Chapter 7 Commerce and Culture Different areas and environments such as highlands‚ steppes‚ farmlands‚ islands‚ mainlands‚ valleys‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and forests all generate different products Some societies were able to form monopolies on a certain good like silk in China This uneven distribution of goods and resources are what drives trade In the period of 500 to 1500 long distance trade became more important than ever before in linking and shaping distant societies and people Trade was
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THE AMERICAN STORY NOTES Chapter 1: Native Americans shared different views than the colonizers. (they wanted to bring colonization to North America) They did not agree on punishment of murder. (Europeans and Native Americans) The cultural superiority turned when -- Captain William Claiborne’s trading post in 1635‚ Maryland - Wicomess Indians (they were going to the trading post on business) encountered enemy Susquehannock Indians—they presented inappropriate behavior (making fun) in public
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The whole purpose of this chapter is to clarify the pivotal need of geographic comprehension in society. Geography is divided mainly into two categories; human and physical geography. Each geography examines different kinds of information. Physical geography clarifies the physical landscapes of districts and places while human geography looks to break down the spatial circulation of humans and their cooperation’s. Chapter 1 summaries the significance of geography and how it influences all aspects
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The Great Gastby – Chapter 7 Summary • Daisy’s been visiting Gatsby regularly – he’s dismissed servant to stop gossip from spreading. • On the hottest day of summer‚ Nick and Gatsby have lunch with the Buchanans. They meet Pammy‚ Daisy’s daughter. Tom notices that Daisy and Gatsby are in love. • They drive to New York: Tom takes Nick and Jordan‚ Gatsby travels with Daisy • Tom stops for petrol at George Wilson’s garage and is startles to discover that the Wilsons plan to travel west. • Tom
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Dylon Breyman 1. What is geography? Geography is the scientific study of the locations of people and earth’s physical features‚ and the reason for their distributions. 2. What is culture? Culture is the collective of ideas and beliefs about what is customary as well the arts‚ social institutions‚ and religions of a group of people. 3. What is a region? A region is an area of division of a place with definable characteristics but without fixed boundaries. 4. What is cartography? Cartography
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views‚ the rise of physics and psychology‚ and the rein of a great power. Key concept 6.1 states “Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world‚ assisted by the development of new technology.” Many advanced people of history lived in this time like Einstein who contributed to technological advances in physics. Belief systems‚ philosophies and ideologies played a major role in this time period (Theme 2) Einstein one of many struck the first blow with his theory of special
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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Machiavelli describes as a strong Prince. In chapters 5-10‚ Machiavelli gives the reader a perfect image of the stone-hearted reputation that he has been renowned for throughout his years as a political writer. He states his own beliefs on annexing a democratically free state‚ commonwealth‚ or republic and how to appropriately reign over the peoples of said state‚ while at the same time commanding loyalty and respect of its citizens. Machiavelli explains in chapter 5 that the best way to take over and rule
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Jonathon Martin Period 1 Chapter 8 Questions 1. Long-distance commerce acted as a motor of change in pre-modern world history by altering consumption and daily life. Essential food and useful tools such as salt were traded from the Sahara desert all the way to West Africa and salt was used as a food preserver. Some incenses essential to religious ceremonies were traded across the world because there was a huge demand for them. Trade diminished economic self-sufficiency by creating a reliance on
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Name: Samantha McClure Date: October 14th‚ 2014 Graded Assignment Document-Based Question: Religious Views on War Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) 1. To complete this Graded Assignment‚ retrieve the Religious Views on War DBQ. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Please consult the rubric throughout the process. Using the documents‚ compare the views of major world religions on war
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