10/7/12 AP: Advanced Placement or Absolute Pain? “Are you ready for a unique learning experience that will help you succeed in college? Through AP’s college-level course and exams‚ you can earn college credit and advanced placement‚ stand out in the admission process‚ and learn from some of the most skilled‚ dedicated‚ and inspiring teachers in the world.” This excerpt comes from the main web page about AP course on College Board’s official website. In 1900
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Ch. 20: The Muslim Empires Introduction -Nomadic invasions wasted much of the Muslim world w/ the sacking of Baghdad in 1258 • 3 new Muslim dynasties emerged after the nomadic invasions -New flowering of Islamic civilization; Competition(political divisions+military incursions -Largest-Ottoman from N Africa to S Russia; Safavid dynasty to the E; Mughals in Delhi region of Ganges plain -3 empires combined=largest Islamic political+military power ever -All 3 depended on firearms-“gunpowder
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AP English Language and Composition‚ 4 11 November‚ 2010 Effects of Modern Age Technology “I cannot imagine how I would live without it.” These are the words uttered by countless teenagers and adults about the technology they use to enhance their daily lives. It is hard to remember the days of lugging around CD’s and walk-mans. Bicycles as transportation seem like a thing of the past. Writing notes and remembering information for the next day is long forgotten. Reading encyclopedias and using
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In Chapter 24 there are plenty main topics that are discussed. It looks back on Liberty and Political Theory‚ The birth of the Economic Theory‚ The Philosophes‚ The Crusade for Progress‚ and the Enlightenment Literature. This Chapter goes through the Philosophes that were the intellectual activity gathered in salons to exchange views on morality‚ politics‚ science and religion. The two philosophes that advanced the idea of government based on the social contract were Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
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the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years‚ from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Achaemenid‚ expanded under him and his successors until it became the largest empire the world had ever seen. The four Persian dynasties of this era (Achaemenid‚ Seleucid‚ Parthian‚ and Sassanid) were noted for several important developments: Tightly governed administration with networks of educated bureaucrats‚ tax collectors‚ and spies to
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Cuba. In the years of 1959 to 1990‚ women and even some men‚ prompted for gender equality‚ for women to be able to do the things men could do without being judged. This time period marks a change in Cuban society‚ from an ignorant society of their world before 1959 into a more enlightened place‚ through the efforts of many people against what others were telling them was wrong‚ what society had told was wrong‚ but what they knew was truly
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Balkans • Their government was basically a continuation of the eastern Roman empire o They wanted to keep the Roman Legacy alive as well as contribute many of their own legacies- one of these being Constantinople‚ one of the greatest cities in the world at this time. • Started to spread into the Balkans and western Russia (lands that were never previously controlled) • Rise of Russia was assisted by the Byzantines (the most important “offspring”) o Led to Russia being influenced by the Byzantines
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to control commerce by force of arms rather economic competition. | Indian Ocean Commerce | spices | Goods were crude and unattractive in Asian markets. | Military advantage enabled the Portuguese to establish fortified bases in the Indian Ocean world. | Created “trading post empire”. They became heavily involved in carrying Asian ports‚ selling their shipping services because they were unable to sell their goods. | Britain(England) | Heavily focused on cotton trade since they were excluded from
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regions’ commerce was the demand of certain products such as crops from the Americas‚ cotton textiles from China‚ and slaves (and etc). Certain crops from the America’s became high in demand‚ especially maize‚ for those in the Eastern part of the world. Cotton textile became of decently high demand in the response towards everyone who has and will buy the textiles‚ and slaves became higher in demand as more people found them cheaper and more hard working than those who were paid. They could’ve come
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continued SOME Western policies * Coup 1908: Ottoman Society for Union and Progress (Young Turks) fought for return to 1976 constitution‚ Sultan remained as figurehead. * War in North Africa: Ottomans lost Libya * Young Turks vs. Arabs * World War I: Turkey sided with Germany…. Arab Heartlands * Fertile Crescent‚ Egypt‚ North Africa\Identified with Ottoman rulers as Muslims‚ disliked Ottoman rule * Fear of Western rule Muhammad Ali‚ Westernizing Europe * Napoleon invades
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