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    Women and men’s gender roles in society develop stereotypes they need to follow in the 1500s. One being dominant and in charge symbolizes men in the 1500s while women in that time frame focuses on maturity and obedience. The Taming of the Shrew exposes men and women’s roles in the 1500s by introducing the shrewish Katherine who illustrates a dominant role in the play and Bianca who represents an ideal women in the 1500s‚ mature‚ modest‚ and obedient. Furthermore‚ the play stars Petruchio‚ a poor and young

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    Enlightenment and earth shaking social and/or economic developments including the Industrial Revolution and the Pursuit of Empire. Reading List: Available at the Bookstore M. Perry et al‚ Western Civilization: Ideas‚ Politics and Society from the 1400s‚ Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‚ 2009 From the Renaissance to the Present; Sources of the Western Tradition‚ vol. 2‚ ed. M. Perry‚ J.R. Peden and T.H. Von Laue‚ Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 5th edition‚ 2003.

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    1. How did Indigenous Australians engage with colonizing society? In historical studies throughout the past few centuries‚ Aboriginal people have often been represented as passive and uninvolved in the early colonization of Australia. More thorough research‚ however‚ indicates that the opposite is true. That is‚ Indigenous Australians engaged with colonizing society much more actively than was previously assumed. In the early years of settler exploration many Indigenous Australians provided

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    century‚ the empire of the Mongols was breaking up. That was the main reason why Europeans began to explore the world‚ but there are many reasons‚ for example‚ the western merchants were no longer able to be assured of safe conduct alongside the land routes. A different reason why they began to explore the world is the three G’s. God‚ gold and glory‚ God. Because Europeans always wished to grow in Christianity. Glory because European colonists and explorers would want to expand themselves‚ while the other

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    Life during the 1500’s People complain about some ridiculous stuff these days. Their room is a mess or what their mother made for dinner was not good enough for them. If people were to live during the 1500’s they would realize that they should take for granted what they do have instead of complaining about what they could have. Life during the 1500’s‚ specifically in England‚ was terrible. The people lived a very dirty lifestyle without everyday necessities which caused diseases very quickly and

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    and intimidation. This was one of the biggest consequences of World War 1‚ because with a racial group such as the Ku Klux Klan which was expanding their influence over all of America people started getting scared. 6.Describe and analyze ONE reason why the Cold War started. One way that the Cold War started was the conflict between the ideas of Capitalism and Communism. The Cold War started‚ after the end of World War 2. The conflict of ideology between Russia and America was at an all-time high

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    How the World Began (Bukidnon Folktale) TIME LINE   There was no world yet and there were gods living in a great brightness in a circular space Magbabaya‚ Dadanyahan and Makabughaw were the three gods who first lived in order and balance Makabughaw created the first wind. Magbabaya created the earth from the soil coming from Dadanyahan’s mouth but it was dry and colorless. Dadanyahan sprinkled his saliva and blessed by Magbabaya and it was the first rain. When water washed over the earth

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    Mary McAuley sets out to describe the failure of communism in Russia and its sudden collapse in 1989-91. The Russian political experiment failed due to the following reasons‚ Communist theory assumes that all humans are basically good‚ well-motivated‚ and possess equal capabilities and motivation. This simply isn’t so‚ and Communism never found any way to overcome the problems this assumption caused. The failure of communism is due to human nature. Power corrupts. If Stalin was not corrupted by his

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    How the World Began  A Popular Bukidnon Folktale‚ Retold  A long long time ago‚ when there was yet no world‚ there were three gods who lived in a small circular space of great brightness called a banting‚ and encircled by a rainbow. The space was just large enough for the two gods‚ Magbabaya and Dadanyahan‚ to sit across each other. The third god‚ the winged Makabughaw‚ sat precariously between the two and had to flap his wings continuously to maintain his  balance. Makabughaw’s flapping of his

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    There are many different factors that led to the European exploration. Some of the factors were to spread the religion of Christianity‚ and to grow wealthy. To find new sources to help grow wealthy was the main reason for the European exploration. Some of the explores also felt their job was to convert non-Christians. The new technology developed allowed the European exploration to occur. A new ship was developed called the caravel‚ it allowed the ships to sail against the wind. Also the printing

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