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    AP Essay Review 17th Century Affairs 1. How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648? a. Thesis: Rise of absolutism came at the expense of the medieval church‚ absolutism laid the foundation for the modern-nation state. Supporting Info: (main body) 1. German princes: Luther’s Reformation = more power for princes. They have greater control of political affairs and national

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    Pakistan is a developing country and a sovereign‚ Islamic republic as well as an Islamic democracy with a mixture of both Islamic and colonial secular laws. The Constitution of Pakistan provides for fundamental rights‚ which include freedom of speech‚ freedom of thought‚ freedom of information‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of association‚ freedom of the press‚ freedom of assembly and the right to bear arms. The founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be a moderate secular state

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    Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon‚ England in 1599. He was the 5th of 10 children and was “the only surviving son of Robert and Elizabeth Cromwell” sited (www.biography.com/people/oliver-cromwell-9261909) . Also‚ he was known as a “radical” puritan‚ “ oliver was elected to short and long parliaments of 1640” sited (www.biography.com/people/oliver-cromwell-9261909) . Oliver‚ AKA Mr. cromwell‚ served as “lord of protector” of england‚ wales‚ scotland‚ and ireland. “he studied at sidney sussex

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    needed to have complete control; however‚ the upper class tended to want to share some of the power. A strong monarch would then have to find a way to increase his power and weaken the nobles. In France Cardinal Richelieu’s power was contested by the Huguenot party. He quickly eliminated their political and military power while he let them keep their religious authority. He also sent out spies to determine if any nobles were trying to conspire against him. He also sent out officials to other provinces

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    private land ownership and Khoisan did not‚ this led to conflicts between the two groups‚ because the land that was granted to the free burghers (historical German title acquired by family descendants of the ruling class in German speaking towns) and Huguenots was land used by the khoikhoi for cattle grazing and furthermore this put a limitation to water access‚ and the wild animals that were hunted by the khoisan were rapidly becoming scarce. The difference between the Dutch and Khoisan were shown in

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    French Revolution In the late 1700’s‚ France went through a period of time that changed their country drastically. The French Revolution was how France changed the way their government was and how their people lived. Before the Revolution started in 1789‚ the French used a political and social system called the Old Regime. The Old Regime was the same as “Absolute power.” Absolute power is when the government controls everything that goes on. In the early 1700’s before the Revolution‚ the

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    Pennsylvania but then went to the backcountry of Pennsylvania‚ the Carolinas‚ and Georgia. -Impact on region: They built farms and towns that had floorless houses. -Occupations/talents: Whiskey and distilling 3. Other immigrant groups: French Huguenots‚ Welsh‚ Dutch‚ Swedes‚ Jews‚ Irish‚ Swiss‚ and Scott highlanders 4. Largest non- English group: African 20% of colonial population concentrated in the south. 5. The south holding 90% of the slaves‚ displayed its historic black and white racial

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    Henry Parker’s The Contra-Replicant‚ his Complaint to His Maiestie asserts a ‘reason of state’ justification for parliamentary absolutism more forcefully than any other tract in the Royalist-Parliamentarian debates of 1642/3. Yet despite recent work on Parker’s parliamentary sovereignty‚ Michael Mendle observes a dearth of scholarship on his parliamentary absolutism. In addition‚ David Wootton’s contention that the 1642/3 debates witnessed ‘the transition from rebellion to revolution’ and enabled

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    Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A Chapter 13 Reformation Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The northern Christian humanists a. felt pessimistic about the future of humanity. b. were sophisticated and realistic in their expectations. c. totally rejected the primacy of the Catholic Church. d. doubted that education could solve the world’s problems. e. championed the study

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    Chapter 5 * Thirteen original colonies is misleading because Britain ruled thirty-two colonies in North America by 1775 * Included Canada‚ the Floridas‚ and various Caribbean islands * Only thirteen unfurled the standard of rebellion * A few of the nonrebels (Canada‚ Jamaica‚ etc) were larger‚ wealthier‚ or more populous than some of the revolting thirteen * Some British colonies had strike for their independence while others did not/; due to the distinctive social‚ economic

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