Western Europe

Illuminated manuscripts are pieces of art, usually with hints of gold and silver and other bright colors to make the new look illuminated and beautiful. There are many ways that illuminated manuscripts were found in the Middle Ages. For example manuscripts could be found in something as simple as borders on pages and a picture in an article. They also could be found in very large and detailed art such as a historical initial or even wall sized art. All of these ways and more were used during the…

Alternatives Option A – Continue to promote the Daewoo brand in Europe The first option was to revitalize the GM Daewoo brand and not to introduce Chevy to Europe. GM Daewoo sold the following models that were already recognized throughout Europe: Matiz, Lancetti, and Kalos. The GM Daewoo brand, which was associated with value, was recognized as an existing strength for GM. It would benefit their global positioning to leverage this reputation. Furthermore, value was a relevant characteristic to…

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…

Many factors contributed to the uneven growth of urban centres and culture in Europe during the period 1500-1650. This essay will consider the impact of climate change, geography, economy, religion, war, and the changing political landscape in Europe during this period. No one factor caused the changes; rather it appears to have been a combination of those mentioned above, though some may have had a greater impact than others. This is particularly true of the Protestant Reformation, which…

This year alone Europe has had over 300,000 refugees seeking asylum. A refugee is a person that had been forced to escape their country in order to get away from war, persecution, or natural disaster. Europe is currently facing an extreme influx of refugees unseen since World War 2. During, World War 2 many people needed to escape from the damages that the Holocaust had caused, Europe had an abundance of displaced people. With diverse problems in Syria, many people need to escape the…

promoted national development in Europe and this desire motivated many countries to attempt expansion. This caused tensions to rise between conflicting nations, which then formed two competing forces to arise. Each alliance went into World War I with the expectation of a quick resolution to the problems at hand, but soon realized that the war would prove to be long and detrimental to most of Europe. Preceding World War I, the desire for national greatness in Europe sparked a rise in nationalism…

Circumstances Led to World War 1? World War 1. It is the world’s first global conflict. it was an event that began on 28 August 1914 that caused almost 10 million deaths in Europe, therefore almost killing off a generation of Europeans in the end of the war November 11 1918. 4 years of fighting and cruelty. It ended empires in Europe to turn to communism and become a totalitarian stalin in power. it pitted the central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against the Allied…

Italy There are many interesting things about Italy. Like The Bronze and Iron Age. The Bubonic plague also known as The Black Death started in Italy, The Renaissance of the arts, When Italy became one, Modern Italy, The geography of Italy, and The Economy of Italy. In the early second millennium B.C. Italy was in the Bronze Age. The Bronze Age is for studying prehistoric societies practically the ancient societies. During the Bronze Age a cultural pattern had already formed. Most of the people…

When looking at Peter Burkholder’s secondary source “Popular Misconceptions of Medieval Warfare”, the main argument is clearly outlined, stating that “popular entertainment sometimes reflects medieval and military history, historians dismiss this popular media, however they help to clarify the general public’s misunderstandings about medieval warfare.” The thesis statement of this article is developed through the assertion that other popular media sources such as movies and video games, draw…

gold, spices, and slaves only increased. The Western states were primarily Christian and they wanted to spread Christianity through the expansion of their empires. The most significant factor for the Age of Exploration was the constant demand for gold, spices, and slaves. Spices have always been important for the preservation of food, but as civilization became more…