AP World History Extra Credit Book List I encourage you to expand your knowledge and interests by reading books for extra credit. It is possible to receive up to 40 extra credit points per quarter (excluding the 4th quarter)‚ but you will have to earn them. Each book review is worth 20 points unless otherwise noted. Any book assigned for another class (ex. English) will no longer be eligible for extra credit for that year. Book and Film Review Format Write a minimum of a four-paragraph review
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DBQ #6 Analyze the pressures on Great Britain’s Liberal government during the Sudan crisis (1884-1885)‚ and explain why the government acted as it did. During the Sudan crisis in 1884-1885‚ Great Britain’s Liberal government was under much pressure. Much of government action was led by Prime Minister William Gladstone. The Sudan crisis was when a Sudanese Muslim religious leader‚ Mahdi‚ rebelled against the Egyptian rule and foreign (British) control. This threatened the British citizens inhabiting
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a great mother a loving sister and sweet daughter. women are the other half of the society and the source of the human being. and during the years women faced a lot of pejorative and Dominance . but women at that time fight and broke all the rols till thy get the freedom . we are grateful for that women who make our life easier . powerful women are Surrounded us all over the world here is some names of the powerful women in the world. 1\ Elizabeth Smith Miller. is often credited as the
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11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing
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Disparity and worlds injustice to women Gender equality is every human beings right. Men and women should be treated equally. When gender inequality occurs‚ it is usually women whom are degraded. Nicholas D. Kristof; demonstrated the idea of gender inequality by giving an example about a 14-year-old Pakistani girl named Malala who was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban. She was shot due to advocating education for impoverished Pakistan girls. The Taliban attempted to end her advocacy
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in our art and literature that romanticizes girls and women and the role they play in our culture. Nowadays‚ there is around 3.3 billion female living in our world. Sadly‚ one in every three women worldwide are victims of sexual‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and other abuse during their lifetime. Being female often means being sentenced to a life of poverty‚ exploitation‚ and deprivation. Therefore there are around 1 billion abused women around the world every single year. Being an ambassador’s son‚
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A question that frequently crosses people’s minds‚ how did Europe become this advanced in several aspects of life? It all started when the Muslim civilization took place in Europe. Islam stepped in Europe through what’s called as Al-Andalus. Europe was vastly affected by the Andalusian era‚ culture‚ civilization‚ social life‚ and relations. It affected Europeans in several life aspects such as political aspects‚ social aspects‚ scientific aspects‚ economic aspects‚ etc. Al-Andalus civilization changed
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Elizabeth Dimits Period 1 AP World Ch. 10 Review 12/15/12 WHAP: Chp 10 Medieval Europe 1. What characteristics defined medieval west Europe? 2. How did manorialism affect
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Question: How is the role of women changing throughout the world? Essay The development of a country is very dependent on the roles and freedom that women receive. The gender role do vary geographically between More Developed countries (MDCs) and less developed countries(LDC’s). In less developed countries women take on lower roles‚ and lower stand in the social class. But geographically‚ in MDCs women have power and can have higher jobs. This gap is the piece that need to be
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Roads spread Chinese inventions like gunpowder‚ the compass‚ and the printing press. Muslim traders in the Abbasid Dynasty also participated in trading. They influenced the spread of Islam across the Silk Road to parts of Asia like China and South East Asia. The spread of Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism mirrored Islam. The Muslim traders also traded in Africa for gold‚ silver‚ ivory‚ and jewels and brought these goods to trade in the Silk Roads. This era in the Silk Road ended with the Mongol Invasion
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