Many students unfamiliar with World History come to think of the Silk Roads as one road or literally a road made of silk. But it is not. The Silk Road can be thought of as a network of routes connecting the Eastern Mediterranean to Central Asia and Central Asia to China. These complex interconnecting routes included both land and sea routes. In fact‚ many goods reached Rome via the Mediterranean Sea. Along these routes‚ merchants would carry goods for trade. The goods being traded would often
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9/19/12 Farming and Emergence of Complex Societies * Farming and complex societies are the result of change * One of major changes is reflected in this frieze on a wall in Mesopotamia -reflects domestication of animals and plants – was a monumental change – resulted in a new way of living we know as farming – included pastoralism * Development of farming communities – a major change – started to be accompanied by a wall structure * Between about 12‚000 and 1‚000 BCE – Appeared independently
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Chapter 7: Jean Piaget’s cognitive theory of child development Preoperational stage: Ages 2-7 Operations: reversible mental actions that allow children to do mentally what they formerly did physically The symbolic function sub-stage: ages 2-4 (1st sub-stage) Egocentrism: cannot distinguish one’s own perspective and someone else’s perspective (dolls and their own. They choose their own) Animism: belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and are capable of action. (the sidewalk tripped
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Bethany McDaniel AP World History Summer 2012 Assignment Chapter 1&2 Question 1 How did beer lead to the development of cities in Mesopotamia and Egypt? Grains grew widespread in the Fertile Crescent (The crescent shaped area which had an ideal climate and soil for growing plants and raising livestock‚ it stretches from Egypt‚ up the Mediterranean coast to Turkey‚ and then down again to the border between Iraq and Iran.) causing the unintentional discovery of beer. The Fertile Crescent’s extremely
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written languages‚ or laws. In around 3500 B.C.‚ in what is now present day Iraq (OI)‚ these new inventions were priceless. Many civilizations‚ including Ancient Mesopotamia‚ influenced our world today in many ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamians Civilization were the cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. Let’s begin with cuneiform. The ancient Sumerians invented cuneiform‚ which made it possible for change to be made in the future. Cuneiform‚ being the first written language‚ was invented over
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Paulina Korzyk July 1st‚ 2014 A History of the World in Six Glasses: Guided Reading Q&A Introduction “Vital Fluids” 1.) What is the author’s main thesis (argument) in setting up his book? Why/how are these fluids “vital” ? The author wants to show that beverages had a great impact on history. He wants to tell his readers that drinks have had a greater impact on history than normally recognized. The fluids are “vital” because without
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Review of Four of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World There have been many lists assembled from ancient times to present day noting the spectacular natural wonders and manmade structures in the World. The first known list of remarkable structures is referred to as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ancient Greek and Roman scholars wrote about these wonders of architecture beauty. Located around the Mediterranean and Middle East‚ the seven wonders were: Great Pyramid of Giza‚
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The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews in the ancient world. This body was headed by a high priest and had religious‚ civil and criminal jurisdiction. The name is derived from the Greek word synedrion which means “sitting in council.”1 Each of the larger towns in Judea had their own sanhedrin‚ which served as the local government.2 They were subject to mandates promulgated by the Great Sanhedrin in Jerusalem as the ultimate authority for Jewish religious life. According
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Questions/Answers) Spirits 1) From which advanced civilization did Europeans get the ‘science’ of how to make spirits? A) The Arabs‚ who first started distilling wine and other substances for their experiments. 2) In what ways was the discovery and use of distillation important to the rebirth of science in Europe? A) Distillation and distilled wine were considered a therapeutic and medicinal miracle. It went hand in hand with the infant science of perfume
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author of the essay‚ “Why Study Ancient World Cultures‚” argues that studying different cultures is important and necessary to better understand our own culture. Bill Hemminger states‚ “We must guard against the assumption that other people think as we do – or that they should” (Hemminger). Studying different cultures provides individuals with a highly valued
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