married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to various faiths Muhammad’s spiritual transformation at age forty There was only one true god‚ Allah ("the god") Allah would soon bring judgment on the world The archangel Gabriel delivered these revelations to Muhammad The Quran ("recitation")--holy book of Islam Followers compiled Muhammad’s revelations Work of poetry and definitive authority on Islam Other works include hadith (sayings and
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1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3. Ghaznavids: ). Established by Alptigin‚ a Turkish soldier of Samadid rulers‚ who captured Ghazni (Afghanistan) in 962 and began establishing his own state. Grandson‚ Mahmud marked high point of regime. Between 1001-1024‚ led 17 campaigns into India
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Trent Riddell Mr. Edwards AP World History 20 June 2013 Human Technological and Social Development The movement of the Human race throughout the globe in the Paleolithic Era was not a quick process. The tens of thousands of years these migrations took were only possible due to the growth and expansion of the human brain. The vast amount of land traveled‚ tested humans in many ways such as climate changes‚ new predators‚ new geography etc. This caused them to adapt‚ in ways such as technological
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World history‚ global history or transnational history (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective. It is not to be confused with comparative history‚ which‚ like world history‚ deals with the history of multiple cultures and nations‚ but does not do so on a global scale. World History looks for common patterns that emerge across all cultures. World
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AP U.S. Summer Assignment Mr. O’handley Nicholas West Due Date: Sept. 5 2012 AP U.S. Summer Assignment Nicholas West Mr. O’handley 7/27/12 OUTLINES CH 1-5 “With the dawn of the 16th century‚ there came together in Europe both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize territory across the sea.” -Trade- the concurring of the Inca Empire led by Francisco Pizarro led to the shipping of tons of gold and silver to
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W APWH CH. 5 EQ NOTES |Question 1: What were the features of Roman society and politics during the Republic? | |Topic Sentence | |Agriculture was the central economic activity in Republic Rome which meant land was the basis of wealth. | |Social status‚ political privileges
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- No solid political system - While China rose to power they did not believe in a certain god while India believed in many gods. - Male dominated society‚ women had virtually no rights Mauryan/Gupta India Political – Caste System‚ Regionalism + diversity‚ Ashoka (grandson of Chandra Gupta‚ led military‚ converted to Buddhism and the promoted peace throughout India‚ wrote on rocks all through India encouraging peace and unification throughout India) Economics – traded + merchants (lots
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Advanced Placement World History Course Syllabus 2012-2013 Ms. Rebecca Layton Friendly High School Fort Washington‚ MD 20744 301-449-4900 Rebecca.layton@pgcps.org Course Description: The Advanced Placement World History (APWH) course is an intensive‚ year long‚ examination of global history from the period of 8000 B.C.E. to the present. The purpose of APWH is to develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts‚ in interaction
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AP World History Rachel Mahadeo Mini-Essay Due: February 2‚ 2012 King Afonso I was king of Kongo during the 1520s. Qianlong was emperor of China during the Qing dynasty‚ during the 1790s. In the kingdom of Kongo‚ there were many Portuguese merchants whom had established close political and diplomatic relations with the king. These relations brought much wealth and recognition to Kongo‚ but it also brought problems that led to its inevitable destruction. Portuguese merchants
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During the period between 1865 and 1900‚ the lives of many African Americans had changed in both political and social ways. They had a lifestyle transformation. Politically‚ African Americans were able to vote. As for socially‚ African Americans were beginning to be viewed as equals. African Americans were given the opportunity to vote. There opinion began to matter. As Alfred H. Ward expresses in his art black men waiting in a line‚ it means much more than a single file. Displaying the men
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