Ruchi Bhatia Davenport 4th period 8th October 2012 SPRITE CHART FOR LATE MIDDLE AGES Social- * (mostly) male oriented‚ brother abandoning brother during illness‚ during the post-plague years people aspired to be better and blamed the Jews (scapegoats). * During the Hundred Years’ War England vs. France‚ Henry IV married daughter of France king: ensured that all their heirs would receive French throne‚ Joan of Arc (courageous peasant girl and co-commander of French army) inspired
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ was a conflict between England and France‚ was not actually a single war that lasted a hundred years; instead it was a series of wars interspersed with periods of peace that began in May 1337 and ended in October 1453. The three main conflicts were the Edwardian War won by English king Edward III; the Caroline War won by French king Charles V; and the Lancastrian War won by French king Charles VII. The Hundred Years’ War was the outcome of disputes between the ruling families
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After signing the 1763 Treaty of Paris‚ France gave up the control of entire Ohio region to Great Britain‚ without consulting the natives‚ who were its allies. The signing of this treaty formally ended the Seven Years’ War‚ known as the French and Indian War in North America‚ and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe. Like the ancien regime‚ the monarchy’s economic system was inefficient and outdated. France had neither a national bank nor a centralized
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opportunities. The colonists‚ however‚ were being ruled by a country an ocean away‚ and after years of development and flourishing under Britain’s rule‚ they were prepared both economically as well as politically to cut off British rule to gain the independence that would be theirs through rebellions‚ and eventually a revolution. Colonial self-rule‚ the Great Awakening‚ and the consequences of the French Indian War caused these English colonists to begin moving in the direction of declaring their independence
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Frederick II is a man of contradictions. He earned his moniker of “Frederick the Great” by being one of 18th century’s greatest military strategist. He was Prussia’s king from 1740 to 1786. During his time on the throne‚ Frederick increased Prussia’s territories and military power. He inspired a number of leaders after him‚ from the famous Napoleon Bonaparte to the infamous Adolf Hitler (Frederick II Biography‚ 2015). To the countries he had defeated he was a despot. In contrast‚ in the domestic
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Joan of Arc was a brave young woman who became a great saint. She followed God’s will despite all of the criticism and hatred from those who did not believe her. Born in France in 1412‚ during the height of the 100 years war‚ Joan of Arc‚ also known as “The Maid of Orleans‚” was the daughter of peasant parents in a not wealthy‚ but not poor village. Despite the lack of education she received as a child‚ she grew up to be a hero we still recognize today. She had a great quantity of religious influences
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . The historical ties between the two countries are long and complex‚ including acquisition‚ wars‚ and coalitions at various points in history. Hundred years war‚ 1337-1453 Edward III of England asserts the French throne including English victories at Poitier and Crecy - continue for the next 40 years‚ but it is not until Henry V’s victory at Agincourt in 1415 that an English monarch is answered affirmatively as the king of France’s heir. Henry
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the British succeeded in establishing their rule India. The Portuguese The Portuguese traveler Vasco da Gama reached the port of Calicut on 17 May 1498 and he was warmly received by Zamorin‚ the ruler of Calicut. He returned to Portugal in the next year. Pedro Alvarez Cabral arrived in 1500 and Vasco da Gama also made a second trip in 1502. They established trading stations at Calicut‚ Cannanore and Cochin. The first governor of the Portuguese in India was Francis de Almeida. Later in 1509 Albuquerque
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Robert Clive defeated the forces of the Nawab of Bengal‚ Siraj-ud-daulah‚ the East India Company found itself transformed from an association of traders to rulers exercising political sovereignty over a largely unknown land and people. Less than ten years later‚ in 1765‚ the Company acquired the Diwani of Bengal‚ or the right to collect revenues on behalf of the Mughal Emperor‚ in Bengal‚ Bihar‚ and Orissa. The consolidation of British rule after the initial military victories fell to Warren Hastings
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overseas were pitched into despotism and civil war‚ Fort Duquesne: Fort that changed hands several times during the two decades that made up the French and Indian War. It was originally a British fort that the French seized before it was finished. It was the destination of George Washington before he was forced to retreat to Fort Necessity in 1754. It was the site of a great French victory over England’s General Edward Braddock in 1755. King Georges War: 1744–1748) is the name given to the military
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