Lecture 2 Early Civilization Characteristics: high populations‚ centralized political and economic authority‚ regional states‚ stratified societies (hierarchies – political and economic – most people with least power at bottom)‚ complex architecture‚ higher learning - Why did they develop? Larger populations needed intensified agricultural production - Simple agriculture replaced by field agriculture - Hydraulic Hypothesis Irrigation on such a large scale thus “causes” the emergence of centralized and hierarchal political
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Sophie DeGreen APUSH Chapter 1 Section Review 1. What were the main characteristics of the Indian civilizations of Mesoamerica? There were many characteristics of the Indian civilizations of Mesoamerica. One was that a lot of them were farmers. The Mayans and Aztecs of Mesoamerica had elaborate and complex systems of irrigation for their farming that they mastered. For Mesoamerican civilizations‚ an elite class ruled the society. The Mayans had an elite class that lived off of taxed peasants and
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Chapter 17 Notes I. Comparing Atlantic Revolutions A. The North American Revolution‚ 1775-1787 The Declaration of Independence in 1776 ‚ resulted in an unlikely military victory by 1781 ‚ and generated a federal constitution in 1787 ‚ joining thirteen formerly separate colonies into a new nation. B. The French Revolution‚ 1789-1815 That revolution was quite different from its North American predecessor. Whereas the American Revolution expressed the tensions of a colonial relationship with a
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Jack Magill APUSH/Period 4 18 November 2014 The Jacksonian Rule The 1820’s in the United States saw a presidential election won on a “corrupt bargain”‚ a Yankee Misfit in office‚ and the end of the era of Good Feelings; the United States was desperate for a fresh new face to take office and restore power to the people. Andrew Jackson and his comrades did what they believed in‚ what they thought was necessary to uphold the use of the constitution to guide the administration and give power to the
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THE ULTIMATE APUSH TIMELINE 1430 Portuguese start voyages down the west coast of Africa 1492 Columbus arrives in Western Hemisphere 1509-1547 Henry VII rules England Protestant reformation begins in England 1558-1603 Reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Ireland conquered by England. 1607 Jamestown founded 1612 Tobacco made a profitable crop by John Rolfe 1619 First group of blacks brought to Virginia First legislative assembly meets in Virginia 1620 First Pilgrims in Plymouth 1622 Indian
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APUSH Chapter 1-5 Notes Chapter 1 Chapter One starts out with the shaping of North America. The section explains that because of the Great Ice Age and the Canadian Shield that now we have present-day America. Early evidence shows that people had already began traveling to the Americas in crude boats or going along the Bering Isthmus. Before the Europeans arrived‚ it is estimated that 54 million people already inhabited these areas of interest. Although the Europeans did not see how many people
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Readings: America’s History ch 1 pgs 7-38‚ Other Sources: “Columbus Letter” (online)‚ “Why History” by David McCullough Outline: A. Native American Experience 1. First Americans 2. Mayas and Aztecs 3. Indians of the North Hopewell‚ Pueblos‚ Mississippians‚ Eastern Woodland‚ matrilineal B. European Society 1. European Peasant Society Peasants 2. Hierarchy and Authority Dower‚ primogeniture 3. Power of Religion Pagans‚ heresies C. Europeans Create a Global World 1. Renaissance
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Tonecia Lee AP US History 5th Period Unit 2 Essay Exam October 10‚ 2012 The status of women‚ African Americans‚ and Native Americans did not change after winning the American Revolution. Although after the American Revolution winning the status of women didn’t change‚ because of what they had stood up for. The status of women did not change‚ because of what each Americans group had done to make it not change after the winning of the American Revolution. The African American women had been
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Sample DBQ Period 3 In the years of 1830-1860‚ there were many conflicts on the views of slavery within our country. The North was working to bring an end to slavery with the creation of the routes to free slaves. The South was enthusiastic about the continuation of slavery with the help of the courts. The conflicts were put on hold with many compromises‚ but were dismantled by future legislation leading to bloodshed in America. The North wanted to abolish slavery. With the support of newspapers
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Crime and Punishment in 1830 Great Britain The Industrial Revolution that began to take place over the early part of the 1800s had a huge impact on crime in Victorian England. The crime rate skyrocketed‚ and although the Industrial Revolution created more wealth‚ it largely created more poverty for many families. Urbanization caused the majority of people to move into densely populated cities‚ which resulted in high poverty rates and a small area. Life in these new cities was harsh; many families
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