AP US History Chapter 18 Vocabulary General Lewis Cass – veteran of War of 1812‚ Democratic party‚ but supported popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty – soverign people of territory should determine status of slavery Reasons for popularity – public liked it because accorded with democratic tradition of self-determination; politicians liked it because it seemed compromise btw abolitionists and south Zachary Taylor – Hero of Buena Vista‚ ‚ Whig candidate‚ wins presidency in 1848 Whig Platform
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Kiarra Sewell Goman APWH Period 5 3 Jan 2013 Chapter 20 Study Guide- Northern Eurasia 1500-1800 1. In 1592 Hideyoshi launched an invasion of the Asian mainland with 160‚000 men. 2. The most dramatic consequences were in China. The battles in Manchuria weakened Chinese garrisons there‚ permitting Manchu opposition to consolidate. Manchu forces invaded Korea in the 1620s and eventually compelled the Yi to become a tributary state. 3. Artisan achievements in steel‚ making‚ pottery
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Hnrs. Renaissance History Chapter 17 & 18 Study Guide 1. The two most important influences on Enlightenment thought were who? John Locke and Isaac Newton 2. After 1688‚ Great Britain permitted religious toleration to which groups? Lutherans‚ Jews‚ and Muslims 3. This nation was significantly freer than any other European nation at the beginning of the Enlightenment. What nation is this? Great Britain 4. An expanding‚ literate public and the growing influence of secular printed materials
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Chapter 14 Study Guide 1. Henyr the Navigator-(motives) were a blend of seeking a Christian kingdom as an ally against the Muslims‚ acquiring trade for Portugal‚ and extending Christianity. (things he done) founded a school for navigators‚ after that Portuguese fleets goes to Africa in search for gold but went to Atlas Mountain in Morocco. Facilitated trade in gold‚ ivory‚ and slaves 2. Vasco da Gama-(motives) sail to Muslim merchant along East Africa then to Calicut and search of “Christian
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Chapter 29 An Overview of Land Plant Evolution 1. Describe four shared derived homologies that link charophyceans and land plants. a. The complexes that produce cellulose are rose shaped in both charophyceans and land plants. Next both have peroxisome enzymes that help minimize the loss of organic products from photorespiration. The structure of their flagellated sperm is very similar. Finally‚ both form a phragmoplast during cell division. 2. Distinguish among the kingdoms Plantae‚ Streptophyta
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Chapter 20 Study Guide The Muslim Empires The following terms‚ people‚ and events are important to your understanding of the chapter. Take notes over the concepts listed below answering the following questions for each concept: Who? (when needed) Where?‚ What?‚ Why?‚ How?‚ and historical significance. Definitions are not sufficient. Definitions alone will earn a daily grade no higher than 50%. Ottomans Mehmed II Janissaries Vizier Safavid Dynasty Sail al-Din (Saladin) Red Heads
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Ch. 20: The Muslim Empires Introduction -Nomadic invasions wasted much of the Muslim world w/ the sacking of Baghdad in 1258 • 3 new Muslim dynasties emerged after the nomadic invasions -New flowering of Islamic civilization; Competition(political divisions+military incursions -Largest-Ottoman from N Africa to S Russia; Safavid dynasty to the E; Mughals in Delhi region of Ganges plain -3 empires combined=largest Islamic political+military power ever -All 3 depended on firearms-“gunpowder
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Chapter 28 Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Approximately how long did World War I last? A) About four years B) About two years C) About six years D) About one year E) About three years Page Ref: 646 2) Which nation joined the Triple Entente alliance in the early 1900s (and to complete the alliance?) A) Germany B) Britain C) France D) Russia E) Italy Page Ref: 647 3) What was the region of
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1. What were the most important elements of the Columbian exchange? How did this “trade” in plant and animal species shape the future development of both Europe and the Americas? The Columbian exchange was named after Christopher Columbus and not the Country of Columbia. There were four important elements to the Columbian exchange‚ which included diseases‚ animals‚ plants and people. When the Europeans made initial contact with the natives in
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your response sheet‚ you will have that response marked as incorrect. Questions left blank do not add or subtract points from the raw score. Therefore‚ if you left them all blank‚ you would get a 0 on this section. If you answered 60 correctly and 20 incorrectly‚ you would receive a score of 55 on this section. It is important to note that the number of your raw score has no correspondence to the usual number/percent/letter grade you normally get in school. Getting a raw score of 55 would be pretty
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