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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something the next day that could change the world (McWhorter 55). This was because McNeil was denied service at a Greyhound bus station in Greensboro after Christmas break‚ and they were willing to risk their lives to change society (“The Greensboro Chronology”). In addition‚”they were influenced by the non-violent protest techniques practiced by Mohandas Gandhi” (“The Greensboro Sit-In”). These all brought the four together‚ and gave them reason to take action. They were ready for change‚ and were willing
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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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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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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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Chapter 40 Homework Packet Putting Things in Order Put the following events in correct order by numbering them from 1 to 6. 0 10. __________ Reagan easily wins reelection by overwhelming divided Democrats. 20. __________ The United States and its allies defeat Iraq in the Persian Gulf War. 30. __________ President Jimmy Carter loses in a landslide to former actor and California governor Ronald Reagan. 40. __________ Reagan’s “supply-side” economic programs pass through Congress‚ cutting
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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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(White). Groups were set up throughout Rwanda‚ and other countries to either kill the Tutsis‚ or try and stop the genocide. A group named Parmehutu‚ which was created by Hutus‚ started a revolution to take over the government and succeeded (“Rwanda Chronology”). Another Hutu led group was the Interahamwe who “are remembered today as the driving force of the genocide…” (Walker). In response to the Hutu groups‚ a Rwandan Patriotic Front‚ created by the Tutsi in 1985‚ was starting to fight against the Hutu
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Tokyo. She received her BA from the University of Illinois at Chicago‚ and her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1986. | 3.) Anne MacKaye Chapman | 1922 – June 12‚ 2010 | A Franco-American ethnologist. She studied the Mesoamerican civilizations and especially the Tolupan (Jicaque) people of Honduras. She had visited Magallanes and Tierra del Fuego many times since 1965 to study the Fuegian peoples in depth‚ especially the Selk’nam and Yahgan. | 4.) Anne L. Grauer‚ Ph
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