into the capital. The different nationalities in the capital had each a head officer to represent their interests with the government‚ and to whom the stranger could appeal for counsel or help." —William Stearns Davis‚ ed.‚ Readings in Ancient History: Illustrative Extracts from the Sources‚ 2 Vols. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon‚ 1912-13)‚ Vol. II: Rome and the West‚ pp. 365-367 Considering this excerpt written by the Arab geographer Yakut in the 13th century‚ what can we say about Islamic Baghdad
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CHAPTER 15 The Latin West‚ 1200–1500 The period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe’s [A] later Middle Ages. [B] Last Age. [C] Golden Age. [D] Renaissance. [E] Age of Reason. Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages referred to themselves as [A] Europeans. [B] Westerners. [C] “Old Worlders.” [D] Franks. [E] Latins. In the Latin West during the later Middle Ages approximately [A] nine out of ten people were rural. [B] five out of ten people were rural
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WORLD HISTORY II -- CLASS NOTES (Revised Fall 2002) Class Introduction – Syllabus Text: The Heritage of World Civilizations (Craig‚ Graham‚ Kagan‚ Ozment‚ Turner)‚ N.J.: Prentice Hall‚ 2002. Chapter 16 The Late Middle Ages and The Renaissance in the West (1300 – 1527) Calamity and New Beginnings Culture: Culture exercise: Japanese Printer His pregnant wife Olympic athlete College Coed Rabbi Med. Stud./Bl. Militant Biochemist Hollywood Starlet Policeman/with
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China‚ Spain‚ and Europe affected the global flow of silver from the sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century‚ socially and economically. China affected the global flow of silver socially and economically. (Doc.’s 1‚3‚5‚7) In Document 1‚ the author believes that a frugal man with only one bar of silver can pay for his wedding and still have something left over‚ but an extravagant man can have thousands and still not have enough. The author feels this way because of his bias towards
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The Multiple Choice Section This section can be extremely challenging. Each question has 5 possible responses. The raw score for this section is figured by adding one point for each correct answer and subtracting 1/4 point for each one that is answered incorrectly. The incorrect answers are called distractors‚ and some of them will seem like they could be right. But there is always only one correct answer‚ and if you fill in more than one oval for a particular question on your response sheet‚
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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Chapter Outline I A prophet and his world A Muhammad and his message 1 Arabian peninsula was mostly desert a Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups b Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium 2 Muhammad’s early life a Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. b Difficult early life‚ married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 c Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to
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DBQ Essay Jacksonian Democracy was a movement for more democracy in the American government in the 1830s. This particular movement was led by President Andrew Jackson. Jackson had wanted more rights for the common man‚ and wanted to eliminate all aristocracy in the American nation. This democracy would be aided by the people of the recently established settlements in the South and West. The Jacksonian Democrats had referred to themselves as to be guardians of the Constitution‚ by giving
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Dynasty both have many similarities and differences. The Roman Empire lasted from 27 BC - 476 CE. The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 - 220 BCE. The Roman Empire included parts of northern Europe‚ North Africa‚ and the Middle East. Throughout ancient history‚ this was known as the largest empire ever. On the other hand‚ the Han Dynasty included only the southeastern and northeastern parts of present-day China. Even though both Rome and Han were settled in different areas at different times‚ they were
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A trend in our American history states that as America became more economically developed‚ America became more involved in foreign affairs as well. In the late eighteenth century America had her first real foreign policy issues. As problems arose with France and Britain‚ America found herself in the middle. Through the years as time has passed the leaders of America have past and changed also. Each leader attempted different ways of going about creating a balance or solving the issues with foreign
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01.02 Travel Journal 1. What do you already know‚ or think you know‚ about Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam? They had a lot of wars and disagreements. 2. In what parts of the world are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam dominant today? Christians are dominant in north & South America; followers of island dominate north Africa‚ western and central Asia‚ and Indonesia. Followers of Judaism can be found most everywhere but are concentrated in Israel and North America. 3. How are Judaism‚ Christianity
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