The “Decline” of Spain in the Seventeenth Century Dr Christopher Storrs‚ University of Dundee One of the most striking phenomena of the early modern period was the rise and then the decline of Spain between the late fifteenth and the late seventeenth centuries. Spain’s rise to be a European and global power began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile (1474–1504) and king Ferdinand of Aragon (1479–1516)‚ whose realm included Aragon proper‚ Valencia and Catalonia. They not only united
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In the fifteenth century‚ most European countries tried to find a way to make their kingdoms and countries larger and richer. In those days‚ they saw that the ocean and the sea were a way to reach the outside world and expand their territories . They tried to find the closest routes to the East. In the fifteenth century‚ there was an epidemic called Black Death that “killed about a third of the European population” (page 34). This epidemic caused uncertainty and encouraged a few people to undertake
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Short Writing Assignment- Chapters 14-15 A Seventeenth Century Witch Trial Brian Croteau A Seventeenth-Century Witch Trial is about a woman named Suzanne Gaudry‚ an illiterate woman‚ who is accused of practicing witchcraft. The charges against Suzanne include renouncing “God‚ Lent‚ and baptism.” She was also charged with worshiping the devil‚ attending witches’ Sabbaths‚ and desecrating the Eucharist wafer. Suzanne was questioned by the court of Rieux‚ France‚ strapped down‚ and basically
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At the start of the 14th century a time period in human history started that lasted until the mid-seventieth century known as the Renaissance. A rebirth occurred that made this era captivating to study. This rebirth of intellect was in the form of a renewed interest in the classical form of thinking. This renewed way of thinking shifted the prime importance of culture away from divine and supernatural matters‚ to humankind now being the main importance. With this new culture based on classism‚ artworks
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they did not believe it should be. Therefore people broke away and created many new Christian churches with their own distinct beliefs and practices. The majority of these Christian faiths are still present and have followers today. One of these Christian churches is the Baptist church which began in the early seventeenth century. In the early seventeenth century‚ the Separatists were very frustrated with the Puritans. They believed that the Puritans stopped trying to reform the Church‚ the Church
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European Exploration From the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century‚ there were many signs of movement and conquering new land. Just before this era we saw the renewal of European power. Justinian was able to establish his own code of law which helped rule over Europe. He made his best efforts to get Europe back to where it was previously but shortly after‚ the continent split due to religious beliefs. The western part of Europe believed in Catholicism‚ while the east believed in the traditional
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conquering the world’s oceans—opening direct contact and commerce with Africa and Asia and rediscovering America. Before the end of the fourteenth century‚ western Europeans had relied on the mariners and merchants of the Muslim world for their access to the trade and technology of the rest of the known world‚ Africa and Asia. But during the fifteenth century‚ western Europeans mastered the world’s oceans. Thus‚ they threw off their dependence on Muslim middlemen for access to the learning and resources
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ended in the seventeenth century. Ambivalent parenting was confusion to a child but as the time period went on‚ the parenting styles started to change for the better. The following parenting style was intrusive parenting. Intrusive modes of parenting styles were
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Developing Democracies Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries there was strong debate between common people and leaders as to what the most effective form of government was. Countries from England to France fought back and forth on whether democracy or absolutism was the more efficient form of government. Even to this day it is clear that democracies earned this title‚ as even modern day societies have democracies‚ while fewer countries maintain an absolute monarchy. Unlike absolutism
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Those living in the American colonies in the seventeenth century faced many challenges. These tensions of political‚ social‚ religious and economic natures came from abroad and within. Influences of the political and economic nature from abroad onto the established American colonies shifted the shape and nature of the colonies; whereas‚ the social and religious tensions from abroad tended to create new colonies. The Quakers‚ for instance‚ were a group of English Protestants who left England in
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