History of Europe

I believe the event that set Europe or the Western World, apart from the main powers like China and the Ottoman Empire, is the Colonization of the Americas. This event help put Europe at the forefront of all things to come like Industrialization, Consolidation into Nation-States, WW1 and WW2, and globalization of the world today. The first main event in Europe was the Black Death, and it left a lot of change in Europe included a major religious, social and economic upheavals, which had a very big

Christianity as a Unifying Influence in the History of Europe "Europe was a Christian creation, not only in essence but in minute detail" The above statement can perhaps best sum up the relationship between Christianity and Europe throughout the ages. Christianity has been the strongest single influence in the history of Europe. Regardless of the century, no discussion would be complete without reference being made, at least in small part, to the Church. It is true that in recent centuries

Early modern Europe was no stranger to maladies and disease. Sickness and pain were not an uncommon sight amongst all of Europe’s social strata. However, the end of the fifteenth century would see a particularly unpleasant infection. This disease, although referred to by a variety of names throughout its history, is now known by the term syphilis. Although its exact origins are not known, the first recorded case of syphilis appeared in 1495 in Naples. The disease likely found its way to the

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

M08/3/HISTX/HP3/ENG/TZ0/EU/M+ MARKSCHEME May 2008 HISTORY – EUROPE Higher Level Paper 3 21 pages –2– M08/3/HISTX/HP3/ENG/TZ0/EU/M+ This markscheme is confidential and for the exclusive use of examiners in this examination session. It is the property of the International Baccalaureate and must not be reproduced or distributed to any other person without the authorization of IB Cardiff. –3– 1. M08/3/HISTX/HP3/ENG/TZ0/EU/M+ To what extent was the French monarchy both the main cause and

wore a veil. In the text, it states that veils are used “to symbolize Muslim oppression with regard to women (Gottschalk, p.54).” This is an over-exaggeration when it is used in the opening scene. In the opening scene from the film “An Islamic History of Europe,” the very

With a survey of history, it is evident that our world has encountered a broad range of cultures throughout time. Each culture is characterized by their own special practices. Bever (2002) samples one of these practices in his extensive journal on the social history of early modern Europe. The “cultural puzzle” that Bever mainly focuses on is witchcraft and its social prevalence in European history. Before delving into Bever's work, I believe that is is important to reflect upon Harris's (1989)

An Ethnic History of Europe Since 1945 Ethnicity, the rise of nationalism, the formation of new nation-states in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and the peaceful split of Czechoslovakia have become central topics for politics and scholarship in the 1990s. Studies on ethnic conflict, nation building, and particular ethnic and minority groups in Europe abounded throughout the last decade. However, a cohesive book that provides a systematic and general picture of

troubled region of the Balkans in Central Europe, the Balkans were affected by strife and hostility. The problems in the Balkans not only affected the people living in this region, but also other large European powers that fueled many of the major conflicts and events of Europe at the time. The First Balkan War and its profound effects on European history will be discussed, while also exploring the future conflicts in both the Balkans and the rest of Europe. The Balkan states were all relatively close

AP European History Chapter Breakdown: Chapter 9 Main overview: The bubonic plague wiped out almost half of Europe in two years (1348-1340). About 45-50 percent of the population was wiped out in Eurasia. In the middle of that the Hundred Years War started between England and France. Meanwhile problems in the church caused a schism which resulted in Catholicism being split into two different religions. Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox became the two new religions. In the thirteenth