AP U.S. History Goal 1: DQs 1. What were the plans Alexander Hamilton had for organizing the new nation’s finances? What were the Jeffersonian Republicans’ major objections to those plans? - George Washington chose the talented Alexander Hamilton‚ who had served with him throughout the Revolutionary War‚ to take on the challenge of directing federal economic policy as the Secretary of Treasury. The first issue that Hamilton tackled as Washington’s Secretary of Treasury concerned the problem of
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between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. In his 38th year of power‚ Hammurabi was instructed by the “god” of justice‚ Shamash‚ to have a Code of Law carved on a stone stele‚ (a large pillar-like stone). Hammurabi had 282 laws (BGE)‚ but the real question is‚ were they just? No‚ these laws were not just‚ because of the family‚ property‚ and personal injury laws. Examples of injustice can first be found in the area of family laws. In Law 195‚ it states that “If a son has struck his father‚ his hands
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D. England Plants the Jamestown Seedling 1. In 1606‚ a joint-stock company‚ the Virginia Company of London‚ received a charter form King James I for a settlement in the New World a. The main attraction was the promise of gold‚ combined with a strong desire to find a passage through America to the Indies b. Like most joint-stock companies‚ it was intended to last for only a few years‚ after which its owners hoped to liquidate it for profit c. The arrangement put severe
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One of the areas the Muslims were advanced in was the medical field. It states in document 3 that many medical books such as the five volume‚ The Canon of Medicine. Books like those were translated to different languages and used around the world. European medical schools gained critical access to references sources. In document 1 it states that muslims reasons for supporting the advancement of science was that rulers want qualified physicians
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Financial Crisis of 2008 and its impact on Pakistan Following the financial crisis that broke in the US and other Western economies in late 2008‚ there is now serious concern about its impact on the developing countries including Pakistan. No doubt about that there are particular countries that will be adversely affected‚ there will also be countries that may be less affected‚ may avoid recession‚ and may recover sooner than expected. Although current Pakistan’s Economics downturn has been caused
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Chapter 7 Study Guide What was al-Mahdi’s attitude towards the Shi’as? They tried to reconcile among the Shi’a opposition. The core different was that they disagreed who the caliph should be. What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? The Tale of The Thousand and One Nights How did the administration of al-Rashid set a trend for subsequent Abbasid rulers? They set the trend for luxury living What was the result of the civil wars following the death of al-Rashid
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status of the United States to fail even more. Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the problems of the Great Depression with an optimistic mindset. Roosevelt took the best approach he possibly could in order to preserve America. Clearly‚ Roosevelt’s responses such as‚ the New Deal‚ social security‚ development of the executive department and the Supreme Court were all effective in helping the Great Depression settle down. Every single thing that Franklin D. Roosevelt did as president has drastically changed
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they took Jerusalem and killed most of its Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. This campaign was the first of seven major crusades that stretched over two hundred years. All of them declared their mission to win and hold the Holy Land‚ but in reality European knights were eager to capture any Mediterranean territory that offered land and wealth.” (Dunn and Mitchell 362) This focus on religion would also spread into the art world as artists would be commissioned to create pieces that were inspired and
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000 to 11‚000 years ago. The art of the Paleolithic period falls into two main categories: portable pieces‚ such as small figurines or decorated objects‚ and cave art. Paleolithic art usually depicting animals or humans‚ or nonfigurative‚ taking the form of signs and symbols. The art of the Paleolithic period was carved out of bone‚ antler‚ or stone‚ or modeled in clay. This art has been found in much of Europe‚ in Northern Africa‚ and in Siberia. Neolithic Art is the art and architecture of the prehistoric
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AP Psychology Free Response Questions Sample The following questions are samples of the free response questions from past AP Psychology exams. The free response sections are worth 33 1/3 percent of the total grade. Students have 50 minutes to answer two questions. The key to successfully answering these questions is to: completely define the terms using appropriate psychological terminology and then critically apply each term. Many students concentrate their efforts on the multiple-choice
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