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    Coffee in World History Coffee in world history has changed many things from its first appearance in 1635 up until today. Its effects were seen in the people‚ on the economy‚ and on the social aspect of life. These effects were mainly beneficial with some exceptions. Documents 1‚3‚5‚7‚8‚ and 10 show positive social effects on the people. While documents 1‚3‚4‚ and 9 show how the effects of coffee were seen positively on a worldwide scale. Whether looking close up in social communities‚ or looking

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    History Reviewer Unit I History- is the study of human past. - Study of origins‚ beginnings‚ changes in the humans and the environment in which they lived Lesson 1 The Origin of the Earth 18th century- 1700-1799 James Hutton- geologist who asserted that the Earth is in existence for quite a long period of time. Geologists- study the Earth‚ the Earth’s crust‚ rocks‚ as well as plant and animal remains. Geologic time scale- formulation of various events that transpired million

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    Toni Dixon Period 1 Era of Good Feelings The period of history after the War of 1812 was an “Era of Good Feelings” and “Era of Bad Feelings”. The spirit of nationalism and the American system brought about a positive aura during this time. However‚ there were negative aspects of this time period‚ especially with slavery. Era of Good Feelings did occur a few times after the War of 1812. Nationalism (C) being one because Americans proved to themselves that they can stand up for

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    I. Popular sovereignty and political upheaval A. Enlightened and revolutionary ideas 1. Popular sovereignty: relocating sovereignty in the people a. Traditionally monarchs claimed a "divine right" to rule b. The Enlightenment challenged this right‚ made the monarch responsible to the people c. John Locke’s theory of contractual government: authority comes from the consent of the governed 2. Freedom and equality: important values of

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    The Enlightenment is the most important part of World History 2. The Enlightenment spread from Europe to the American colonies in the 1700s through newspaper articles reprinted from Great Britain. Many of the ideas for the making of the Enlightenment itself was from the Americans‚ Enlightenment thinkers and philosophies. Americans applied Enlightenment ideas of natural and political science to the problems that interested them. These ideas was marked by highly creative and thought-provoking

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    and good health determine social status as never before. Negritude Statement of the virtues of the black identity and the validation of African culture and the African past‚ even in the westernizing world. This idea was shaped in the 1930s by African and African American intellectuals like Senegal’s first president‚ Leopold Sedar Senghor. Steeped in communal solidarities and able to embrace social justice and equality‚ while rejecting the naked individualism that Africans felt lay at the core

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    Zedong. It was a historical meeting as the US was always perceived by Chinese people as enemies‚ but at that time the first step was taken to formally normalize the relations between the countries. As Nixon said‚ "This was the week that changed the world‚ as what we have said in that Communique is not nearly as important as what we will do in the years ahead to build a bridge across 16‚000 miles and 22 years of hostilities which have divided us in the past. And what we have said today is that we shall

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    both had provinces‚ or khanates in the case of the Mongols. They also had very powerful leaders: Emperor Justinian for Byzantium and Genghis Khan for the Mongols. Additionally‚ they both glorified their leaders. For example‚ Genghis Khan was sort of like a god for the Mongols‚ and Byzantium‚ having practicing Caesaropopism‚ had a pope that was also an emperor. These aspects of the two empires are similar because both empires were vast (though the Mongol Empire was the largest) and therefore had to

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    History of World Literature World Literature started as early as years before Christ’s death. The earliest forms of world literature were oral and passed on by word of mouth. As time passed‚ forms of writing were developed and were pictographic. Writing was not invented for writing down literature but it was invented for more administrative and political purposes. The first literary work was a heroic narrative named Gilgamesh. This work nearly vanished from history when it was not translated

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    in which the United States expressed a feeling of “cultural superiority” and does this mentality still exist today? Other examples that we learned about since September in which the United States expressed a feeling of "cultural superiority" were like discrimination and racism towards African Americans. They were not given any rights and were constantly being looked down upon. Immigrants and people who were new to this country with a different culture‚ were also heavily discriminated against and

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