1.) American society wasn’t that democratic during the colonial days. Although it was much more democratic than England‚ it still wasn’t quite there yet. The constitution wasn’t signed and agreed upon until 1787‚ and before the turn of the 18th century‚ the colonies were a big mess. Most cities had an oligarchy‚ meaning a religious leader was in charge‚ making everyone abide by their rules‚ although it was often less religious and more on the tyrannical side. There wasn’t much separation of church
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Talia Firenze Mr. Ward AP World History 8 March 2015 Islamic Women The rise and expansion of Islam both broadened and restricted women’s rights throughout the 20th century. There is evidence of prior advancements towards women’s rights found in the ancient writings of The Holy Qur’an. Women in every religion‚ especially Islam‚ had to fight for their own rights. In Islam‚ that fight is continuing and many documents‚ photos‚ quotes and other sources show the back-and-forth struggle to get women out
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AP Modern European History Textbook Reading Schedule Mrs. Goldberg Textbook: The Western Heritage Please be sure to keep up with all your reading. Each week you will have about 20 pages of your textbook to read and to read thoughtfully before you come to class. Some of your short answer test questions will come from the essential Questions and vocabulary posed here. NOTE: You might have to read other selections in addition to this reading. I highly recommend you take notes on the vocabulary words
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AP European History: Unit 4.1 SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Use space below for I. The Scientific Revolution A. Medieval view of the world notes 1. Primarily religious and theological 2. Political theory based on divine right of kings 3. Society largely governed by Church views‚ traditions‚ and practices 4. Superstition played major role in the lives of the people 5. Scientific thought in the early-16th century was still based on Medieval ideas a. Views about the universe
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AP® United States History 2010 Free-Response Questions The College Board The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900‚ the College Board is composed of more than 5‚700 schools‚ colleges‚ universities and other educational organizations. Each year‚ the College Board serves seven million students and their parents‚ 23‚000 high schools‚ and 3‚800 colleges through major programs and services in
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2004 DBQ The French and Indian War altered the political‚ ideological‚ and economic relations between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. It changed things such as cultural groups inhabiting the American colonies and the way the colonies were taxed. Document one clearly shows the difference in the changes of cultural groups‚ before the war mostly French and English with Spanish in the far south inhabited the east of North America which was affected. After the war there were no longer
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The European arrival in the Americas dramatically altered the entire world. Their arrival brought both positive and negative effects between the New World and the Old World. The natives in the Americas and the Europeans were affected by the discovery‚ bringing trade and trade to the both places. The impact of the European discovery of the Americas is depicted through documents 2‚3‚5‚6 in which the positive impact is shown‚ and through documents 1‚4‚7‚8 in which the negative impact is shown. The
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2007 DBQ At the height of the Han and Roman Empires‚ the emergence of technological advancements heavily influenced their societies. These advancements had several benefits in improving the social order of the empires‚ however they also had their negative effects; the essential argument being that the more elaborate‚ and intricate the inventions were‚ the higher they were considered in the social classes. The simpler‚ craft-like inventions on the other hand‚ were said to be made by men who are
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It was not until the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries when Europeans colonized Africa. By that time‚ the Africans already had progressive civilizations. This included having wealth and power through trade‚ a well-organized society‚ and a vigorous military force/government. Along all the land routes and sea routes‚ such as the trans-Saharan trade route‚ many products were traded. For example‚ products such as gold‚ salt‚ ivory‚ animal skins‚ etc. Aksum’s location by the Red Sea provided it with
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Dustin Winski Jun 26th‚ 2012 AP Euro AP European History Summer Assignment 2012 Why did trade and travel decline after the fall of Rome? After the fall of Rome‚ with no government to supply protection or to keep the rads and bridges repaired‚ travel became difficult and dangerous. This danger‚ coupled with ignorance and lack of desire to change the situation by the powerful lords‚ whose manors required little trade‚ led to the decline in travel and trade. Who was the first
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