Carson Coats Chapter 9 Period 2A 1. Problems facing Byzantine Empire (600s-1100) - the Empire lost a lot of territory from expensive wars‚ which put them at an economic and territorial disadvantage. As a result of this‚ they had constant pressure from militaries from the north and south‚ preventing any advances from occurring. 2. Cyril and Methodius- Brothers who went on a successful mission in the Slavs of Moravia. Developed a written language called Cyrillic that was used by the Byzantine
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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British- Iroquois 4. The French had claimed the Ohio River Valley and were trading furs to the Native Americans. The British wanted to settle on the river and trade furs as well. Conflict came about for fur trading between the French and British. 5. The leaders of the Great Awakening placed an importance on religion. The believed that it was your inner religious emotion that was more important than the outward religious behavior. 6. The Great Awakening encouraged ideas of equality‚ helping others
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CHAPTER 13 – Test Bank Multiple-Choice Questions 1. Which best describes Renaissance humanism? a. study of human nature b. human-based culture c. revival of Classical texts d. a Christian bias Answer: c 2. Leonardo Bruni was a. a humanist. b. chancellor of Florence. c. a historian. d. all of these: a humanist‚ a historian‚ and chancellor of Florence. e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: d 3. Which two cities were most at the forefront of early humanism? a. Venice and Rome b. Florence
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Joe is constantly trying to feed us with facts and observations he makes in order to convince the readers that he is a reliable narrator. He uses short factual sentences‚ such as "I picked up the cordless and dialled last number recall" (pg 47)‚ "Then two things happened" (pg 48) and "I fixed my 12 pages with a paperclip and balanced their weight in my hand" (pg 50). The use of numbers and language like "weight" help him not only calm himself down‚ but convince the readers that he’s in control of
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John McMillian’s lively cultural history offers readers a contemporary perspective on the legacy of the sixties underground press‚ comprising hundreds of cheaply produced‚ unevenly written weekly/biweekly “rags” (his term throughout the book) from mimeographed sheets (a copy produced on the precursor to a photocopier) to tabloids‚ which eventually merged New Left politics with a counterculture communal aesthetic intended to connect‚ reflect‚ and advance the youth movement. Reading the book at this
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experience of fear‚ thereby invalidating it 4- Simon attempts to explain that the boys themselves‚ or something inherent in human nature‚ could be the beast they fear. His unsuccessful explanation leads to talk of ghosts. But the assembly ends chaotically. 5- Ralph ‚piggy and simon are left lamenting the orderly adult-dominated lives they had before coming to the island. 6- After the assembly‚ all the boys go to sleep. Above them an aerial battle is taking place. A casualty of the battle floats down to
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Grapes of Wrath History John Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath in response to the life of the people that lived in Oklahoma and traveled west to California. This book‚ which was written during the end of the dirty thirties‚ is filled with anger and hatred related to the dust bowl and the great depression times. Steinbeck strived for this novel to be his best he had ever written. He spent months researching how the people were treated during these times in order to enhance the emotions of the
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John L. Lewis‚ labor leader in the AFL in the 1935‚ sensed this need for change‚ in a new form of unionism‚ industrial unionism. Just over 10 years earlier unionism had suffered its biggest defeat‚ with the success of government and employer "union-busting". The AFL was static in its approach to organize labor‚ not following labor need and taking risk‚ focusing purely on organizing skilled workers. Yet a man would fight against this direction and start his own direction‚ this man was John L. Lewis
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History Final Exam Study Guide 1. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) First world war – ALL countries involved 7 year war Cause: Washington sent to tell the French to get off the land – turns into a land dispute in North America over the Ohio River Valley British (Washington) vs. French British allies: Native tribes‚ Colonials‚ Prussians French allies: Native tribes‚ Spanish‚ Austrians Battle moments: Washington and his men built Fort Necessity and were forced to surrender it‚ British attacked
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