Political institutions in western Europe‚ went through many changes from the fall of Rome to the late middle ages‚ such as‚ church and state relations caused problems as the church participated in politics too much‚ feudalism supported and made the monarchy stronger‚ which led to political fragmentations. Feudal monarchy provided a stable management for the heirarchy. This was first created by William from Normandy. The political conflicts were borought to an end by the signing of the Magna Carta
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The expansion of Western Europe started with the Iberian phase. Spain and Portugal‚ the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula‚ had a short-lived yet important role in European expansion. European expansion then turned to Western Europe. Western Europe consists of the Dutch‚ French‚ and British. While Western Europe was exploring new worlds overseas‚ the Russians were expanding westward across all of Eurasia. Religion played a major role in expansion for both the Portuguese and the Spanish due
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money. What factors helped Feudalism to develop in Western Europe during the ninth and the tenth centuries? Describe the major characteristics of the political system of Feudalism. The factors that helped Feudalism to develop in Western Europe were that during the ninth and tenth centuries the people were in desperate for help because first thing was that they didn’t have a proper government order or anything‚ and the Vikings from Germany had come and sacked the cities‚ villages and also
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From 100 CE to 600 CE‚ the Roman Empire experienced many changes‚ both politically through power of leaders‚ and culturally religion. Rome also had some continuity‚ like the fact that it remained an empire through all of the 500 years mentioned. Although it stayed somewhat the same‚ its changes far outnumbered its continuities. Cultural changes in Rome were mostly due to the rise of Christianity during this period. Toward the beginning of the era (circa 100 CE)‚ many pagan religions were very prevalent
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period 200 BCE to 1450 CE‚ the Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes connecting the Western and Eastern Empires that were central to cultural diffusion through areas of the Asian continent. The Silk Road played an extremely important role in the growth of trade and the exchanging of culture‚ language‚ ideas‚ and religion. During this time period in Western Europe many changes took place‚ however the main purpose of the Silk Road stayed intact. In 200 BCE‚ Western Europe relied heavily on trade
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Cornell Note Taking Template Key Words: Notes: Ancient Iran 1000-500 B.C.E. | 1) In the sixth century B.C.E. the vigorous Persians of southwest Iran created the largest empire the world had yet seen. | | | Geography and Resources | 1) Iran boundaries | IBHE | a) West: Zagros Mountains | | b) North/NW: Caucasus Mountains & Caspian Sea | | c) East/SE: Mountains of Afghanistan & desert of Baluchistan | | d) SW: Persian Gulf | |
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One of the main reasons for the growth and popularization of the Islamic faith between 1000 and 1300 CE was the commercial networks‚ that were maintained by Muslim merchants‚ that carried the word of the Quran to many regions. And as Islam spread many more people converted to the faith. A branch of Islam called the Sufis‚ who were more mystical and communal‚ spread rapidly and gained great appeal during this time. The Sufis appealed to the common people through its strong connections to brotherhood
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CCOT Eurasia developed an integrated network of economic activity by the year 1200 C.E.. Between 1000 BCE and 1200 CE‚ it expanded greatly. The principle relied heavily on changes in trade networks‚ governmental alliances‚ religion and the continuity of warfare and social hierarchies. Trade networks are crucial to any economic scenario. They allow for the free flow of goods and services to be carried out over wide expanses of land and both within and throughout cultures. Examples of this are most
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3 AP World 2/8/15 In the period of 1750-1900‚ the role of women in East Asia and Western Europe began to shift. Traditionally‚ women were kept domestic and were expected to keep quiet; away from the affairs of men. Influenced by the modernization processes during this time period‚ the fight for women’s rights was initiated which allowed women to play an increasingly greater role in shaping politics. In both regions‚ women were to look appealing for men‚ and were never truly seen as being
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of Russia visited western Europe for the first time he was so inspired that he wanted to westernize Russia. He visited western Europe in 1697 to learn more about Europe’s customs. He saw that the country was far behind the rest of the world and he was not the only country to realize this. Although he has many reforms he did not want to destroy Russian culture. One of the ways he westernized Russia was by changing the calendar they used‚ most of the world used the calendar from eight days after the
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