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    TMT (thirty-meter telescope) on the mountain. According to Hawaiian legend, Mauna Kea is the meeting place of Papa (Earth Mother) and Wakea (Sky Father) who are first ancestors in Hawaiian history. We as Hawaiians view Mauna Kea as a temple or house of worship. In our cultural understanding, it is believed that Mauna Kea was not created by man, but by Ke Akua (God). Mauna Kea is both the burial ground and the embodiment of the most sacred ancestors. This is why I am advocating that a thirty-meter

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    versus Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. Friedrich Engels explains in The Origins of the First World War (Doc A) the aftermath of the Thirty Years War caused many devastating effects like famine, sickness, want and brutalizing the population and this is being compared to World War I saying that the same outcome happened in three or four years instead of thirty. World War I was caused by different factors nationalism is one of the major causes, the fight over colonies, and the expenditure on the

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    Despite their growth of political power during the 16th century, Spain’s political situation in the 17th century is often seen as a time of “decline”. Decentralized political power and ineffective taxation were of the many reasons for the struggles faced by the Spanish Monarchy as well as the progression of weak kings followed by power struggles. Before Spain started turning downward, they were not only a European, but global power. This “began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile

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    The seven year war The seven year war started in 1756 when Frederick ll went to Europe uninvited. Frederick II was a Holy Roman Emperor. He was born on december 24, 1194 and died on december 13 1250. Frederick II went to deny what he thought was an astro attack from the russians Frederick invasion was a success a he managed to get in, but what he didn't know was he helped them prepare a powerful colonist against himself. He tried to invade Bohemia, but australians put unexpected great fight so

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    The Peace of Westphalia served as a turning point through the different religions included and taking their role in society as well as denying the papacy rights in some states. The Peace of Westphalia also changed the way some countries ruled as well as taking and giving power to other countries. The Peace of Westphalia did not only help the Peace of Augsburg recognize the Calvinists religion, but it also denied the papacy in some states. Before the Peace of Westphalia, the Calvinist and

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    Jahnavi Ravula Steen World history 23 November 2016 Virtual Tour of Versailles 1. What was the Fronde & how was Louis XIV affected by The Fronde? What impact do you think this had when he took control as king? - Fronde was a succession of civil wars in the country of France. They occurred during 1648-1653. It happened middle of the war between Franco-spanish War. It was also an uprising of the nobility and the people of Paris against the monarch. Louis XIV was humiliated and he promised that

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    The Thirty Years War was one of the longest and destructive wars over religious and political conflicts between the Catholic and Protestant states. The Peace of Westphalia, a series of peace treaties, was the peak element of the Holy Roman Empire; it paved the way for compromises in establishing sovereign states and the basis of religious toleration. The Bohemian Phase is located in Bohemia. It had a Catholic ruler but majority of the population are Protestant. This caused a lot of angry Protestants

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    HIST-531: Early Modern Europe Dr. Charles Nicholas Saenz 30 July 2015 Pilgram Marpeck’s Peace in Augsburg In 1555, Charles V agreed to a treaty with members of the Schmalkadic League to institute what is now referred to as the “Peace of Augsburg.” This provided Lutherans with religious toleration under specified districts via the principle of Cuius regio, eius religio, but it by no means authorized religious pluralism, or even freedom of religion for other Protestants, such as those in the Zwinglian

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    While the Thirty Years War ultimately began in 1618, this was not the beginning of religious tension and conflict within Europe. In 1555 the Peace of Augsburg was signed stating “Cuius Regno, Eius Religio” meaning whoever is in ruling gets to dictate the religion of their territory. This became an issue when a Catholic leader began ruling over a primarily Protestant population. So if the Thirty Years War was simply a religious war, then why was so much of the political system affected by the conflict

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    Throughout the Thirty Years War, it produced numerous melodramatic penalties and changed Western Europe in important spiritual, radical, and common habits. The Thirty Years War demanded massive soldiers of acquisitive groups and this, while regimentally astute, was a great channel on national capitals. All gatherings that were involved in the battle were nearly poor because of the amount of their individual soldiers and this in chance had a shocking influence on the frugalities altogether. In accumulation

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