Social relationships were important components of the French absolute monarchy. Historians agree that to achieve supreme control and national unity‚ Kings relied heavily on military strength. There is little question that absolutist France came to posses the largest standing army Europe had ever seen. Armies made France a powerful state‚ and the King a powerful ruler. However kings also controlled through non military means‚ establishing bureaucratic and legal systems and developing an absolutist
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’77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. ’81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic‚ philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo ’s David and Giacometti ’s Man Pointing 1947). 3. ’82: Compare and contrast the cultural values of the Enlightenment with those of the sixteenth century Northern
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division that delegates who may and may not obtain power. Certain labels such as femininity’ and masculinity’ associated with gender tend to make one sex appear weaker than the other. This gender division covers the world over and this ideology shapes how concepts‚ practices‚ and institutions are taught; but most importantly‚ how the world’s power is distributed and illustrates women as being the inferior race. Both men and women who rise to power tend to be well educated (women often in fairly
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An Argument Against Monarchy Monarchy as a governmental system clearly has numerous downfalls for the majority of people. The working class (bourgeoisie) rarely wins. It puts people into a hierarchical system based not on the merit of their character and work ethic but instead from the family they were born into. Those born into the few available positions of power in a monarchy benefit the most. This system can function and create civilizations that exude power and wealth but at a price
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Kelsi Bunda Outremer: Religious and Political Tensions in the 13th Century Religious and political tensions arise between Catholics‚ Christians‚ and Muslims during the thirteenth century‚ which Nabil Saleh depicts in his novel‚ Outremer. While this novel is a secondary source‚ which makes it difficult to mirror what actually happened during that time in history‚ Saleh accurately depicts the religious and political tensions within his characters and powerful plot. Outremer essentially makes it
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fixed salaries and sub judice rule. Their salaries ‘are paid from the Consolidated Fund’ and aren’t fixed or changeable by Parliament or the government which keeps the judiciary free from political pressure in terms of finance. The sub judice rule is where the MPs in the House of Commons are unable to comment on current or pending cases. This keeps the judiciary free from political interference and prevents prejudice against judicial decisions. This rule is followed by ministers and civil servants too
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STENTHGS AND WEAKNESSES OF PARLIAMENT ------------------------------------------------- 2008 Question 9 ------------------------------------------------- ‘Two strengths of parliament as a law-maker are that it makes laws which reflect the views of the community and can make laws whenever the need arises.’ ------------------------------------------------- Critically examine these two strengths. (6 marks) The following points could have been used to develop an evaluation of the strengths noted
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Living Conditions in Australia at the turn of the 20th Century. Life in Australia at the turn of the 20th Century was dangerous especially for the lower class‚ the terrible slum conditions made life difficult and hygiene was not regularly practiced‚ life was a constant battle against all sorts of infectious diseases‚ and yet the City Council did little to nothing at all to improve these conditions. Life was even worse when the unsanitary environment became accompanied by the Bubonic Plague‚ though
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Week 11‚ Lecture : Separate Spheres and Women’s Status in 19th Century England PART 1: 1792-1840s Introduction: Women’s Status in early 19th century ALTHOUGH feminist ideas have circulated in Britain for over 3 centuries‚ an organised woman‟s movement did not emerge until the mid-19th century. How can we explain this? As we have seen‚ Wollstonecraft‟s 1792 Vindication was an endeavour to apply the liberating ideals of the French Revolution to the position of women in Europe‚ a call to arms to change
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of duels in France during the modern period. The Duel: Its Rise and Fall in early modern France is a condensed translation into English by Trista Selous. Billacois Strives to investigate all aspects of the phenemon from its development to its decline through examination of its “origin in time‚ space‚ and human needs; the phases of its maturity‚ its decline;” and the fundamental themes of the duel concept. He is successful in providing excellent analysis of the duel in early modern France‚ but there
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