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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around 400 C.E. China was able to stay in unity under the Sui dynasty. However‚ the one and only good achievement that happened under the Sui was a series of canals that connected southern and northern China. Which allowed China to flourish economically and contribute to much of the wealth that it brought. Although after the fall of the Sui dynasty other less ruthless dynasties like the Tang and Song were able to build on the foundation of the Sui‚ but for much longer reign. In a political sense those
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extended the wall. From 550 AD to 577 AD was the Bei Qi Dynasty‚ who repaired the wall‚ and built an extra 900 miles of it. Then came the short reign of the Sui Dynasty (581 AD-618 AD). They repaired and extended the wall a lot. Next was the Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD). During its rule‚ the Great Wall of China lost its importance because the Tang Dynasty expanded its territory beyond it. Next was the rule of the Song Dynasty (960 AD-1274 AD). Then came the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty (1206 AD- 1368)‚ which
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when the members of nobility wore dyed‚ variously patterned‚ and highly embroidered ones. During the Tang Dynasty hierarchy of blood aristocracy disappeared promoting the significance of the attire worn by nobility as the family names stopped to provide the status in the society. The color and the quality of the silk elements of garment defined the social distinction of classes. The rulers of Tang dynasty even tried to establish the law allowing to wear silk pieces only if the person was official
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Ancient China By: Matthew Howard‚ Nicolas McWatters and Michael Murphy * Neolithic Era: Neolithic cultures began developing in the North of China around 700 BCE. * The Jiahu civilization appeared‚ a people who were very dependent on intensive farming of things like rice and foxtail millet. * Cliff carvings have been found in China‚ showing an apparent fascination with gods‚ astrology‚ and their surroundings. * In 5500-4900 a civilization emerged which was very advanced‚ completed
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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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The first thing you need to do is review the DBQ rubric sheet‚ your essay & my comments. - Did you answer the prompt …or did you merely interpret documents? - If you tried to do POV‚ did you get it or not? Look closely at what you wrote for POV. General Comments: - The word is Confucian –not Confusion‚ Confucious‚ nor even Confucionis. You need to write the right word so at the AP reading they don’t laugh at you J! - These are pretty decent DBQ’s
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Chapter 8 |1. |Explain the way Islam began to fragment along three separate paths. What were these paths‚ and how were their beliefs different?| |2. |Explain how Islam was able to spread from Spain to India in a relatively short amount of time‚ dominating a wide range of | | |territories and societies. | |3. |Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization
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child to join Buddhism to gain merit‚ but were afraid that the vows of celibacy would not ensure them that they would be cared for or perform their ancestral worship. By the end of the Six Dynasties‚ Buddhism had a strong footing in China. The Sui and Tang Dynasties that followed the Six Dynasties both adopted the chakravartin ideal‚ hoping that Buddhism would unite their subjects.
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essay. Introduction. China is a large country located in Eastern Asia. Its population is over one billion people. It is a country with a very rich‚ long history. Land. China lies in Eastern Asia‚ which borders the Pacific Ocean. Forests and farmland cover most of north-eastern China‚ hills and tropical lowland stretch across the southeast‚ dry‚ arid‚ deserts on the south‚ and rocky plateaus extend over the west. Climate. China has a wide range of climate. Northern and western China have long‚ bitter
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