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    1. Since Cardinal Richelieu is the first minister of the crown‚ he had a policy that build up to French Absolutism which was having total subordination from all groups and institutions to the French monarchy by breaking the power of the nobles. It was broken up by reshuffling the royal council. He was taking over Henry IV who died before 1624‚ Richelieu would continue the legacy by lowering taxes and revive the annual tax in order to restore public order in France and foundations for the economy

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    History Final Exam Study Guide Chapter 14 – Islam * Islam – literal meaning = submission * Five Pillars 1. Shahada – the Creed 2. Salat – Prayer – Pray 5 times daily facing Mecca 3. Sawn – Fasting – during Ramadan 4. Haji – Pilgrimage – travel to Mecca at least once in lifetime 5. Zakat – Almsgiving – giving money to religion * Allah – one true god * Haji – Pilgrimage to the holy cities of Arabia * Hijra – The “flight” of Muhammad when he had to flee

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    The seven years war is a very historical event for many reasons‚ and should be studied at schools around the world. The seven years war was basically the first world war. In the early 1750s‚ French explorers claimed what they called new France. Although the French already had a huge amount of land they still expanded into the Ohio River valley. The Seven Year’s War had many land changes between Britain‚ France‚ Spain‚ and the natives in North America. French colonist started to move farther and

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    there was no integrated system for the entire country. Which major “German State” never joined the Zollverein? Austria was the only major “German State” to not join the Zollverein. How did the Zollverein make Prussia the leading state of the German States? The Zollverein made Prussia the leading German State because they were the first state to abolish any trade laws. This meant they adhered to the principle of

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    their attempts to build absolute monarchies‚ endless struggle for power‚ as eastern rulers not only fought one another but also battled with armies of invaders from Asia‚ 1713-1740 was the growth of Prussian military‚ royal absolutism created in Prussia was stronger and more effective that that established in Austria‚ giving them a slight advantage in the struggle for power in east central Europe in the 18th century Political: In 1701 the English‚ Dutch‚ Austrians‚ and Prussians form the grand

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    Industrial Revolution [pic] In the 1700s‚ the world was on the verge of a great change – the industrial revolution. By the end of the eighteenth century‚ the industrial revolution was well under way in England and would spread to the rest of Europe‚ the United States‚ and Japan during the next hundred years. Before the industrial revolution‚ Europe and the rest of the world were rural societies. Over three quarters of the population lived on farms‚ and in the busiest of countries only

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    helped to bring up the sense of national identity‚ and stirred nations into separating from the Ottoman Empire. The Austrian Empire was broken into Austro-Hungarian Empire under the pressure and damage brought forth by the unification of Italy and Prussia‚ which derived from the spread of nationalism. Nationalism helped to dissolve Russia by introducing national identity to the ethnic groups and disrupt the process of Russification. Nationalism had spurred the romantic culture of the sense of belongingness

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    The Most Effective Absolute Rulers During the late 1400s and 1500s‚ many rulers took great measures to centralize political power and place it in their own hands. This lead to the occurrence of absolute monarchies‚ some of which I thought were overall very effective. In absolute monarchies‚ theoretically the monarch is all-powerful‚ with no legal limitations to his or her authority. Absolutism in Europe was characteristically justified by the doctrine of divine right‚ according to which the monarch

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    difference in the Balance of Power‚ like instead of England and Russia gaining power‚ it would be Italy‚ Norway‚ Spain or many others. Which from the new Balance of Power‚ there would have form new countries like just in our timeline‚ Germany‚ was form by Prussia Han.‚ parts of Ostia Hungry empire and many other smaller countries. France would probably be more fragmented by the Ostia Hungry empire‚ Britten‚ Sweden and Spain. Also even if France had not been attacked‚ for some reason‚ it would still be fragmented

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Corsica. Educated at military school‚ he served in Valence and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at age of 24 because of his strategy in the siege of Toulon and subsequently appointed as the commander of French Army in Italy. France now faced a new coalition - Austria and Russia had allied with Britain. Napoleon returned to Paris‚ where the government was in crisis. He

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