1492 In the year of 1492‚ the man who brought tragedy to the Americas was seen as a hero to us‚ but little did we know what he really did. Every elementary kid learned that Christopher Columbus found America in an honorable way. We also have a national holiday just for him. They never told us though how he was looking for the Indies and thought he was in China. In reality he was lost and had no clue he was in America. They also did not show us how he actually treated the people on the islands when
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Between 1450 and 1850 12 million slaves were transported to the new world from Africa. However only 10.7 million of them survived the dreaded passage to the new world. In the Atlantic world many things happened that changed the world: the discovery of the new world‚ new technology‚ and most importantly the causes and effects of slavery. Slavery impacted the world in many ways and changed the world how it is today. During the Atlantic world one major resource was lacking and that was workers. Their previous
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European economic and political expansion in Southeast Asia in the last quarter of the 20th century resulted in the greater integration of the region into the international economy. Six ‘new’ states emerged – Indonesia‚ Malaya‚ Burma‚ the Philippines‚ Indochina and Thailand. Discuss economic and social change in the region with reference to ONE Southeast Asian state. Economic and social change within Indonesia Introduction After over a quarter century of sustained economic growth‚
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economical changes can enable changes in moral and cultural values. He encouraged technological processes to help give people further control over their environments‚ arguing that technological progress would eventually spur social progress. In addition‚ Émile Durkheim developed the concept of functionalism in the sociological field‚ which emphasizes on the importance of interdependence between the different institutions of a society and their interaction in maintaining cultural and social unity. His
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Landscape painting was revived during the Ming dynasty‚ but it always played a role – big of small – in Chinese art. Along with landscape painting‚ making pottery was another skill that the Chinese had. Porcelain‚ hard pottery prized as the finest in the world‚ was a popular form of art that people continued making for numerous years. A variety of glazes were created for decoration and several other objects considered as “chinaware” were developed during the Tang and Song dynasties. These included tea services
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Russia 1450-1750Western civilization changed significantly between 1450 and 1750. While Russia remained an agricultural society‚ the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing base. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers‚ science became the focus of intellectual life. These changes resulted from overseas expansion. Russia‚ on the other hand‚ was heavily concerned with territorial expansion‚ eventually becoming the chief power
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Christianity continue to believe that the Holy bible was their own religious text and despite undergoing remakes and new changes‚ the bible was the only thing all Christians could confide in. Christianity was not the only religion that went through so many changes. Similar to Christianity‚ Buddhism began with the ideals of only revitalizing traditions with a goal of making the world better. However‚ Buddhism was unable to expand as rapidly as Christianity over the years and as a result‚ Buddhism did
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and the Atlantic World PROLOGUE * Thomas Peters escaped to Nova Scotia and promoted estab. of a colony for former slaves. * He connected the lands of the Atlantic Ocean Basin and was the leader of the black community. * Sub Saharan states had kinship groups like their Bantu-speaking predecessors. African Politics and Society in Early Modern Times * Regional kingdoms replaced imperial states of w. Africa b/c people organized their societies to take advantage of Atlantic and trans-Saharan
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MONGOLS CCOT ESSAY The Mongols were a vast and influential empire that spread throughout Eurasia. From the time of Genghis Khan to the Yuan dynasty‚ the Mongols experienced numerous changes in their lifestyle and leadership as they strayed from their nomadic ancestry. However‚ while they experienced some changes‚ they still clung tightly to their culture until the end of the empire. Genghis Khan was the founder and emperor of the great Mongol Empire‚ and as a result‚ it became the largest contiguous
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AP WORLD HISTORY PAST ESSAY TOPICS |Year |DBQ |CCOT |Comparative | |2003 |Using the documents‚ analyze the main features‚ including causes and |Describe and analyze the cultural‚ economic‚ and political|Compare and contrast the roles of women in TWO of the following | |
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