Big Picture Questions 1. The experience of empire for conquered peoples was broadly similar whoever their rulers were. Does the material of this chapter support or challenge this idea? Support your answer. 2. In thinking about the similarities and differences among the empires of the early modern era‚ what categories of comparison might be most useful to consider? Why? 3. Have a look at the maps in this chapter with an eye to areas of the world that were not incorporated in a major empire. Pick
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Guptas vs. Muryans The Guptas and Muryans were both ancient civilizations that were located in India. The Muryans lasted from around 323-185 BCE. The Guptas lasted from around 320 CE – 550 CE. Both the Gupta and the Muryan Empire united India but they different ways to do it. Asoka – one of the rulers of the Muryan Empire – used their main religion Buddhism to shape the laws of his empire. The Guptas used the caste system. The caste system was not just used to shape the laws it was part of
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Chapter 1 2) My interpretation of the word discovery is when someone detects or finds something new or previously unknown. In 1492 an explorer named Christopher Columbus was requested by the King of Spain to find a more direct route to Asia. When he made landfall 6 weeks after leaving Spain he thought he landed in Asia. But really he had found something else‚ an unknown mass of land blocking the route to Asia‚ the Americas. Columbus failed his main task he did not discover a quicker route to
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Anne Kellerman Mr. Barrios World History AP- 6hr March 28‚ 2013 As the saying goes‚ History repeats itself‚ which is true about the course of Christianity from 100 CE to 1750 CE. The constant splitting of the Eastern and Western Christian churches‚ the expanding of the Christian church‚ and the fight against Islam are all constants throughout the history of the Christian faith. However the Western Christian Church further splits into both Protestant and Catholic beliefs‚ conversions of the Christian
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Pilgrimage of Grace was a protest whereas the marchers opposed the doings and new governmental policies of Thomas Cromwell. Thomas Cromwell‚ after the Act of Supremacy imposed by the head of the Anglican Church‚ Henry Viii‚ was put in charge. His rule resulted in a series of new laws including taxes‚ they expansion of royal power in England‚ the dissolution of the monasteries‚ and the confiscation of Catholic Church lands. The marchers that were in the Pilgrimage of Grace were peasants‚ according
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accounting scandals was disclosed during 2005 which involved a material mis-statement due to false transactions during 2000. This scandal set to prelude leading the downfall of AIG in 2008. In this paper‚ I will analyze the cause‚ the transactions and finally effects of the scandal. The Accounting Scandal The Players The CEO of AIG was Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg joined AIG in 1962 and led AIG for thirty eight years until his retirement in March 2005. Greenberg was not only the CEO‚ but
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AP World History Review: Comparative Questions Curtain Call Directions: Use your textbook and or your Princeton Review Book to list as many facts about the following historical comparisons. Use the attached Societal Comparison sheet as a guideline for what to compare and contrast. Remember that you do not have to fill in every topic on the sheet‚ try and get used to looking for these topics when you are comparing societies-in this way you will increase your speed in breaking down the comparative
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AP World History Curriculum Framework Historical Periodization The AP World History course content is structured around the investigation of course themes and key concepts in six chronological periods. The six historical periods‚ from approximately 8000 B.C.E. to the present‚ provide a temporal framework for the course. The instructional importance and assessment weighting for each period varies. Period Period Title Date Range Weight to c. 600 B.C.E. 5% Organization and Reorganization of Human
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easily to me. I have never been a student that needs to study two hours for a quiz the next day. I would have to look at a review sheet for several minutes and the next day pass the quiz with 100 percent. Reality finally hit me when I stepped into AP World History. I have never been very knowledgeable in any subject regarding social studies. When I signed up for this class I was worried I would struggle but decided to take on the challenge. The first few weeks of the class went by and I was doing perfectly
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Gilchrist: AP World History Summer Reading: Comparative Essay of two places of Worship: Do different types of church have different features from other and how similar are they? Yes different churches have different features which make them unique to their name which can be their different practices‚ their setting or place of worship and the person they worship. Over the summer‚ I visited two different places of worship which were a Baptist church and a Catholic church. Both have very different
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