Chapter 1 – New World Beginnings‚ 33‚00B.C – A.D. 1769 New World Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean
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Chapter 15 Outline I. World Contacts Before Columbus 1. The Afro-Eurasian trade world linked Europe‚ Asia and Africa in the 15th century. A. The Trade World of the Indian Ocean 1. Indian Ocean was the center of Afro-Eurasian trade world. 2. Location made crossroads for China‚ India‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. 3. Trading volume increased over the centuries as merchants congregated in a series of cosmopolitan port cities‚ most had some form of autonomous self-government 4. Most developed
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May 4‚ 2012 COMPARE AND CONTRAST MONGOLS AND BYZANTINE EMPIRE The Mongols and Byzantium were similar and different in terms of state forms (both had provinces or khanates‚ but only Byzantium had a theocracy)‚ cultural exchange (trade flourished in both countries‚ but the ways in which cultural diffusion occurred differed)‚ and the effect each empire had on neighboring countries after they declined (they both heavily impacted the surrounding countries but how they declined differed)‚ and
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LION * Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers). * The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb). * The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. * Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa. * Lions are very social compared to other cat species‚ often living in prides that feature females‚ offspring and a few adult males.
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Chapter 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
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Industrial Revolution: Catalyst for the World In the ocean of modern history‚ there is a significant period between 1750 and 1914: The Industrial Revolution. During this period‚ the society and economic conditions had been influenced a lot by the major changes in agriculture‚ handicraft industry‚ manufacturing‚ transportation and technology. It was also a term that from agricultural and commercial society to modern industrial society. There were two revolutions during the middle of 18th century
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1) The Shapes of Human Communities 1. In 1500‚ the world had all different societies‚ gatherers and hunters to empires‚ but it was different 2. Paleolithic Persistence a) gathering and hunting societies (Paleolithic peoples) still existed throughout the world but they had changed over time b) b. had new & improved technologies and ideas‚ e.g.‚ outrigger canoes‚ fish hooks‚ etc (had not adopted agriculture) c) exchanged goods over hundreds of miles and developed
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GROWTH: A COMPELLING MOTIVE TO DEPENDENCY “Is Third World dependency on First World development‚ practices‚ and funding avoidable?” By Michael John A. San Roque ABS681M G01 Submitted to: Dr. Ma. Elena Chiong-Javier October 9‚ 2012 Countries of the world have been sharply divided along development. Countries that are economically buoyant‚ technologically advanced‚ and politically stable are termed ‘Developed Countries’ or ‘First World’. On the other hand‚ countries that are technically
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Between the years of 1500 and 1750‚ the seclusion laws of Japan were a major turning point in terms of contact with other states in social and political ways. Although Japan remained in contact with the Dutch which was their only contact with Europe‚ nevertheless this became successful for them in terms of wanting to be a state that was independent of European culture. For example starting in the year 1635‚ as Japan grew increasingly xenophobic in order to end the spread of Christianity‚ they closed
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2013 A Global Village of 100 Today our world consists of nearly 7 billion individuals; however‚ we never stop to think and understand how our world truly functions. If we decide to reduce the size of the entire worlds population to about a hundred people and did not change the demographic breakdown‚ we would be left with an impacting result allowing us to understand what we are blinded to each day. To begin with‚ the current death rates around the world are extremely significant; however‚ it goes
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