There once was a flower that was unable to settle down anywhere. From the mountains in Kazakhstan, the flower bulb wandered about in Persia, China and Turkey. Until a Dutch scientist took the bulb with him to a small European country. There the flower enjoyed the climate and the soil, and the inhabitants immediately fell in love with the flower and soon designated it a national symbol. It all sounds like a fairy tale, but this is the true story of the tulip. Continue reading Post ID 14104
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APÂ 23.389 Counter Reformation – The Catholic Response
The Counter-Reformation (also the Catholic Revival or Catholic Reformation) was the period of Catholic resurgence beginning with the Council of Trent (1545–1563) and ending at the close of the Thirty Years’ War (1648), and was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation.
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APÂ 23.388 Crash Course – Reformation and Consequences
The Protestant Reformation didn’t exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn’t end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries. Jean Calvin in France and Switzerland, the Tudors in England, and the Hugenots in France also made major contributions to the Reformation.
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APÂ 23.385 English Reformation – Queen Elizabeth I
(7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)
Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
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APÂ 23.383 English Reformation – Henry VIII (England)
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father, Henry VII.
Henry VIII’s marital problems lead to a break with the Catholic Church and decades of conflict as England becomes a Protestant nation.
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AP 23.379 Khan – The Protestant Reformation
Key Points:
– There was one form of Christianity in Western Europe before the Reformation (1517)
– The Reformation caused an explosion of different types of Christianity (Protestant denominations)
– Pope Leo X authorized the sale of indulgences to rebuild St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
– Church doctrine stated that good works and indulgences shortened time in Purgatory
– Johann Tetzel sold indulgences by giving the impression that salvation could be purchased
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APÂ 23.372 Reformation – Martin Luther Sparks a Revolution
Martin Luther (November 10 , 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, a Catholic monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation in 16th-century Europe.
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APÂ 23.368 Reformation – Protestants and Other Early Reformers
During the Protestant Reformation, religious reformers called protestants broke from the Catholic Church and started new Christian denominations (different versions of Christianity)
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APÂ 23.355 Renaissance – What was it?
The Renaissance is a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age. Â Â Europe saw a great revival of interest in the classical learning and values of ancient Greece and Rome.
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AP 23.348 Early Gunpowder Weapons
17 century Firearm WeaponsARQUEBUSIER ARMED WITH MATCHLOCK MUSKET, ILLUSTRATION FROM ‘MANUAL OF ARMS’, 1607
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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 23.335 Russia – Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible, or Ivan IV, was the first tsar of all Russia. During his reign (1533-1584), Ivan acquired vast amounts of land through ruthless means, creating a centrally controlled government.
Ivan the Terrible Biography
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AP 23.334 Russia – Where did it come from?
Russia is the biggest country in the world, spanning one-eighth of the earth’s landmass. But where did it all begin? Alex Gendler explores the epic history of the Kievan Rus, where characters ranging from Viking raiders and Western crusaders to Byzantine missionaries and Mongol hordes all played a role to create a unique civilization standing at the crossroads of culture and geography.
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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 14104
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AP 23.326 Absolutism – The Attitude of Absolute Monarchy
“This, Madame, is Versailles”
What is Absolute Monarchy like?
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AP 23.325 Absolutism – What is it?
Absolute Monarchy
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AP 23.322 Khan – Compare/Contrast: Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires
Gunpowder empires
Overview of the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal Empires and their Turko-Mongol origins. Discussions of devshirme, janissaries and ghulams.
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