Mr. LoMonaco lomonaco.v@deerparkschools.org AP World History Summer Assignment 2014 “Education comes from within; you get it by struggle and effort and thought.” -Napoleon Hill Part I- Read Chapter 19 Part II- Answer the following questions. (20 points) 1. What three factors led to the growth of the Ottoman Empire? 2. Why was the capture of Constantinople‚ in 1453‚ significant for both the Ottoman Turks and Europeans? 3. Looking at the map on page 532‚ describe the extent of the Ottoman
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Chapter 32 Latin America 1) What distinguishes those regions referred to as the "Third World" from other societies? Page Ref: 773 - lack of industrialization 2) The "Second World" refers to what? Page Ref: 773 -industrialized communist nations 3) Which nations are part of the "First World"? Page Ref: 773 -all but the Soviet Union 4) In which “world” did Latin America belong? Page Ref: 773 -third world 5) How much has Latin America institutions and patterns of politics changed? Page Ref:
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used every tool available to free men to save Tom Robinson‚ but in the secret courts of men’s hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed” (Lee 323). This clearly shows that despite Tom’s innocence and Atticus’ ability to defend him‚ Tom Robinson never would have had an opportunity of winning the court case because of his estrangement. The beliefs and opinions of this time period allowed a guilty man to be let free and an innocent man be convicted
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Name Class Date THE NEW IMPERIALISM Section 2 Quiz A. Terms‚ People‚ and Places Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided. Not all of the terms in Column II will be used. Each answer can be used only once. Column I Column II 1. a famous missionary and explorer 2. leader of West African resistance to colonial rule 3. helped set up a powerful Muslim state in Nigeria 4. the upper class 5. ruthless
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of American civilizations during the post classical period? 1) _______ A) Highly developed agriculture B) Monotheistic practices C) Elaborate cultural systems D) Diverse civilizations 2) What was the relationship between the Toltecs and their predecessors in central Mexico? 2) _______ A) The Toltecs adopted the animistic religion
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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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Lexi Martin Unit 1 Study Guide – Chapters 1-6 Vocabulary- Australopithecus- an extinct genus of small-brained‚ large-toothed bipedal hominids that live in Africa between one and four million years ago. Paleolithic Age- At sites dating from the Lower Paleolithic Period (about 2‚500‚000 to 200‚000 years ago)‚ simple pebble tools have been found in association with the remains of what may have been the earliest human ancestors. Neanderthal- an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian. Neolithic
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Tim Kwist AP English Literature and Composition Quinn April 1‚ 2013 Jane Eyre: AP Question Essay “Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender‚ race‚ or creed. Choose a play or novel in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character’s alienation reveals the surrounding society’s assumptions and moral values.” Women who had no claim to wealth or beauty received
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appeared in Mesopotamia before 3300 BCE ■ Cuneiform (originated in Mesopotamia) ● Used sharpened end of reed into a moist clay tablet ● Because so many symbols had to be learned‚ literacy was confined to a small group of administrators and scribes ○ World View= Pessimistic ■ River flooded randomly ● Egypt (Nile River Valley) ○ 31002575 BCE (Early Dynastic) ■ Writing system of Hieroglyphics started in this period ● Because of the long period of study required to master this system‚ literacy in
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in the second half of the 19th Century economically because: • Transcontinental Railroad - Indians lost their food sources‚ such as bison‚ due to the rapid constructions of buildings and technological things that did not let the bison roam free o Lots of bison caused hunting -> they almost went extinct Body Paragraph #5 The technological developments and government actions affected the Indians in the second half of the 19th Century religiously because: • Indians
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