UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE TO 600 CE) Of all the time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum‚ Foundations (8000 BCE - 600 CE) spans the largest number of years. It begins with an important Marker Event - the Neolithic Revolution - and ends after the fall of three major classical civilizations - Rome in the Mediterranean region‚ Han China‚ and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: Environmental and periodization issues Early development
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Ian Cabalo October 2012 Period Two AP World History Unit 2: Chapter 8: The Unification of China In Search of Political and Social Order A. Confucius (551-479 B.C.E.) and His School 1. Confucius a. Educator and political authority b. Sayings were compiled in the Analects by his disciples 2. Confucian Ideas a. Basically honesty and ethical in character b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social
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Zara Khan Midterm Essay History Since the 1700’s political‚ economic and intellectual changes have radically altered the history of the world. They have had a major impact on the production and distribution of goods‚ the scale of warfare‚ and the rise and fall of the totalitarian dictators. The production and distribution of goods affected people’s lives completely. New innovations and new inventions spurred the industrial growth. The scale of warfare was resulted from Militarism‚ the Alliances
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Jason Billinglsey European History 9 May 2013 DBQ: French Nobility During the time period of the late sixteenth century to the late eighteenth century the concept of what nobility is and what it was conceived to be varied greatly as more modern thoughts developed and desperation of monarchs grew to meet such demand. The arguments related to nobility differed greatly‚ but these were the most crucial; the difference between the sword and the robe and the right to even hold such a position
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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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Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years‚ most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several empires
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J Fircha Honors US History I 2 March 2012 Removal of Indians DBQ All presidents have a legacy; some good‚ some bad. Andrew Jackson’s legacy is the Indian Removal Act. This act was not supported by the Supreme Court‚ made Native Americans leave the places that they called home for countless years‚ and had a huge impact on Native Americans personally. In 1830‚ with consent and encouragement from President Andrew Jackson‚ many Indians were wrongly forced off of their native lands and onto foreign
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What was the impact of the Crusades on the Christian West? The popular cultures were influenced in things such as words‚ games‚ food‚ and songs. What was the level of trade in the Abbasid empire? Their items were in great demand from Europe to China. It was growing and increasing between cities thriving in trade. What was the Shah-Nama? It was written by Firdawsi in
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The History and Philosophy of Buddhism History The Buddha is most recently believed to have been born in the year 623 or 624 BCE. Though many religious historian s have preferred birth dates ranging from 567 to 487 BCE. Though in truth‚ no one knows for sure. The Buddha’s given name was Siddhartha Gautama‚ Siddhartha meaning “one who has achieved his aim." It was prophesized that Siddhartha would either become King of the world or‚ if exposed to human sufferings; would become a great religious
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important time in history. This period of only 7‚400 years held many great advances in technology‚ social interactions‚ government‚ and even economics. From the development of agriculture to the caste system of the Aryans‚ this era in time was one of great growth‚ development‚ and change in the earliest civilizations of our history. The beginning of all civilizations started with the migration of humans out of Africa. The hunters and gatherers inhabited almost every region of the world less than 15
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