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‚ they were greeted very well and were accepted
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CH. 13 Notes Nomadism in C Asia nomadism is a way of life forced by a scarcity of resources Nomadic groups have the lowest pop. Desnsity In time of droughts conflicts increase Result extermination alliances frequent out migration Everyone was full time herdsman hunter and warrior Mongol superb riders Can shoot while galloping Leader = khan Khan’s decision ratified by a council Completion for resources reinforced slavery and tribute in C. Asia Some become slaves so
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AP® UNITED STATES HISTORY 2012 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 4 Analyze the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s. In your response‚ focus on TWO of the following. Immigration Prohibition Religion The 8–9 Essay • Contains a clear‚ well-developed thesis that addresses the origins and outcomes of the intense cultural conflicts of the 1920s regarding two issues. • Develops the thesis with substantial and specific relevant historical information related to two issues. • Provides
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Carissa Baughman Block 3 4/13/2015 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. AP American Government Chapter 7 Vocabulary Public opinion: How people think or feel about particular things. Defined simply‚ public opinion refers to how people think or feel about particular things. For example‚ a study by political scientist Terry M. Moe analyzed public opinion concerning whether the government should provide parents with publicly funded grants‚ or vouchers‚ that they can apply toward tuition at private schools
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The Evolution of Homo sapiens Paleolithic Society The Neolithic Era and the Transition to Agriculture The Hominids Australopithecus: Developed in Africa 4 million to 1 million years ago Bipedal‚ able to plan journeys (about 10 miles long)‚ brain size 500 cc Part of brain used for speech underdeveloped Homo erectus: Lived 2 million to 200‚000 years ago (after Australopithecus) Brain size 1000 cc‚ wielded fire Communicated with sounds (no language yet)‚ journeyed outside east and south Africa
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Tropical Africa and Asia (1200 – 1500) Ibn Battuta 1. Young Muslim scholar 2. Completed the pilgrimage to mecca 3. logged 75‚000 miles of travel in 29 years 4. Powerful states and commercial systems were only made possible by local farmers‚ fishermen and pastoralists Tropical Lands and Peoples The Tropical Environment 1. Africa lies almost entirely within the tropics‚ as do southern Arabia‚ most of India and all of the Southeast Asian mainland and islands 2. In the lands around
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Columbian exchange‚ which included diseases‚ animals‚ plants and people. When the Europeans made initial contact with the natives in the Americas‚ there was mass outbreak of small pox‚ mumps and many other diseases. This caused the American natives population to decrease rapidly because their immune systems had never been exposed to such diseases. Also‚ the native leaders kept passing away from diseases further weakening the natives resistance to European
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By the late 1760s‚ Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British‚ and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England. Washington served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774 in Philadelphia. By the time the Second Continental Congress convened a year later‚ the American Revolution had begun in earnest‚ and Washington was named commander in chief of the army. Washington
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AP US History Reading Assignments and 1 pg. Responses * Questions are DUE on the stated day and will not be accepted late (after the exam to which they refer) * Wednesday March 30 * Ch. 36 p. 852-868 * What were the immediate conflicts and deeper causes that led the U.S. and the Soviet Union to go from being allies to bitter Cold War rivals? OR * Why did WWII-unlike WWI lead to a permanent end to American isolationism? * Thursday March 31 * Ch. 36 p. 868-879
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Margin Review Questions 1. They established parts of Chinese life that lasted all the way into the 20th century. They were also the “golden age” of arts and literature because of their poetry‚ landscape‚ and ceramics along with the birth of Neo-Confucianism. 2. In the Tang Dynasty‚ elite women had greater freedom and influence. In the Song Dynasty‚ they had tighter patriarchal restrictions. In both‚ they started foot binding and textile production became larger which replaced women’s role in that
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