Those parts of the Holy Roman Empire, for example, which applied the Imperial Code of Justice strictly, prosecuted far fewer witches than those that did not. The religious changes and tensions of the period obviously played a played a part. ... This was especially the case in western parts of the Holy Roman Empire. ... By the end of the sixteenth century the centre of witch hunting activity had moved to the Holy Roman Empire. ... Economics had played an extensive role in providing an explanation for the rise in trials, however that alone isn't conclusive and so ulterior explanations...

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It was all the more broad than the prior restoration and had suggestions past the field of writing, above all in building design, the visual expressions, and the recovery of Roman law. ... Greek had been a key piece of the Roman instructive framework; any informed Roman would have known it and possessed the capacity to quote from its most celebrated creators and speakers, for example, Demosthenes, Aristophanes, or Lucian. ... Case in point, Julius Pomponius Laetus (1428 "1497) established the Roman Academy, whose parts took a dynamic part in antiquarianism and the investigation of the ag...

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This was a revival of the ancient Roman forms, such as the column and round arch, the tunnel vault, and the great domes. ... These tales formed the basis of many European literary works, such as Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. ...

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Another movement in this century was the revival of Roman law, which corresponded to the spread of capitalist relations in towns and country. The Roman civil law provided the legal basis in Renaissance Europe. In addition, the Roman concept of absolute empirical power became a weapon for the administrative centralization and territorial integration of the European monarchies (Britannica: P. 381). ... Law of the God was replaced with the Roman civil law, so religious sovereignty began to lose its power. ... On the contrary, the United Nations played an important role in the change of t...

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Nevertheless, the term Renaissance remains a widely recognized label for the multifaceted period between the heyday of medieval universalism, as embodied in the Papacy and Holy Roman Empire, and the convulsions and sweeping transformations of the 17th century. ... This expansion in turn played a major role in the many other transformations?'...

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Introduction Over the course of time, several agreements and treaty play an important role in the development of the modern world. ... The great leaders all swore to abide by it as each one had played a large role in bringing it about.... It was nearly four hundred years ago, when the last ruling king of the Roman emperor of the West had been removed from his command by a daring public outrage. ...

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However the appeal for new workers was primarily aimed at white Europeans people who had all gained immigration to Britain during the century before the Second World War and still played a very important role after 1945.Even in 1970s the Irish remained the largest immigrants' community in Britain. ...

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As Erica Benner (2013) mentions in Nationalism: Intellectual Origins, a German reaction to the revolutions in America and France, which "claimed to found new national forms of legitimacy on universal, republican principles" (Benner 2013, p. 45), which was when the confederation of German states in 1800, or the Holy Roman Empire, were collapsing due to the pressure of the revolutionary wars. ... Renan mentions that resulting from the end of the Roman Empire and the subsequent failures of prominent historical European figures such as Napoleon I, Charles V and Louis XIV in maintaining an empire, ...

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During the Middle Ages (1000-1350) Jews living in Europe experienced oppression and discrimination in large part due to Greco-Roman influences. ... Because Christian laws said that Christian people could not lend money out at interest, and yet most kings and queens need to borrow money, the Jews played a major role in the medieval economy as moneylenders. ...

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They were alienated in the early development of Christian theology, and was accused guilty of the death of Jesus in a conspiracy with the Romans. ... Later on, these restrictions expanded to many other aspects of life, such as playing of Gypsy music because "hard-working German citizens were annoyed by the sloppy bearing of Gypsy musicians who used their music as a cover for begging...

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Europe can be given credit for the birth of democracy, dating back to the Greek polis in the fifth century, and the fundamental concepts achieved by the Roman's still remain the backbone of modern law. ... Our recreational time is spent playing traditional European games like cricket, football and soccer, which also serves as a bond between Europe and Australia. ... It is however, the European way towards democracy, liberalism and capitalism that we have adopted into our own culture, but once again we mustn't forget that America played a role in influencing the Europe continent to ...

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The earlier sources provoke Victorian attitudes towards duty, leading to the enrolling of over two million volunteer troops into the British armed services from 1914 - 1916, while source C plays on the moral decency of the reader, calling for a halt to the foul deeds committed by the ape (representing Germany) that has caused the desolation of massive amounts of territory, together with the atrocities committed by soldiers under the direct control of Germany. ... Respect also plays a significant role in all three sources, and, in what was a predominantly team-based society, a suggestion could...

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Despite conflict among the Catholic hierarchy and the nondenominational Queens College, Windle built a strong relationship with the Roman Catholic clergy in the district and the country of Ireland as a whole. ...

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The importance of securing natural energy resources is taking center stage in the European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Eu...

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