Key Terms of the Early Modern Age
Key Terms: Unit 1
The American War of Independence
The American War of Independence was a war between Great Britain and the 13 British colonies in North America. The American colonists were unhappy with the metropolis, which did not allow them to have representatives in the English Parliament and forced them to pay high taxes.
Ancient Régime
The Ancien Régime was a political and social system that emerged in Europe during the Early Modern Age (XV-XVIII centuries). It was characterized by an agricultural
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Characteristics of Romanticism in Music
Romantic music possesses several key characteristics:
- Music is a means of escape for humans. Romanticism emerged after the failed revolutions, offering a way to flee reality.
- It’s a mode of expressing feelings.
- It’s a preferred means to enter an imaginary world.
- It’s a vehicle for transmitting everything subjective.
- Unlike Classicism, the focus is more on form than content.
- There’s a freedom of form, with a predominance of fantasy.
- It features lyrical exaggeration
Atlantic Salmon and Trout: Life Cycle and Threats
Atlantic Salmon
Introduction: The Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) inhabits temperate and Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, from Russia to Portugal. Populations have declined in some areas, and they are now extinct in some locations. They are found in Scandinavia, Ireland, and Northwest Britain. Atlantic Salmon are anadromous, migrating from the sea to rivers to spawn.
Life Cycle
Salmon return from the sea to their home river after one to four years. ‘Grilse’ are salmon that return to the river
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Key Economic and Industrial Terms
Skilled Labor
A group of workers in any particular economic activity for defined stages of production of such activity.
Raw Materials
Substances for processing, manufacturing, or products. They may be natural or the product of another activity.
Machining
The processes of capital investment for the replacement of human labor by a series of machines to increase productivity and reduce production costs.
Media
May be for transport or information.
- Information: Directly transmitting
Spain’s 17th Century: Crisis, Decline, and Shifting Power
Spain in the Seventeenth Century: A Time of Crisis
The seventeenth century marked a significant period of decline for Spain, characterized by a multifaceted crisis encompassing the economy, demography, warfare, and the eventual end of the Habsburg dynasty. The reigns of Philip III, Philip IV, and Charles II saw the power of the king diminish, with influential figures like the Count of Olivares and the Duke of Sanlúcar wielding considerable authority.
The Count-Duke of Olivares and Spain’s International
Read MoreEcosystem Dynamics: Population and Human Impact
Ecosystem Population Dynamics
A population is a group of individuals of the same species that interact within a specific space. Demographic parameters, such as size, age distribution, birth rate, and mortality rate, are used to characterize it.
Population growth is conditioned by the availability of environmental resources and interactions with other populations in the community.
- Environmental resistance refers to all biotic and abiotic factors that limit population growth.
Population Growth Curves
In
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