The 16th century was the age of the European Reformation: a religious conflict between Protestants and Catholics which divided Western Europe for over 150 years‚ and continues to do so until this day in certain areas. Religion was important to Scots in the 16th century. Socially‚ the Church was crucial to everyday life. It was responsible for education‚ health‚ welfare and discipline. It was also very important on an individual level. The Church was the vehicle for expressing inner spirituality and
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The Hundred Year War a war that was between France and England for the French throne took place between approximately 1337 and 1453. The motivation for the beginning of the Hundred Years War is that England desired to gain control over France‚ and the French opposed the expansion of England’s power. The Very first battle to take place during the Hundred Years War was the Battle of Cadsand‚ and resulted in an English victory. During this battle‚ the English used their longbow for the first time
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In what ways do artefacts have politics according to Langdon Winner? What challenge does this pose to SCOT? Langdon Winner suggested that technologies embody social relations such as power; moreover‚ He poses the question such as 1“Do Artifacts Have Politics?” Meanwhile Winner defines politics 2“I mean arrangements of power and authority in human associations as well as the activities that take place within those arrangements.” According to Langdon winner‚ 3“In what follows I shall offer utilities
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RATIONALE The reason why the researcher chose this topic to explore is because the researcher wishes to Learn more about his ancestors who settled in the Americas years ago. Also the researcher wants to know more about the Europeans and to prove that they once settled and ruled in Jamaica .several aspects of British legacy in Jamaica that are explored in this project are architecture‚ food‚ religion‚ place names and language .certaintly This will Educate people about their History and
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A ballad is a poem or song that tells a popular story in short stanzas. The poem records a disaster from the thirteenth century.. The poem on your course tells the story of a knight‚ Sir Patrick Spens‚ who goes to sea on a mission for the king. Sir Patrick has to fetch the daughter of the king of Norway and sail with her to Scotland. As Sir Patrick Spens has to complete his mission in winter‚ he has a sense of doom about it. The poem tells the story‚ without any comment from the author about the
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THE AMERICANS pg 64-84 notes: Chapter 3: The Colonies Come of Age Section ONE: England and Its Colonies‚ One Americans Story - 17 yr Eliza Lucas= left to manage S.C plantations‚ mom= ill dad= at war - plantations= indigo dye‚ got english goods ENGLAND and ITS COLONIES PROSPER * Many colonies benefit‚ main reason is to enrich Britain MERCANTILISM -mercantilism= countrys goal= self sufficiency‚ all countries in comp. to get most gold/silver - nations concentrate of balance of trade‚ sold
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arrive in the American colonies. By 1690‚ every colony has slaves. * 1793 Cotton gin increases the need for slaves (1765 – 1825). * 1831 – 1861 Approximately 75‚000 slaves escape to the North using the Underground Railroad. * 1857 The Dred Scot v. Sanford case: congress does not have the right to ban slavery in the states; slaves are not citizens. * 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected president‚ angering the southern states. * 1861 The Civil War begins. * 1863 Emancipation Proclamation
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Queen Elizabeth’s rule during 1558-1603 is known as the Golden Age or the Elizabethan Era (Benson and Stock 1). During this span of time‚ Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was built in 1599 (JiffyNotes: 1). Also in the same year‚ Shakespeare wrote one of his most famous plays‚ Julius Caesar (JiffyNotes: 1). Julius Caesar is said to be the first play to be performed at the globe theatre‚ in England (Shakespeare’s 1). Though the play takes place in ancient Rome‚ Shakespeare writes from his home country of
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a Scottish parliament in Edinburgh with wide-ranging local powers‚ and a Welsh Assembly in Cardiff which has more limited authority for Welsh affairs but can legislate in some areas. The English account for more than 80% of the population. The Scots make up nearly 10% and the Welsh and Northern Irish most of the rest. The UK is also home to diverse immigrant communities‚ mainly from its former colonies in the West Indies‚ India‚ Pakistan‚ Bangladesh and Africa. The economy - one of the largest
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Did Smith have a theory of capitalism or was he primarily a critic of mercantilism? Between the 16th and 18th century mercantilism dominated western economics. Mercantilism held a strong belief in the power of large reserves of precious metals‚ primarily gold and silver‚ and encouraged states to maintain large reserves through high tariffs on imported goods. In 1776‚ Scottish philosopher Adam Smith refuted the theory of mercantilism in a criticism entitled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes
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