AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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AP World History - Stearns Chapter 3 – Classical Civilization: India I. Introduction – difference vs. China a. China focus on politics/related philosophies vs. India focus on religion/social structure b. Less cohesive political structure c. Both were agricultural societies‚ localist flavor‚ male ownership‚ patriarchal‚ trade II. The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period a. Closer to other civilizations 1. Influenced by Middle East/Mediterranean 2. Persian
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o Many African were resistant to disease o Horrendous conditions o Many Africans in Brazil o Spread t Caribbean • There was Spanish‚ Friend‚ English‚ Dutch islands o 80% of slaves will end up Brazil and Caribbean o America is looked at in Europe for recourses • Cash Crops Silver was BIG • More of it so it can be used for world currency • All Spanish o Sugar was mostly Portugal but not the Caribbean • Potsoi Mines in Bolivia (Andes) o Huge city miserable conditions for the
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying by Loving the Smartphone (4) Sanchez 1 January 18‚ 2013 Alex Sanchez 171 Biography of Author : -Damon Darlin is the technology editor of the New York Times and is based in San Francisco. He joined the Times in 2005‚ writing the Saturday Your Money column and also covering PCs and other personal electronic devices. He is most interested in the consumer side of technology‚ particularly in supply‚ demand and pricing. Most recent articles: "Review Roundup:
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In this mock press release from The Onion‚ the author satirizes the way products are marketed to consumers. He seems to think that the methods used by advertisers are exaggerated and manipulative. The author shows his contempt for marketing techniques by using irony‚ diction‚ and hyperboles. The use of irony is evident in this mock press release. The author uses this irony to point out logical flaws sometimes seen in advertisements. For instance‚ a woman claims that “after wearing MagnaSoles for
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Slave Trade Part 1 1. Describe the characteristics of the “Atlantic System”. The Atlantic System was a major catalyst in the growth and development of the Atlantic slave trade‚ which boosted the world economy significantly. The Atlantic system a link between Africa and the rest of the world. It simply was the destiny that Africans were going to face‚ being shipped to the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and especially across the Atlantic to the Americas‚ also known as a diaspora. This forced migration
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Okay‚ maybe I was a bit mean to you. Sorry. I’m sorry. So‚ please take this. All of it? - Yes. - This is a lot of money. In six months’ time‚ you’ll be able to see him and hold him. Doctor‚ he’ll still be too small then. No‚ you’re three months pregnant. There’s only one person I know... who’s excellent with a knife. Steleka. In the flesh. I’ve been looking for you for a long time‚ and today I’ve finally found you. Think carefully about this. Shut up! You burnt down my house... and
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Ratio‚ Vertical‚ and Horizontal Analyses Checkpoint Ashlee Kasica XACC/280 March 2‚ 2013 Brandi Zuber Financial statement analysis is the process of examining relationships among financial statement elements and making comparisons with relevant information. There are a variety of tools used to evaluate significance of financial statement data. Three of the most commonly used tools are the ratio analysis‚ horizontal analysis‚ and vertical analysis (Weygandt‚ J. J.‚ Kimmel
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Moving into the world involves choices. The experience it brings forth can challenge individuals‚ attitudes and beliefs. Through the film "Billy Elliot" by Stephen Daldry‚ the theme explores the concept of moving into the world and the role choice has in this. Another text that portrays "Moving into the World" is the poem "Father & Child" by Gwen Harwood. Both texts demonstrate and convey the message that choices individuals make are important in order to move into the world. The film Billy
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