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    order of power from greatest to smallest, beginning with the Pope and the King, which gave control to nobles, then the nobles gave land to vassals, which then in turn gave land to knights for the protection of the lowest workers, known as the peasants or serfs("Feudalism Pyramid"). The nobles, vassals, and knights had the same political power in comparison to who the managed, for example, the nobles had power over the vassals, but vassals had power over the knights. Social status follows the same path

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    A convoluted history between the Iberians and Indigenous people has raged on ever since Columbus discovered the Caribbean islands in 1492. When the Spaniards taught the natives how to write the Spanish language, the Indigenous people learned to represent themselves by writing letters to the King. Letters to the crown were superficially formulaic—its messages produced a tone of reverence at face value. However, the strategic techniques used by writers from both sides unveiled the letters’ exaggeration

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    is likely many people were not accepting of this change as it had been engrained in Russian culture for hundreds of years. Another cultural change was the requirement that all boyars cut of their beards, pigtails, and long sleeves that were Mongol-style and had been adopted by the boyars. This conformity emphasizes the need for Russia to change by westernization in order to gain the respect of the West. The bureaucracy was provided a higher level of

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    the Egyptians had a strong belief in the afterlife, which they expressed by building elaborate tombs such as the pyramids that were used to place pharaohs in after they had passed away. In Mesopotamia, the high class consisted of kings and nobles. The royal class was looked upon highly, and soon became hereditary. Next in the social chain were the priests and priestesses, many of whom were related to the rulers in some way. Their main responsibility was to intervene with the gods and ensure good

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    Changes In The 1500s

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    cavalry, increase in size of army, and ships. These shifts in war created economic problems in Europe as exploration was expensive and war was increasing in cost. Governments had to raise taxes and start borrowing money from their own people, such as nobles. According to Jacob Soll in The Reckoning, the only way to lower the debt and interest rates in France was to tax the nobility. They were the greatest landowners and owned 90% of France’s

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    November 15th, 2017 Influences on the Victorian Style The Victorian Style is known for being “more.” Composed of various styles before its time including past styles of Europe and Asia, it demonstrated eclecticism which is a mixture of different styles, it incorporated historical influences, and traits and characteristics from foreign countries. Its name roots from Queen Victoria’s name who was in power at the time from 1819 until 1901. This style was influenced by all of the changes happening in

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    Kings flight came to a halt in Varennes where the royal family had their papers inspected after suspicion arose from some locals. Louis gave up the disguise to Jacques Destez, before the royal family was coercively returned to Paris. This dramatic occurrence resulted in a series of events that began to unfold and had a huge influence on the play out of the revolution. Timothy Tackett interprets these events in a gripping and dramatic novelistic style piece of literature, When The King Took Flight.

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    contemporary world. In 11th century Europe, medieval churches were constructed in the Romanesque architectural style. The Romanesque style church, which was influenced by Roman architecture, consisted of heavy, thick walls and rounded arches (West, 127). As a structural necessity, the thick walls were used to support the weight of the top of the church pushing down. Because of this, Romanesque style churches were only allowed small,

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    Khitan Empire Essay

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    Buddhist sutras and sculptures about Buddhism were discovered and had significant influences for Buddhism in China. Taoism and Islam also had lots of believers including some members of royal household. Khitans are good at painting, especially for nature scenes and horse archer, paintings integrated both local and Song styles, Khitan Empire has lots of great painters, like Yelv Yi, Hu Gui and Hu Qian. Great sculptures mainly show as Buddhism temple and tower, such as Jueshan Temple in Shanxi Province, Tianning

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    Louis The Xiv Of France

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    aftermath, Anne was placed on house arrest, her advisor Mazarin was exiled, and the nobles that had opposed Anne were freed from prison. These events left a lasting impression on Louis and resulted in his distrust and acknowledgement of the threat that the common folk and the nobility could pose to an absolute monarch. Following the events of the Fronde, seeing the potential power of both the citizens of France but also the nobles during this time and his ascension to King, Louis was motivated to not only

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