Extension History Assessment Task 2 Project Draft Proposal For my Extension History Project‚ I have researched and considered doing many multiple civilizations from the ancient world. I have more of a passion for these civilizations rather than those from a more modern era as I love the simplicity of their life and cultures and the pure brilliance they brought to the world – the sophistication and advanced nature of them all. More specifically‚ I have a fascination with the Mesoamericans
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to pay a portion of their produce to their lords. Serfs often retained ownership of their houses and could pass property from one generation to another. Agriculture was the main influence on European economy. Even through there was less trade compared to civilizations of Middle East and China‚ Europeans increased productivity of crops that led to urbanization and specialized commerce. Farmers made use of new technologies such as iron plows. Banks were established in Italy and Germany‚ which helped
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The three decades following the Berlin conference were chaotic as European powers competed to occupy and colonize Africa. Europe would be profiting off the resources that they collected from their reaction to far much weaker subordinate African colonies. As Europe’s wealth amassed‚ Africa’s wealth approached its end. It was soon Eu European intruders as a much stronger force than themselves and lost all their ties to older tradition through fear. In 1886‚ the British government commissioned and administered
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Personal Timeline Throughout my lifetime‚ I have experienced many different milestones that have made me the person I am today. Some of these milestones were difficult and traumatic‚ while others were very special and joyous events. I feel like a person has to face both the good and the bad times in order to grow. I was born on May 14th‚ 1989‚ which happened to be Mother’s Day. I was my parent’s first daughter to an older son. My brother Zachary and I are only eighteen months apart in age‚ which
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AP ART HISTORY EXAM STUDY PACKET KEY BARRON’S BOOK PAGE NUMBERS IN RED TEXTBOOK PAGES IN BLUE YEARS IN GREEN WORKS ARE UNDERLINED LOCATIONS ARE ITALICIZED PREHISTORIC ART Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf 68 17 Short‚ fat figure of a woman. It is small and meant to be carried around. Her large stomach and breasts show that she was a symbol of fertility. Lascaux Caves (Dordgone‚ France) 69 21/23 Huge set of cave paintings with many different
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Travis Sheflin Timeline 1) The Corporation is legally defined: 2 Feb 1819 After the case between Dartmouth College V. Woodward‚ the Supreme Court made a decision by legally defining a corporation. This now meant that private corporations were fully compliant with the law. A corporation meant that people could invest in a company without being held liable for the outcome of the company. 2) The Steam Engine is created: 1 Jan 1820 Early on these ’fire engines’‚ as they were called then‚ were
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The Communist Manifesto‚ written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels‚ is a historical book and is important to understand certain aspect of European history. This book was aimed to introduce a classless society in which is achieved by the lower class people taking over capitalist societies. This is a vital part of the European history curriculum because communism is a big part of many revolutions from many western countries. These Western countries relied on the teachings of this book to succeed
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pioneering of trade routes‚ the trade in tropical spices‚ the cultivation of southern crops such as sugar and cotton‚ and the invention of various technologies. Indians also invented the concept of zero‚ which the Arabs eventually conveyed to the Europeans. What the West called Arabic numerals‚ the Arabs called Hindi numerals. The term southernization is said to be correspondent to westernization. Westernization is associated with certain developments that first occurred in Western Europe. Those advances
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Ch 20 Packet Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic 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
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weapon. Guns were essential to the expansion of the Islamic empires that raised during this time period‚ hence the title Gunpowder Empires. Guns were also important in the West African slave trade. Many Africans would trade other Africans to the Europeans in exchange for guns. The minor trends are seen as Shipbuilding technologies also became better during this time. The increased cross-cultural interaction led to a combination of shipbuilding technologies from many countries. There were many advantages
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