AP WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM ONE: “FOUNDATIONS: PREHISTORY – 600 C.E.” TERMS/IDEAS TO KNOW: 1. Pastorialism 2. Patrilineal 3. Matrilineal 4. Hominids 5. Cuneiform 6. Hammurabi’s Code of Law 7. Upper Egypt 8. Lower Egypt 9. Mandate of Heaven 10. Scholar-gentry 11. Legalism 12. city-state 13. Monotheism 14. Polytheism 15. Maize 16. Civil service examination system 17. Delian League 18. Peloponnesian League 19. Council
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Egypt of the Pharaohs –– Notes from Readings Late Predynastic Naqada: one of the cultures in Nile valley One of the largest known in the Nile Valley during Pre-Dynastic Period Naqadization: Ousted‚ engulfed or incorporated other cultures: culminated in political unification and statehood; cultural unification occurred before political unification Gradual conquest and subjection of more and more extensive areas of Nile Valley until whole of Upper Egypt was under Naqada control Hunting and
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Colin Kaepernick of the 49er’s is an activist on social media and in the National Football League. He is most famous for kneeling during the National Anthem at a football game. This action sparked a movement to eliminate police brutality against the African-American community. Will Leitch says that Kaepernick was an avid Twitter user and would post videos of brutality‚ shootings‚ and incidents frequently. Kaepernick found that his silent protest was not reaching the audience he wanted it to‚
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The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night- Time Task 1 The exercises we performed during the workshop made us take into account how Christopher Boone distinguishes everyday objects from his perspective. The workshop was incredibly effective as it made us use personification to give emphasis to the objects involved during our production. Incorporating personification helped provide me with a wider variety of acting skills‚ which I will be able to use for my GCSE production to help create a more
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Chapter 1 — The First Civilizations The Earliest Humans Essential Question How did humans become food producers rather than food gatherers? * Domestication of animals * There was fertile soil to grow crops * Hunting animals was harder * Agriculture was a failure for a long time I can statements Explain why the development of agriculture was so crucial for the establishment of civilization. * Hunting wasn’t reliable * You may not get enough food for the day by hunting/gathering
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Leon Battista Alberti‚ born in the 15th Century originally from Genoa was educated at Padua and Bologna in classics‚ mathematics and Church canon law. He was a typical Humanist and his education also made him well-versed in philosophy‚ science and the arts. In 1421‚ he attended the University of Bologna where he studied law‚ which he did not enjoy. Later on‚ he obtained a degree in canon Law which then led to his mathematical studies. His book‚ Della Pittura published around the year 1430 were written
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It was safer to work from home instead of travelling from market to market through forest glades and dells and this might explain Maid Marian’s absence from the early ballads. In the ballad of Robin’s death‚ we read of an old woman kneeling on a plank over black water dying cloth with woad that blackened both skin and water. Such was its vile stench Queen Elizabeth I.‚ made a decree preventing woad dyers practising their trade within five miles of wherever she was staying. Burberry
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Flowers for Guadalupe Indeed‚ the Virgin of Guadalupe is highly esteemed among Mexicans. Mexican women venerate the Virgin Mary during their pilgrimage to the Virgin of Guadalupe basilica in the Mexico City. In the meantime‚ the Virgin of Guadalupe is associated with different miracles. In the lives of Mexican women the Virgin of Guadalupe plays varied roles. In fact‚ the Virgin of Guadalupe is considered as a transformative energy. To Mexican women she is the provider of strength‚ hope‚ and the
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“Humans and Ideas” Some of the most powerful ideas humans developed during early divination of 3000 BCE to 618 CE have been about techniques to improve living. New technological ideas from the invention of the wheel to the hand crank pump have transformed how millions of people live. The way technological ideas have accumulated over time and the effects they have had on society is one of the main themes of world history. Shortly before 3000 BCE‚ Mesopotamians invented a technological idea
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several had impenetrable courage under difficult circumstances. Many women have ruled over vast empires successfully and effectively. Queen Elizabeth for example had led England to defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588. (Briscoe‚ Alexandra) Queen Hatshepsut‚ female pharaoh of Egypt‚ had managed to maintain peace and reestablish the trade networks. (Glueck‚ Grace) People must recognize that women will never gain freedom until they are respected as humans. Women should be entitled to equal rights just
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