Chapter 9 Outline Christian Europe Emerges (600-1200) I. The Byzantine Empire •The Byzantine Empire’s official religion was Christianity •The Byzantine’s practiced the Roman Imperial system of government and the political oversight of the Christian church to insure the church’s power did not exceed the government’s power. A.An Empire Beleaguered •Between 634 and 650 the Arabs captured the Byzantines as well as the Egyptians‚ the Syrians‚ and the area of Tunisia. The land lost to them and
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Alex Vincent Colonel Prine AP World History 22 August 2015 A History Of The World In Six Glasses In A History Of The World In Six Glasses‚ the author Tom Standage addresses how six drinks have changed our history. Just as our history can be split into different ages through the materials we’ve used‚ we can also separate it into the six glasses that influenced our lives. Beer‚ wine‚ spirits‚ coffee‚ tea‚ and cola are the most culturally impacted drinks. Even though all six beverages have
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01.02 Travel Journal 1. What do you already know‚ or think you know‚ about Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam? They had a lot of wars and disagreements. 2. In what parts of the world are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam dominant today? Christians are dominant in north & South America; followers of island dominate north Africa‚ western and central Asia‚ and Indonesia. Followers of Judaism can be found most everywhere but are concentrated in Israel and North America. 3. How are Judaism‚ Christianity
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Comparisons 8000 BCE- 2000 BCE: River Valley Civilizations: Mesopotamia‚ China‚ Egypt‚ and India were all river valley civilizations‚ meaning they arose in the valleys of major rivers. Mesopotamia arose on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; china on the Yellow river; Egypt on the Nile river; and India on the Indus river. Irrigation systems were built to control water for farming. All four civilizations were governed by kings who derived their authority form the gods(either they claimed
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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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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Chapter Outline I A prophet and his world A Muhammad and his message 1 Arabian peninsula was mostly desert a Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups b Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium 2 Muhammad’s early life a Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. b Difficult early life‚ married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 c Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to
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“foreigner” changed frequently as immigrants settle in‚ became “American”‚ and brand new wave of foreign immigrants swept in to take jobs from “Americans”. This resentment of long-distance immigrants is seen not only in the United States‚ but all over the world‚ in as diverse places as Great Britain and China‚ and this xenophobic view of change is not at all new. When the Irish and Germans immigrated to the United States‚ they were disliked by the Anglo-Saxon Protestants; when immigrants from Eastern Europe
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provincial‚ and imperial. - They had high paid officials with little to do. Interaction Demography Disease Patterns of settlement Migration Technology -Chinese Junks – refined in late Tang and Song period - are best ships in the world - Established market networks along Indian ocean coast. - Rival Arab control of Indian Ocean - Transmission of art and religion (Buddhism; Christianity; Islam) Culture Religions‚ belief systems‚ philosophies‚ ideologies Math‚ Science and
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1. How did the Mexica people establish their authority over the peoples of central Mexico? How did the Mexica treat conquered peoples? The Mexica used military conquest to establish their authority over the peoples of central Mexico. They wanted to catch prisoners of war rather than kill their enemies so they could sacrifice their prisoners to appease the gods‚ and they also demanded tributes from the peoples and lands that they had conquered. 2. What are some of the distinctive features of Mexica
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CHAPTER 15 The Latin West‚ 1200–1500 The period from 1200 to 1500 is better known as Europe’s [A] later Middle Ages. [B] Last Age. [C] Golden Age. [D] Renaissance. [E] Age of Reason. Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages referred to themselves as [A] Europeans. [B] Westerners. [C] “Old Worlders.” [D] Franks. [E] Latins. In the Latin West during the later Middle Ages approximately [A] nine out of ten people were rural. [B] five out of ten people were rural
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