VA545542_WT_RB_Reg_VA540438_WT_SPC_CmtyRB 3/5/13 8:42 AM Page 1 VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING Spring 2012 Released Test WORLD HISTORY I Form H0112‚ CORE 1 Property of the Virginia Department of Education Copyright ©2012 by the Commonwealth of Virginia‚ Department of Education‚ P.O. Box 2120‚ Richmond‚ Virginia 23218-2120. All rights reserved. Except as permitted by law‚ this material may not be reproduced or used in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying
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Mr. Turtledove Harry Turtledove is arguably one of the greatest writers of the 19th century‚ from his life story to his current works. He is an interesting individual that is definitely under discussed and under credited. His works very from Alternate history to Science fiction to short story. The fact stands that few have reached the level of prestige and critical acclaim amongst reviews and fan alike. He has a dedicated fanbase but outside of said fanbase he is an unknown which is a failure on
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norm through the BC era. In the AD era prostitution began to shift into a deviant behavior instead of being a norm. Meriam-Webster.com (n.d.) defined deviant as‚ “different from what is considered to be normal or morally correct.” Around 534 AD Justinian and Theodora started to address prostitution as an unacceptable behavior. ProCon.org (2013) noted‚ “They created laws that banished procuresses and brothel keepers from the capital‚ granted freedom to slaves forced into prostitution‚ and banned sex
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“The Celtic Tiger was the phrase most associated with Ireland since the 1990s‚ describing its dramatic growth from one of Europe’s poorest states to one of its richest.”[1] The government‚ thinking that the economy was growing‚ increased wages and pensions‚ extended the public sector. They used money that they didn’t own‚ as the growth they thought was real‚ was in fact a bubble. This led to a huge deficit in the Irish economy. Ireland was bailed out because the countries within the EU knew the extent
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Course | World Cultures I | Test | Week 5 Quiz | Started | 8/14/12 10:01 PM | Submitted | 8/15/12 12:53 AM | Status | Completed | Score | 62 out of 80 points | Time Elapsed | 2 hours‚ 52 minutes out of 3 hours. | Instructions | This quiz consist of 40 multiple choice questions. The first 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 4. The second 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 5. The third 10 questions cover the material in Chapter 6. The last 10 questions cover the
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history of Christianity‚ wrote of predestination and original sin. Heretic - Someone who’s beliefs are contrary to the orthodox religious doctrine. Roman Catholic Church Charlemagne - Emperor that became known as Charles the Great‚ built an empire across France‚ Germany‚ and Italy. Feudalism - Powerful lords divide the land among lesser lords. Vassal - Someone being trusted
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Biography of Plato. Plato was a Greek philosopher‚ mathematician‚ rhetorician‚ writer‚ founder of Academy‚ and even a double Olympic champion. He was born in 427 BCE in family of wealthy and influential Athenian parents: Ariston and Perictione. Plato ’s real name was Aristocles. For his athletic figure his wrestling coach called him Plato‚ which means “broad”. As Plato was from a wealthy family‚ he got the best teachers of that time‚ who taught him music‚ grammar and athletics. At the age
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when his father died in 1506‚ he inherited the Netherlands and the Franche Comte‚ which was located in France but actually belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. He gained much more land once his maternal and paternal grandfathers died. Not since Charlemagne‚ in the early 9th Century‚ had one person dominated so much land. When Charles visited Spain for the first time‚ he realized that he wasn’t popular among the citizens. However‚ his fight against the muslim Turks and the German Protestants
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world-view. Through the use of relics‚ people were allowed a personal connection to the story of the religion. They are practiced all over the globe‚ far from their origins. One reason is forced conversion such as the conversion of the Saxons by Charlemagne under threat of death. Another is diaspora such as when the Romans expelled the Jews from Judea and they scatted all over the earth. Question 2: How did these three major world religions change and adapt to diverse cultural circumstances?
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a unified kingdom when he died‚ he incorporated several religious practices such as fasting and sacrificing in order to choose the heir that most pleased God. This heir would then be put over the others as the one king. Also‚ in the case of Charlemagne‚ the only times he wore foreign costumes was when seeking to gratify the pope. He also sought education for himself and his children in the liberal arts‚ where he mainly received tutelage from deacons and teachers from the Catholic faith. Finally
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