APUSH Summer Assignment Chapter 1 1. Mayans Same Aztecs Yucatan Peninsula | Irrigation | Central Mexico | Tikal | Temples | Tenochitlan | Approx. 300AD-800AD | Hieroglyphics writing style | Approx. 1325AD | 20‚000 | Hierarchy | 200‚000 people | Mainly farmers | The use of religious rituals | Human sacrifice | Large religious centers | Declined due to drought around 800 BCE | Used Trade routes | 2. Tribe | Political Structure | Economy | Location |
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prompt will ensure a fair score Answering the prompt with good/great theses/arguments ensures a much higher score The Importance of Understanding the Prompt Many students want to read the question quickly and move on to writing. However‚ APUSH essay prompts are challenging. They ask students to perform specific writing tasks. The questions also contain qualifiers that guide and restrict your answer. Rather than taking 10 seconds to read the question‚ you would be better off spending
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Chapter 2 Notes: Indian & European Relations in the 1600s Spain in North America 1560s: Spanish give up search for Indian gold. Focus on defending their empire from English (who were plundering treasure ships and Caribbean ports) and French Protestants (who began to settle in Florida though the Spanish had already claimed the land). Spanish establish fort at St. Augustine‚ Florida (1565) to protect route of the treasure fleet. They also massacre French Protestants. Raids by Native Americans
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PEQs APUSH MacKenzie Hudgins 1. The Jacksonian period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man”. To what extent did the period live up to this characterization? Consider 2 of the following in your response: -Economic development -Politics -Reform Movements One of many questions to ask with regards to the Jacksonian era is‚ “Who was the common man?” This concept is the greatest contradictory question to ask that determines the validity of the name “era of the
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The Romantic Era Have you ever heard of the word romance? Love is the 980th most commonly used word in the English language‚ which connects to the word romance‚ so there is a very good likelihood that you have. The real question‚ however‚ is do you really know what romance means? Romance has several different meanings and the Romantic Era encompasses them all. Despite the fact that the Romantic Era was a hundred years‚ the Romantics contributed so many things‚ some of those being romance‚ the
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The Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan Era is named after one of the greatest Queens of England - Queen Elizabeth. It was known as the Renaissance age. The Elizabethan era was an important and one of the most fascinating periods. In the history of England many developments‚ inventions and new ideas were introduced during the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan Era is not only famous for the Virgin Queen but also for the era itself - Great Explorers‚ such as Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh
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The Baroque Era Rebecca Mozingo Mr. Craton Period 8 The Baroque Era was a period for artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear and easily interpreted detail to produce drama‚ tension‚ exuberance and grandeur in sculpture‚ painting‚ architecture‚ literature and dance and music. It started around 1600 in Rome‚ Italy and spread to most of Europe and ended around the 1750’s. The Baroque era was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church‚ which had decided at the time of the Council of Trent
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political‚ economic‚ and social forces. To better understand the role of police in society‚ one has to know the history of how policing became what it is today. Policing has been categorized into three basic eras‚ which include the Political Era‚ Reform Era‚ and lastly the Community Problem-Solving Era that is the present form of policing. Most all of modern-western democracies are based on Sir Robert Peel’s Metropolitan Police Force‚ which was instituted in 1829. Sir Robert Peel was the founder of
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The Progressive Era The progressive era was a time of great change‚ the way people thought and what they did began to change quickly. Industry and business also changed a great deal in this era‚ with the many new inventions and strong businessmen things where rapidly changing. The progressive era lasted about 40 years‚ from 1879-1920. In 1879 Tomas Edison invented the electric light‚ I guess you could say he just lit the way for may other inventions that people made during this time period
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reformed the nation in important ways and made way for even more opportunities for the future. Jacksonian democracy encouraged the strength of the executive branch at Congress’ expense‚ and also sought to broaden the public’s government participation. They were opposed by the Whigs. These two political parties arose from Jackson’s presidency‚ both of which held support in all parts of the country. Jacksonians favored a federal government with limited powers. Jackson said that he would “guard against
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