Notes: Jessica Medina Political Organization of Space -What is a territory‚ exactly? It seems to me that it’s a pattern of boundaries imposed on something by individual decision or group agreement. That means an individual or group can decide or agree to change the pattern. -Political boundaries exist at a variety of scales‚ and these boundaries influence how goods and services are distributed‚ who gets represented and who does not‚ and how issues are confronted. -Because the boundaries
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Chp 17 - THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SOCIETY IN WESTERN EUROPE While other parts of the world were experiencing unprecedented prosperity during the postclassical era‚ Europe’s economy underwent a sharp constriction with the fall of the Roman Empire. Long-distance trade did not entirely disappear‚ significant developments took place in agricultural production‚ and there were brief periods of government consolidation; nevertheless‚ early medieval Europe was a world dominated by rural self-sufficiency
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15th Century Overview Political/Diplomatic: The Italian states of the renaissance Five major powers Milan Venice Florence( the Medici) The Papal states Kingdom of Napals Independent city states Mantua Ferrara Urbino The Role of women Warfare in Italy struggle between France and Spain Invasion and division. The birth of modern diplomacy is a product of the Italian renaissance. Machiavelli and the new statecraft Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) The Prince acquisition‚ maintenance and expansion of political
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The colonization of North America‚ following its discovery in 1492‚ was a competition --based on the claim and settlement of lands in the New World-- between the major European imperial powers. The English‚ Spanish‚ and French colonization of North America was primarily a religious endeavor that focused on the desire to convert the Native Americans to Christianity‚ the need for religious havens to worship freely and openly‚ and the belief that Europeans had a God-given right to the lands in the New
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Chapter 12: The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages Use this outline to preview the chapter before you read a particular section in your textbook and then as a selfcheck to test your reading comprehension after you have read the chapter section. I. Prelude to disaster A. Poor harvests led to famines in the years 1315-1322. 1. Fewer calories meant increased susceptibility to disease and less energy for growing food. B. Diseases killed many people and animals. C. Economies slowed down and
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of Religion Pagans‚ heresies C. Europeans Create a Global World 1. Renaissance Changes Europe 1300-1500 Republics‚ civic humanism‚ ideology‚ guilds 2. West African Society and Slavery Vasco da Gama 3. Europeans Explore America Reconquista‚ Columbus 4. The Spanish Conquest Hernan Cortes‚ encomiendas‚ Columbian Exchange D. Rise of Protestant England 1. Protestant Movement Indulgences‚ Calvinism‚ predestination‚ Anglicanism 2. Dutch and English Challenge Spain Outwork
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SSWHda: Explain the origins of Islam and the growth of the Islamic Empire. Essential Question: – Who was Muhammad & how did Islam unite the Arab people? Overview of Islam • Around 600 AD‚ a new monotheistic religion began called Islam: – The faith was founded by the prophet Muhammad – His followers‚ called Muslims‚ spread Islam throughout the Middle East‚ Africa‚ Asia‚ & Europe By 750 AD‚ Muslim leaders built an empire Muslim scholars focused on learning & developed numerous cultural achievements
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to work. Chapter 1: Who was Mansa Musa? The ruler of mali (Africa) put his realm on the map in 1324 when he lead a great pilgrimage to Mecca‚ distributing gold. What was the reconquista? The reconquest of Spain from the Moors. It accomplished Spain’s unification. What was coverture? This legal doctrine
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The Act of Healing and Colonial Society Throughout David Sowell’s The Tale of Healer Miguel Perdomo Niera both religion and the science of healing are questioned and compared. Miguel Perdomo Niera was an unlicensed doctor who used science and religion to heal his patience. Many of whom could not pay for a doctor in town or had and not been cured until Niera had treated them. This created much disbelief in the medical world. Questions were aroused‚ how could a man use old Indian religious techniques
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the Great Plains‚ and became the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the west. Queen Isabella of Spain: Married to King Ferdinand‚ their marriage united the warring kingdoms. –Result of the completion of their Reconquista they forced people to change their religion or leave the country. Also they became sponsors of Columbus’ voyage. Amerigo Vespucci: The real explorer who found the westward route to Asia. He realized that the native inhabitants were distinct peoples
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