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    advantage of it as he beat the dog with a pan‚ force the dog into submission‚ and eventually‚ "swung him two or three times hilariously about his head‚ and then flung him with great accuracy through the window" (Crane 6). The father was clearly enlightened by his ability to prey upon a defenseless dog and to murder him without a second

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    Napoleon was nothing more than a dictator in his rule of France between 1799 and 1815. How far do you agree? “History is a version of events which everyone has agreed on” - Napoleon Napoleon was nothing more than a tyrant as he exploited France in pursuit of his own ambitions to achieve a dynasty in his name. A dictatorship is often associated with repression and the workings of a police state. Both of these were‚ in fact‚ being used in France . For example Napoleon vigorously censored the

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    four (4) 18th century European wars. p.542 2. Define‚ in short‚ John Locke’s political philosophy. p.542-3 3. What was Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s political argument? p.543 4. European monarchs that supported some Enlightenment ideas were called “enlightened despots”. Who were these monarchs (examples) and why did they favor some Enlightenment ideas? P.543 5. What is Nicolas-Jacques Conte famous for? P.544 6. Describe

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    absolute power. The single ruling entity may be an individual‚ as in an autocracy‚ or it may be a group‚ as in an oligarchy. The great Renaissance historian John Addington Symonds refers to the 14th and 15th Centuries in Italy as the “Age of the Despots.” It was under the tyrannies‚ in the midst of all the wars and revolutions‚ that the Italians were given the chance to develop their peculiar individuality. This individuality determined the qualities of the Renaissance and affected Europe as a whole

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    Fox Page 128 of 128-142 http://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/351/CMHPeter.html Massie‚ Robert K. (1980). Peter the Great‚ His Life and Real World. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 76‚377‚707. Nicholas Henderson‚ "Charles III of Spain: An Enlightened Despot‚" History Today‚ Nov 1968‚ Vol. 18 Issue 10‚ p673-682 and Issue 11‚ pp 760–768

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    2. John Wesley is associated with the founding of what religious sect? I chose to omit this question because I couldn’t remember with which “ism” John Wesley was associated. The correct answer is c. Methodism because in the “Impact of the Enlightenment” PowerPoint‚ a parenthetical mentions John Wesley in the description of Methodism. 6. Romanticism changed the direction of the Enlightenment by emphasizing… I answered a. skepticism which is incorrect because skepticism was more of

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    KEY POINTS: Chapter 17 Essential Question: What new ideas arose in this time period that forever changed European society? Identify: Humanism – focus on humankind as center of intellectual & artistic endeavor; superiority of classical forms over medieval styles Martin Luther – German monk initiated Protestant Reformation 1571; 95 theses‚ emphasized primacy of faith over works stressed in Catholic Church‚ accepted state control of Church Jean Calvin – 16th century French Protestant stress predestination;

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    Chen Hao World History 9‚ Period 4 1-I-13 First Draft of French Revolution Essay Why was there a revolution in France in 1789? The French Revolution was a imaginary train that changed the direction of thought in Europe and also showed the end of the “Modern Age”‚ which is called the Ancién Regime in France‚ and showed the beginning of a “Contemporary Age”. The absolutism of the Ancién Regime was the seed that planted the fury of the people in France and it was the main reason that started

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    1. About the author National Centennial Commission (Philippines) Dr. Salvador H. Laurel‚ Chairman (November 18‚ 1928 – January 27‚ 2004)‚ also known as Doy Laurel‚ was Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under Corazon Aquino. Before that‚ he briefly served as Aquino’s first (and only) Prime Minister from February 25 to March 25 of 1986. He was a foremost leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO)‚ the political party that toppled the Marcos dictatorship

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