PChapter 17 notes Toward a new world view 1540-1789 * The scientific revolution * Scientific thought in 1500 * Thomas Aquinas- brought Aristotelian philosophy into harmony with christen doctrine * Ptolemy- planets move in epicycles * Origins of the scientific revolution * Permanent universities * Recovery of ancient works * Printing press * Copernican hypothesis * Nicolaus Copernicus 1473-1543- polish cleric
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Chapter 1: Biology- The study of life A Hierarchy of Organization 1. Molecules 2. Organelle 3. Cell 4. Tissue 5. Organ 6. Organism Emergent Properties- Novel properties that emerge as each step up the hierarchy of biological order is taken. Reductionism- Reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. Cells- The lowest level of structure capable of performing all the activities of life‚ all organisms are composed of cells which are the basic units of structure
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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CHAPTER 10 Standard Costing and Performance Measures for Today’s Manufacturing Environment ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 10-1 Management by exception is a managerial technique in which only significant deviations from expected performance are investigated. 10-2 Any control system has three basic parts: a predetermined or standard performance level‚ a measure of actual performance‚ and a comparison between standard and actual performance. The system works by making the comparison between
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Chapter 7 Terms Al-Mahdi- 775-785 CE‚ 3rd Abbasid caliph tried but failed to reconcile Shi’a to Abbasid rule and failed to resolve succession problem Harun al-Rashid- Great Abbasid ruler Harem- Buyids- 10th century Dynasty that invaded and captured Baghdad. Ruled Abbasid Empire under title of sultan and kept Abbasids as figureheads Seljuk Turks- Central Asian nomadic invaders. Sunnis who ruled in name of Abbasid caliphs from 11th century CE Crusades- Military adventures launched by western Christians
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Notes Hurricanes What are Tropical Storms: * Large rotating storms around a centre of very low pressure. * May be 800km across and 12km high * Wind speeds may reach 180km per hour. * High intensity‚ high volume rainfall (up to 500mm in 24hr) There are also known as: * Hurricanes (North Atlantic) * Cyclones (Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal) * Typhoons (Western Pacific) * Willy Willies (unique to Australia! Although often still called cyclones e.g. Cyclone
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Chpt 4-6 study guide WHAP 1) The early Aryan’s chief god was Indra 2) Harappa is still a mystery because of little written records and little material records 3) The Indus river dominated early Harappan society 4) Harappan society: a. Social- distinct classes like always in history b. Trade- w/ Mesopotamia‚ Hindu Kush‚ and Persia for things like wool‚ leather‚ olive oil c. Artistic- pottery‚ lots of smiths and artisans‚ art focused on fertility d.
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Outline for Chapter 10 Define the following terms… What is Evolution? (Section 10.1‚ pp 222-224) Figures to review: 10.1‚ 10.2 Biological evolution • Biological evolution is defined as any genetic change in a population that is inherited over several generations. These changes may be small or large‚ noticeable or not so noticeable. Species • the major subdivision of a genus or subgenus‚ regarded as the basic category of biological classification‚ composed of related individuals
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AP European History Chapter 24: The Birth of Modern European Thought Chapter Overview * The faith in science that dominated thought in the second half of the nineteenth century. * Conflict between church and state over education. * Islam and late nineteenth-century European thought. * The effect of modernism in literature and art‚ psychoanalysis‚ and the revolution of physics on intellectual life. * Racism and anti-Semitism * Feminism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
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Cultural Geography: Religion Carroll and Smith I. Geography of Religion * What is Religion? * Major Religions & Divisions * Religious Landscapes * Religious Conflict and Interaction II. Religion * A set of beliefs * an explanation of the origins and purpose of humans and their role on earth * existence of a higher power‚ spirits or god * Which involves rituals‚ festivals‚ rites of passage and space (religious landscapes) III
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