AP World History Midterm Review History The study of past events and changes in the development‚ transmission‚ and transformation of cultural practices. Earliest Farming Location Fertile crescent Swidden Agriculture a place temporarily cleared for agriculture by cutting back and burning off previous growth Catal Huyuk early urban culture based on sedentary agriculture Mesopotamia "between the rivers"; civilizations that arose between the Tigris-Euphrates river valleys Hyksos a member of an ancient
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ideas have accumulated over time and the effects they have had on society is one of the main themes of world history. Shortly before 3000 BCE‚ Mesopotamians invented a technological idea which ended in a writing system called cuneiform that increased communication‚ record keeping‚ and abstract thought. Through symbols written on wet clay tablets that represented objects and sounds‚ history could be recorded for the first time. Writing was a major expansion of the conceptual horizon of humankind
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Meaghan Sheeran 1/22/2014 World History A 10-4 (1-5) 1. Sultan- Muslim ruler Delhi- capital of Ghur Rajah- local Hindu ruler Sikhism- religion founded in Northern India by a holy man named Nanak‚ sought to blend Islamic and Hindu beliefs Babur- claimed descent from Genghis Kahn and Tamerlane‚ military genius‚ poet‚ and author of a detailed book of memoirs Mughal- dynasty set up by Babur which ruled from 1526-1857 Akbar- chief builder of the Mughal Empire‚ Babur’s grandson Nur Jahan-Jahangir’s
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Politic of Ancient Nations of China from 1120BCE to 220CE. Through thousands of years of Chinese history‚ numerous numbers of countries repeated to rise and fall‚ especially during 1200BCE and 220CE due to two periods of warring nations. In this period‚ there were long lasting nations such as Han‚ which controlled the eastern China for 400 years‚ to nations that collapsed all of a sudden‚ like Qin. Even though there were countless numbers of nations existed in this period‚ there were some unchanging
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It involved all the major powers of the world and was fought in every continent. The Second World War was a global conflict that began on 1 September 1939.The causes has been studied for decades‚ yet there is no set in stone reason for the war. Several reasons have been considered‚ The Great Depression‚ The Aryan race (one pure race) and‚ Adolph Hitler. Other reasons have also been given as to the cause. Some reason are; anti-communism‚ the treaty of Versailles and the propaganda used by the Nazis
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Fabiana Byles The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 September 21‚ 2014 Scharfenberg The Strike of the Railroads The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was a huge protest of railroad workers that spread across the United States. These strikes were started due to wage cuts in the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. This was a violent protest in the B&O station in West Virginia‚ Pittsburgh‚ Chicago‚ Maryland and Ohio. Labor was able to unionize by the workers working together in demonstrations but they
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DBQ The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects. These effects changed the world and the way of living. Some negative effects were pollution‚ diseases and crowded tenements. Some positive effects were cheaper products more jobs. For example in document 1‚ 2‚ and 3 it shows the change in manufactory which help speed up production and have more available job opportunities. How the factories got better and faster machines. Like the steam engine help transport and trade stuff quicker
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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to me. I have never been a student that needs to study two hours for a quiz the next day. I would have to look at a review sheet for several minutes and the next day pass the quiz with 100 percent. Reality finally hit me when I stepped into AP World History. I have never been very knowledgeable in any subject regarding social studies. When I signed up for this class I was worried I would struggle but decided to take on the challenge. The first few weeks of the class went by and I was doing perfectly
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AP World History Chapter 6 - India and Southern Asia Name:____________________________ Chapter Objectives: When you finish studying this chapter you should be able to answer the following questions. In what ways has the environments of India and Southeast Asia influenced the choice of the livelihood of the people‚ as well as the development of distinct social and governmental structures. How did India evolve into a complex social system and three distinct religious systems to meet the needs
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