcraft during the sixteenth

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    Botticini and Dowries

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    researched and economic history will be a forerunner throughout the article. It is apparent early on that Botticini’s main aim throughout the article is to use statistical approaches and primary data to examine the roles of dowries in fifteenth century Tuscany. It is made clear that two major variables that affected the size and amount of the dowries bestowed will also be examined. These two variables relate to past altruism and the net value hypothesis. Both these variables tie in with her hypotheses

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    June 2010 (3) Assess the impact of the Continental System on Europe after 1806. Timed practise essay CPE The Continental System‚ introduced by Napoleon via his Berlin‚ 1806‚ Milan‚ 1807 and Fontainebleau‚ 1810‚ Decrees; aimed at usurping Britain’s economic dominance and replacing her with France‚ on the whole had a detrimental effect upon the social‚ political and economic aspects of Europe. Moreover it led to the final defeat of Napoleon and the end of the Napoleonic era whilst affecting historical

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    Although Kim Jong II‚ Genghis Khan‚ and Ivan IV are fearless‚ ruthless leaders‚ they will always be remembered as great leaders. They formed most of today’s Europe‚ Asia and most of Korea. Though they were ruthless and fearless‚ they all had a huge impact on today’s society and both positive and negative affects. In 1162 near the border between modern Mongolia and Siberia‚ there is a soon to be one of the most recognized leaders of China and Asia‚ Genghis Khan. Temujin aka Genghis Khan established

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    wanted to break free from the Denmark control. The first war occurred on 24th March 1848. The Danish king tried to capture the Schleswig and Holstein but was opposed by Prussia because the Prussian considers themselves as the rightful master of the 2 duchies.

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    Purcell, Dido and Aeneas

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    singing and overall musical talents were praised by her contemporaries ‚ noting her “bold and graceful singing”. She published many of her compositions throughout her life one of them even dedicating it to Vittoria della Rovere ‚ gran dutchess of Tuscany. Strozzi’s works show mastery of a new solo style‚ stile conciatato. Objective Facts Title: Begli Occhi Composer: Barbara Strozzi Era: Baroque Date: Published in 1654 Time: 4:36 Genre: Italian secular

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    By the late 1500s‚ Christian divisions had been flying up all over Europe. This was in light of the reports of liberalities (offering of opportunity from limbo)‚ administrative indecency‚ manhandle of cash‚ alongside numerous other awful activities that were uncontrolled among the Church. It was these issues that Luther and others revolted and made their own religions. With the ascending of these Reformation developments‚ the Church expected to make a few changes itself. These changes appeared as

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    In 1744‚ Catherine was brought to Russia and converted to the Russian Orthodoxy so she could then marry the Grand Duke Peter. Catherine had a son‚ Paul‚ who was the heir to the throne. After the Empress (Peter’s mother) died in 1761‚ Peter took the throne. Peter was not a good leader for Russia so after six months of his rule Catherine the Great took the throne

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    German Unification

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    German Unification (1850-1871) Summary Whereas Camillo di Cavour directed Italian unification‚ a Junker (the Prussian name for an aristocratic landowner from old Prussia in the east) named Otto von Bismarck pushed German unification through "blood and iron" and skillful understanding of realpolitik. As the map of central Europe stood in 1850‚ Prussia competed with Austria for dominance over a series of small principalities fiercely keen on maintaining their independence and distinctive characteristics

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    7.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. The Changing Nature of Globalization in Our Hyperconnected‚ Knowledge- Intensive Economy‚ Irving Wladawsky-berger‚ 18 June 2014‚ http://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2014/06/globalization-in-our-hyperconnected-knowledge-intensive-economy.html 2. Definition of globlaisation‚ Financial Times Lexicon‚ 2014 http://lexicon.ft.com/term?term=globalisation (Accessed on 17 June 2014) 3. How globalization affects developed countries‚ Investopedia‚ Nicholas Pologeorgis‚ 22 April 2012 http://www

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