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This folder contains notes on Chapter XX of CMH, vol. IV titled "The Mongols" by Herbert M. J. Loewe.

Scope and Contents Documents in this folder include: an outlined essay on the intellectual revolution focusing on key scientific advancements, an outline of key intellectuals between the 16th and 17th centuries (written on memo papers), notes on the Enlightenment, notes on 18th century thinkers, notes on modern/19th century historiography focusing on Rienhold Neibuhr, notes on Leopold von Ranke, notes on Romanticism and the philosophy of history 9written on memo paper), 2 sets of notes on Jules Michelet, a...

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This folder contains documents on the following topics: Renaissance art, Renaissance music, science of the Renaissance, medicine and astronomy, religion, key scholars, and political reforms.

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This folder contians documents concerning the following topics: the Medieval renaissance, Medieval art and architecture, Medieval literature, the Franks, Shelmidine's Middle Ages history course, and a broad outline of Medieval history.

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This folder begins with an overview of what Shelmidine titled "The Ancient World" wherein he discusses the origin of species and Homo sapien evolution. Following that is a lecture essay titled "Primitive Societies: Beginnings of Civilization."

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This folder begins with an outline on the formation of feudal kingdoms and the cementation of feudalism in the Middle Ages. Shelmidine notes key feudal figures (written on memo paper). He then has a detailed outline of feudalism and its components including its social relationships and land status.

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This folder contains a historical outline looking at the rise of the city-state during the era of aristocracy, which fomented class divisions, and how colonization through territorial conquest developed as a result of city-state power condensation. Shelmidine discusses key city-states and the effects of colonization.

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This folder contains an outline regarding the revival of commerce, positioning the Crusades as a crucial moment in reviving trade between the East and West. Different forms of trade are explored, as well as the rise of industry.

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This folder contains documents titled "Revival of Empire in West," "Franconian House and (Papal?) Conflict," "Dominion over Palm and Pine," and "Nationalism."

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This folder contains a set of notes on population change between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including quantitative data and qualitative explanations.