I. Popular sovereignty and political upheaval A. Enlightened and revolutionary ideas 1. Popular sovereignty: relocating sovereignty in the people a. Traditionally monarchs claimed a "divine right" to rule b. The Enlightenment challenged this right‚ made the monarch responsible to the people c. John Locke’s theory of contractual government: authority comes from the consent of the governed 2. Freedom and equality: important values of
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There are many distinct differences between the northern and southern settlers that came from Europe to inhabit the new world. Ranging form religious to economic backgrounds‚ these differences eventually lead to opposing viewpoints on slavery. The Protestants‚ mainly the Puritans‚ settled the north. Their strong religious convictions stemming from religious persecution in England and lack of a long growing season lead to an independence from slavery. The southern parts of the colonies were settled
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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At the beginning of the 1500s‚ Indians suffered the deadly epidemics which took from Europeans‚ however‚ they believe that is god’s willing to punish them. After that‚ European countries were trying to brake Indian people. The Native population of North America fell by more than 70 percent between fifteenth-century and nineteenth-century. Europeans judged Native people by Europeans values‚ social orders and gender assumption caused the policy of removing Indian people from east to west. Indians
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Through the occurrences of the American Revolution and the Civil War‚ men and women’s class roles in the home and in the industry were established. During the time frame of 1790 to 1860‚ gender distinctions came into play‚ and different roles and priorities were enforced. Women’s roles especially began to change after the American Revolution. During the first half of the nineteenth century‚ women’s roles in society evolved in the areas of occupational‚ moral‚ and social reform. Through efforts such
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The flow of silver all over the world affected people socially and economically. All taxes and fees were demanded to be paid in silver by the Ming Chinese government which began to lead the world in silver production. During the mid-16th century to the early 18th century‚ the flow of trade caused social and economic effects in all regions linked with the trade by increasing the unification of Europeans in the globalization of world trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing
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DBQ: Rise and Fall of Ottoman Turkey‚ Safavid Iran‚ Mughal India What factors contemporaneous observers attributed the rise and fall of the Muslim empires which factors made them successful‚ which factors weakened empires? Discuss overall strengths and weaknesses additional documents to help access rise and fall of Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ Mughals? Documents: Document 1: SAFAVID “great liking for warfare and weapons of war…fine soldier and very skilled‚ and his men so dexterous—use of muskets””realm
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The sugar trade was driven by its easy accessibility of slaves‚ land‚ and the sugar itself. Due to these characteristics the sugar trade flourished greatly through much of the world. Slaves were a main reason for the increase in sugar crops. The trading of slaves was already increasing at the time and therefore made obtaining them even easier. Document 10 show the correlation between slave population and sugar produced. It demonstrates how an increase in slaves produced an increase in sugar. Slaves
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great natural resources‚ what I find that both Mesopotamia and Egypt had in common was they were close to the water. This helped and benefited them in a lot of ways. A water source helped them form irrigation systems so they could grow their own food and make a profit from it. Water and the rivers were also a means of traveling. If it were not for the water source close to both civilizations they would not have been able to get around the world for trade. When I tried to look for characteristics
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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