AP European History: Unit 4.1 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Use space below for I. The Scientific Revolution A. Medieval view of the world notes 1. Primarily religious and theological 2. Political theory based on divine right of kings 3. Society largely governed by Church views‚ traditions‚ and practices 4. Superstition played major role in the lives of the people 5. Scientific thought in the early-16th century was still based on Medieval ideas a. Views about the universe
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"How successful was the League Of Nations in the 1920’s?" The League Of Nations could be seen as a success due to the three events they took charge in and were able to sort out. These events consisted of The Aaland Isalnds dispute in 1921 when Sweden and Finland both claimed the islands and were both willing to fight for this land yet when the League got involved they were able to come to a decision that the land was to be awarded to Finland. Both of the countries accepted what the League had
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Auschwitz camps. Before the death march‚ thousands of people were killed in the camps and also during the death march itself. The death marching consisted of a 30 mile walk to Gleiwitz and 35 miles to Wodzislaw which was in the western part of Upper Silesia. The SS guards shot anyone who fell and could no longer walk. Because of harsh weather conditions‚ the prisoners died from the severe cold‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Close to 15‚000 people died during the evacuation marches from Auschwitz camps and their
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flounder‚ cod‚ and ocean perch. The historical birth of Germany dates back to 1740 according to Infoplease.com (2012)‚ and they list many significant dates. Frederick the Great (1740-1786) was in the Prussian army and successful in his takeover of Silesia. Austria and Prussia struggled for power until 1866. The Northern German Confederation created in 1887. The new Prussian prime minister was Otto Von Bismarck‚ who unified all of Germany in 1864‚ 1866‚ and 1870-1871‚ in a series of three wars. Then
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The plan was to cleanse the Upper Silesia‚ parts of the Polish territory ruled by Germany‚ together with Jews from Germany and Czechoslovakia. Then they have planned to move on to territories of France‚ Belgium and Holland. The method that was chosen by Nazis to kill Jews was gassing. Shooting
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that change color in the presence of ultraviolet radiation. Ultraviolet rays are present in sunlight and light from various artificial sources‚ and can cause sunburn or skin cancer. Johann Wilhelm Ritter was born in 16 December 1776 in Samitz (then Silesia‚ Germany‚ now Chojnow‚ Poland). In 1802–1803 he built the first dry cell battery and accumulator. In 1801 Ritter discovered ultraviolet radiation by chemical means. The near ultraviolet‚ abbreviated NUV is the light closest to optical or visible
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unfit for bathing on drinking but even for washing or cooling systems in factories. Moreover still it seems that the greatest environmental problem in Poland is the pollution of the atmosphere. Heavy smog which hangs over such industrial areas as Silesia‚Łódź or Cracow is a result of an foreseeing communist policy which totally disregarded ecology. Next when we go for a walk through the streets of a big city we notice at once how dirty they are. Litter ‚scarps of paper ‚cans ‚bottles and plastic containers
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919 by Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell after being written by the leaders of the Allied nations in the aftermath of the First World War. They needed a country on which to pin the blame for the war; a country which would need to accept its defeat by the Allied powers during the war and pay for reparations. The terms of the treaty affected Germany in many ways. For example‚ article 231 of the Treaty stated that Germany would be made responsible for all
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Subconscious Thoughts;How dreams tie into PerfumeWorld Literature AssignmentJake Callizo00782 Ms. PereiraModesto High School Modesto‚ California‚ USAMay 25‚2012 | In Perfume: a story of Murder written by Patrick Suskind‚ the main character Grenouille is an extremely mental and obscure man. His extraordinary sense of smell leads him to be a bizarre and peculiar person. The subconscious thoughts and dreams Grenouille conjures immensely help the plot develop; it adds another side of the novel. Thriving
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successful result‚ as the nations in the dispute accepted the League’s authority to make final decisions over the matter. In addition to this‚ the League of Nations showed it could compromise in difficult circumstances‚ for example in the case of Upper Silesia‚ an area that
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