The expansionist impulse of European monarchs in the latter fifteenth century was: A) Motivated by a desire to bypass Muslim merchants in trade with Asia and Africa. B) Temporarily subdued by the growth of Renaissance culture. C) Nourished by population decline and civil disorder. D) Disrupted by internal wars between bickering nobles. 1. Invented in the 1450s‚ the quadrant allowed a more precise measurement of: A) Distance. B) Direction.
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a Civil Rights movement explodes. These stories all help to ask the question‚ "What is an American?" You ’ll help to answer that question. Native American Society on the Eve of British Colonization Diversity of Native American Groups The Anasazi The Algonkian Tribes The Iroquois Tribes Britain in the New World Early Ventures Fail Joint-Stock Companies Jamestown Settlement and the "Starving Time" The Growth of the Tobacco Trade War and Peace with Powhatan ’s People The House of Burgesses
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d. 1200 B.C.: Reached American Southwest: molded Pueblo culture (irrigation systems‚ terraced buildings) iv. North and East of Pueblos 3. Mound Builders of Ohio River valley‚ Mississippian culture of lower Midwest‚ Anasazi peoples of Southwest e. Cultures declined A.D. 1300 4. Corn cultivation reached these areas considerably later f. No ‘society’‚ dense concentrations of people‚ nation-states comparable to Aztecs
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Happy Harry Professor Bob English 102 3/20/04 Science Versus Nature in Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian Few modern writers have generated the attention of Cormac McCarthy. His straightforward‚ southern writing imitates William Faulkner and Flannery O’Connor‚ whom he is often compared to (“Cormac McCarthy” par. 1). Cormac McCarthy was born in Rhode Island‚ but moved to Knoxville‚ Tennessee at the age of four (“Cormac McCarthy” par. 1) and the language and culture of the Appalachian people
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Gingivitis The longer plaque and tartar are on teeth‚ the more harmful they become. The bacteria cause inflammation of the gums that is called "gingivitis." In gingivitis‚ the gums become red‚ swollen and can bleed easily. Gingivitis is a mild form of gum disease that can usually be reversed with daily brushing and flossing‚ and regular cleaning by a dentist or dental hygienist. This form of gum disease does not include any loss of bone and tissue that hold teeth in place. [pic]Back to top
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I.Our environment is the sum total of our surroundings A photograph of Earth reveals a great deal‚ but it does not convey the complexity of our environment. Our environment (a term that comes from the French environner‚ “to surround”) is more than water‚ land‚ and air; it is the sum total of our surroundings. It includes all of the biotic factors‚ or living things‚ with which we interact. It also includes the abiotic factors‚ or nonliving things‚ with which we interact. Our environment includes
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large semicircular mounds Mississippi river what is now Louisiana Commercial and governmental center Indians of the Ohio river “mound builders” >1000 years before Columbus sailed After their declined another community flourished City of Cahokia 10‚000 to 30‚000 inhabitants in year 1200 largest settled community until the 1800 Western Indians Hopi and Zuni Arizona 3‚000 years of settlement Between years 900 and 1200 Built great planned towns in local canyons Dams and canals
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Cahokia: located on the site of an ancient Native American city situated directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis‚ Missouri / largest and most influential urban settlement in the Mississippian culture / the mound builders / advanced and indigenous cultures Constantinople: trade routes in 1453 / eastern Roman Empire capital / right in the middle of a trade route from Europe to the middle east and Asia Leif Erikson: Viking from Scandanavia / Norway / the first European to set
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The meeting of cultures • North America first discovered when nomads crossed the Bering Strait(into alaska) • Migrations began 14000-16000 years ago‚ possibly earlier • Resulted from tools‚ spears‚ hunting supplies that made it easier to hunt large animals‚ that crossed between the two continents‚ drawing people into unsettled territories • Mongolian descent (present day Siberia) • Southern Tip of South America discovered around 8000 BC • By 1500 (Europeans coming)‚ there were more people in the
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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