Advanced Placement World History Summer Assignment Contact info: Mary Thompson Kristina Moser mthomp2@neisd.net (school year) kmoser@neisd.net mthompson84 @aol.com (summer) cell: (210) 639-6798 1) Obtain all required materials for the course. • loose paper • spiral notebook • textbook (available at Roosevelt High School (356-2200) World Civilizations: The Global Experience. Stearns
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Samantha Hass Cultural Snapshot Thursday May 3‚ 2012 Kayapo: Out of the Forest The documentary Kayapo: Out of the Forest is about Kayapo tribes in Brazil. These tribes come together to unite against an architectural project that may take place on the Xingu River. This architectural project is the building of a dam. The Kayapo are very much against the project because the dam will end up flooding their land. In order to protest the dam‚ the Kayapo come out of the forest and go to Altamira to protest
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Introduction Obesity has been a major problem throughout the twentieth and twenty-first century. There are innumerable reported causes to this epidemic‚ such as a plethora of unhealthy food‚ lack of nutritional information‚ and as simple as a sedentary lifestyle. In one facet‚ a major contribution to obesity has been related to an increase of lower income people. This population of people supported by food stamps or the government in some way have come to represent a large segment not only in America
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Extra Credit Assignment A: Terms 1 – 20 1.) Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD). PAD is a problem in the circulatory system where your arteries become narrow which leads to less blood flow to your limbs. PAD develops in your extremities‚ more commonly your legs‚ which can make walking become painful‚ also known as claudication. 2.) Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is when the aortic valve‚ which is between the aorta and left ventricle of the heart‚ becomes narrow
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origination of agriculture can be credited by the increase in population density in certain areas. It is universally known that adequate food supply is very essential to all societies in the Near East and that the transition from foraging lifestyle to sedentary one was a very sudden change at the time. Cohen believes there is only one reason for people in the Near East making the shift towards agriculture‚ population pressure (Cohen 129). With a greater population density comes the need to make sacrifices
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The horticulture civilizations occurred before 2100 BC. The farmers were initially engaged in a nomadic lifestyle. The culture of cultivating grains was imitated from the early inhabitants of the Yellow River (Lavelle‚ 2014). The nomadic life did not provide a sustainable source of food to the Zhou tribe. The tribe was forced to only feed on meat and milk. When cereal agriculture was engaged‚ then the tribe could have
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that drinks coffee on a regular base. I would like to know how all the coffee I have ever drunk‚ has had an effect in my body that I’m not aware of. Hypothesis The caffeine in coffee will cause a higher blood pressure increase on those who live a sedentary lifestyle. Background Research Some people who regularly drink caffeinated beverages have a higher average blood pressure than do those who drink none. Others who
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Lions Physical Characteristics Lions have relatively short-legged‚ long‚ muscular bodies and large heads. The male grows on average to 1.7 to 2.5 m (5.6 to 8.2 ft) long‚ not including the tail‚ which is 90 to 105 cm (36 to 41 in) in length. It stands 1.23 m (4 ft) high at the shoulder‚ and it weighs 150 to 250 kg (330 to 550 lb). The mane‚ which covers the head and neck‚ sometimes extends to the shoulders and belly. The mane will vary in color and length; well-fed‚ healthy lions have longer
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Chapter 18 Bats and vocab Absent Nomadic life A nomad is someone who lives by traveling from place to place. Silk roads routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders‚ merchants‚ pilgrims‚ Commoners an ordinary person‚ without rank or title. Charismatic leadership The guidance provided to an organization by one or more individuals seen as heroic or inspiring Khan a title given to rulers and officials in central Asia
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1 paragragh China experienced the fall‚ absence‚ and eventually the re-establishment of imperial authority while Confucianism prevailed through all levels of society from the period of 100-600 C.E. The history of China has often been a history of periods of political unity interrupted by periods of political division. During the classical period from 100 C.E. to 600 C.E.‚ the Chinese experienced the Han dynasty which was an initially strong and efficient dynasty‚ until it had a gradual decline
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