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AP 23.460 Holland – Tulip Mania!
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 52941
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AP 23.459 Holland – the Dutch Empire (and vs Portugal)
A map of the Dutch colonial empire.
Light green – territories administered by or originating from territories administered by the Dutch East India Company;
Dark green – the Dutch West India Company
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AP 23.454 Khan Review – Old and New Worlds Collide
Motivation for European conquest of the New World
– Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, Gold, and Glory.
– Religious motivations can be traced all the way back to the Crusades, the series of religious wars between the 11th and 15th centuries during which European Christians sought to claim Jerusalem as an exclusively Christian space.
– Europeans also searched for optimal trade routes to lucrative Asian markets and hoped to gain global recognition for their country.
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AP 23.443 Spanish Explorer and Conquistador – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
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AP 23.435 Spanish – Power (Spanish Tercios)
Dominant Infantry Force of Early Modern Europe
The Tercio (“third”) or Tercio Español was a Spanish military unit of the Spanish Empire during the era of the dominance of Habsburg Spain in Europe and the Renaissance era.
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AP 23.431 Christopher Columbus – Heroe or Villain?
The purpose of this post is to provoke critical thought on Christopher Columbus and his lasting legacy that we still remember (and debate) today. Whether considered as an explorer, villain, or maniac, many cultures and peoples have strong sentiments on his particular voyages and their consequential effects.
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AP 23.426 1492 – Freeman-pedia: Dozendates Review 1492
You DO NOT have to know any dates for AP World Modern. BUT, Ben Freeman would argue knowing certain major events can give you an idea of the major themes and flow of the course.
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AP 23.422 1492 – The End of the Reconquista!
1492
The Reconquista (“reconquest”) is a historical period of approximately 770 years in the history of the Iberian Peninsula, beginning after the initial stage of the Islamic conquest (711-718), to the fall of Granada, the last Islamic state on the peninsula, in 1492.
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AP 23.420 Baile Española (Flamenco and Pasodobles)
Flamenco is an art form native to the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Extremadura ,and Murcia. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations), palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping).
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