World history‚ global history or transnational history (not to be confused with diplomatic or international history) is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. It examines history from a global perspective. It is not to be confused with comparative history‚ which‚ like world history‚ deals with the history of multiple cultures and nations‚ but does not do so on a global scale. World History looks for common patterns that emerge across all cultures. World
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Unit Two Test (Chapters 7‚8‚9‚10‚12‚13) 1) What was the fictional account of life at the court of the Caliph al-Rashid? A) B) C) D) E) 2) What accounts for the disruption of the agricultural economy of the Abbasid Empire? A) The government ordered regions of the empire populated by Shi’as abandoned. B) The decline of the cities led to a fall in the demand for food supplies and consequent drops
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Long-Term Construction Contracts 163 CHAPTER 10 MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS 10-1: a Percentage of Completion Method: Contract Price P1‚000‚000 Less: Total estimated cost Cost incurred P 200‚000 Estimated remaining cost _400‚000 __600‚000 Gross profit estimated 400‚000 % of completion (200‚000/600‚000) __33 1/3% Gross profit to be recognized P 133‚333 Zero Profit Method: 0 10-2: a P100‚000 2007 2008 Contract Price P9
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Chapter 26 Notes: Ottomans and 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
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History 1960 Park opens on August 5th‚ as the last stop on the steam railroad. Picnic groves and the lakefront are the main attractions; mechanical rides arrive soon after. 1970 The decade of the "Charleston" is a great one for the park. Thousands visit the park to enjoy the Virginia reel‚ the world’s largest salt water swimming pool‚ thrill acts on the Midway‚ four roller coasters‚ including the classic Jack Rabbit and more. 1980 The park begins its second century of fun with several new changes
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The Axemaker’s Gift’s The axe makers gifts for chapter 10 was Population forecasts(managing population). The gifts made it easier for leaders to extend their power to shape communities through the increasing command of information. The short-term gifts generated‚ long-term problems because of the way‚ innovations proliferate‚ they interact and cause unexpected effects. Acceptance of each gift changed the way humans saw their relationship with each other and with nature. The development of agriculture
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American War played on America’s development of an Empire? And finally‚ what three ways in which the boom and bust of the Roaring Twenties followed by the Great Depression affected the federal government’s involvement in the national economy. First‚ World War I began June 28‚ 1914 with the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. It was on July 28‚1914 when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Germany declared war on Russia. France‚ found herself at war with Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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rein of a great power. Key concept 6.1 states “Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world‚ assisted by the development of new technology.” Many advanced people of history lived in this time like Einstein who contributed to technological advances in physics. Belief systems‚ philosophies and ideologies played a major role in this time period (Theme 2) Einstein one of many struck the first blow with his theory of special relativity. More so Werner Heisenberg made the
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Internet Activity- Chapter 23 1. What reason does Columbus give for keeping his journal? What does this reason tell us about his mission on this journey? Christopher Columbus’s determination to keep an account of his voyage was to perform the embassy of Fernando and Isabella. He wanted to keep a journal from his departure until he arrived at the Indies. Columbus wanted to write down everything he and his men performed or saw every day. He intended to draw a nautical chart containing the several
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According to his hierarchy of needs‚ people must self-actualize in order to live fully in this world. This same philosophy can be seen in the works of the great Greek philosopher Socrates‚ as he is known for his principle “know thyself.” Socrates is a Greek thinker‚ philosopher‚ and a teacher‚ who lived from 469 to 399 BC. He is known up until this time because of the contributions he had made in this world. He is famous for his brilliant ideas about the philosophy of man. One of Socrates’ basic
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