Elective History Final-Year Examination Revision Stalin’s Russia (SEQ Revision) A) How did Stalin Rise in Power? When we examine the reasons behind the rise of Stalin‚ there are TWO MAIN FACTORS RESPONSIBLE: • Stalin’s Cunning Personality o Stalin Outwitted His Rivals o Stalin Pretended to have been Close to Lenin o Made Alliances o Used His Position as Secretary-General of the Party • Favourable Circumstances o Trotsky’s Weaknesses 1) Stalin Outwitted
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage is a non-fiction historical novel‚ whose main purpose is to show the surprisingly pervasive influence of certain drinks on the course of history. Then it takes the reader on a journey through time to show the history of mankind through the lens of beverages. The thesis of the novel is that through history certain specialty beverages have affected more than just the diet of people and changed political aspects‚ economic standings‚ religious ceremonies
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Maria Martínez was heralded internationally for artistic accomplishment. People came to San Ildefonso from all over the world to meet her and she traveled extensively to meet other famous people and to receive awards. Both Japanese master potter Shoji Hamada and Hong Kong potter Bernard Leach‚ visited her to observe her skill. Hundreds of institutions recognized her artistic contributions during her lifetime. In 1934‚ she became the first woman to receive the bronze medal for Indian Achievement
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Chapter One Study Guide Evidence-Based Assessment Chp. 1 Subjective Data: what the person says about himself or herself during history taking Objective Data: what you as the health professional observe by inspecting‚ percussing‚ palpating‚ and auscultating during the physical examination. Database: subjective data‚ objective data‚ and the patient’s records and laboratory studies. From the database‚ you make a clinical judgment or diagnosis about the individual’s health state or response to actual
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Bose Anifowose Lamar HS AP World History 25 August 2014 A History of the World in 6 Classes Study Questions Introduction—“Vital Fluids” 1. The author’s main thesis in setting the book is that drinks have shaped human history ever since early humans were forced to live by rivers‚ springs and lakes to ensure an adequate supply of freshwater. 2. These fluids like water are vital to us because we would not be able to live more than a few days without some fluids in our body. “Beer in Mesopotamia
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses Section 1: Beer: Beer was not invented‚ it was discovered. Exactly when the first beer was brewed is unknown but there was almost certainly no beer before 10‚000 BCE. The rise of beer was closely associated with the domestication of the cereal grains rom which it is made and the adoption of farming. Beer originated in the Fertile Crescent in Egypt and Mesopotamia. To beer drinkers in the Neolithic period‚ beer’s ability to intoxicate and induce a state of
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Life/Tribute Maria Montoya Martinez was from San Ildefonso Pueblo. Born on an unrecorded date between 1881 and 1887 Maria was the oldest of five sisters. She started learning pottery skills from her aunt‚ at first just by watching her. At this time‚ traditional pottery techniques were being lost‚ but Maria and her family were trying to preserve the culture of art. By the age of seven or eight Martínez was making crude bowls and plates of her own. She received a well rounded education by
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Justin AP World History 8/1/13 A History of the World in 6 Glasses: A Study of the Impact on Society From the beginning of human existence‚ fluids have been acknowledged as a necessity over food. One can only survive a few days without consumable liquids‚ but weeks without food. Fluids have helped evolve and shape economies and societies since the beginning of mankind. The first universal drink itself heavily influenced early human society‚ and is followed by other glasses in the future‚ which
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“History of the World in 6 Glasses” By Tom Standage Chapter 2: Civilized Beer 1. The “Land between 2 rivers” is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers located in Mesopotamia (in the Fertile Crescent). “The World’s first cities arose in Mesopotamia‚ ‘the land between the streams‚’ the name given to the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers… (24‚ Standage)”‚ which meant that around this area most of the people were hardworking. The problem about these two rivers though is that they had unexpected
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Jesus Martinez It was a Wednesday morning that I’ll never forget. I had woken up at 3 in the morning because I had to be at a park for a physical fitness test. The test was not until 6 but because I was taking the bus‚ I had to make sure I was out of bed and out of the house early in the morning. The first few minutes of my commute were peaceful; there was light rain‚ birds chirping‚ the insect’s low buzzing in the distance. It was just a normal morning. After I had gotten on the 85 bus that goes
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