compared to before 1500. What were the overall effects of this change in global interconnectedness? The interconnection before 1500 and after 1500 posed major differences in the degree of interconnection. Before 1500, there were a few expeditions to the Americas, and it remained relatively isolated. After 1500, colonies were established in the new world which helped connect Europe to the Americas, in which Europe benefitted from a large stream of sugar and precious metals. This change began to introduce
1. Both Christians & Muslims share what belief in God One god omnipotent 2. Buddhist religious statues found in China are examples of what? Cultural Diffusion 3. The Code of Hammurabi illustrates the laws of Babylonian society were influenced by lex talionis and what? Social Class structure – social inequalities 4. What of the following contributed to the fall of both the western Roman and the Han? Invasion by barbarian & borderland tribes (Huns, Visigoths, Vandals) 5. Graph 6. Describe
ADVANCED PLACEMENT ESSAY QUESTIONS RENAISSANCE 1. '77: To what extent and in what ways may the Renaissance be regarded as a turning point in the Western intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. '81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic, philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo 's David and Giacometti 's Man Pointing 1947). 3. '82: Compare and contrast the cultural
A P European History Test Prep DBQ & Free Response Questions For DBQ’s Always: 1. Provide an appropriate, explicitly stated thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question and does NOT simply restate the question. 2. Discuss a majority of the documents individually and specifically. 3. Demonstrate understanding of the basic meaning of a majority of the documents. 4. Support the thesis with appropriate interpretations of a majority of the documents. 5. Analyze point of view or bias in at
and by different people. An example of this would be how the Europeans did not travel on the Silk Road as often because they had a new means of transportation and trade that took them to another part of the world. But overall there was not an extremely large impact on the pre-existing trade routes in the world. 4.1.11 A The development and improvement of maritime tools such as compasses, boats, and maps made the transoceanic European trade and travel possible. This is because the new developments
In the time period from 1450-1750, Asia began to use multiple strategies to to build their empires. Many aspects of their culture including their government, religion, and education were refined and changed. During their time period, Europe began to move into Asia in order to gain influence. While the empires of Eastern Asia focused more on their governments and education, the Europeans came and attempt to spread their religious ideas, especially Catholic countries. During this time in history
What are slaves and serfs? By definition, a slave is a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another. This kind of treatment to human beings is called slavery and it has been around for centuries. During the 1400’s slaves were taken from Africa and shipped to the Americas. A serf by definition is, a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another. In Russia the serfs were
country taking over, or colonizing other parts of the world and while doing so, increasing their own country’s power. They help other countries with trade, sometimes improving that country’s economy. They also may help poorer countries by influencing the way they live. Imperialism is the practice of establishing financial or political dominance over another country. The colonizing country is seeking to build upon its empire for the greater good of its people, other colonizing countries want control over
AP Essay Review 17th Century Affairs 1. How did the disintegration of the medieval church and the coming of the Reformation contribute to the development of nation-states in Western Europe between 1450 and 1648? a. Thesis: Rise of absolutism came at the expense of the medieval church, absolutism laid the foundation for the modern-nation state. Supporting Info: (main body) 1. German princes: Luther’s Reformation = more power for princes. They have greater control of political affairs and national
explanation? INTRODUCTION 1. What change did Philippe Aries describe in his work Centuries in Childhood? 2. Why MIGHT it have occurred? Cite 2 reasons (p. 369) The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce. 1450-1650 A New Spirit. 3. How did Petrarch’s writing in the early Renaissance differ from most writing from the Middle Ages?