European History

Some historians hypnotize that Europe’s history helped form what it would become doing urbanization. One of these historians, was a man named Fernand Braundel. Fernand Braundel was a 20th century historian, who was recognized by the academic community for his greatness. Fernand Braundel theorized that European town were marked by unparalleled freedom. He offered the thesis about the development of European society into urban life. His thesis states that since the European state was so weak, these towns developed autonomous, self-governing bodies that considered themselves a community that was made up of most middle-class citizens, which tended to govern themselves through a number of organizations. (Document 1) By examining Europe, as well…

didn’t know what I was getting into since I have never taken an AP test, but during the day of the exam I was thrust upon the action. The amount of questions that required a comprehensive back catalogue of almost 600 years of European history was staggering. When time was called I didn’t even finish some of the questions and when I went to the FRQs they seemed almost of a different language of what they were asking of me. However, I was able to make it and relaxed because it was over with, and…

The opposition of these two pigs over the plans for the windmill allows Orwell to satirise the struggles of Stalin and Trotsky over such things as the five-year plans and the Comintern (the international wing of the Bolshevik movement). It also allows him to demonstrate the way in which history is rewritten within totalitarian states. Snowball's personal bravery in the Battle of the Cowshed is gradually undermined until the animals are convinced that he was acting with Jones against the…

underwent a series of influential changes which shaped this era of history spanning from the Middle Ages to the start of the Industrial Revolution. Certain key events provoked changes in social, political and economic areas that affected every member of the European society. Scientific and technological advancements, such as printing, along with the discovery of the New World and other lands coupled with the economic expansion of Europe are three of the most significant events that altered…

to always be right. During the beginning of colonization, some europeans were initially interested in exploring the ideologies and cultures that Africans conform to. Befuddled by the idea that the majority of African cultures lacked physical textual history, explorers lost interest and some began to spread hearsay about African customs. Hence, methodologies used to study Africa were inaccurate, or incompetent at best. Rather than key in on textual written evidence, Europeans should have studied…

“Between 10 and 20% of his subjects had adopted the reformed doctrines.” (An Introduction to Early Modern European History (16th & 17th Centuries), Jean Mason) Once people starting adopting these policies, everything came into play. France was the target of a missionary effort. This effort was lead by the leader of Protestant Geneva, Jean Calvin, who ironically is also a Frenchman. “Calvin had converted to the reformed faith around 1533 and since 1541 had been leader of the militant and…

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was nothing but a peasant farmers daughter growing up in 1428 in a small village in northeast France. She was born during the 100 years war and grew up fearful of death just like many others. She was just 16 when she got a special calling. Following this calling Joan of Arc affected the people of Europe by leading the military during the 100 years war. Joan had no special plans in life and being the youngest out of five kids you are expected to follow along in their…

The most influential person in European history was a man who only ruled his country for eleven years. Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, accomplished more in these eleven years than many men had in their entire lives. Khrushchev had a huge impact on history during the Cold War era, and many things might be different today if he had never been in a leadership role. The innovations that were made in the USSR under his command, were innovations that would send the…

There are many primary sources you can choose to read or see to better understand the European history from the years 1300-1700. The three I chose are very good because they all talk about the history but from different views and occurrences. The first source I would refer to is the Italian Renaissance Reader. From 1300-1700 was when the Renaissance occurred and this book gives you an idea of who all the best writers, scholars, painters, poets, architects, and power family names were. Each…

To this day, one of the most significant periods would be the French Revolution, which lasted for ten years from 1789 to 1799. This was one of the first in a series of events that brought about the end of absolute monarchy and religious hegemony in Europe and paved the way for constitutional monarchies and representative government (French Revolution) The revolution hit its peak in 1789, which is why it is also called the Revolution of 1789. At the time France was one of the most dominant…