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    on the exam will be drawn from this list. A complete ID should place the event/person/concept in time and space‚ identify it fully‚ and discusses its historical significance. Preparing these IDs will help you prepare for the exam as a whole. Cahokia- had pop of 15000-20000; largest city of the Mississippian people. Year 1150 (900-1350). Had mounds that were 100ft high and used for rituals. King Alfonso- Historical significance: Gives a glimpse on how the Europeans colonized Africa‚ spread

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    resources and the loss of biodiversity. While it may seem that this practice started only a few decades ago when environmentalists and conservationist were given life‚ the ancient people put it up to use already way back in their own times. The Anasazi Indians‚ for example‚ had built their homes in oriented in the path of light during the day. This provided them with enough heating and sunlight for their agricultural plants. Moreover‚ they have “tanks” which capture rainwater. This stored water

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    Prophet urged Indians to free themselves from the influence of Europeans and return to their traditional ways of living. What was the name of the Ottawa chief who was given the honor of leading the Indians’ fight for freedom? A) Tecumseh B) Joseph C) Cahokia D) Pontiac 3.Upon assuming leadership‚ Pontiac told his followers that he would not wage war against ALL white men‚ but would only be fighting the _______. A) French B) Dutch C) Americans D) British 4.To avoid further Indian unrest in its new western

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    archaeologists generally call them “Mississippian.” Sometimes the names assigned by archaeologists can cause problems. For example‚ for more than 100 years‚ archaeologists have used the term Anasazi to refer to the prehistoric Puebloan people who lived in the American Southwest (see Chapter 9). The term Anasazi originated from a Navajo word that generally refers to ancestor enemies‚ friends‚ or relatives (Warburton and Begay

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    Chapter 18 Nomadic Empires And Eurasian Integration People: 1. Abbasids: Cosmopolitan Arabic dynasty {750-1258 CE} that replaced the Umayyads; founded by Abu al-Abbas and reached its peak under Harun al-Rashid. 2. Chinggis Khan: Born in 1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3

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    AP World History Focus Questions for Key Concepts Period 3: Regional and Trans regional Interactions‚ c. 600 to c. 1450 CE Key Concept 3.1 Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks Answer Concepts & Relevant Factual Examples in Underline “Factoids” How did trade networks in the post-Classical Era compare to the Classical Era? Even though the Americas and Afro-Eurasia stayed separated‚ this era saw a deepening and widening of old and new networks of human interaction

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    WHAP 95 Theses 2012 Period 1: to 600 B.C.E. Technological and Environmental Transformations; Ancient Civilizations 1.1 Big Geography and Peopling the Earth 1. Describe and evaluate Paleolithic human society; demography‚ migrations‚ social gender structures and impact on environment. 1.2 The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies 10‚000 years ago the Neolithic Revolution led to the development of more complex economic and social systems

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    Geothermal energy What is geothermal energy‚ and how can we use it in society? Geothermal energy is the use of the Earths very own energy. It’s renewable‚ clean and can range to easily acquirable hot springs on the surface or hot rock found a few miles below the surface. Or you can go a bit deeper and hit the extremities of the molten rock (magma). In the US around 80% of all geothermal hotspots are found on the western states i.e. Alaska and Hawaii. Wells are drilled deep into the underground

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    5. How far – to Mississippi/Ohio – debatable evidence d. Stepped temples – Monk’s Mound e. Ritual sacrifice f. pottery g. Social stratification h. Large city – Cahokia could handle 30‚000 people e. The Aztec Rise to Power – eagle with serpent on cactus – Toltec lasted till 1150 xi. Geography – aquatic environment – chinampas 6. Aztecs/Mexicas won control of lake – AZTLAN(Aztec name

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    (Tenochtitlan‚ chinampas‚ monumental architecture‚ human sacrifice) * Incas (non-literate‚ but had decimal system‚ superior communication system of runners‚ accounting device called quipu) * American Southwest * Hohokam‚ Anasazi‚ Pueblo * Superior irrigation systems; astronomy * North American Mound Builders (Mississippi Valley) * Ohio and Mississippi River regions * Buried their rulers in these mounds‚ along with followers who would serve

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