Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _____________ WHAP – Chapter 13 Big Picture & Margin Review Big Picture: 1. Assume for the moment that the Chinese had not ended their maritime voyages in 1433. How might the subsequent development of world history have been different? Is there value in asking this kind of “what if” or counterfactual question? Or is it an irrelevant waste of time? 2. How does this chapter distinguish among the various kinds of societies that comprised
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from the cacao bean‚ and it is churned into a froth and then cooled down. A few things we would like to learn about chocolate‚ however‚ are: 1) Who first created or discovered chocolate? The history of chocolate dates goes back to early Mesoamerican civilizations. As early as 1500 B.C.‚ the Olmec Indians were growing cacao beans. The Mayans and Aztecs also grew cacao and develop chocolate drinks. Christopher Columbus can claim the credit for being the first person to bring cacao beans to Europe
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of adult education dates back as long as the countries do and has evolved an unimaginable amount. The start of adult education programs can be traced back as far as the 1700s in the United States and the 1600s in Canada (Sticht “Rise...‚” 2007; “Chronology‚” 2004). During the Colonial and National periods in the United States‚ a large portion of adult education involved apprenticeships for those aged fourteen or older and many opportunities for learning reading‚ writing‚ mathematics‚ and trades in
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The Aztecs‚ a flourishing mesoamérican Empire‚ were elite masters of war that would take on anyone that dared challenge them. If they were not at battle‚ they would be celebrating their many gods with various festivals and feasts. Compared to other civilizations during their time‚ like the Holy Roman empire‚ the Aztecs were more capable to stand their ground. where they would struggle for superiority even within their own lands. The Holy Roman Empire’s success‚ measured next to the Aztecs‚ is miniscule
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IB 20 History of the Americas Final Exam Study Guide This study guide covers material that will appear on the IB 20 History of the Americas Final Exam. Please review the following key concepts from Units 1-8. It is recommended that you look over the following list of key terms‚ events‚ concepts and people from the IB 20 History of the Americas course‚ and put a question mark (?) beside terms that you have forgotten‚ or are not sure what they mean‚ and check marks () next to concepts that you are
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The Mayan Civilization was essentially a Mesoamerican civilization that was developed by the then Maya people. The civilization was most outstandingly noted for the Mayan hieroglyphic script as well as its architecture‚ art and fully developed writing system of pre-Columbian Americas. It is also good to note that the Maya developed in a place that encompasses Belize‚ all of Guatemala and southeastern Mexico. Some western parts of Honduras and El Salvador were also part of the plan (Chase et al
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over? 24. What was the immediate purpose of the Albany Congress? 25. What did Washington do in his first military command during the French and Indian War? 26. What changes did William Pitt make when he became Prime Minister? 27. What was the chronology of the major events during the French and Indian War? 28. What act of the British outraged the New England colonists? 29. What were the results of the French and Indian War? 30. What did the Proclamation of 1763 do? 31. Why was the Proclamation
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Teotihuacan is one of the world’s oldest and most impressive archaeological sites. The wealth of Teotihuacan was based largely on the amount they had on the trade of obsidian‚ a coarse green glass occurring in volcanic rock. In common with the other Mesoamerican civilizations‚ the Maya had measured the length of the solar year to a high degree of accuracy. They produced extremely accurate astronomical observations; their charts of the movements of the moon and planets were used to predict eclipses and
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El Salvador. The capital of the Mayan empire was Tikal‚ located in Mexico. The Maya had an interesting economy; they valued jade and serpentine more than anything else. They did not use money‚ they traded goods instead. They traded with other Mesoamerican cultures. Farmers traded coco by traveling long distances with a basket/sack strapped to their back. Merchants traveled in hopes of employing porters‚ because there were no carts‚ pack animals or horses. Their religion had many gods (polytheism)
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Russia: An Identity Crisis Recent years have triggered a rush of attention in the fate of empires. That is to say the attention has been in an interest in their rise‚ decline‚ and fall. Much of the writing on this subject has been intended to serve as assurance‚ or interchangeably‚ warning to the current leading power‚ the United States. This is reasonable. Considerably less attention is paid to what happens subsequently. We overlook the study of what happens when the decline and fall of the empire
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