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AP 23.343 Absolutism – The Russian Czar (Tsarina) – (Catherine the Great)
Catherine II was empress of Russia, and she led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great. She was an ENLIGHTENED MONARCH!
Under her reign, Russia expanded its territories and modernized, following the lead of Western Europe.
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AP 23.340 Russia – Peter the Great (Czar or Tsar)
Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation.
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AP 23.338 Russia – Epic History
Review earlier Russian history:
- History of Russia Part 1 (review for contextualization) – traces the origins of modern Russia and Ukraine among Slavic tribes, Viking raiders, and the medieval kingdom of Kievan Rus. Mongol hordes brought death and destruction, but under the first Tsars, a strong Russian state slowly emerged.
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AP 23.332 Russia – The Cossacks
The Cossacks were Russian military horsemen who saw themselves as Orthodox Christian warriors, in voluntary service to the tsar. Repressed after the Bolshevik Revolution, since the collapse of the Soviet Union they have re-emerged and are trying to revive Cossack traditions.
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AP 23.331 Russia – Slavic People
Slavs are the largest ethno-linguistic group in Europe, followed by Germanic peoples and Romance peoples. Present-day Slavic people are classified into
East Slavs (chiefly Belarusians, Russians, Rusyns, and Ukrainians),
West Slavs (chiefly Czechs, Kashubs, Poles, Slovaks and Sorbs) and
South Slavs (chiefly Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes). Continue reading Post ID 18903
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AP 23.327 Absolutism – France (Versailles)
Before the French Revolution
Illustrative Example (p 70) – Arts and Monumental Architecture: (European palaces such as Versailles)
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AP 23.319 Mughal Empire – Taj Mahal
Originally built by Emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb his wife, the Taj Mahal remains an architectural marvel of the modern world.
Illustrative Example (p 70) – Arts and Monumental Architecture: (Mughal mausolea and mosques)
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AP 23.313 Safavid Empire
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history. The Safavid shahs ruled over one of the Gunpowder Empires. They ruled one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Iran, and established the Twelver school of Shia Islam as the official religion of the empire, marking one of the most important turning points in Muslim history.
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AP 23.303 Ottoman Empire – Battle of Lepanto (1571)
First Major Defeat For The Ottoman Empire
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, led by the Venetian Republic and the Spanish Empire, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras.
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AP 23.288 The Black Death – Flagellants!
The Brotherhood of the Flagellants had appeared earlier in Europe, but rose up in great numbers in Germany in late 1348. They believed the Black Death was the punishment of God and took it upon themselves to try to appease him.
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AP 23.280 The Black Death – Ring around the Rosie
Have you ever heard the nursery rhyme called Ring Around the Rosie?
“Ring around the Rosie. Pocket full of poesy. Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down.”
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AP 23.273 Crash Course – Medieval Summary
Summary
Past Posts –
AP 23.195 Crash Course – The Dark Ages (Review)
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AP 23.268 Illustrative Examples – Chinese Discoveries (Paper and Print)
Illustrative Examples (pg 61) – Diffusion of Scientific or Technological Innovations (Paper from China)
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AP 23.267 Chinese Discoveries (Gunpowder) – What if …
… Gunpowder Never Existed?
We all know guns. We all have opinions on guns. Yet how much did guns contribute to the modern world we know today? How much would have changed if gunpowder never existed? Here is one scenario. Continue reading Post ID 18903
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AP 23.212 Mongols – Nomads of the Eurasian Steppe: “What is Best in Life?”
The Nomadic People posed a major challenge to states and empires due to their toughness and mobility. Continue reading Post ID 18903
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AP 23.202 Hundred Years War (1337 to 1453)
The name the Hundred Years’ War has been used by historians since the beginning of the nineteenth century to describe the long conflict that pitted the kings and kingdoms of France and England against each other from 1337 to 1453.Continue reading Post ID 18903
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AP 23.192 Medieval Europe – The Code of Chivalry
Knights Code of Chivalry dating back to the Dark Ages
The Knights Code of Chivalry was part of the culture of the Middle Ages and was understood by all. A Code of Chivalry was documented in ‘The Song of Roland’ in the Middle Ages Knights period of William the Conqueror who ruled England from 1066. The ‘Song of Roland’ describes the 8th century Knights of the Dark Ages and the battles fought by the Emperor Charlemagne. The code has since been described as Charlemagne’s Code of Chivalry. The ideals described in the Code of Chivalry were emphasized by the oaths and vows that were sworn in the Knighthood ceremonies of the Middle Ages and Medieval era. These sacred oaths of combat were combined with the ideals of chivalry and with strict rules of etiquette and conduct.
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AP 23.183 Medieval Europe – What are Guilds?
A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a particular town.
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AP 23.175 Religious Schism – Orthodox vs Roman (Christianity) The Great Schism of 1054
Schism – a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
synonyms: division, split, rift, breach, rupture, break, separation, severance; chasm, gulf; discord, disagreement, dissensionBefore the Protestant Reformation
The Great Schism of 1054 (also called East–West Schism) – event that led to the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches (led by the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius) and the Western Roman Church (led by Pope Leo IX).
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AP 23.172 Religion – The Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the western world. It can trace its history back almost 2000 years.
Today there are more than a billion Catholics in the world, spread across all five continents with particular concentrations in southern Europe, the United States, the Philippines and the countries of Central and South America. What binds this diverse group of people together is their faith in Jesus Christ and their obedience to the papacy.
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