AP European History 2011 – 2012 Mr. Porter pporter@montville.net Room 307 Course Description: This course examines the political‚ social‚ economic‚ intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the turn of the 21st century. AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college Western Civilization course and can earn students college credit. Students are expected to do a considerable amount of reading in both
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open up the possibility for growth rather than simply just cause for fighting. The conflict between the Jews and Arabs is a prominent representation of this concept because of their past prejudices; Jews and Arabs have had very conflicting views in history and thus there was lots of confrontation. In another example‚ the genocide in Kosovo was a result of Serbians disliking the Muslim religion and resulted in a mass “ethnic cleansing” in their attempts to separate from the different culture. With a
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In the study of World history‚ there are many types of ways civilization can be defined. Many archeologists‚ anthropologists‚ and historians have found it to be very problematic in finding the one unsurpassed definition. No matter what people may disagree on when it comes to their definition of civilization‚ one thing is for sure‚ it is a society. However‚ a society can be made up of a long detailed list of different aspects and guidelines in order to make sure it stays intact‚ or it can be kept
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1450 CE “No nation was ever ruined by trade.” This quote was said by Benjamin Franklin in the late 1700s. These words are so simple‚ and it seems like anyone could have said them. However‚ this quote has a bigger meaning in that throughout world history‚ trade has been so important to so many countries and it has led to many empires successes. It has occurred for a very long time‚ and it has progressed dramatically. Trade has changed a lot‚ but some parts of trade stayed the same over a long periods
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Between Humans and Environment As part of the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks‚ technology‚ ways of farming‚ and diseases spread. For example‚ Bantu people spread from central to southern Africa along with iron and agriculture. One of the revolutionary technology that spread was Arabian camels that could survive 10 days without water‚ making it possible to travel across the Sahara. Large groups of merchants traveled together forming early caravans. Also‚ irrigation systems allowed produce
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Indentured servitude was considered a fine replacement for slavery‚ rising as slavery fell out of favor in many of the European countries. However‚ despite the rules that were out in place‚ they were often changed and didn’t follow the what could be considered the lowest form of humanity. Indentured servitude was used instead of slavery‚ but in the end‚ it was almost the same affliction. David Northup’s Doc 4 compares directly with Doc 3‚ 6‚ and 9. They show almost just the sheer amount of
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Mr. Pitts Email: smpitts@canfieldschools.net Website: www/smpitts.weebly.com AP World History Course 2013-2014 AP World History is for the high school student who wishes to earn college credit in high school through a rigorous academic program. This class approaches history in a way that looks at the common threads of humanity over time— society‚ politics‚ religion‚ ideology‚ technology and trade —and it investigates how these things have changed and continued over time in different
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Significant changes occurred in East Africa between 600 and 1450. Specifically‚ the increase of slave trade and better‚ more useful technologies through the Indian Ocean Trade Network. These changes are important because the growth of city-states occurred due to this network. During this period‚ the overall trade of the region remained relatively constant. This continuity was important because it allowed for economic and technological development to flourish in the region. Safer travel‚ pacified
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Ancient Mesopotamia‚ influenced our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamians Civilization were the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Let’s begin with cuneiform. The ancient Sumerians invented cuneiform‚ which made it possible for change to be made in the future. Cuneiform‚ being the first written language‚ was invented over 5000 years ago (Doc. 1). Many Sumerians used this process of writing to keep records‚ document business transactions‚ and pass new ideas from generation to generation
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The attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions in the 1500’s had mixed results. Many Christians didn’t accept merchants and trade because of their love for money‚while others thought it was okay only if you shared among the poor. Many Muslims thought that trading was okay as long as the merchants were fair‚ while others thought it was okay only if they they shared among the poor just like some Christians thought too. To better understand the attitudes of Christianity
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