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    Who was Martin Luther & what did he believe about the Roman Catholic church? What did he publish? What did this lead to? What denomination resulted? How did this religious rebellion affect Europe’s government? Describe Europe’s economical and intellectual transformation. Describe the regions in which missionaries spread Christianity. With what did the church of Rome provide western Europe? Describe religion during the 16th & 17th centuries? What did religious controversies lead to? Why did people

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    Safety devices used in cars i) Obtain a photograph of a car that illustrates three safety technologies and label the technologies on the photograph ii) Investigate three different technologies that have been implemented in cars or along roads to avoid or reduce the effect of collisions. In your investigation explain how the technology works in terms of physics laws and theories. 1. Crumple zone The purpose of a crumple zone is to increase the amount of time it takes for a car to

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    The Renaissance began in the 1200’s and lasted through the Reformation of the 1500’s.This period in time marked the rebirth of humanism‚ and the revival of cultural achievements for their own sake in all forms of art‚ including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction".(Law‚ John E. ) “Many aspects of this movement had some influence on American development. The Renaissance replaced a religious point of view with a secular one‚ making man rather than

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    10 The Spirit of Baroque Study Guide 1. What statement best describes the function of the Taj Mahal‚ in Agra‚ India? a. a mosque dedicated to the Mughal faithful b. a tomb for the wife of an emperor and himself c. a shrine marking the site of an incident in the life of Muhammad d. a temple where worshippers honor the Great Buddha Page ref: 259 2. Of the baroque qualities below‚ which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini’s Ecstasy of St. Teresa‚ centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?

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    of affirmative in twenty-first century America? To obtain my own answer to this question a read two articles. One from the Guardian called “Rethinking affirmative action” written by Nicolaus Mills and another from the New York Times title “The Affirmative Action War Goes On”. In “Rethinking affirmative action”‚ Nicolaus Mills claims that affirmative action is putting low-income families at a disadvantage and not helping the families it was meant to help. He proposes that an alternative should be place

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    Galileo Galilei‚ often referred to as the ‘father of experimental physics’ (18)‚ was of many roles a mathematician‚ philosopher and astronomer. He began his studies at the University of Pisa in 1581‚ attending until 1585 but earning no degree. After proving his talent in mathematics with written papers‚ proofs and the occasional public lecture‚ Galileo secured a teaching profession at the University of Pisa in 1589 and so began his career-long experimental science journey. At the time‚ the Aristotelian

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    World History Mid-Term Exam (Ch. 3 -22) Mr. Halliday Choose the letter of the best answer. (1 point each) ____ 1. Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of A. trade. B. conquest. C. missionary efforts. D. pilgrimages by the faithful. ____ 2. A Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today was A. the introduction of Indo-Aryan languages to C. the invention of the phonetic alphabet. Europe. B. the invention of the sail. D. the invention of the labyrinth. ____ 3. Monotheism

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    After years of governmental mistreatment and horrid working conditions‚ civilians all across Europe longed for a better life. Prior to the year of 1685‚ the year Europe was enlightened‚ life on earth was only about making it through the day; it was dreary‚ boring‚ and hopeless‚ with little to live for (Proquest 2015). Due to this misfortune‚ most people turned to religion‚ clinging to their customary beliefs and attempting to satisfy their leaders‚ hoping their loyal behavior will take them to a

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    Battani and Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.[9] One of the earliest works on trigonometry by a European mathematician is De Triangulis by the 15th century German mathematicianRegiomontanus. Trigonometry was still so little known in 16th century Europe that Nicolaus Copernicus devoted two chapters of De revolutionibus orbium

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    Renaissance Content The Renaissance was knows as the “rebirth”‚ the revival of the culture of classical Greece and Rome. People started taking interest in learning classical Greece and Roman texts‚ therefore there was a rebirth of learning (also because the Medieval times lacked education). It transformed economics and trade‚ knowledge and learning‚ and the arts. It begins in Italy in the 1350s after the Crusades and later spread to Northern Europe. Italy became the birthplace because

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