3)The Development of Russia a)Eastern Slavs converted by missionaries from Byzantine Empire to Orthodox Christianity. Eastern Orthodoxy rejects pope‚ but else wise is similar to Rom. Cat. b)Loose but real political unification of eastern Slavic territories under single prince and dynasty c)Feudal division into boyard nobility and commoner peasantry d)After death of Prince Iaroslav the Wise‚ Kievan principality disintegrated into competing political units- 1504 e)The Mongol Yoke and the Rise of Moscow
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Confederate favored slavery‚ felt they were fighting a second war of independence‚ made a living from small farms and plantations‚ wanted to lower taxes on goods‚ and believed in states’ rights. The Union opposed slavery‚ felt they were fighting a war to free the slaves‚ made living from factories and trade‚ wanted to higher taxes on Europeans goods so Southerners would buy Northern products‚ and believed that the Union must be saved above all else. With these different views on what the nation should look
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Unit One 1. Consequences of the Neolithic Revolution didn’t include * End of hunting-gathering societies 2. Most scholars believe that‚ during the Paleolithic Age‚ social organization was characterized by * A rough social equality 3. The earliest metal worked systemically by humans are * Copper 4. The spread of the Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa can be best explained by their * Knowledge of agriculture 5. Characteristics of complex civilizations
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– Christians‚ Jews‚ and Muslims – were referred to as the raya (flock of sheep). Crisis of the Military State 1. The increasing importance and expense of firearms meant that the size & cost of the Janissaries increased over time. New World silver brought inflation & undermined the purchasing power of the landholding Turkish cavalry. 2. Financial deterioration & the use of short-term mercenary soldiers brought a wave of rebellions and banditry to Anatolia. Economic Change &
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Practice Questions His 132 Ch 16-17 1. The Liberal Republicans of the early 1870s a. splintered their party and weakened Reconstruction policies b. strengthened the national dominance of the Republican Party c. called for more radical democratic reforms in the South d. rejected ideas that espoused the “scientific” superiority of whites 2. Which statement about the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction is NOT true? a. Republican governors never created policies that resulted in the arrest
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societies. While they took over vastly different kinds of cultures and government systems‚ they always used the same strategy and tactic. They were primarily focused on economic gain‚ power‚ and striking fear into their enemies and the rest of the world in a way that was convenient for them. The Mongols invaded China and Russia with that in mind‚ and because of this they had a similar effect on both societies. The Mongols made a few political reforms in both societies‚ but they focused on gaining
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America waited ~70 years to engage in a war in which hundreds of thousands died in order to free the slaves instead of doing it right away‚ its history is one of unblemished evil and it has forfeited any legitimacy 150+ years later. Of course‚ these graduates of the John Oliver School of Lib Cliché History neglect to mention those hundreds of thousands who died in order to free the slaves. In court‚ the response to offering such evidence would be “Objection! That fact hurts my case!” President Obama
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Turkification of minorities‚ and carried out modernizing reforms. The Turks turned to Germany for assistance and hired a German general to modernize Turkey’s armed forces. | B. Nationalism‚ Alliances‚ and Military Strategy 1. The three main causes of World War I were nationalism‚ the system of alliances and military plans‚ and Germany’s yearning to dominate Europe. 2. Nationalism was deeply rooted in European culture‚ where it served to unite individual nations while undermining large multiethnic empires
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ty. He wants equality to come and he ensures that the blacks are prepared to receive their deserved rights. Washington had a self help approach that directly challenged the white supremacy to the fullest. Thoughtout the course of American history‚ the fight for quality will forever be the most influential movement on our present society and it could not have been brought about
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sapiens More developed in frontal lobe‚ found ways to use Earth’s resources Found ways to use vocal cords to communicate 150‚000 years ago‚ let them report more complex messages With languages‚ they were able to establish stationary homes around the world‚ moved across temperate zones Human population started to grow exponentially about 60‚000 to 50‚000 years ago Homo sapiens (continued) Crossed land bridges into Australia 60‚000 years ago‚ crossed form Siberia into Alaska 25‚000 years ago Migrated
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