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Diocletian
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emperor (beginning in AD 284) who stopped fall of empire for a period of time by reforming Rome
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salon
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social gatherings of poets, musicians, thinkers (usually run by hostesses)
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Atilla the Hun
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leader of Huns who tried to conquer Constantinople, failed, pressed on to Rome, persauded by Pope Leo I to stop
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baroque
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music that was ornate, odd, complex, dramatic; an art form
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vernacular
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common language of the time
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Locke
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-"Two Treatises of Government"
-people are naturally good -people have right to overthrow government -encouraged laborious workers (industry) -freedom of press |
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baroque
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music that was ornate, odd, complex, dramatic; an art form
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Hobbes
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-"Leviathan"
-people are cruel, greedy, brutish, short temperament -people need strict control -liked monarchy - absolute ruler -opposed religion but God existed |
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consul
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the most powerful official of Rome
-two of them -1 year term -same person couldn't hold position for another 10 years after -could veto other consul's decision |
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Voltaire
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-"Candide"
-fought inequality/injustice (favored Locke) - didn't like French monarchy (liked England) -wanted to separate human rights from religion |
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Locke
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-"Two Treatises of Government"
-people are naturally good -people have right to overthrow government -encouraged laborious workers (industry) -freedom of press |
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tribune
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governing body with veto power over unfavorable laws
-made up of Plebeians |
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Adam Smith
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-"The Wealth of Nations" - England should be deregulated
-Laissez Faire = "let/leave alone" -law of self-interest → law of competition → laws of supply and demand -division of labor (and differential pay) |
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Hobbes
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-"Leviathan"
-people are cruel, greedy, brutish, short temperament -people need strict control -liked monarchy - absolute ruler -opposed religion but God existed |
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Montesquieu
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-"The Spirit of Laws"
-admired British government (limited monarchy) -best government is separation of powers, checks & balances = executive, judicial, legislative → France doesn't agree |
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Visigoths
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barbarians (AD 410) that invaded Rome
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Rousseau
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-"Social Contract"
-some control is necessary, but should be limited → French monarchy doesn't agree -people should be governed by elected officials (not hereditary system) -art/science advancement; socialization → societal corruption |
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Voltaire
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-"Candide"
-fought inequality/injustice (favored Locke) - didn't like French monarchy (liked England) -wanted to separate human rights from religion |
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Robert Walpole
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-first prime minister to England
-headed cabinet, which became the center of power/policymaking |
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heliocentric
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sun-centered universe
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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-wanted to perfect mankind
-helped women achieve better life -education was key to a woman's success |
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Galileo
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astronomer that viewed moon around Jupiter
this did what? |
proved Copernicus correct |
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Adam Smith
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-"The Wealth of Nations" - England should be deregulated
-Laissez Faire = "let/leave alone" -law of self-interest → law of competition → laws of supply and demand -division of labor (and differential pay) |
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cabinet
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-a link between the king and majority in Parliament (as part of majority party i.e. the Whigs)
-first established under King George I (was German) -became center of power and policymaking |
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Montesquieu
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-"The Spirit of Laws"
-admired British government (limited monarchy) -best government is separation of powers, checks & balances = executive, judicial, legislative → France doesn't agree |
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constitutional monarchy
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-monarchy limited by the constitution (i.e. law)
-e.g. in England |
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Rousseau
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-"Social Contract"
-some control is necessary, but should be limited → French monarchy doesn't agree -people should be governed by elected officials (not hereditary system) -art/science advancement; socialization → societal corruption |
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Robert Walpole
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-first prime minister to England
-headed cabinet, which became the center of power/policymaking |
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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-wanted to perfect mankind
-helped women achieve better life -education was key to a woman's success |
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cabinet
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-a link between the king and majority in Parliament (as part of majority party i.e. the Whigs)
-first established under King George I (was German) -became center of power and policymaking |
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constitutional monarchy
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-monarchy limited by the constitution (i.e. law)
-e.g. in England |
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Senate
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Roman aristocratic branch of gov't
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Patricians
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Roman privileged upper class
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Plebeians
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Roman common farmer, artisan, merchant; free citizen and right to vote
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Constantine
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granted toleration of Christianity; Edict of Milan - toleration of Religion; names Byzantium new capital city after winning East and West of Roman Empire
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Nationalism
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extreme pride in one's country
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Marie Antoinette
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wife of Louis XVI, hailed from Austria
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shading
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art technique during Renaissance
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theocracy
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government controlled by church leaders
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enlightened despot
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absolute ruler using his or her power for the good of the people
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Enclosure
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process by which wealthy landowners buy open fields in a village, fence them, rent them to tenant farmers to work the land
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laissez-faire
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belief in absence of gov't regulation of business
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socialism
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belief that country's wealth should be shared equally among all citizens
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imperialism
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policy of extending one country's rule over many lands; nation building
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proletariat
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urban working class according to Marx
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urbanization
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process of changing from a rural- to a city-dwelling population that results in densely populated areas and vast numbers of city buildings
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Christianity
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religion introduced during Rome by teachings of Jesus (born in Bethleham)
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Twelve Tables
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written laws demanded by Plebeians created 451 BC to help protect their citizen rights (vote, hold office)
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Constantinople
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new capital city by Constantine on Byzantium for Rome, eastern empire
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Odoacer
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barbarian general who claimed Rome after last Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus
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King Louis XVI
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absolute monarch during French Revolution
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Maximillien Robespierre
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formed Committee of Public Safety, which executed any suspicious people; was guillotined himself after Cttee. executions became threat
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Renaissance
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golden period of 1300 to 1600 in Europe; "rebirth"
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Baldassare Castiglione
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wrote "The Courtier" about ideal Renaissance man/woman
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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wrote "The Prince" sayig that ends justified the means; ruler can do anything necessary to gain power
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Michelangelo
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David, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's church dome
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Leonardo da Vinci
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inventor; painter: The Last Supper, Mona Lisa
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Pieter Bruegel
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captured scenes from everyday life to give sense of life and feeling
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Johan Gutenburg
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inventor of printing press (printed Bible)
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Desiderius Erasmus
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"In Praise of Folly" - satire piece about merchants, lovers, scholars, priests/clergy
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Martin Luther
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began Lutheran faith; salvation by faith alone, Bible only authority, equal faith
earthly rulers |
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John Calvin
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began Calvinist religion; predestination, theocracy
heavenly rulers |
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Copernicus
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heliocentricism; "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies"; Christian churches disagreed
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Scientific Method
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1. State the problem.
2. Gather info on problem. 3. Form hypothesis. 4. Experiment. 5. Record data and analyze. 6. State a conclusion. 7. Repeat (increases reliability). |
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Council of Trent
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called on by Pope and ran for 20 years; established direction and reformed Catholic Church; took steps to end church abuse of power/created stiff penalties for corruption among clergy/created better schools to train people to combat Protestantism
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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French political/military leader; artillery captain looked to for fight Counter Revolution from Catholics, Royalists; 3-man consulate (and 1st consul), Emperor of French
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James Hargreaves
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spinning jenny
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John Kay
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flying shuttle
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Richard Awkwright
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water frame
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Robert Fulton
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invented steamboat
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Jethro Tull
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seed drill
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Abraham Darby
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iron in blast furnace using coke
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putting out
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men in fields w/ hoes, women in fields putting out - make one part of product, another woman comes to get it, more parts added, etc, etc
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capital
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wealth (i.e. money, machines, tools, buildings) to produce more wealth
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Thomas Newcomen
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first practical steam engine to pump water
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anesthetic
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Industrial Revolution, allowed patients to not feel pain
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smelt
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iron ore in furnace to make pig iron, refined; rural activity
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tenements
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overcrowded housing units for urban working class in Industrial Revolution
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labor union
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Progressive idea that factory workers advocated for/achieved for benefits b/c of long hours, child labor, etc
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Karl Marx and The Communist Manifesto
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socialist believing workers should all be equal; humanizing of capitalism, leads to communism
Manifesto - proletariat majority should govern society and bourgeoisie minority should relinquish power |
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means of production
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factories; large machines: spinning jenny, water frame, spinning mule; tools
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patron
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person who financially supports another in his or her work
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Shakespeare
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well-renowned English literature writer during Elizabethan Age
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Roman Republic
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Roman gov't w/ republican style; ended w/ Octavian (Augustus)
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Triple Entente
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Britain, France, Russia alliance in 1907
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Causes of the War
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nationalism and imperialism(nation/alliance building)
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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (1882-1914, start of WWI)
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Berlin Conference of 1885
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rules for new competition; anybody can claim Africa by taking over strategic points; African leaders not present but sealed African fate - irony
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Suez Canal
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provided shorter route (Europe to Indian Ocean) - faster, easier, safer route; point of interest for Europe
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Treaty of Versailles
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ended German fighting with Allied Powers
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Allied vs Central Powers
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Allied=France, Russia, (Britain, US)
Central=Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (later switches to allied) |
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Causes of the fall of Rome
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crisis of 3rd century
-economic problems (trade routes disrupted, gold/silver supply decr., harvests decr.) -military decay (no intrinsic support) -political decay (less loyalty) -Diocletian tried to reform Rome, but did not completely succeed -Constantine named new capital -Rome sacked by Barbarians |
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Censorship in Enlightenment
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works were kept from public view because challenged ideas of old order
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oligarchy
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gov't ruled by small elite
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Enlightenment vs Absolutism
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Absolutism - ultimate rule of one leader not limited by law; synonymous with bad ruler
Enlightenment - goodwill of people, reason/logic rather than divine right; e.g. constitutional monarchy and enlightened despots |
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natural laws
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let what naturally, normally happens to happen
e.g. for Adam Smith - self-interest, competition, supply/demand and invisible hand |