inventions were priceless. Many civilizations‚ including 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
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they could make a fortune by finding gold on their own; to be exact it was January 24‚ 1848 when James W. Marshall saw something that appeared to be shiny -near Sutter Creek Coloma‚ California- in which‚ unexpectedly‚ it turned out to be gold. At the time of his discovery Marshall was overseeing construction‚ on the American River‚ of a sawmill. Therefore‚ the discovery of gold in California brought attention to the Chinese men. They came to California for cheap labor at gold mines in California. Also
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typical conflicts with each other. One of the main reasons that groups have fought over time has been simply due to their inability to recognize that their differences 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
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Change over time is inevitable. Thomas Paine’s comments may reflect on American ideals in the seventeen hundreds‚ however‚ the character of today’s society‚ especially American political culture‚ has drastically improved. The perfection that is American society can only be surpassed by works of fiction‚ such as the utopian Brave New World invented by Aldous Huxley. American tolerance of foreign peoples and ideologies proves itself often‚ and nothing threatens the rights of the individual today.
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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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situations regarding the use of new tools and other technological advances. The Romans challenged the efficiency of basic tools that were invented. In document one‚ Cicero‚ an upper-class Roman political leader‚ states that “all craftsmen spend their time in vulgar occupations; no workshop can have anything enlightening about it.” What Cicero mean by this is that the people who make tools lack sophistication and that workshops can not‚ in any way‚ be useful. In document seven‚ Seneca‚ an upper-class
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AP® WORLD HISTORY 2007 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 2—Continuity/Change Over Time BASIC CORE (competence) 0–7 Points 1. Has acceptable thesis. 1 Point • The thesis correctly specifies both change and continuity in the formation of national identity in the region of the Middle East‚ Southeast Asia‚ OR Sub-Saharan Africa from 1914 to the present. • The thesis must be explicitly stated in the introduction or the conclusion of the essay. • The thesis may appear as one sentence or as multiple
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Time period from 600A.D-1450 * spread of Islam A.D632 1. Islam=submission to the will of god 2. Mohammed= the final prophet 3. Hijra = the migration of Mohammed and he’s followers from Mecca(scared city) to medina due to hostility of merchant aristocracy. 4. returned to medina in 630‚ and transferred the kaba as the religious site of Islam. 5.abbasid dynasty (750-1250) encourages conversion to Islam from other religions 6 Qurans=people of the book 7. Values of Islam Honor parents‚ kind
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demonstrate expertise. And relieve population pressures of limited resources. Other non- western- Purpose was unclear and just explored because they could. 2) In this era of long-distance exploration. Did Europeans have any special advantages over other cultural regions? A) Yes- They brought new diseases making people weak‚ Slaves for the plantations‚ fighting on god’s side would help them conquer‚ and they had to survive so they worked their hardest. 3) What were the different outcomes
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Bhagavad-Gita the Hindu came up with there own way they saw the universe. The Hindus believed in spirits and the multiform world. The document describes the appearance of the deity. In Document 4‚ Ashoka practices morality and the once war machine ended. Since he is the ruler he believes in all men to be his children. Ashoka desires that all his children be happy in this world and in the after as he wishes for the men also. Ashoka believes that there should be growth of spirit of morality. Independent
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