Early modern Europe

A series of crusades would eventually lead to converting many lands converting to Christianity as well as spreading European authority. Our textbook notes the comparison of crusades to jihads (ch 12, p 437). Except for Lithuania, nearly all of Europe was Christian by the thirteenth century. (ch 12, p 437). Later, Lithuanian kings converted to Christianity when their kingdom became merged with Poland (ch 12, p 457). According to the textbook Crusades were wars determined by the papacy against…

period, known as the Islamic Golden Age, saw advances in science, philosophy, medicine and education. Great centers of Muslim learning under the Abbasid dynasty, started knowledge and scientific development that spread from Alexandria and Baghdad to Europe. The architecture flourished in Muslim Spain, later influencing Spanish colonial settlements around the world. Muslim philosophers translated the works of classical Greek philosophers and added their own significant contributions, preserving…

Many people worked in the artistic area back in Colonial America because there wasn’t much you could do. I’ll talk about what jobs were popular, talk a bit about painting, and some popular craftsman. Also, I will talk about what the popular and unpopular art forms were, and talking about furniture. Finally, different facts on what was happening in different places all throughout the colonies. These will answer the question, how did art change the colonies/colonists? Portrait painters alternated…

maintain or increasing the velocities. In 1886 a French Colonel by the name of Nicholas Lebel created the first smokeless small bore cartridge and it was named the 8mm Lebel. The cartridge was so successful it allowed the French to rein supreme in Europe. The cartridge also caused other nation to rework or redesign their cartridges to restore balance. The Italian military wasted a lot of money trying to redesign existing calibers but they weren’t successful causing them to start over with the…

Europe is a very important region in the World. Many developed countries such as Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Spain located on this territory. These countries are playing asignificant role in the world political and economical system. “Colonialism is the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people.” Historically, countries such as Great Britain, France, Spain, and Portuguese send many expeditions to explore new lands and they…

Religion is a discussion that no one will agree and will always be a debates about it but that's not just a problem of today but also of ancient times, like when the Europeans came to America, they tried to put their religion to the natives Americans and often subjected to severe torture to learn and accept their religion, this small example of culture shock to see the difference between them as they had viewed the world. Native Americans had a culture which was based in nature, did not have a…

1. Introduction: The Relationship Between Civilizations and Colonialism Colonialism describes the expansion of territory through colonial rule over a colony. A relationship is maintained between the colonizer and the colony through power and control. Colonialism itself stands as period of European exploration, conquering, and maintaining of other territories. It embodies the expansion of the Western civilization through the means of trade, labor, and power. Britain followed this structure of…

The Impact of Voyages of Discovery Imagine fighting the wind against the stormy sea, cold and relentless rain stinging and biting through clothing, and the deep rocking cradle of waves crashing and colliding against the wood holding the fleet buoyant. How exciting and dangerous could that have been—parallel circumstances that left men fighting for their lives, and not knowing when they would return home? Voyages and the thrill of possible discovery cost many men their lives over the course of…

The venture to establish a colony at Jamestown was designed by the Virginia Company of London, which was organized and financed the colony, that wanted its business model to extract profits from the gold, silver, and other riches supposedly to be found in that region of North America. Also, no one knew the gigantic North American continent yet, the company soon expected to find a trade route by river through Virginia to the Pacific (Price, pg 1). This method was active eight months earlier. The…

Introduction The cultural and social impact of the European arrival in North America is still seen throughout the three modern day countries that occupy this continent. This history is best understood when examined from the perspective of both European immigrants and native North Americans and how they influenced each other’s lives. Discussing the significance of the European cultural, social, and technological influences on the native peoples of North America, and how their life was forever…