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    There are many assortments of beliefs on who was more likely to be accused of witchcraft in the 16th century. I personally believe that women, particularly widows, and the poor were the first and most likely to be accused of witchcraft in their communities rather than the rich or people with authority. In these male dominated societies in the 16th century women were not very respected. Arthur Miller's The Crucible and The European Witch Hunts wrongly accused many people from the outskirts of society

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    In the 16th century, women were not allowed in the professions (doctors, lawyers, and teachers, etc.) Stereotypes of women are abound in society. During Elizabethan times, men and women were treated very differently. Men usually were expected to be masculine, potent, and they had to defend their honor.  A typical man for the 16th century time period in which Shakespeare set his play “Romeo and Juliet” would consist of men having high class jobs such as being a priest or being the head of the household

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    Feudalism was present prior to the 16th century. The Noble Lords ruled over tenants who worked the lands of the large estates. The lords in return would pay tribute and swore oaths of loyalty to the monarchs who granted them a place to live and protected their safety. While there was this system, there were people who wanted a perfect system, one that included the Catholic church. According to this system, the church and secular rulers would work together to keep and spread the Christian faith. Although

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    religious or non religious had the right and control over to experience God and understand religion without any restrictions. Reformation caused changes amongst people and religious groups. Since the culture and society were changing drastically in the 16th century, Protestantism benefitted from it because it was an opportunity to reinterpret the Christian faith. Since Protestantism respects and considers individuals it resulted from a primitive “church- centered “to a “person centered” spiritual practice

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    having great responsibilities. Today, most women are treated equally in the society. They have the same rights as men, and they can do difficult works like them. However, in 16th century, women are very quiet and obedient, also they don’t have the same rights as men because they are seen as weak people. But, women in 16th century works hard as servants and housewives. They know how to do household chores, like cleaning, cooking and doing the laundry. In this time period, men outnumbered women. Therefore

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    In the 16th century, Haiti became a French possession. Then, “The French Antillean colony of Saint-Domingue was the vaunted French jewel of the transatlantic capitalist economy, and by 1789, the year of the French Revolution, it had surpassed all others in world-record levels of sugar and coffee production through racialized slave labor.” and by the 18th centuries, Haiti became the most wealthy colony France had in the Americas. When talking about sugar, Haiti provides France with the best deal of

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    greatest ability a human has. Whether you are a man or a woman, you are born with this power. Not much separates men from women other than the obvious; physical differences. Though people believe this now, it was not always viewed this way. In 16th century Britain, men, as well as women, believed that women were inferior; their sole purpose in life was to marry and reproduce. The majority of women did not realize their own abilities because of misogynistic problems within society. Women did not have

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    In “Religious Upheaval”, the power point lecture informs the readers how religion played a major role in the 16th century. As most may know, the Catholic church in our history was very strong and big but also corrupts. The power point explains multiple corruption methods they used like purchasing indulgences for the future. People like Martin Luther began to question these beliefs. Purchasing your way to heaven was definitely not a method most people agreed with especially the poor. This started

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    As read in the book racism has been around for centuries this is one of America's faults in which we regret our actions. Yet racism was one of the many things America was built off of, it was an average day thing back in the 16th century. Even though this was very common in the 16th century many people believe that it is still relevant in today's society. Back in the 16th century many slaves were apart of the slave trade which was the procuring, transporting, and selling of human beings as slaves

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    Patricia Seed notes the differences between English and Spanish ideas of imperialism during the late 15th and 16th centuries. She argues that the Spanish approach claimed the rights to the people populating the New World rather than just the land that they inhabited, including their conversion to Christianity. Seed’s argument holds true when applied to the text written by Bartolomé de Las Casas. Las Casas claims that the Spanish “inhumanely and barbarously butchered and harassed with several kinds

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