Bethany McDaniel AP World History Summer 2012 Assignment Chapter 1&2 Question 1 How did beer lead to the development of cities in Mesopotamia and Egypt? Grains grew widespread in the Fertile Crescent (The crescent shaped area which had an ideal climate and soil for growing plants and raising livestock‚ it stretches from Egypt‚ up the Mediterranean coast to Turkey‚ and then down again to the border between Iraq and Iran.) causing the unintentional discovery of beer. The Fertile Crescent’s extremely
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Bose Anifowose Lamar HS AP World History 25 August 2014 A History of the World in 6 Classes Study Questions Introduction—“Vital Fluids” 1. The author’s main thesis in setting the book is that drinks have shaped human history ever since early humans were forced to live by rivers‚ springs and lakes to ensure an adequate supply of freshwater. 2. These fluids like water are vital to us because we would not be able to live more than a few days without some fluids in our body. “Beer in Mesopotamia
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Chapter 7 1. Besides the commercial and religious goals of Spain in colonizing the Philippines‚ give two other reasons (political and legal) why Spain claimed the country as its possession or the property of the king of Spain. The Spain colonized the Philippines because they want to expand the Spanish empire and they want to become the most powerful empire in the world. 2. What is meant by “crown colony?” Can you give an example of a present “crown colony?” Crown colony controls legislature
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Chapter 6 Feb 1766 Lying curled up as a stoweaway in the forequarters of the ship along with the small slave girl and the Indian lady‚ He rewinded his trip. The curious cargo he was lying beside would have deep impact on the port which he was heading to. Although from the interior of Oman he had spent many a days at the foot of the local Wali where the children of the village would congregate under the date palm and the gurgling Wadi’s during late evenings after the magreb prayers to hear about
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Dr. Stephen Kucera - Chapter 1 Summary/Reaction In the introduction the author discusses his feelings about the importance of scientific literacy for our civilization. Currently‚ a swift and far reaching biocide is in progress and there may be ramifications for our civilization if we do not begin to address these issues soon. I agree with the author because I feel that our society has become so insulated from the effects of nature on our lives that we have lost a great deal of respect for it
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Trevor Stime 10/22/12 AP World Mrs. DeFreitas Chapter Ten Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in 1054. 1. Christianity had provided common ground for postclassical societies in western Eurasia 2. but Christendom was deeply divided: Byzantine Empire and West a. Byzantium continued Roman imperial traditions b. West tried
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Andrew Lees’s book‚ The City: A World History‚ provides the history and growth of human civilization and urban settlements. A key feature of his novel is that it is not limited to the western world as it covers various regions around the world. This review will show that Lees’s overall goal is to help the reader understand the history of different civilization and how cities have changed from the beginning of time. His book is organized chronologically to aid in simplicity and understanding the concepts
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Chpt 4-6 study guide WHAP 1) The early Aryan’s chief god was Indra 2) Harappa is still a mystery because of little written records and little material records 3) The Indus river dominated early Harappan society 4) Harappan society: a. Social- distinct classes like always in history b. Trade- w/ Mesopotamia‚ Hindu Kush‚ and Persia for things like wool‚ leather‚ olive oil c. Artistic- pottery‚ lots of smiths and artisans‚ art focused on fertility d.
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Chapter 2 The History of the Atom It took many scientists and philosophers hundreds even thousands of years to come up with an accurate atomic theory. For nearly 2‚000 years science was unable to come up with experiments that were able to test and put forth the theories made up by Democritus which was a fifth century B.C. Greek philosopher. In 1803‚ John Dalton‚ who viewed the atom as a small solid sphere‚ and is credited for the developing of the first coherent atomic theory was now in the picture
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“All children are capable of success no matter what” is the main statement of the chapter nineteen. Your children are the future of the successful nation. Adult needs to acknowledge that acceptance is only the way to bring change in the future. This chapter is about the Anne Fox Elementary School. It has become example in the society. They went from worst academically performing school to second top performing school just in few years. They changed their basic motto and start to belief. They hoped
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