U.S. History Chapter 1 1. Marco Polo was responsible for stirring European interest in China. He did so by telling stories of his adventures in China. Polo described Asia as a world of shimmering silks‚ fragrant spices‚ and unlimited gold. 2. Columbus planned on reaching Asia by going west around the globe‚ where as da Gama’s went around the coast of Africa‚ and sailing to India. 3. Some technological inventions that helped sailors in their exploration and discovery of new lands were
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Kaylin Silva Feminism Affecting Society in 1920s 7/23/13 How Did Feminism Affect Society in the 1920s? The 1920s was a very important decade to women’s history. The 19th amendment‚ stating the right to vote can’t be denied on basis of sex‚ was passed in congress in 1920 and with female working population was only increasing yearly. Women may not be able to have equal opportunities as men in education and the labor force but society was affected with women becoming increasingly independent and
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AP US History 16 February 2013 1920’s Culture The national American culture during the 1920s was shaped by advertising‚ entertainment and mass production. People began to realize the impact and importance of advertising on society and that by improving it‚ the people could learn and become more advanced and want more of the new technological advances. Also‚ the forms of entertainment changed and improved and people began spending more time and money on these new concepts. Finally‚ mass production
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STUDY GUIDE: AP WORLD SEMESTER 1 52 points- 2 points apiece for summarizing each of the following: (Complete sentences NOT required.) 1. Definition of Civilization Some scholars prefer to define civilizations only as societies with enough economic surpluses to create division of labor and a social hierarchy. The chief difference between civilizations and other societies involves the emergence of formal political organizations‚ or states. Another trait that makes a society a civilization is when
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Two important events in U.S. history are the hijackings on September 11‚ 2001 and the bombings at Pearl Harbor. These two attacks will always be remembered in U.S. history. These two events caused many people to die and left our nation in shock. These two events caused the American people to be left in fear and agony. They caused our government to be furious and to start war against Japan and against terrorism. On September 11‚2001 American Airlines flight 11 and United airlines flight 175
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Hinduism and Christianity are two of the thriving religions in the world today. Both religions help make up vast amount of worshiper all over the world. While both religions agree in some aspects‚ they differ in others‚ both impacting people around the globe in a unique way. Hinduism and Christianity are similar‚ in that loving god is one’s first responsibility in life. The two religions differ‚ in the number of gods or spirits they worship‚ and the founders of the religion. In both religions loving
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Question 1: In light of scientific advances in our understanding of human origins‚ what have we learned about our relationship to the earth and other living species? Answer 1: Our understanding of human origins has not changed very much in light of scientific advances. Although we have not learned much more about our relationship to the earth and other living species‚ the scientific advance have allowed historians and archaeologists to prove earlier theories and form new ones concerning the ways
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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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During the post-classical time period‚ both the Umayyad and Mongol empires rose to the height of their power through many similarities and differences. For example‚ both dynasties expanded by militaristic advances‚ but a single man was responsible for the rise of the Mongols and they also supported all faiths unlike the Umayyad. The Mongol founder‚ Genghis Khan‚ conquered surrounding nomadic tribes and brought them under his rule through extensive military conquest. Over the entire rise of 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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