Louis XV of France

During the rule over the Aztecs their rule expanded across the continent. During this expansion they also began building over the Aztec empire creating the brand new city Mexico City by building directly over the ruins of the Aztecs old empire. Even during the expansion of new spain their production was slowed by resistance from the indigenous people and resistance from the land. But even with these obstacles the spaniards “New Spain” was still the richest and most popular of all the spanish…

famous leader of France. He was not only one of the strongest leaders France has ever had, but he lead France to their biggest down fall. Napoleon became a strong leader when France needed it the most after the French Revolution. Napoleon brought new ideas to the French government and the lives of civilians. He changed France in many positive and negative ways including, changing the French government, industrializing , and creating the Napoleonic Code. Napoleon took control of France in 1799…

The “Reign of Terror” was a year long period during the French Revolution. This took place in France, it started after the execution of King Louis XVI. The point of it was to preserve their vision of liberty and equality. The year long period of the French Revolution was not justified by using radical methods, ideals that were not met and threats to accomplish the goals of the revolution. To start off, they had radical methods. Execution was by a machine called the guillotine was a “humane”…

Louis and Madame DaBarra end up spending most of the day talking about flowers and Louis talked to her about how he wants to marry again. The King enjoys Madame Dabarra, by the way she speaks and how kind her words are. After they were finished talking Louis tells Madame DaBarra that it was a pleasure meeting her and that he hoped to see her again soon. Later that day Madame DaBarra…

French revolution The French Revolution was made to end monarch. It was made to provide equality. People in the 3rd estate about 97 percent and had no rights. All the power belonged to the king. People die from hunger they can’t even afford to get food on top of that they had to pay taxes about half of what they earn. Yes the French Revolution did lead to a better society for the 3rd estate. The French Revolution helped decrease the king's power, and it allowed people in the 3rd estate have…

Brunel’s massive bridges, railroads and ships fall under the category of romantic architecture, industrial advances and nationalism; their beautiful innovated design and incredible structure increased efficient transportation all while representing national identity in his country Great Britain. Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s background molded the possibilities for his success through a surplus of education and experience. Years of training and experience led to complete works that were a huge…

In France, Germany and Italy, Catholicism has traditionally dominated. Today many people in these countries are nominally religious, but the majority do not practice their religion. Although the majority of people are not as active in the church, it still holds influence over culture and politics. Religion is traditionally rooted in the political institutions of these countries and even though the majority of the population no longer practices religion, these roots are so far imbedded in their…

This is a comparison of two paintings, one by Jacque Louis David and the other by Eugene Delacroix, to demonstrate how the French revolutions influenced European art. David comes from the Neoclassical perspective and Delacroix comes from the Romantic perspective. These paintings show how art changed in the way it presented subjects as reaction to historic events. The Neoclassical period came about during a time when academic art was both classical and historical. That meant a lot of the art…

A peaceful society is a prosperous society; where there is peace, there is development, unity, and success. For there to be peace, it is essential that people respect each other regardless of their position in the society. When one party disrespects another, consequences follow, any action deserves a reaction. Our society for a long time has been depending on trade for survival with most of the trading activities happening in the Ohio Valley region. However, in light of recent happenings, a…

Cultural history has taken a turn from a boring old traditional history that examined the intellectual and artistic history, to a new exciting cultural history that is more relevant than ever. In What is Cultural History Now written by Miri Rubin, we look at the cultural turn in history that is best examined from an anthropological view and how the symbols and meanings in history can show us a more broad slow moving context of what was really happening at this time. With input from other…