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    American History I Midterm Study Guide Terms and People to Know- Aztecs: the Mexica took the name Aztec from the name of their original homeland‚ Aztlan. They created a mighty empire by conquering neighboring cities. The Aztec demanded tribute‚ or payment‚ from the cities they conquered. Maize: known in some English-speaking countries as corn‚ and is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels

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    The Abbasid Empire

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    The Islamic Empires like many other empires rose to become and influence on future societies. The Islamic Empire expanded far beyond its Arabian homeland‚ bringing Sasanid Persia and parts of the Byzantine Empire into its society. Muslim conquerors adapted Persian methods of government and ways to control their land. In the later centuries Muslims drew methods from Greek and Indian traditions as well. They transformed the cultural traditions that they took in into their own. While being influenced

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    AP UNITED STATES HISTORY SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2011 Hello and welcome to the exciting world that is Advanced Placement United States History. You are now a member of an elite group: students who dare to take on an exceptionally challenging course. The risks are great‚ but then so are the potential gains. We will take on this challenge together and when you are done‚ you will be justifiably proud of yourself. This course is a one-year class designed to allow the student a head start on college

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    The Byzantine Empire

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    The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was one of the most beautiful empires in the history of the world. It had beautiful architecture‚ as well as revolutionary ideas that shaped much of the world we live in today. Without the impact of the Byzantine Empire‚ the world might be very different. One of the most important characteristics of the Byzantine Empire was their cities. Standing out among the others‚ Constantinople. Constantinople‚ now Istanbul‚ was a beautiful and prosperous city

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    Gunpowder Empires

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    Gunpowder Empires Directions: Use the power point and the internet to answer the following questions. Answer all questions in ink only. All answers must be in your own words. 1. Identify the Gunpowder Empires. Include in your answers the leaders of the empires that established them. The gunpowder empires include Mughal‚ Qing‚ Tokugawa‚ and Russia. Their rulers such as Babar in Mongrel‚ Aisin Gyro‚ Tokugawa Lucia‚ and Peter the great in Russia. 2. Why is Akbar remembered? Akbar is remembered because

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    The Mayan Empire

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    com/magazine/2016/09/maya-empire-snake-kings-dynasty-mesoamerica/ The Mayan Empire stretched from an estimated 525 A.D. to 1300 A.D. Hundreds of research expeditions and excavation teams have been sent out into the ruins of temples and pyramids from this era‚ in search of what happened in that almost 10 century time period of the first documented history of the Mayan Empire. Throughout its time the empire had several different dynasties and rulers overseeing and conquering its lands. The lost empire of Maya refers

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    Mongol Empire

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    with threats‚ and remain on alert. Nevertheless‚ rulers understood the implausibility of continuing to run the growing empire as if it were a collection of tribes on the Mongolian grasslands. (Morgan 127) Convinced that a kingdom conquered on horseback could not be ruled on horseback‚ Ogodei attempted to create the city of Karakorum as a center of power and administration for the empire. (Chambers 47) The strategy‚ likely inspired by configurations in other nations‚ only hindered the Mongols‚ whose peripatetic

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    The Roman Empire

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    capital of the greatest Empire in all of the land‚ at the time. At the height of the Empire they might have had a population of a few million‚ and was worth over billions of dollars.Although great‚ the Empire fell for the most simple things. The Empire let the small things go and the small things built up over time to cause a huge problem in the end which brought the end to the Empire. This great Empire was huge‚ fasting over the entire‚ now‚ Europe continent. The Empire was controlled or ruled by

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    Age of Empire

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    The following essay is a short review on Hobsbawms chapter entitled the Age of Empire‚ it is to give a summary of the chapter at the same time pointing out the main points he mentions in the reading. The reading is basically about a period called the ‘Age of Empire’‚ which was a period from 1975 to 1914. It was given the name Age of Empire for the reason that leaders of that period preferred to be called by the title Emperor. The writer highlights how the world economy was being controlled by the

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    American history was built on a chronological record of significant events‚ each event having a cause and subsequent effect on another event. Historical events are presented in history as being tangible‚ being tied to a date‚ or an exact happening. Manifest Destiny on the other hand‚ is a phenomenon. It can not be tied to a date‚ event or even a specific period of time. Manifest Destiny existed and still exists as the philosophy that embraces American history as a whole. Manifest Destiny is an intangible

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