AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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work?) Events (Describe the event‚ its causes and effects) Missouri Compromise - Compromise of 1850 - Kansas-Nebraska Act - Passage of Emancipation Proclamation - Gettysburg Address - Vocabulary (answer the question‚ fill in examples from the lesson‚ where possible‚ or put the definition in your own words) Anaconda Plan – the Union’s three-part Civil War strategy‚ designed to capture the Confederate capital in Richmond‚ block southern ports‚ and control the
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City Monarchs? 8. What is Hoppin ’ John? 9. What actor & rapper starred in the movie Men In Black? 10. Representative Maxine Waters represents what state? The Black Heritage Trivia Game Section 4 Page 2 Section 4 Page 2 11. What month is Black History celebrated? 12. "Thrilla in Manila" refers to what sporting event? 13. Name the "Father of Ragtime." 14. Lew Alcindor‚ the basketball star‚ is better known by what name? @15. Who was the first Black undergraduate at the University of Mississippi
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Name: US History Textbook Reading Analysis – Section: _66-71___ Directions: Use the following sheet to guide your analysis of the assigned reading in the textbook. Please follow the directions for each part carefully. Part I: Select a total of FIVE (5) terms‚ names‚ events‚ or ideas you believe are historically significant. Judge them based on their impact (positive or negative) on the lives of people during the specific time period or based on how those things relate in some way to the
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citizens‚ it would be both impossible and unkind‚ at this time when China is looking to the United States for help and guidance in the formation of the new republic‚ to prevent the Chinese from coming to our country to travel and study and learn from us.” (WELLBORN‚
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Exam one study guide US History to 1865 Tenochtitlan-city surrounded by Lake Texcoco. Aztec Capitol. Imitated the ruined temple city of Teotihuacan. Hernan Cortes defeated it in 1519 Pequot War- 1637 The Pequot Indians resided near the mouth of the Connecticut River which is also where Puritan settlers led by John Winthrop’s son were trying to launch a town. Fearing the Pequot would recruit all other Indians against the English‚ the English unleashed an all-out war with the Pequot. The Puritans
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The attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions in the 1500’s had mixed results. Many Christians didn’t accept merchants and trade because of their love for money‚while others thought it was okay only if you shared among the poor. Many Muslims thought that trading was okay as long as the merchants were fair‚ while others thought it was okay only if they they shared among the poor just like some Christians thought too. To better understand the attitudes of Christianity
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Assignment: 1.) Read the following document‚ “Another Race of White Men Come Amongst Us”: Native American Views as British Replace the French in the Lower Mississippi Valley‚ 1765 2.) Answer the following questions based on a reading of the above document and material from your textbook. -------------------------------------------- 1.) TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Is this a primary or a secondary source? -Primary 2.) DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT: When was this document created? -It was created shortly
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governments and supported communism and fascism simply to avoid democracy. Others were intellectually lost and desperate for leadership. The government encouraged the people’s support by instilling irrational fears amongst their citizens and promising to free them from it. Once the governments had gained support‚ people began to see the power that their authoritarian governments had gained. Their desire to have a strong and united nation took control and the motivation to support an authoritarian
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AP World History Chapter 6 - India and Southern Asia Name:____________________________ Chapter Objectives: When you finish studying this chapter you should be able to answer the following questions. In what ways has the environments of India and Southeast Asia influenced the choice of the livelihood of the people‚ as well as the development of distinct social and governmental structures. How did India evolve into a complex social system and three distinct religious systems to meet the needs
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