Characteristic Applies to Egypt Applies to Mesopotamia Access to a River Valley for necessary water and silt. ✔ ✔ Reliable and predictable flood. ✔ Civilization based on cities. ✔ Agricultural surpluses to support specialized laborers. ✔ ✔ Transportation on at least part of river possible due to favorable winds. ✔ Floods suddenly without warning. ✔ Consistently maintained canals are necessary for water drain-off. ✔ Cooperation with nature. ✔ Civilization
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Key Terms in Strategic Management Competitive Advantage * Anything that a firm does especially well compared to rival firms. * A firm must strive to achieve competitive advantage by: 1) Continually adapting to changes in external trends and events and internal capabilities‚ competencies and resources. 2) Effectively formulating‚ implementing and evaluating strategies that capitalize on those factors. Strategists * Usually found in high levels of management (CEO)
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Key Terms 17th and Early 18th Century | | | |Roanoke |1585 – Lost Colony – Croatan – Sir Walter Raleigh | | | | |Virginia Company
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Chapter 9 Outline Christian Europe Emerges (600-1200) I. The Byzantine Empire •The Byzantine Empire’s official religion was Christianity •The Byzantine’s practiced the Roman Imperial system of government and the political oversight of the Christian church to insure the church’s power did not exceed the government’s power. A.An Empire Beleaguered •Between 634 and 650 the Arabs captured the Byzantines as well as the Egyptians‚ the Syrians‚ and the area of Tunisia. The land lost to them and
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Chapter 19 1 Harriet Beecher Stowe / Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) 2 Hinton Helper (1857) 3 New England Emigrant Aid Company 4 Henry Ward Beecher 5 John Brown 6 Pottawatomie Creek (1856) 7 Lecompton Constitution (1857) 8 Buchanan veto 9 Douglas reservations 10 Sen. Charles Sumner 11 Sen. Preston Brooks (1856) 12 1856 election 13 James Buchanan (Dem.) 14 John C. Fremont (Rep.) 15 American (“Know-Nothing”) Party 16 Dred Scott & Dred Scott Decision (1857) 17 Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
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Business key terms Business: an active that requires the organisation of resources to achieve a reward‚ whilst running a risk. Entrepreneur: an individual with an idea for a business. Franchise: the legal right to use the name and logo of an existing firm and sell the same products/services. Franchiser- the person selling it‚ for example‚ Macdonald’s. Franchisee- the person buying it‚ for example asda’s. Social enterprise: an activity that achieves a reward for a society. Aim: A stated
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Axia College Material Appendix C OSI Model Key Terms Table Use the table to define the key terms related to the OSI Model. Describe the functions of any hardware connectivity devices and tools listed. | | |Function | |Term |Definition |(if applicable) | |Physical layer
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Albany Plan of Union - The Albany Plan was proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress in 1754 in Albany‚ New York. It was an early attempt at forming a union of the colonies "under one government as far as might be necessary for defense and other general important purposes" during the French and Indian War. French and Indian War - a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes) in 1755-1760. Fort Necessity - Fort Necessity National Battlefield
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[APUSH] Review #1 1. Chapter 1 Hopewell is a large Native American society located in the Mississippi Valley. They live on hunting and growing crops (maize) with prosperous culture of mound-building and distinctive pottery. Their political system is based on chiefdom with powerful ruling class. The Iroquois Confederacy is a powerful association of 5 different Native American groups occupying the Eastern Woodlands region. The political authority is granted to councils of sachems. They live
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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Chapter Outline I A prophet and his world A Muhammad and his message 1 Arabian peninsula was mostly desert a Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups b Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium 2 Muhammad’s early life a Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. b Difficult early life‚ married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 c Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to
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