STATES HISTORY SUMMER 2013 READING ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 1: "Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress" (pp. 1-11) 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? To tell history from the viewpoint of the victims and not overlooking what the country has done to become what they are today. It includes the cruelty and hardships the people had to go through. 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? He will be as blunt as he can to show what history has
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Spodek Guided Notes Chapter 1 A. The Dry Bones Speak I. Human Origins in Myth and History - Paleoanthropology - A student of the earliest humans and the setting in which they lived. - Humans all over the world made stories to explain origin (Before diggers came with interpretations and cussing). o They tell how and why humans came to Earth. a. Early Myths - Myth – An interpretive story of the past that cannot be verified historically but has a deep moral message. - Caste – Social‚ economic
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Name_______________________Period___________ Chapter 6: A Tour of the Cell Concept 6.1 Biologists use microscopes and the tools of biochemistry to study cells 1. The study of cells has been limited by their small size‚ and so they were not seen and described until 1665‚ when Robert Hooke first looked at dead cells from an oak tree. His contemporary‚ Anton van Leeuwenhoek‚ crafted lenses and with the improvements in optical aids‚ a new world was opened. Magnification and resolving power limit
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Joseph Boasiako AP World History Chapter 1 Evolution August 1‚ 2013 Cues | Notes | Before History (Lucy) | A Woman said to have died 3.2 million years ago‚ whose skeleton was referred to as AL 288-1‚ scientists and archeologists. | Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Were said to have evolved about two hundred years ago. Homo sapiens or Human species are to have similar external features‚ and basic elements of genetic makeup and body chemistry- DNA‚ chromosomal patterns
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Chapter 1- 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: THEMES IN THE STUDY OF LIFE OBJECTIVES Exploring Life on Its Many Levels 1. Briefly describe the unifying themes that characterize the biological sciences. 1. The cell an organism’s basic unit of structure and function 2. Heritable information: the inheritance of biological information in the form of DNA which is encoded in the nucleotide sequence of DNA. 3. Emergent properties: emerge as a result of interaction among components at the
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Rachel Wright Sector 3۫۫ 8/2/11 Chapter 1 I. Native Peoples of America A. Iroquois 1. 5 Native Americans 2. Engaged in endless cycles of violence 3. Hiawatha a. Tried to restore peace b. Wandered through nature in search of finding answers. c. Hiawatha & Deganawidah (peacemaker)’s story wasn’t written until the 19th century. c. Found holy man who helped their nation to be introduced in a new message of peace. B. Submerging Differences 1. Made a confederacy based on the
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Introduction: Politics and Government Matter (pp. 3–8) A. Many Americans are apathetic about politics and government. B. Political knowledge fosters civic virtues‚ educates citizens on policy‚ and promotes participation. C. Voter turnout among the youth is lower than any other group. II. Government (pp. 8–9) A. The institutions that make authoritative decisions for any given society are collectively known as government. B.
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Key Terms 17th and Early 18th Century | | | |Roanoke |1585 – Lost Colony – Croatan – Sir Walter Raleigh | | | | |Virginia Company
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Charles Lindbergh- made first solo trans Atlantic flight. ix. Charles Forbes- sold medical supplies from veteran hospitals. x. Robert La Follette- presidential nominee for the progressive party in 1924. xi. Albert B. Fall- first cabinet member in history to go to prison. xii. Calvin Coolidge- “4/5ths of all of our troubles in this life would disappear if we could only sit down and keep still.” xiii. Coolidge believed that government should not interfere with business. xiv. Calvin Coolidge became
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In the years leading up to the American revolution it was evident that a new identity was developing for colonist. Stemming from the Seven Year’s colonists were slowly discovering a new way of viewing the mother country and themselves. By the eve of the American revolution most colonist had adopted the identity of British citizens fighting to protect their liberties. A strong bond of unity can be seen from colonists’ shared opinions and agreed course of action‚ while a large loyalist population supports
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