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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Myths in U.S. History Myths and history have always been associated with one another. History is the study of past events. Myths have a similar but different structure to it. A myth is an exaggerated or idealized concept of a person or event. History is often taught from a single perspective‚ so certain events (for example‚ world wars) could be idealized. Myths have no credibility‚ but history does-right? For example‚ when one thinks of Christopher Columbus‚ all you might see is the guy who “discovered”
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Lesson 1.2 Key Terms Introduction to Circuit Design Term Definition Amplitude The instantaneous voltage of a waveform. Often used to mean maximum amplitude‚ or peak voltage‚ or a pulse. Boolean Expression An algebraic expression made up of Boolean variables and operators‚ such as AND (-)‚ OR (+)‚ or NOT (-). Also referred to as Boolean function or a logic function. Clocked D Flip-Flop Type of flip-flop in which the D (data) input is the synchronous input. Digital Waveform A series
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Historical Terms Chapters 3-5 Calvinism: Who or what: A Protestant religious movement (inspired by Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation)‚ Calvinists followed John Calvin and his text Institutes of the Christian Religion that taught of an all powerful God and of sinful‚ weak and wicked humans. Where: Calvin started his teachings in Geneva‚ Switzerland yet his ideals spread across Western Europe and ultimately into America. When: 1530’s and beyond Historical Importance: Much of Calvin’s
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Chapter 14 Study Guide 1. Henyr the Navigator-(motives) were a blend of seeking a Christian kingdom as an ally against the Muslims‚ acquiring trade for Portugal‚ and extending Christianity. (things he done) founded a school for navigators‚ after that Portuguese fleets goes to Africa in search for gold but went to Atlas Mountain in Morocco. Facilitated trade in gold‚ ivory‚ and slaves 2. Vasco da Gama-(motives) sail to Muslim merchant along East Africa then to Calicut and search of “Christian
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• Purpose in mind Albert Lau feels that national history is established with a particular intention. The nature of this purpose could either be in a nation’s effort to foster a sense of belonging or even identify amongst its citizens or the state’s means to nation-building. In the context of Singapore‚ the perspective in which the Singapore Story‚ the official national history‚ is written is one which can be used in achieved in its “agenda of nation-building”. • Shaper of national identity
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speech‚ a kind of meta¬phor‚ formed when a characteristic of a thing is used to represent the whole thing. Onomatopoeia: A word whose sound sug¬gests its meaning or sense—for example sizzle‚ meow. Oxymoron: An expression in which two con¬tradictory terms are brought together to emphasize an idea or a feeling in a striking or shocking manner. For example‚ a wise fool or cruel kindness. Persona: Literally‚ a mask. In literature‚ the per¬son who is the narrator in a story or the speaker in a poem. The
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Students in AP World History are expected to be able to write three different types of essays: a document-based question (or DBQ)‚ a change-over-time essay‚ and a comparative essay. You can probably gather from the names what you need to do in each essay – the document-based question provides you with a set of documents on which to base your essay; the change-over-time essay asks you to analyze the changes and continuities that occurred within a certain period of time; and the comparative essay asks
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Chapters 9 and 10 Previews Between the ages of 11 and 18‚ young people cross the great divide between childhood and adulthood. This crossing encompasses all three domains of development—biosocial‚ cognitive‚ and psychosocial. Chapter 9 focuses on the dramatic changes that occur in the biosocial domain‚ beginning with puberty and the growth spurt. The biosocial metamorphosis of the adolescent is discussed in detail‚ with emphasis on factors that affect the age of puberty‚ sexual maturation‚ and changes
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most famous temples built in Rome completed in 27 B.C. and dedicated to all the gods‚ and is called the Pantheon. The Pantheon in Rome is the Roman monument with the greatest number of records: the best preserved‚ with the biggest brick dome in the history of architecture and is considered the precursor of all modern places of worship. It is the most copied and imitated of all ancient works. Stoicism is an organized idea‚ dating from around 300 B.C.‚ that held the principles of logical thought to reflect
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