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    Schwartz Notes

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    1. Identify economic and social features of human societies during the Paleolithic era. Paleolithic‚ Homo afarensis‚ Neandertal‚ Lascaux‚ Natufian Culture‚ Homo sapiens‚ Venus figurines. See: 10-15 in Traditions and Encounters 2. Explain the reasons behind the transition to agriculture during the Neolithic era. Neolithic. See: 15-20 in Traditions and Encounters 3. Discuss the early development of Sumer. Sumer‚ Standard of Ur‚ Ziggurat. See: 21-35 4. Outline the causes and effects

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    APWH Chapter 6 Study Guide

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    Chapter 6 Study Guide: Commonalities and Variations: Americas and Africa - Less well-known civilization that thrived are the “Maya” and “Tiwanaku” from Mesoamerica‚ and “Meroë‚” “Axum‚” and “Niger River Valley‚” from Africa. - This Chapter explores their history “Continental Comparisons” - The 3 supercontinent where the Agricultural Revolution first took place were Eurasia‚ Africa‚ and the Americas - 80% of the world population was in Eurasia; 11% was in Africa; 5-7% was in the Americas

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    World Religious Traditions 1

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    REL/133 NOTES CHAPTER 1 agnosticism: “Not know” (Greek); a position asserting that the existence of God cannot be proven. animism: From the Latin anima‚ meaning “spirit‚” “soul‚” “life force”; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of nature as being filled with spirit or spirits. atheism: “Not God” (Greek); a position asserting that there is no God or gods. deconstruction: A technique‚ pioneered by Jacques Derrida

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    The Mayan Religion Tiffany Frost English III Teacher Shirley Malett April 24‚ 2013 Tiffany Frost Frost 1 Shirley Malett English III 3 April 2013 The Mayan Religion With its variety of temples‚ gods‚ and astounding astronomical data‚ the Mayan religion certainly draws our attention to it today. The Mayans had varying thoughts about life which was probably influenced‚ at least in part‚ by their interest in the horrifying Underworld. This interest was also sometimes

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    Michaela Westington Mr. Duer AP World History‚ Period 7 9 September 2015 Chapter 6 Summary Early societies of Mesoamerica The Olmecs Early Agriculture in Mesoamerica Mesoamerican people began to cultivate manioc‚ beans‚ chili peppers‚ avocados‚ and gourds. By 4000 B.C.E.‚ maize had become the major staple crop of the region. Tomatoes were later added as a crop that they cultivated. By 3000 B.C.E.‚ agricultural villages started to appear and by 2000 B.C.E. agriculture spread amongst Mesoamerica

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    Psychedelic rock

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    Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It often uses new recording techniques and effects and draws on non-Western sources such as the ragas and drones of Indian music. It was pioneered by musicians including The Beatles‚ The Byrds‚ and The Yardbirds‚ emerging as a genre during the mid-1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in the United Kingdom and

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    Moral Capitalism and the Unending Quest for Human Perfection Remarks by Stephen B. Young‚ Global Executive Director IberAmericana University June 15‚ 2006 What is the program of Moral Capitalism as advocated by the Caux Round Table? You can think about it from two divergent points of view. First‚ from the perspective of business‚ of capitalism as traditionally presented in our political rhetoric‚ it is a strategic approach to increasing wealth and business success by taking care of the interests

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    Ap World Notes

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    - No solid political system - While China rose to power they did not believe in a certain god while India believed in many gods. - Male dominated society‚ women had virtually no rights Mauryan/Gupta India Political – Caste System‚ Regionalism + diversity‚ Ashoka (grandson of Chandra Gupta‚ led military‚ converted to Buddhism and the promoted peace throughout India‚ wrote on rocks all through India encouraging peace and unification throughout India) Economics – traded + merchants (lots

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    Mayan Doomsday

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    On the day of December 21‚ 2012‚ a day that will be fear as the date arrives has been target as the day of Armageddon. With most skeptics believing that it will be a normal day just before the holidays. But‚ what if ones nightmares come true and December 21 becomes a day of great pandemonium that man has ever seen. For those that don’t know who this source of these ideas of doom came from a great civilization whose past was full of darkness through the disappearance of their writing‚ dark secrets

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    World culture quiz  Question 1 2 out of 2 points | | | Why did the arts develop in Mesopotamia?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: |    As celebrations of the priest-kings’ power | Correct Answer: |    As celebrations of the priest-kings’ power | | | | |  Question 2 2 out of 2 points | | | What did lost-wax casting enable the Mesopotamian sculptors to create?Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: |    Larger and more lightweight bronze pieces | Correct Answer: |    Larger

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