monarchy rebelled-Scotland‚ Ireland‚ England‚ and its American colonies. In addition‚ just in the year 1648‚ a tide of urban rebellions began in Russia (the largest state in the world)‚ and the Fronde Revolt paralyzed France (the most populous state in Europe); meanwhile‚ in Istanbul (Europe’s largest city)‚ irate subjects strangled Sultan Ibrahim‚ and in London‚ King Charles I went on trial for war crimes (the first head of state to do so). In the 1650s‚ Sweden and Denmark came close to revolution;
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Italian/Northern Renaissance | | Medici Family | They dominated Florence during the 15th century and were interested in industry‚ trade‚ and banking. The first was Giovanni di Bicci de’Medici (1360-1429)‚ and the most famous was Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449-1492)‚ the great grandson of Giovanni. Medici power fell after Savonarola (1452-1498)‚ a Franciscan friar‚ gained power‚ and therefore‚ Florence was never the same. | Humanism | England: * Started taking hold in early 15th century taught
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The consequences of the 7 years war was more positive during the long term and affected more people‚ however looking upon different perspectives in the short term it was negative. The first reason that the 7 years war led to more positive outcomes was that it created the world we have today. Shortly after Britain’s victory on the plains of Abraham‚ the war carried on for another year. The french had put up a strong fight‚ holder off the British troops. The French knew they were soon going to
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best known for his sculpture "David" 4) Fillippo Brunelleschi: Italian architect and engineer‚ designer of the dome of the Cathedral of Florence‚ or la Duomo 5) Henry VII of England: King of England from August 22‚ 1485 to April 21‚ 1509. After the War of Roses‚ restored political stability in England 6) Lorenzo Valla: (1406-1457) The Father of Modern Historical Criticism. Wrote On Pleasure‚ which "defends the pleasures of the senses as the highest goods" 7) Pico della Mirandola: Wrote the essay‚
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I. Introduce: This part of our presentation is focused on Dutch Golden Age landscape and seascape painting. A period in Dutch history generally spanning the 17th century‚ during and after the later part of the Eighty Years War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. At that time‚ the Dutch republic was one of Europe’s most prominent states. It strength was manifest not only in politics and economics but also in the arts and sciences at Europe. II. Land‚ sea and sky paintings of the 17 century:
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Awareness. An awareness that all eyes from one hundred yards of green grass are focused on a certain point in space is what drives through my thoughts as I stand poised. These eyes disregard the peripheral chatter of spectators‚ the cold wind whistling in the night air around them‚ and the harshness of the white lights over the field. They focus only on this one spot before my hands and‚ to begin their show‚ they wait for a simple motion‚ a mere flick of the wrist. As a tingling sensation arises
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GUIDELINES Question 6 Analyze the various ways in which the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) represented a turning point in European history. 9–8 Points • Thesis is explicit and fully responds to the question. o Refers to three significant results of the Thirty Years’ War representing a turning point. • Organization is clear and effectively supports the argument. o Body paragraphs go on to develop the various results of the Thirty Years’ War as alluded to in the thesis. • Essay is well balanced; multiple
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Westphalia was the first modern conference. (a) The Thirty Year War had began for mainly two reasons for political and religious causes. This conference was needed because the Northern Europe was totally exhausted and the countries that were involved in the Thirty Year War included Spain‚ Poland‚ Netherlands‚ Sweden‚ Denmark‚Switzerland and Germany and when the war ended the most of the European cities was in ruins as a cause of the destruction of the war and needed peace for an attempt to settle t
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One Hundred Years of Solitude Taityana Ray November 2‚ 2016 Dr. Guroux Period: 2 Flannery O’Connor said “I am interested in making a good case for distortion because I am coming to believe that it is the only way to make people see.” In this quote‚ O’Connor is criticizing the importance of magical realism. O’Connor’s quote relates to the ideas and thoughts in the story that seem to be realistic when in reality it is mythical. In the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude‚ the author‚ Gabriele Garcia
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After signing the 1763 Treaty of Paris‚ France gave up the control of entire Ohio region to Great Britain‚ without consulting the natives‚ who were its allies. The signing of this treaty formally ended the Seven Years’ War‚ known as the French and Indian War in North America‚ and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. Like the ancien regime‚ the monarchy’s economic system was inefficient and outdated. France had neither a national bank nor a centralized
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