The “Decline” of Spain in the Seventeenth Century Dr Christopher Storrs‚ University of Dundee One of the most striking phenomena of the early modern period was the rise and then the decline of Spain between the late fifteenth and the late seventeenth centuries. Spain’s rise to be a European and global power began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile (1474–1504) and king Ferdinand of Aragon (1479–1516)‚ whose realm included Aragon proper‚ Valencia and Catalonia. They not only united
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European Exploration From the fifteenth century to the seventeenth century‚ there were many signs of movement and conquering new land. Just before this era we saw the renewal of European power. Justinian was able to establish his own code of law which helped rule over Europe. He made his best efforts to get Europe back to where it was previously but shortly after‚ the continent split due to religious beliefs. The western part of Europe believed in Catholicism‚ while the east believed in the traditional
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the Eighteenth Century ( A Brief Summary of the first three lectures) 1- The first half of the eighteenth century marks the rise of a new literary genre: works of prose called today ‘novels’. 2- The novel has its roots in the short tales of the middle and Elizabethan ages‚ like romances and other adventure stories. 3- Romances- also called “French romances”- are fictitious‚ fanciful stories in prose about knights and their deeds. They were full
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Political Strategies in America during the Eighteenth Century Introduction The eighteenth century was a period of many changes in both America and Europe. Many wars took place in different battlefields including the entire American continent‚ All Europe and the Atlantic Ocean. Many groups of people awakened and fought for independence in the British Colonies. And European and American philosophers defined the period as of the enlightenment. By the year of 1650 the European population was 103
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At the start of the 14th century a time period in human history started that lasted until the mid-seventieth century known as the Renaissance. A rebirth occurred that made this era captivating to study. This rebirth of intellect was in the form of a renewed interest in the classical form of thinking. This renewed way of thinking shifted the prime importance of culture away from divine and supernatural matters‚ to humankind now being the main importance. With this new culture based on classism‚ artworks
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England colonies and the Southern colonies seemed as though they might be the same. They both started out with the majority of people being from England‚ they were both in the New World‚ and they were both ruled by England but‚ as time went on this theory was proven wrong. The New England colonies and the Southern colonies had many common characteristics but these two regions were very different geographically‚ politically‚ and socially. Geographically the New England colonies were the states
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Chapter III: Eighteenth Century English Literature LITERATURE OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT (18th century) The 17th century was one of the most stormy periods of English history. The growing contradictions between the new class‚ the bourgeoisie‚ and the old forces of feudalism brought about the English Bourgeois Revolution in the 1640s. As a result of the revolution the king was dethroned and beheaded and England was proclaimed a republic. Though very soon monarchy was restored‚ the position of
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hobbies in North America‚ not minimum in light of the fact that these colonies guaranteed future riches and were deliberately critical to the sugar‚ tobacco and espresso islands of the Caribbean. By the mid-eighteenth century‚ the British North American colonies were entrenched settlements‚ firmly tied into Atlantic and Caribbean exchanging systems. Albeit religious convictions gave the inspiration to numerous settlers‚ others likewise saw the colonies as a chance to claim their own land‚ work for themselves
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1607 - 1775 1. Puritanism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Apply this generalization. (74) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. Between 1607 and 1763‚ Americans gained control of their political and economic institutions. To what extent and in what ways
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are united‚ but they are different in many ways. The line of division among the states is drawn between the northern and southern territories. The states are mostly contrasting in their expressive cultures‚ fascinating dialects‚ and opposing environments. Although the states are nonidentical‚ there are a few similarities. Native born Americans acknowledge their views of one another by traveling throughout the country. This is how the soup of Americans came to be similar and dissimilar. When it comes
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