Chapter 17 - The Age of Absolutism. (1550-1800). (1) Extending Spanish Power. (2) France Under Louis XIV. (3) Triumph of Parliament in England. (4) Rise of Austria and Prussia. (5) Absolute Monarchy in Russia. (1) Extending Spanish Power. Setting the Scene. 1500s-1700s. Monarchs get powerful. Build royal army to replace nobles’ army. Take new lands and expand government. Lay foundation for nations of Europe today. Serious-minded King Philip II of Spain was member of Hapsburg dynasty. The Hapsburg
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Changes Basic Features at End of period Reasons for Change or Continuities 5. Social (Gender roles/relations‚ family‚ racial & ethnic constructions‚ social and economic classes Source: Ellen Bell & Linda Black Change Analysis Chart 1750 -1900 CE Basic Features at Beginning of period Score Key Continuities Key Changes / 20 Name ______________________________ Hour ____ January 12‚ 2010 Basic Features at End of period Reasons for Change or Continuities Theme 1. HumanEnviron
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Execution of Louis XVI‚ 1793 1. In what year did Louis XVI become king of France? 2. What was the unemployment rate in Paris estimated at in 1788? 3. List at least two major problems that King Louis XVI had to deal with in France In the 1780s? 4. What organization curtailed King Louis XVI power in 1788? 5. What was King Louis the XVI put on trial for in 1792? 6. How many guards escorted King Louis the XVI to his execution in 1793? 7. Why do you think many of the citizens of Paris
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Kendall Marquez‚ COM 268-01‚ Informal Speech 1. Header A. My topic is about Gay Marriage in Connecticut. It has been an ongoing process trying to pass the same-sex marriage law‚ and Connecticut is one of the first 3 states to pass the law. B. To inform the audience regarding Gay Marriage in Connecticut. C. I am going to speak about how Gay Marriage became legal in Connecticut‚ what certain groups believe about Gay Marriage‚ how people in this world can have their own beliefs and make certain
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Christianity from 100 CE to 1750 CE. The constant splitting of the Eastern and Western Christian churches‚ the expanding of the Christian church‚ and the fight against Islam are all constants throughout the history of the Christian faith. However the Western Christian Church further splits into both Protestant and Catholic beliefs‚ conversions of the Christian Church around the world was for different reasons‚ and the number of converts fluctuates. From 100 CE to 1750 CE the Christian Church constantly
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the colonists to separate themselves from those across the pond. This led to the establishment of documents and organizations that established self-government. The Mayflower Compact‚ The Virginia House of Burgesses‚ and The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut led to the foundation of self-government in the New World. The Mayflower Compact was written and signed on November 11‚ 1620 by the 41 male settlers (more commonly known as The Pilgrims) of Plymouth. Their ship‚ The Mayflower was blown off course
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Charles Dickens Biography Charles Dickens was one of the most popular writers of all time. Dickens was very observant of life‚ and had a great understanding of humanity. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born in Portsmouth‚ England‚ on February 7‚ 1812. When he was two years old he and his family moved to London. Dickens father‚ John Dickens‚ was a poor clerk who worked for the navy‚ and he also spent time in prison for debt. When John was not in prison he lacked the money to adequately support
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The effect was named after the scientist Luigi Galvani‚ who investigated the effect of electricity on dissected animals in the 1780s and 1790s. While experimenting in his lab‚ his scalpel touched the body of a frog‚ and he saw the muscles in the frog’s leg twitch. At that time he thought that he had discovered a new way of forming electricity. The term is also used to describe the bringing to life of organisms using electricity‚ as popularly associated with the 1831 revised edition of‚ Mary Shelley’s
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Impact of Industrialization on Japan from 1750-1914 In the 1750s‚ Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate‚ which had seized control of the country at the beginning of the 17th century. The shogunate centralized Japan and transformed it from a constantly warring collection of disunified states into a single country at peace. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled Japan from the early 17th century until 1868‚ a period when Japan was well behind the industrialization of other nations. During the Meiji period
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subject. Descriptive method was used to present the changes that occurred in the historical development of auditing. It traces the evolution of audit into a field of fraud detection and financial accountability to the advent of Industrial Revolution of 1750 to 1850 and states that as business increased in complexity‚ risk-based auditing makes auditing more efficient and economical than before. It highlights the global developments in audits. The author posits that as business environment gets more globalised
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