7 Define: * Plateau: a relatively high‚ flat land areas * Desert * Savanna: broad grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs Define: * Animism: * Griot: a special class of African storytellers who help keep alive a people’s history * Subsistence Farming: the practice of growing just enough crops for personal use‚ not for sale * Matrilineal: tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father * Patrilineal: tracing lineage through the father Know the basics
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CHAPTER 10 AMERICA’S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION Multiple Choice Questions 1. The economic revolution that transformed America between 1820 and 1860 brought all of the following changes except A) the development of a national market economy B) the appearance of a major manufacturing sector C) the creation of a more united country D) the alliance of the Northeast and Northwest E) the participation of farmers in the increasingly international economy Answer: C Page: 259 Difficulty:
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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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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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England‚ introducing European rather than Scandinavian society onto the isolated island" in "the last successful invasion of England." Paul K. Davis‚ 100 Decisive Battles from Ancient Times to the Present: The World’s Major Battles and How They Shaped History (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1999)‚ 113. MIDDLE ENGLISH (1150 – 1500) 1204 – The hundred years war – A war between England and France. It had a significant impact on the development of English because France became the enemy. The English people
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David Lewkowicz Period 2 May 12‚ 2013 From 1900-1950 the countries of India and China where experiencing independent and nationalist movements. These movements differed in the ways they achieved their goals. While China encompassed two major political powers‚ India had one. Both of these movements had a leading political figurehead. India met their independence through nonviolence‚ while China portrayed internal conflict. On the other hand‚ India encompassed only one major political party while
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Thesis Sentence: The lives of the Plains Indians in the second half of the nineteenth century were affected by technological developments and government actions politically‚ economically‚ religiously‚ socially‚ intellectually‚ and geographically. Body Paragraph #2 Background Paragraph - How the Indians were treated before the second half of the 19th Century. Body Paragraph #3 The technological developments and government actions affected the Indians in the second half of the 19th Century
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AP World History The Green Revolution was an influence and a disappointment to some people that affect the most. It affected society‚ agriculture‚ and new technology. The wheat yield increased over time. As that was happening population grew and failure occurred. From land being dead tired to new technology‚ where it was easy to get fast money. People had there agreement. They all agreed and went along with the Green Revolution. (Doc.4) these countries started off down‚ no money‚ and tired.
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Thesis: The political actions of the anti-slavery movement were designed to "choke" slavery into extinction‚ rather than moving to end the practice in one fell swoop. Missouri compromise: Unable to stop the spread of slavery altogether‚ abolitionists at least were able to restrict its spread. Mexican War: A setback for the anti-slavery forces‚ as slavery was permitted in the newly absorbed territories‚ which lay below the line set in the Missouri Compromise. This helped galvanize both sides
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1929 19th Amendment (women’s suffrage) ratified Sacco and Vanzetti arrested; First commercial radio broadcast in Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania; Volstead Act- reinforced prohibition; Merchant Marine Act; Esch-Cummins Act Warren G. Harding elected (Rep) [1921-1923] Washington Disarmament Conference [1921-1922] Emergency Quota Act restricts immigration Sacco-Vanzetti Trial Congress passed resolution declaring WWI ’1919’ had officially ended Fordney-McCumber tariff Five-Power Naval Treaty; Four-Power
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