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Said to the end of the Dark Ages and the beginning of Modern Society, The Renaissance was a cultural movement (Intellectual) that promoted classical literature, learning, and art.
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The Age of Exploration was a time of European exploration and colonization of the Americas.
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The Reformation is the split in the Catholic Church, creating two different denominations of Christianity. The first being Catholic Church and the second becoming the Protestant Church.
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Inaflation during the 16th century due to the increase of gold and silver from the colonies.
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The Religious Wars were a set of wars during the 1520's that continued on to the 1650's.
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The Scientific Revolution was a period of many discoverys and developments that span several different catergories in science, such as physics, astronomy, biology, anatomy, and chemistry. Mathematics also shared some developments as well.
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Following the Spanish and Portuguese, the Dutch established colonies and began the Dutch East India Company.
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A series of events that stopped European growth and prosperity. Some events include Famine and Plagues.
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Mainly between the English and Dutch, stemming from commercial rivalry.
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Louis XIV had many accomplishments, which included centralizing the government, he also had made his royal council so great that it was the model for many other european countries.
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Mainly referred to as an Absolute Monarch. An Absolute Monarch has the power to rule their land freely.
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Prussia consolidated its power, centralized its governemnt and at one point had the largest army in europe.
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Peter the Great had many reforms some of which included his nobles to serve in the army and not only did he reform Russia he centralized the government and gained lands from Poland and other areas.
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Also known by some as the Age of Reason, the Enlightenment focused on reason, analysis, and it is seen as mankind leaving behind his ignorance.
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Rococo Art was characterized by its grace, fluidity. Unlike Barque it was more playful and had different themes.
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A period of time in which new manufacturing ways or processes are/were used.
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A movement to have and create equality between the genders, so that both men and women are equals in everything from job earnings to job choice.
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feeling of unity that binds people together.
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The first half of the 19th century
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Focuses on the rights and freedoms of the individual and the need to limit the powers of government.
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Countries became more united and creating an national identity.
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Realism is the practice of being extremely materialistic and is in love with life and regular people, not heros or made up stories.
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The Second Industrial Revolution introdced us to products such as steel, petroleum, and along with some other innovations led to the development of planes and automoblies.
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The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations. (New Imperialism)
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Began in the second half of the 19th century.
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These are two wars that occured in several parts of the world and included several different countries and peoples.
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A Concept in which the state holds all authority over the society and controls all aspects of public and private life.
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A Concept in which the state holds all authority over the society and controls all aspects of public and private life.
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The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War 2 between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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