History of Europe

In Laudan’s Book, Cuisine & Empire, she puts an interesting spin on world history. Instead of talking about the conquests of empires or the longevity of empires; she looks about how different cuisines shaped empires. From traditional foods for empires to the introduction of different spices, she goes into detail on how trade routes like the Silk Road changed traditional dishes. In this paper I’m going go through the importance of only one chapter, though every chapter in this book explains…

in the United States reshape themselves to conform to their new country’s ways. He goes on to say how this was not the case for many states in Europe. Muller then clarifies how nationalism,…

government’s actions of the past, but also my government’s actions today. It has made me look at the U.S. 2016 election differently. Most of all, my trip made me want to learn more about Europe in the 20th century. When I got back to the University of Michigan this fall, I changed my schedule to enroll in History 318, Europe in the Era of Total War. It has been absolutely fascinating and my favorite class I have ever taken at Michigan. Not only is the professor engaging and knowledgeable, but…

as the beginning of Modern Europe, represents the beginning of the 19th century. The political change brought by the Revolution was so immense that it caused other European powers to intervene to prevent its ideas from entering the conscious of their subjects. Ideals outlined by the Declarations of the Right of Man such as “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights” and “As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared guilty,” ideas that Europe today considers basic…

In the high middle ages, Europeans celebrated a number of victories. The increased lay religiousness created a widespread sense of scholasticism. New roads and bridges were being built in Europe to make trade easier. The expansion of the European economy in the 13th and 14th centuries lead to an increased prosperity--- shifting interest and focus on what was becoming a new middle, merchant class. This emphasis on a newly-powerful group of people, though, was a catch-22. The medieval papacy,…

The Fates of Human Societies” explores and distinguishes the ultimate factors that explain the broad patterns that led to the emergence and dominance of Europe. Throughout the book, Diamond argues that the dominance of Europe since the Stone ages was caused by environmental and geographical factors. As stated by Diamond: “ Environment molds history” – he reiterates his ideas by making use of themes like agriculture, the development of language through writing and the development of societies as…

However, the United Kingdom has throughout its tenure in the European Economic Community and European Union maintained certain level of autonomy from Continental Europe. For example, the United Kingdom has chosen to opt out of both the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Schengen Area. Nonetheless, the most notable British exemption from the rest of European Union is its absence from the Eurozone. Of the EU nation’s currently not in the Eurozone only Denmark and the…

The Colombian Exchange impacted both the Americas and Europe in various ways that are still apparent hundreds of years later. “America Before Columbus” provides a closer look at the events and people who shaped the American landscape. The Columbian Exchange refers to the trade of plants, animals, people, resources, and bacteria from the Old World (Europe) to the New World (the Americas). Plants that were abundant in Europe, for example wheat, rice, peaches, and apples did not exist in the New…

Throughout the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, the events and ideals of the American Revolution held a strong grip on the things going on it Europe. England and France were curious to know what would become of newly acquired America, and what Americans were doing to become successful as an independent nation. Europeans were interested in the outcome of the American Revolution, as they wanted to see if the ideas put in place by the Americans would be enough to defeat Britain and form…

Over a period of history, some continents have been have been on a different pedestal than others; others had the sovereignty and others were underneath. Europe explored and conquered lands and routes that the rest of the world didn’t realize existed; saw civilizations that were unknown. Unearthed riches that were hidden and undisclosed, and altered the lives of the whole world forever. The causes of why Europe, and not anyone else, explored and conquered the rest of the world were because of…