People have these romantic notions that the medieval time period was full of knights in shining armor and fairytale princesses‚ when in all reality‚ the medieval time period was a bloodthirsty and violent time period. Government and religious officials used sadistic torture to punish suspects and obtain confessions. Torture is the deliberate and cruel infliction of mental and physical suffering to obtain information or for any other reason. ”The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear” (
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“Any cook should be able to run the country‚” said Vladimir Lenin‚ a renowned Russian revolutionary and devout communist‚ while preaching the keystone principles of both communism and socialism. While similar‚ Communism and Socialism have many differences that create a minuscule divide between the two ideologies that can be seen by a negligent eye as the same. First published in 1827 England‚ and five years later in France‚ Socialism became a large part of the region’s history. Conveniently beginning
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War Communism and the NEP By Lauri Vauhkonen 11MEP War Communism • Introduced in 1921 by Lenin and Trotsky as a policy and a plan to support the Bolshevik war effort during the civil war. • The idea behind War communism was to gather and take the food and other resources from the farmlands and factories in order to give the Red army as much support as possible. • The idea in the view of the Bolsheviks was a success as it gave their soldiers the much needed support and help to win the civil war
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Reformation in Europe(1500-1620) Causes for reformation Conflicts between European nation states People at bottom of social structures tired of being at the bottom Invention of the printing press leading to more people reading and interpreting bible and noticing how corrupt Catholic Church is. Sale of indulgences sold by john Tetzel Modern Devotion or Brothers of Common Life Established by Gerard Groote Based out of Zwolle and Deventer in the Netherlands Stressed having a personal relationship
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Medieval and Renaissance Period During the Middle Ages musicians only worked for courts‚ towns‚ and churches. With that churches and cathedrals seemed to be the center of the musical lifestyle and education. Unlike today women were not permitted to sing in church‚ but they could make music in monasteries‚ where they also received musical training. Music in the society of the medieval ages instrumental music was less important than vocal music. The mood and emotional expression of the middle ages
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economic system was dictated by the ruler and the type of political system he or she sets up. Eventually‚ the economic system evolves to the point where in modern society‚ the economy across the world is dictated by two main systems: capitalism and communism. Both have their unique features that contributes to the way societies are functioned. One of the main economic system includes capitalism whom was created by Adam Smith. Smith created capitalism revolving around the idea of laissez – faire‚ which
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Democracy and Communism have many differences and similarities. Democracy is a government by the people. Also‚ when the supreme power is exercised directly by the people. The people can also elect agents under an electoral college to make the decision of the final vote. Unlike democracy‚ communism has the government make the decisions of the leaders.Examples of Democracy is being shown by the United States of America‚ France‚ Ancient Greece‚ and the United Kingdom. On the economic side of things
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Communism over Capitalism Communism is one of the world’s most famous government styles. Communism is basically a theory where the administration will take care of the people. The government will provide housing‚ money‚ food‚ jobs‚ ect. to everyone in the country. Sounds good right? According to most Americans this is just a hoax and their “care” is a loaf of bread when they feel like it and a pathetic excuse for a shack. You all have your ideas but today we are going to put them to the test to
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privileged enough to have soap and bathrooms‚ and even a dentist. There has been major advancements in hygiene since the Medieval Times. After the Black Death‚ Medieval people started looking for a link between hygiene and health. Before that‚ their general hygiene was so awful everywhere you went the smell was repulsive. Sadly‚ Old Spice and Secret were not around years ago. People of Medieval times had no choice but to come up with something else. Nosegays‚
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North Europe and South Europe There are many countries that are considered by many people to be alike‚ but honestly they are totally different. The examples are easy to find in western countries where it seems that they share common qualities like language origins‚ appearance and so on. However in detail‚ it is hard to tell that they are similar. The countries‚ in particular‚ North Europe and South Europe are the best example. They both are appertained by many countries but the difference
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