Since the beginning of development‚ many different cultures came into existence. Civilizations began and of course empires grew. Several reasons lead to the evolution of large‚ powerful empires. Some include cultural diffusion‚ great leaders‚ inventions‚ and more. The main reasons were independent inventions and cultural diffusion. The best explanation for the evolution of the large powerful empires was cultural diffusion. Cultural diffusion is when a culture spreads from one group or empire to
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Chapter 24 Key Terms 1. Positivism- a philosophy of human intellectual development that culminated in science. In The Positive Philosophy Comte argued that human thought had developed in three stages: Theological‚ metaphysical‚ and positive. 2. Natural selection- The principal of survival of the fittest. It was naturalistic and mechanistic‚ requiring no guiding mind behind the development in organic nature. Contradicted with Biblical story of creation. 3. Social Darwinism- The application
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Between the years of 1900 and 1920‚ reformers and the national government partially brought reform to a national level due to economical‚ political‚ and social interruptions. The period of social activism and political reform in the United States was known as the Progressive Era‚ however society still needed reforms even after that period. Theodore Roosevelt became our president after William Mckinley’s assassination‚ however his enforcements and actions weren’t accidental. He successfully enforced
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Segregation of African Americans had been present in the United States since the early 1600s. In the midnineteenth century‚ African American leaders have proposed many different theories and methods to address the injustices posed by the white majority on to the black population. The individuals who led the fight against this discrimination were Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois‚ who took completely different approaches in order to deal with this unfair treatment of African Americans. Booker T
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Imperial Rome vs. Han The Classical Period was a time where large‚ land-based empires were developed. The leaders of these empires were met with many questions on how to control their territories. While both the Han empire and Imperial Rome exercised political control over their empires through government structure‚ they differed in their organization of bureaucrats and their reliance on slavery. Both the Han and Imperial Rome exercised political control through similar government structure. The
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“The Passage‚ Extension and the Terminal of the Chinese Exclusion Act” By: In the 1840’s the discovery of gold in California blew up extremely‚ in the way that many people believed they could make a fortune by finding gold on their own; to be exact it was January 24‚ 1848 when James W. Marshall saw something that appeared to be shiny -near Sutter Creek Coloma‚ California- in which‚ unexpectedly‚ it turned out to be gold. At the time of his discovery Marshall was overseeing construction
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AP® United States History 2010 Free-Response Questions The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board is composed of more than 5‚700 schools‚ colleges‚ universities and other educational organizations. Each year‚ the College Board serves seven million students and their parents‚ 23‚000 high schools‚ and 3‚800 colleges through major programs and services in
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For years after the Berlin Conference‚ various European powers raced to occupy and colonize land in Africa. It was a time of growth for Europe‚ but what was it for Africa? Africa’s fate was being decided for it by the European invaders. Not all AFricans just stood by and watcher‚ however. There was a wide range of actions and reactions to the Scramble for Africa from the Africans themselves‚ from giving in peacefully to attempting to fighting back with all of their might. Many Africans were afraid
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The printing press was transformed by Johann Gutenberg‚ a German goldsmith‚ and more than 8 million books were printed in Western Europe between 1456 and 1500. This invention had an effect with the Protestant Reformation. It not only furthered the knowledge of geography‚ but it also expanded knowledge throughout the countries and whether you were wealthy or poor‚ printing made books available to the general public. By 1560‚ many people were either Catholic‚ Protestant‚ or mixed (Doc. 5). Non-Catholic
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The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”? The Mongols were a militaristic‚ nomadic group that conquered many lands and forged the Mongolian Empire. They were known for their brutality and laws‚ but they also had positive impacts on the territories which they conquered. The Mongols had some very barbaric practices but like other conquerors‚ it was likely to show dominance over the conquered. More importantly‚ they were strong leaders who aided in the growth of the economy as well as diffusion
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