hich of the following represents a similarity between the three Muslim early modern empires? All dynasties depended on effective use of firearms on the battlefield and in siege warfare. Which of the following represents a difference between the various Muslim early modern empires? The Ottoman empire was primarily Sunnite while the Safavid empire was Shi’ite. Mehmed I of the Ottoman empire was responsible for reunifying the empire following the Timurid invasions. The conqueror of the Byzantine
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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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On the sea‚ the Ottoman galleys were eclipsed by Western power as early as…the 16th century. 20. What European nation first threatened the Ottoman monopoly of trade with East Africa and India? Portuguese. 21. What were the results of the Ottoman loss of monopoly over the Indian trade? Direct carriage of eastern goods to ports in the West implied loss
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Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years‚ most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several
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EINSTEIN’S TIMELINE Why was Albert Einstein famous? Albert Einstein was famous as an author and brilliant Physicist in pioneering work with his special theory of relativity and specifically mass–energy equivalence: E = mc2 | | | | | Short Biography of Albert Einstein Date of Birth: Born on March 14‚ 1879 Place of Birth : Ulm‚ Württemberg‚ Germany Parents: Father - Hermann Einstein Mother: Pauline Einstein (née Koch) Background Facts‚ Information & Ancestry : Ashkenazi Jewish
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Zara Khan Midterm Essay History Since the 1700’s political‚ economic and intellectual changes have radically altered the history of the world. They have had a major impact on the production and distribution of goods‚ the scale of warfare‚ and the rise and fall of the totalitarian dictators. The production and distribution of goods affected people’s lives completely. New innovations and new inventions spurred the industrial growth. The scale of warfare was resulted from Militarism‚ the Alliances
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1866 Mendel’s paper is published: units of inheritance in pairs; dominance and recessiveness; equal segregation; independent assortment. These ideas are not recognized for 34 years. 1869 DNA (first called "nuclein") is identified by Friedrich Miescher as an acidic substance found in cell nuclei. The significance of DNA is not appreciated for over 70 years. 1900 Mendel’s experiments from 1866 are "rediscovered" and confirmed by three separate researchers (one Dutch‚ one German‚ one Austrian). A
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Timeline of materials technology BC • 29‚000–25‚000 BC – First pottery appears • 3rd millennium BC – Copper metallurgy is invented and copper is used for ornamentation • 2nd millennium BC – Bronze is used for weapons and armour • 16th century BC – The Hittites develop crude iron metallurgy • 13th century BC – Invention of steel when iron and charcoal are combined properly • 10th century BC – Glass production begins in ancient Near East • 1st millennium BC – Pewter beginning to be used in
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unified‚ unlike Europe.. This Muslim empire forcibly imposed a Shia version of Islam as the official religion of the state. The Safavid Empire. Which of the following is a reason why Europeans put so much effort into expanding their power‚ while Chinese withdrew into their borders during the fifteenth century? European Christianity was locked in a struggle with Muslims who threatened Europe and blocked easy access to the wealth of Asia‚ whereas China already had access to the wealth of Asia.. Which
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Elizabeth was coronated at the Age of 25 after her father died. She became the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states which is the Commonwealth realms. She was coronated a year later in 1953 and it became the first televised coronation in history. 1953: * Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed (June 19) * They were the first U.S citizen convicted of communist conspiracy and espionage. Their charges were related to the passing of information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union
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