Growth of European Nation-States THE DEVELOPMENT OF ABSOLUTISM IN FRANCE * Francis I (Valois): Rival of the HRE and Charles V‚ unsuccessfully battled to weaken Habsburgs. * Concordat of Bologna: Granted the Pope right to collect the first year’s revenue from the Church offices in return for the ability to nominate high officials in the French Churchnationalized the church and increased the power of the monarchy * Francis I and Henry II (his successor) were opposed to any reform
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BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without
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England was slow to enter the colonization race because they had to go against the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a revolt that was against the abuses and control of the Roman Catholic Church. With angry English people‚ it was hard for the government to start the process of colonization. In order to begin the colonization race‚ the government had to stop the Protestant Reformation. After defeating the Protestant Reformation‚ England could finally look ahead at getting into
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"rock island." Dokdo has been a Korean territory throughout all known history except during the Japanese occupation of Korea between 1905 and 1945. Dokdo is also called Liancourt Rocks after the French whaling ship‚ Le Liancourt‚ which rediscovered Dokdo on January 27‚ 1849. The Japanese name for Dokdo used to be Matsushima (松島) until 1905‚ at which time it was renamed as Takeshima (竹島) along with a Japanese territorial claim. Dokdo has been under the control of South Korean since August 15‚ 1948
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A trade union is defined by Smith (2008) as an independent self-regulating organization of workers created to protect and advance the interests of its members through collective action. Trade unions were of course very important once upon a time‚ but their job has been done. The age of mass production is over. The new world is all about individual relationships‚ and unions will wither away. “A glorious past perhaps‚ but no real future” says Jacob (2008). There was at least some evidence to support
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a problematic time for the Weimar Republic. There were still huge economic‚ political and social problems following the First World War. The Weimar Government had been forced to accept the humiliating and crippling terms of the Treaty Of Versailles meaning Germany was put under a huge amount of strain. Germany’s standing in the world had been limited greatly by the Treaty as well. Stresemann had to address these problems and begin recovery of the Weimar Republic even under the harsh terms of the
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Studying overseas is an amazing experience. But for others the experiences had been different some ways or even regretted. Studying overseas is an important part of making decisions where they’ll be living and how to study in another country. Nowadays‚ students are eager to study overseas because they feel studying in a different country is better than studying local of our country. They have their own reason to study locally or abroad. Studying local or abroad has its own advantages and disadvantages
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pioneered by Japan. The Japanese economy was considered number one and its economic model was hailed as an example for other developing countries to follow. This essay will describe and analyze the economic changes Japan has gone through in the last century. According to Jorgenson (2005)‚ Japan’s modern economic history has its roots in the founding of the Meji government in the 1860s which emphasized the westernization of the previously closed-off country. Japanese industrialism started with the textile
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What were the main social effects of the Atlantic slave trade and how is it affecting America now? The Main social effects of the slave led to segregation‚ racism‚ and stereotyping‚ It is affecting America because black people have less education‚ they are treated differently and get less pay. Topic Sentence: In the late 1400s the Transatlantic slave trade was started by the Portuguese but it really didn’t expand until the late 1500s when Sir Francis Drake started to journey with John Hawkins his
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How did slave trade change with the arrival of the Europeans? As an African‚ before 1440‚ you might have been sold as a slave. In the 11th century‚ Muslims brought salt and luxury goods to trade for leather and slaves. If you were a woman‚ you could have been sold to an ottoman leader and if you were a man‚ you could have been sold as a solder. A dramatic changed occurred when the Europeans (Mainly the Spanish and Portuguese) were able to finally come along the cost of West Africa and sail across
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