Questions of periodization A. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. 1450 as a period B. Emergence of new empires and political systems C. Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g.‚ the impact of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies) The Islamic world II. The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa A. The Rise 1. Arab Region Before a. Vast‚ dry area b. Nomadic
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Unit One 1. Consequences of the Neolithic Revolution didn’t include * End of hunting-gathering societies 2. Most scholars believe that‚ during the Paleolithic Age‚ social organization was characterized by * A rough social equality 3. The earliest metal worked systemically by humans are * Copper 4. The spread of the Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa can be best explained by their * Knowledge of agriculture 5. Characteristics of complex civilizations
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1. Russian Populism The Populist movement resulted from Alexander II’s Great Reforms. The purpose of the reforms was to take Russia into the future. 2. Lenin’s Imperialism: the Highest State of Capitalism describes the function of financial capital in generating profits from imperial colonialism‚ as the final stage of capitalist development to ensure greater profits 3. People’s Will (Narodnaia Volia) a newspaper published by the People’s Will revolutionary
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FLOSI Chapter 6: The Rise and Spread of Islam READ and answer the PROMPTS on Ch 6 (pgs 126-149) You are required to read all of Chapter 6 and answer the questions or prompts. When answering a question or prompt please make sure you have a heading and that you explain your answers completely. Answers may be given in paragraph or bullet form. You may type your responses. Pre-Islamic Arabian World 1) Explain the life of the Bedouin people. Discuss culture and daily life 2) Explain
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HIST 100: Part 4 The Middle Ages Dr. Maureen Miller http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/westernciv/video/miller1.html Introduction The period we are going to study this week is called the Middle Ages. By this term‚ historians generally mean to denote the history of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire in the west until the Italian Renaissance: roughly‚ 400-1400 AD. No one living in Europe from the fifth to the fifteenth century‚ of course‚ thought of themselves as living in a “middle age
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The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History Edited by John Parker and Richard Reid Oxford University Press 536pp £95 Colonialism was predicated on the negation of African history or‚ as one of the two editors of this volume‚ John Parker‚ wrote in his African History: A Very Short Introduction (2007): a ‘general European perception [...] that Africa‚ especially Sub-Saharan Africa‚ had no history to speak of’. The emergence of sub-Saharan African history in both western and African universities
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consider Islam as a source of cultural encounters with Christian‚ African‚ and Hindu cultures • To increase student awareness of the accomplishments of the Islamic world in the period 600–1500 C.E. Chapter 12—Pastoral Peoples on the Global Stage: The Mongol Moment‚ 1200–1500 Chapter Learning Objectives • To make students aware of
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BCE= Before common era (same as BC) CE= Common Era (Same as AD) Circa = around the time of‚ approximately – not exact date( abbreviated “ca” or “c”) Chapter 1 * 4mil ya to 3500 BCE * Hominids * australopithecus 4mil ya * Homo Erectus 1.5 mil ya Homo Sapiens 200 thousand ya * Paleolithic – Hunter/Gatherer * Paleolithic – “old stone age” – first hominids to 12‚000 years ago; Hunters and Gatherers; Nomadic; No private property; Egalitarian- equal society; Gender-based
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Guerilla Warfare: A Constant Evolution Guerilla warfare is the type of warfare fought by irregulars in fast moving‚ small-scale operations against police forces and‚ on occasion‚ against rival insurgent forces. The word Guerilla stemmed from the Spanish word Guerra which means war. The term was first used after the Peninsular War where the Spanish irregulars were called guerrille. Over time they have changed to be called rebels or insurgents. They are often given bad reps because they are often
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IAT 210 Digital Game Analysis (15%) Name: Sheung Yau Chung Student Number: 301236546 1. Age of Empires II: The Conquerors‚ published by Microsoft in 2000‚ is the second game in the Age of Empires series. 2. My favorite definition of a game written by Greg Costikyan: “A game is a form of art in which players make decisions in order to manage resources through game tokens in pursuit of a goal”. His definition of a game directly applies to Age of Empires II because player’s decisions in manipulating
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