Achaemenid authority in India shed light on Persian techniques of administration to local rulers. A few centuries later‚ Alexander of Macedon crossed the Indus River and destroyed the states he found. Although his campaign had an effect on politics and history in India‚ he created a gap in N.W. India when he crushed the existing states and then withdrew. Came to fill the gap was Magadha who had an opportunity to expand when Alexander withdrew. This laid the foundation for the Maurya Empire when Chandragupta
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Shelby Cook DBQ-1 AP World History Many different aspects help to shape the Modern Olympic Movement. They all helped to form the Olympics we know today. The political controversies‚ social issues; including discrimination among sexes‚ and the economic boost were all three big factors in shaping this movement from 1892 to 2000. The idea of the Olympics was not completely accepted in all governments. Many members of the Modern Olympic Movement were trying to persuade their countries
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******************** AP World History ********************* September 15‚ 2012 Chapter 14 Outline Introduction: Every year or al least once in their life‚ the Muslims must travel to Mecca. This is a holy pilgrim that has been a tradition for the Muslims since Muhammad made the trip. At the beginning the pilgrims to Mecca were made by small amounts of people. However‚ by the ninth century‚ thousands of people traveled to Mecca in the 9th lunar month. All these people survived on food and water
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were similar and influenced by the same things‚ but the cultures and people around them would shape their own paths and how they would rule their own worlds. The people of these regions were desperate and needing of help. The leaders were willing to fill their desires in order to take power. To the people’s dismay they were caught into three world powers striving for power at the people’s price. Socially the three governments took approaches that limited the people’s power. In Italy they took
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* high degree of social mobility. No classes‚ no one really had the “upper hand”. Colonial Americans were able to go from “rags to riches” with somewhat of an ease. Makers of America: The Scots-Irish Know: The Session 4. How had the history of the Scots-Irish affected their characteristics? * they distanced themselves from the Anglican church. This affected their religious choices later on – they accepted Presbyterianism‚ not Anglicanism. Clerics‚ Physicians‚ and Jurists
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UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE TO 600 CE) Of all the time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum‚ Foundations (8000 BCE - 600 CE) spans the largest number of years. It begins with an important Marker Event - the Neolithic Revolution - and ends after the fall of three major classical civilizations - Rome in the Mediterranean region‚ Han China‚ and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: Environmental and periodization issues Early development
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Chapter 16: Atlantic Revolutions‚ Global Echoes‚ 1750–1914 I. Atlantic Revolutions in a Global Context A. “world crisis?” B. Uniqueness of the Atlantic revolutions C. The Atlantic as a “world of ideas” D. Democratic revolutions E. Global impact of the Atlantic revolutions II. Comparing Atlantic Revolutions A. The North American Revolution‚ 1775–1787 1. Revolutionary? 2. English in England and English in America 3. New taxes and ideas from the Enlightenment 4. A revolutionary
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Bentley Part VII Chapter 36 AP World History Corder Directions: This is a very comprehensive and detailed chapter that must be taken in a little at a time. Do not attempt this study guide in one sitting. Instead‚ plan scheduled times to read and answer questions during the week. For maximum retention‚ you are encouraged to read approximately 5-7 pages a night and to answer the corresponding questions. 1) What does Shanfei’s story reveal about China in the early 20th century? 2)
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One day when I was in the fourth grade‚ we had just finished a free response test on a story we were supposed to read last night. The next day‚ my teacher had completed grading all the test and he had noticed that two of the papers had were the exact same‚ their names were Danny and Ishmael. But Danny was absent today so the teacher called Ishmael to the front of the classroom and asked him if he and Danny cheated off of each other’s test. Ishmael first lied and said‚ “I don’t know how we have the
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1. (a) I‚ III‚ and IV are correct. II is not correct. To explain III‚ de Broglie’s equation states l = h/(mv)‚ so nl = nh/(mv) = 2pi(r). Where: l = wavelength‚ v = velocity of electron‚ n = some positive integer‚ r = distance of electron from center‚ m = mass of electron. Solve‚ get mvr = L = nh/2pi. (b) The current wave mechanical model for the atom states that there are an integer number of wavelengths in every standing integer number (n). 2. (a) The first shell electrons in Lithium are
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