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Enlightened Absolutism

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Enlightened Absolutism Prussia ? Frederick II (Frederick the Great, r. 1740-1786) Enlightenment Policies Freedom of religion/philosophy Improved education Modernized legal system/agriculture/manufacturing (1763) Absolutist Policies Oppressed Jews Retained Serfdom Expanded Junker nobility privileges Russia ? Catherine the Great (r. 1762-1796) Enlightenment Policies Embraced Western Culture at Court Religious toleration Improved education ? schools for daughters of nobility Absolutist Policies Nobility granted absolute control over serfs (1775) Nobility freed from taxes/state service (1785) Austrian Hapsburgs ? Joseph II (r. 1780-1790) Religious toleration and civic rights for Jews/Protestants Abolished serfdom (1781) Freedom of the press

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KEY COURT CASES Marbury v. Madison (1803) Established judicial review; ?midnight judges;? John Marshall; power of the Supreme Court. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) Established national supremacy; established implied powers; use of elastic clause; state unable to tax fed. Institution; John Marshall; ?the power to tax involves the power to destroy.? Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Established separate but equal. Schenck V. U.S. (1919) Oliver Wendell Holmes; clear and present danger test; shouting ?fire? in a crowded theater; limits on speech, esp. in wartime. Gitlow v. New York (1925) Established precedent of federalizing Bill of Rights (applying them to the states); states cannot deny freedom of speech -?protected through due process clause of Amendment 14

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Most World history courses are focused on the important trends and developments since the beginning of civilization. Many high school world history courses are really European history courses so you may also want to check out the AP European history pages. The AP World course asks students to focus on analysis (explaining why things happened) and then comparing how one part of the world changed to how other areas changed over time. This webpage is designed to give you the facts you need through outlines, notes, stories, vocabulary, lists, and lots of quiz questions to help you practice what you learn.

Ap government vocabulary

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Government Vocab. Caroline Kent Constitutional democracy- Limited government; the rule of law. A form of government in which a written, unwritten, or partly written constitution serves as a higher or fundamental law that everyone, including those in power, must obey. The rule of law is an essential feature of constitutional government Democracy- Literally defined as ?rule of the people?; democracy is a form of government in which all citizens exercise political power, either directly or through their elected representatives.

Hellenistic age key terms-the earth and its peoples

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The Hellenistic Synthesis 323-30 B.C.E. Introduction Alexander the Great-death(323.B.C.E.) age 32 No plan for succession Half-century chaos Ambitious & ruthless officers-try to gain control of empire After fight over authority Empire broken into 3 kingdoms-each ruled by Macedonian dynasty Seleucid Ptolemaic Antigonid Each kingdom faced problems Kingdoms-often at odds with each other, but roughly had balance of power Hellenistic Age (323-30 B.C.E.) Age that was brought in by conquests of Alexander Lands in NE Africa and western Asia that came under Greek management-tended to be ?Hellenized?(powerfully influenced by Greek culture) Large kingdoms w/ Heterogeneous populations Great cities Powerful rulers Pervasive bureaucracies

Dark Ages of Europe

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The Dark Ages started in Europe after the fall of the Rome and Greece civilizations. During the Dark Ages barbarian tribes demanded tribute, enslaved people, and killed people. The Dark Ages started out with the collapse of Western Europe. Another reason is the plague that broke out during the 16th century. There was a decline of agriculture and depopulation. Also, the breakdown of society. The Dark Ages are also called the Middle Ages.

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