other city-states on Italian peninsula; surrounding states in Mediterranean (Greek states‚ Egypt‚ Judea‚ Syria‚ Cyprus‚ Gaul‚ Romania‚ Spain‚ Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ Carthage‚ etc.) Han: Qin broke into smaller states e. Mutual antagonisms among those states: Rome: rivalry between pastoralists in hills and agriculturalists in plains Han: Warring States period before Qin unification f. Adequate military resources: Rome: soldiers first recruited only from peasant class on Italian peninsula; population
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The Italian Renaissance occurred from 1550 - 1700. The rapid economic growth in Italy during this time made it possible for the more wealthy citizens to endulge in alternate forms of entertainment. Wealthy families such as the Medicis began a system of patronage‚ in which they would finance artists to produce art in many forms. Italian theatre used the plays of ancient Greek and Roman theatre (dramas) as well as mediaeval theatre (religious plays) as a foundation. Commedia dell’Arte The main style
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EUROPEAN HISTORY DBQ . 1. Explain the reasons for the adoption of a new calendar in revolutionary France and analyze reactions to it in the period 1789 to 1806. Historical Background: On November 24‚ 1793‚ the National Convention adopted a revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian calendar (established by the Roman Catholic Church in 1582). New Year’s Day was moved from January 1 to September 22‚ the founding date of the French Republic‚ and this date in 1792 marked the beginning
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The AP-exams are tedious and more difficult‚ compared to high school exams. The AP exams have always been a big problem regarding my skills. It needs extensive preparation and effort for taking these exams‚ but they do offer great rewards. Taking the AP Exam in high school is gruesome‚ but requires extensive preparation for higher success. Without preparing‚ achieving a four on the AP exams is impossible. Two weeks to one month is essential to achieve a four. However‚ students struggling to
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The late middle ages was the period of European history from 1300 to 1450‚ where prosperity and growth came to an end and the famines and plagues began. The Hundred Years’ War drained both England and France of resources while the Black Death caused the population of Europe to decrease drastically. Unfortunately‚ the Fourteenth Century saw several setbacks to the progress of the High Middle Ages. With the Hundred Years War and the Black Death came many changes for Europe‚ including inflation‚ advances
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AP American 1980 DBQ Andrew Jackson’s presidency from 1829 to 1837 the decision to remove the Cherokee Indians to land west of the Mississippi River was made. This was more a change of the national policy rather than a reformulation of it. Since the Spanish came to the New World in the 1500’s‚ the Natives‚ were there. Starting with Washington’s administration in the 1790’s‚ the United States’ policy was to civilize the Natives and assimilate them into society. Under the administration of Andrew
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American agriculture greatly changed during 1865 to 1900 through technological advances and railroads spreading across the nation‚ both modernizing agriculture. New technological advances made farming easier with new inventions such as barbed wire and reapers. However‚ new technology advancements became too expensive for average American farmers to afford. Economic conditions became intolerable for farmers as railroad companies charged high shipping rates. In the government‚ policies were made that
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Options Module‚ Paper P7 (INT) Advanced Audit and Assurance (International) 1 (a) Briefing notes Subject: Business risks facing Jolie Co Introduction December 2010 Answers These briefing notes evaluate the business risks facing our firm’s new audit client‚ Jolie Co‚ which operates in the retail industry‚ and has a year ended 30 November 2010. Ability to produce fashion items The company is reliant on staff with the skill to produce high fashion clothes ranges‚ and also with the ability to respond
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. Information transfer is fundamental to all living organisms. For the three following examples‚ explain in detail how the transfer of information is accomplished. a. The genetic material in one eukaryotic cell is copied and distributed to two daughter cells. Eukaryotic cells go through Interphase and Mitosis. Interphase is further subdivided into 3 stages‚ G1 (first gap)‚ S (synthesis of DNA)‚ and G2 (second gap). In all 3 sub phases cell growth happens and organelles like mitochondria are replicated
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During the Middle Ages‚ feudalism was common and people lived mainly under their lords. Peasants were assigned to work on their lord’s land and were not able to move around freely. Peasants generally lived under their lords and would only get the surplus food after they provided for their lords in exchange for the use of the land. In the late Middle Ages‚ peasants started fleeing local king owned communities and went to vast‚ open‚ and totally uninhabited land. The reason why this shifted is that
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