While many factors led to the war‚ nationalism contributed the most‚ due to the desire of the Serbs to create their own Slavic nation and the need of each European country to be more superior than the others. “Additionally‚ the Serbians could or would do little to stop the activities of the anti-Austrian secret society‚ the Black Hand. To the Austrians‚ the rise of Pan-Slavic nationalism‚ and particularly Serbian aggression‚ was a direct threat to the future of the Austrian Empire.” (Doc J) Archduke
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Chapter 4 Outline I. Ancient Iran Iran’s mineral resources copper‚ tin‚ iron‚ gold‚ and silver were exploited on a limited scale in antiquity Mountain slopes‚ more heavily wooded. A. Geography and Resources Iran is by the Zagros Mountains to the west‚ the Caucasus Mountains and Caspian Sea to the northwest and north‚ the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert of Baluchistan to the east and southeast‚ and the Persian Gulf to the southwest. Humans trying to survive in these harsh lands had
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products changes‚ and a continuity was the Europeans’ demands for goods from Asia. A change in commerce from 650 C.E. to 1750 C.E. was the changing of control over trade. Around 650 C.E.‚ the Swahili dominated the trade‚ especially since there were so many coastal forts of the east side of Africa. Trade then switched amongst the Muslims of the Middle East‚ China and then the various European groups. This was a change because the Swahili were native to Africa‚ and sold ivory‚ gold‚ iron‚ slaves and
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campaign was the first of seven major crusades that stretched over two hundred years. All of them declared their mission to win and hold the Holy Land‚ but in reality European knights were eager to capture any Mediterranean territory that offered land and wealth.” (Dunn and Mitchell 362) This focus on religion would also spread into the art world as artists would be commissioned to create pieces that were inspired and dedicated to religion. Europe would also trade goods and techniques with these
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Arabs Ottomans: Factors of Decline * Competition between elite * Weak rulers * Increasingly powerful Janissary corps * Increased competition from European merchants * Military challenges from the West * Ottomans vs. Russia (result: loss of Serbia‚ Greece‚ and most of Balkans) Survival * Played European rivals against each other * Selim III: reformed bureaucracy‚ new army and navy. Killed by janissaries in 1807 * Mahmud II: slaughtered Janissaries‚ families
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Chapter 21 A. The Toltec and the Mexica 1. Toltecs emerge in the ninth and tenth centuries after the collapse of Teotihuacan a. Established large state‚ powerful army mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century b. Tula was the Toltec capital city and center of trade c. Maintained close relations with societies of the Gulf coast and the Maya 2. Toltec decline after twelfth century d. Civil strife at Tula‚ beginning in 1125
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Tevan Luong AP World History: Summer Assignment Chapter 1 1. Geography and climate play a major role in the development of early human societies‚ for instance‚ Middle Eastern grains did not grow at all in the humidity of equatorial West Africa. Rather than cultivating grains‚ the geography and climate limitations made it more suitable to grow rice‚ pearl millet‚ and sorghum in West Africa. The barriers that the environment set led to the diversity of human culture and diets based on the condition
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The first European Americans When people think about the new world‚ they might think why did European sail across the globe to the new world? Why did Chinese‚ for example‚ did not want to sail? The answer to that is Europeans‚ unlike Chinese or any other group of people‚ had two main reasons that made them interested to sail to the new world. Europeans were motivated by their poverty‚ and their motive to convert the world to Christianity. In other words‚ Europeans were motivated by “God‚ gold‚ and
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Traditions and Encounters‚ AP Edition (Bentley)‚ 5th Edition Chapter 24: New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania Chapter Outline I. Colliding worlds A. The Spanish Caribbean 1. Indigenous peoples were the Taino a. Lived in small villages under authority of chiefs b. Showed little resistance to European visitors 2. Columbus built the fort of Santo Domingo‚ capital of the Spanish Caribbean a. Taino conscripted to mine gold b. Encomiendas: land grants to Spanish settlers with total control over local people
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AP USHistory Document-Based Question Suggested writing time: 45 minutes The following question requires you to write a coherent essay incorporating your interpretation of the documents and your knowledge of the period specified in the question. To earn a high score you are required to cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on your knowledge of the period. It is often claimed that the major American wars of the last 150 years have resulted in the most important social and
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