17th century

there therefore be evil. The ways witchcraft occurred, and the ways it was dealt with varied greatly across Europe, as did the peaks of witch activity in individual countries. The witch craze was at its height in Britain during the 16th and 17th centuries, although the case of Britain is different in many ways to other countries in Europe at the time. Britain was not typical to Europe. There were no…

A member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th Century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th Century the Puritans became a powerful political party. Puritans were the names given to members of a church. The puritan colonists believed that the Church of England, also known as The Anglican Church, should make more reforms to remove all the traces and trappings of the…

The 16th and 17th century was the age of discovery, the moment where science precedes to understand the divine rules of Nature and where technological advances assist in promoting life in the European states. In addition to the Scientific Revolution, migrating Europeans into the New World motivated discoveries not only through different lifestyles but through the curiosity of how Nature functions and why. The Thirty Years War was the start of challenges to the Church in subjects such as theology…

After reading the book on enlightenment it goes into many details and is explain very well. For example the enlightenment was started back in the 18th centuries, however it gave many people the opportunity to find many reasons of truth without being guided by others, and it showed people a different route instead of just one. One of the main targets during this period of time was religion. Why? Because religion dealt with having your own belief and with comes with learning new point of views…

Was life hard in the 15th – 17th centuries? In 1500- 1700 century England most of the population lived in small villages and made their living from farming. However towns grew larger and more important. During the 16th century trade and industry grew rapidly and England became a more and more commercial country. During this period England became richer and richer. As England grew more and more prosperous life for the well-off became more and more comfortable. Upper class and middle class people…

In the 17th century, the Burmese had fended off the Dutch, the Portugese, the Armenians, and the other European who had arrived at Burma's shores "in the first waves of European exploration" In the next century they had successfully withstood a long Chinese invasion from 1765 to 1769, and annexed parts of Manipur, Assam, Chittagong, Laos, and Siam, and had ravaged Ayuthia, Siam's capital. As such, the authorities of court of Ava In the early 1800s took great pride in their success on the…

In the 17th Century, Anne Hutchinson challenged the beliefs of the Puritan society and religion. Anne Hutchinson was accused by the court of “casting reproach upon the faithful Ministers of this Countrey, and raising a prejudice against them, and partly by maintaining weekly and publick meetings in your house . . .” Religion was a major key in the Puritans society possessing the most power in the government. Puritans leaders believed in strong religious and moral codes to be good in the eyes…

it clearly is, everyone has said or joked about a certain stereotype or a certain slur. You also might think its harmless to joke but it’s how other people see it they might be offended or FEEL discriminated. Then verses now. Then: In the 17th and 18th century America used slaves for rapid production of tobacco and cotton crops, etc. Colored people look at non-colored people like they did something wrong like why would you do that why would you have slaves well, in south and east Europe slavery…

lack of other resources on the island. The settlements of early Newfoundland were primarily formed through the diverse array of ethnic cultures, such as the Portuguese, English, French, and Irish that eventually came to develop settlements in the 17th century. In migratory fishing patterns, permanent settlements were very difficult to establish due to harsh weather and a lack of resources. In this manner, the French tended to dominate the northern and southern parts of the island, and the…

The growth of the Mitsui company in the 17th and 18th centuries was fascinating. Under the guidance of Hachirobei, the company evolved from a struggling brewery and pawnshop to handling the Japanese government’s accounting in 1707. Hachirobei incorporated many innovative ideas and practices to propel his company to unprecedented success. He came from very humble beginnings and is the embodiment of what capitalism can do for a person. Hachirobei’s humbling upbringing gave him values that would…