Alcoholic Beverages: Alcoholic beverages have been consumed by humans since the Neolithic era; the earliest evidence of alcohol was discovered in Jiahu (site of a Neolithic Yellow River settlement based in the central plains of ancient China) dating from 7000–6600 BCE. The production and consumption of alcohol occurs in most cultures of the world‚ from hunter-gatherer peoples to nation-states. An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol. Alcoholic beverages are divided into three
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Ellipses: An ellipsis is a series of three dots‚ used to create a pause in thinking or‚ when quoting‚ to omit information. The deliberate omission of a word or words readily implied by context. Examples: The man looked above . . . all he could see were three black silhouettes against the bright blue sky. When the man looked above he couldn’t quite believe what he saw . . . . In the anime world‚ Naruto is a hero; Goku‚ a legend. Enjambment (poetic element): Enjambment is the breaking of
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Unit 5 Diane Arias PI: Panic of 1857: broke out due to California gold inflating the currency and over-speculation in land and railroads. Two groups opposed the idea: Eastern industrialists feared that the free land would drain its supply of workers and the South feared that the West would fill up with free-soilers who would form anti-slavery states‚ unbalancing the Senate even more. The Tariff of 1857 lowered duties to about 20%. North blamed it for causing the panic‚ because they felt they needed
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Throughout the period 1801-1817‚ the government was ruled by the Jeffersonian Republican party‚ whereas the Federalist Party began to slowly fade away from public view. The Jeffersonian Republican party‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ professed to favor a weak central government through the support of more states’ rights‚ "...that the states are independent... to...themselves...and united as to everything respecting foreign nations." (Document A). On the other hand‚ the Federalist Party‚ previously led
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APUSH UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE Articles of Confederation: agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. The new Constitution provided for a much stronger national government with a chief executive (the president)‚ courts‚ and taxing powers Shay’s Rebellion: armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays
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US HIST 112 SINCE 1877 NOTES: 8-20-2013 April 1861 Begins Civil War 1864 - big year in civil war lincoln appoints US GRANT CINCO DE MAYO OCCURS ANDREW JOHNSON FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO BE IMPEACHED. TOOK OVER WHEN LINCOLN DIED. HE BROKE THE LAW. NEVER SERVED ANOTHER TERM RECONSTRUCTION ( 1865-18770 CULTURAL‚ ECONOMIC‚ PHYSICAL‚ POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PROCESSES DEVELOPED TO REHABILITATE FORMER CONFEDERATE STATES EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BE REBUILT SO MANY DIED OF INFECTION INSTEAD
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CHAPTER 11 THE LATE MIDDLE AGES: CRISIS AND DISINTEGRATION IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY _____________________________ CHAPTER OUTLINE I. A Time of Troubles: Black Death and Social Crisis A. Famine and Population B. The Black Death 1. Spread of the Plague 2. Life and Death: Reactions to the Plague C. Economic Dislocation and Social Upheaval 1. Noble Landlords and Peasants 2. Peasant Revolt in France 3. An English Peasant Revolt 4. Revolts in the Cities II. War and
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Chapter 25 A strong desire to go somewhere and dig hidden treasure came to Tom. He went out to find Joe Harper but he failed. Next he sought out Ben Rogers but Ben had gone fishing. Fortunately‚ he stumbled upon Huck Finn the Red-Handed. Tom took Huck to a private place and told him the matter. Huck agreed so willingly. Huck asked Tom where they will dig out the treasure. Tom told him that robbers always hide it on islands or under dead trees that have one limb sticking out‚ or in haunted houses
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Summary of Chapter 29: World War 2 Conservative authoritarianism: Both conservative and radical dictatorships wept through Europe in the 20s and 30s. Conservative dictatorships were quite old and the new dictatorships were totalitarian. Traditional form of antidemocratic government was conserve. authoritarianism (which prevented major changes that would undermine existing order‚ had limited power). Relied on bureaucracies‚ police‚ and armies. Liberals‚ democrats‚ and socialists were persecuted
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Characteristic Applies to Egypt Applies to Mesopotamia Access to a River Valley for necessary water and silt. ✔ ✔ Reliable and predictable flood. ✔ Civilization based on cities. ✔ Agricultural surpluses to support specialized laborers. ✔ ✔ Transportation on at least part of river possible due to favorable winds. ✔ Floods suddenly without warning. ✔ Consistently maintained canals are necessary for water drain-off. ✔ Cooperation with nature. ✔ Civilization
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