Big Picture Questions 1. The experience of empire for conquered peoples was broadly similar whoever their rulers were. Does the material of this chapter support or challenge this idea? Support your answer. 2. In thinking about the similarities and differences among the empires of the early modern era‚ what categories of comparison might be most useful to consider? Why? 3. Have a look at the maps in this chapter with an eye to areas of the world that were not incorporated in a major empire. Pick
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this city with natural resources harvested from the lake and the forests around the mountain sides. After the arrival of the Old World epidemics and the decline in the population of indigenous people there was an era of environmental recovery up until 1750. This is when more Europeans were exposed to the Americas and the
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During the colonial period from 1607 to 1750 an "American" way of life emerged‚ differing from Old World European culture. This new lifestyle developed from the interaction of five major groups‚ including the; Native Americans‚ Chesapeake colonies‚ New England colonies‚ Indentured servants‚ and African slaves. Each of these peoples contributed ideas‚ principals‚ practices‚ and beliefs to the melting pot that would later become the United States of America. Native Americans had a significant
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Stories of strange occurences and bizarre events of the Bermuda Triangle date back as far as 1492. Christopher Columbus was on his famous jouney when he recorded seeing a fireball fly across the sky and land in the ocean‚ and he also wrote in his log that the ship’s compass was giving inacurate readings and acting strangely. He didn’t tell his crew this for fear of frightening his crew. But then‚ on October 11‚ 1492‚ Columbus and a crewman saw a light over the water‚ but then it vanished quickly. Hours
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Culture/Civilization: Gupta and Mauryan Empire(s) Time Period: Classical Time period | |Factual Information |Quote |CCOT | | |Mauryan: ruled by Chandragupta Maurya and later on by his Grandson | | | |POLITICAL
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CCOT Essay From 200 B.C.E. and 1450 C.E.‚ the Silk Road changed‚ while at the same time holding on to its original purpose. The trade of spices and goods‚ to and from‚ Asia and Europe remained constant‚ while the materials being traded slowly changed. The political boundaries as well as the national identities of the countries in the Silk Road also were altered. While the basic purpose of the Silk Road remained mostly unchanged‚ the goods traded on it‚ and the areas it went through‚ did. While
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AP WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM TEST REVIEW Structure: The exam will consist of 40 multiple choice questions (20 questions on Unit 3‚ 15 questions on Unit 2‚ and 5 questions on Unit 1) and 2 free response essay questions (1 Comparative FRQ and 1 CCOT FRQ). The MCQ section will count for 50% of the grade and the FRQ section will count for 50%. The exam will be two hours. You have 35 minutes for the MCQ section and 85 minutes for the two FRQ questions. The test will cover content from class and from
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Generic Core-Scoring Guide for AP World History Continuity and Change Over Time Essay (CCOT) |BASIC CORE |EXPANDED CORE | |Competence |Excellence | |Points |Points
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The premise of this situation arises from the start of the Cold War following the end of World War II on September 2nd‚ 1945. The uneasy alliance between the Big Three powers - the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ and the Soviet Union - began to quickly deteriorate after the demise of Nazi Germany and the surrender of Imperial Japan. Without a common enemy‚ the ideological differences between the Western powers and the Soviet Union became more pronounced. These irreconcilable differences marked
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Global History Timeline 7800 BCE First traces of agriculture found along the Jordan River Valley‚ plants had adapted to agriculture (Traces of cultivated rice found in China around the same time) 5500 BCE First origins of Chinese Civilization‚ centered along the yellow river. Cultivation of soy beans and domestication of pigs by the local population 5000 BCE - First agriculture in Mexico‚ corn and beans. - Domestication of the donkey in Egypt. 4500 BCE First agriculture along the eastern
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