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Where was Rhodes? When and why important? |
Rhodes, part of Ancient Greece, c.300 BC Site of the Colossus, a 7-wonder of ancient world (toppled by an earthquake) Center of shipbuilding and shipping trade, located crossroads bet Europe, Asia, Africa Romans based maritime law on that of Rhodes Open-minded politics (?) |
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Where was Antioch? When and why important? |
Antioch, in now modern Turkey Founded by Greeks Became one of most important Roman Empire cities in the Eastern Med (rivaled Alexandria) Had famous circus of Antioch for chariot racing along w a temple to Jupiter, forum, aqueduct etc per Roman standards A chief center of early Christianity (New Test. says term Christian emerged here) |
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Describe Tyre and Sidon |
A city of Ancient Phoenicians founded c 2700 On coast of E Med, what is now Lebanon Excellent harbor From Tyre the Phoenicians colonized the Med (esp. Aegean, N. Africa, Sicily, even to Spain) Purple dye Sidon is just north of Tyre |
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Mycenaens |
Last phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece (c. 1600–1100 BC) First advanced civ. of mainland Greece and Islands Early syllabic script, led to Greek script Architecture, engineering, military infrastructure Warrior-elite society Historical setting of much ancient Greek literature and mythology, incl Trojan Epic Cycle |
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Crimean War |
Military conflict October 1853 – March 1856 (note just before US civil war) Russia lost to an alliance of France, the UK, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia. Czar Nicholas I vs Napolean III Dispute bet. Catholic (Fr) and Orthodox (Rus) churches, rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, controlled by the Ottoman Empire. Longer-term causes involved the decline of the Ottoman Empire and unwillingness of the United Kingdom and France to allow Russia to gain territory and power at Ottoman expense. Known for confusion, military incompetence and unnecessary butchery (as immortalized by Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade") |
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Christendom |
"Christendom" has referred to the medieval and renaissance notion of the Christian world as a sociopolitical polity. Now much broader. |
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Enclosure Movement |
Legal process in England 18th century (1760-1820) of enclosing (fencing) small landholdings to create one larger farm. Use of the land became restricted to the owner, and it ceased to be "commons". Ended the ancient system of arable farming in open fields. Created a landless working class-->labor for new factories in the north Called "class robbery" but also allowed for improved more scientific farming methods and increased productivity |
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Locke Montesquieu Voltaire Rousseau |
Locke-inherent rights of man, LLPofH Mont.-separation of powers Voltaire-fr of religion & expression, sep ch and st Rouss-"Social Contract" sovereignity of the people, not monarch Key to pre Am Rev and Fr Rev thought Strongly influenced Jefferson's writing of Am Decl of Ind. |
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Fascism |
Radical authoritarian nationalism Esp. early 20th C Europe (Nazi party, Italy, WWI and WWII) Single party, militaristic, rejects lib. democracy Protectionist and interventionist economics Far-right on the usual left-right spectrum Usually now a pejorative term |
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James Oglethorpe |
1732 Founder of the colony of Georgia. MP. Lobbied for prison reform. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, focusing on debtors' prisons. Plan for society of agrarian equality, banned slavery till Oglethorpe left Brought first cotton seeds to New World Buffer between Br colonies and Spanish Florida |
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7 years war 30 years war 100 years war |
7--1755 to 1764, Br & Russ v. France, includes French and Indian War in Am colonies 30--1618-1638, Protestant vs Cath in fragmenting Holy Roman Empire, became about France-Hapsburg fight for European dominance 100--1337-1453, Notable multi-generational dynastic conflict of middle ages, Plantagenet (Eng) vs Valois (Fr) for control of the geographic area of France. Height of "chivalry" |
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Norman Conquest |
1066 Battle of Hastings (on southern coast of England) Norman the Conqueror |
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implied powers |
Powers authorized by the constitution that while not stated, seem to be implied Esp. in argument over est. of 1st Bank of the United States Hamilton argued the sovereign duties of a government implied the right to use means adequate to its ends. Noted that the "general welfare clause" and the "necessary and proper clause" gave elasticity to the constitution.(Jefferson disagreed, Pres Washington agreed with Ham and OKd the bank) Later 1816, Marshall used imp powers argument in McCulloch vs Maryland to OK 2nd Bank of US, prevent a state from taxing the federal bank |
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number of Supreme Court justices |
Article III of Constitution leaves it to Congress to fix the number of justices. Has been 9 since 1869 |
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Causes of War of 1812 |
Impressment of Am merchant sailors by Br Br support for antagonistic Native Ams on the western frontier "Minor theater of Napoleonic wars" implies Br and Fr were ready for a fight anywhere Br restricted trade, Ams didn't like Insult to Am honor during Chesapeake-Leopard affair Am interest in annexing Br territories (north, Canada area) |
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Ordinance of Nullification, Nullification Crisis |
N. Carolina declared federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null in the state. Pres Andrew Jackson issued Nullification Proclamation which threatened to send troops to enforce the tariffs. Congress revised the tariffs, and N. Carolina backed down. Belief the tariffs favored North vs South, led to increased tensions between them |
