Europe

influential in Europe because Europeans previously knew little about life and customs in Asia. They Europe learn a lot from Marco Polo’s from his books he wrote while he was traveling. Which lead Europe to have a different view in the Far East(Cole, Symes, Coffin, & Stacey, 2012, p.270). The developing westward orientation of European colonial and commercial ambitions during the fifteenth century was a consequence of the persistent threat posed by the Mongol empire in eastern Europe. The Mongol had

Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries Introduction During the 19th and 20th century, Europe witnessed its so-called demographic transition, with a fall in birth rates and an even greater fall in mortality rates, which led to a rapid increase in the population. The demographic transition was essentially a result of a decrease in chronic infectious diseases like tuberculosis, syphilis, diphtheria, measles, dysentery, and typhoid fever. The wage dispersion evidence suggests that the middle of

     The Romani people of Europe are often referred to as "Gypsies". Thought they prefer to be called Roma. The Roma are descendants of the ancient warrior classes of Northern India, particularly the Punjab, and they are identifiable by their language, religion, and customs. The "Gypsies" gained there widely known name due to the fact that when they first arrived in Europe people believed that they had migrated from Egypt. Even after this was found to

1.Hope During the Nineteenth Century in Europe it has been described as a time of hope and rightfully so because of all the new ideas flowing around the continent. Ideas of a world without monarchs and a government run by the people for the people. France showed it was possible and other European countries attempted to follow along but what about the rest of the world. Maybe this century was not filled with hope maybe something else. Possibly this century was filled with the sense of European powerhouses

Germany is in the heart of Europe (Geography & Climate, 2016). It’s the only Country in Europe to boarder nine countries. The nine countries include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland and Switzerland. Germany has direct access to the Baltic and North seas. With a coast line of one-thousand four-hundred eighty-four miles. Germany stretches over 137,847 square miles, which is slightly smaller than Montana (Germany: Facts and figures, 2017). The country

Eastern Europe is territorially the largest region, consisting of, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and the Slovak Republic. The southern half of Eastern Europe is referred to as the Balkans or Balkan Peninsula after the mountain range in Bulgaria. This includes the countries Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, and Serbia-Montenegro. Western Europe, is the industrial heartland of Europe, and is the core of its economic power, with a total

the divide of cosmopolitan and nationals was too wide and this with the combination of the mainstream parties becoming out of touch with the public, gave birth to populist parties such as UKIP whose sole purpose is to cause discourse between the UK Europe and ultimately lead the leave campaign to a Brexit. Oliver puts a large emphasis on identity being the key to a successful Brexit but as Ashcroft and Bevier suggest Brexit was “about pluralism in

In Marco Polo’s time, Europe needed some inspiration. Marco Polo helped Europe get a stronger economy, and inspired Europe to trade with other countries. He had a huge influence on later explorers, such as Christopher Columbus. His book, The Travels of Marco Polo, described his experiences with Kublai Khan (Genghis Khan’s grandson), and his travels through Asia. It started an interest in exploring and trading with other countries. Even though many people thought his book had many lies, it was still

instability (Goucher 3). Feudalism developed during these low times of chaos (Goucher 3). In some parts of Europe, feudalism developed when central government broke down. When this happened, public functions, obligations, and privileges were taken over by individuals operating under a variety of private hierarchical arrangements created by personal obligation (Goucher 2). In Medieval Europe, feudalism was a system which focused on economy, government,

the world, especially Europe, experienced radical change--change that revolutionized the world, as everyone knew it to be. It was a century of war, of industrialization, of urbanization, and of nationalism. The major development of the nineteenth century was the Industrial Revolution. Every aspect of the nineteenth century is most likely directly influenced by the Industrial Revolution, from normal everyday life of commoners to the rulers of countries and major powers of Europe. The Industrial Revolution