AP World History Study Guide for Exam One: “Foundations: Prehistory- 600 C.E” Terms/Ideas To Know: 1.Pastorialism: Branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. 2.Patrilineal: System in which one belongs to one’s father’s lineage. 3. Matrilineal: A societal system in which one belongs to one’s matriline or mother’s lineage. 4. Hominids: Primate of the family Hominidae‚ which Homo sapiens is the
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AP World History Notes Ch 6 Early Americas & Oceania August 4‚ 2004 The cultures of the Americas and Oceania developed in relative isolation to the other early complex societies. Nevertheless‚ they too developed an agricultural base sufficient to support growing populations‚ specialized labor‚ political institutions‚ diverse societies‚ and long-distance trading networks. Less is known of these cultures than those in other parts of the world primarily because either writing systems did not develop
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Questions/Answers) Spirits 1) From which advanced civilization did Europeans get the ‘science’ of how to make spirits? A) The Arabs‚ who first started distilling wine and other substances for their experiments. 2) In what ways was the discovery and use of distillation important to the rebirth of science in Europe? A) Distillation and distilled wine were considered a therapeutic and medicinal miracle. It went hand in hand with the infant science of perfume
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses Journals By:Jennifer Jones Journal 1 Introduction Tom Standage’s main thesis is that there is six vital fluids. Theses fluids are vital to history as well as vital to life‚ without fluids humans could not survive. Standage states on page 1‚ “The availability of water constrained and guided humankind’s progress. Drinks have continued to shape human history ever since.” There are six main vital fluids which are beer‚ wine‚ spirits
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AP WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM ONE: “FOUNDATIONS: PREHISTORY – 600 C.E.” TERMS/IDEAS TO KNOW: 1. Pastorialism 2. Patrilineal 3. Matrilineal 4. Hominids 5. Cuneiform 6. Hammurabi’s Code of Law 7. Upper Egypt 8. Lower Egypt 9. Mandate of Heaven 10. Scholar-gentry 11. Legalism 12. city-state 13. Monotheism 14. Polytheism 15. Maize 16. Civil service examination system 17. Delian League 18. Peloponnesian League 19. Council
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The invention of the printing press in 1445 would have an immensely large affect on the communication throughout the world for an eternity. The printing press had many large affects including making information exchange both easier and more accessible. However‚ many do not remember the fact that there were other ways of exchanging information and communicating long before the printing press was invented. Some examples of information exchange and written communication prior to the era of the printing
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Aaron Chu 4/26/11 Global 4 A New World For China China is in a state of foreign dominance. Europeans and Japanese are taking over its territory. The people have lost faith in their government and they want to start a new one. Revolutionary parties begin to rise and expand. They want their government to get rid of the Europeans and Japanese but they aren’t able to. They have to take matters into their own hands. The people are started to learn from the westerners and they want
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Justin AP World History 8/1/13 A History of the World in 6 Glasses: A Study of the Impact on Society From the beginning of human existence‚ fluids have been acknowledged as a necessity over food. One can only survive a few days without consumable liquids‚ but weeks without food. Fluids have helped evolve and shape economies and societies since the beginning of mankind. The first universal drink itself heavily influenced early human society‚ and is followed by other glasses in the future‚ which
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IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS FROM For the Record FIVE of the following will appear in Part A of the Final Exam. You will identify and discuss the significance to American history of TWO of them. (10 marks). 1. George Washington - Letters about Shays’ Rebellion (1786) – p.150 -George Washington wrote this letter addressing Shays’ Rebellion and the danger of disunion among the states. -He was writing to tell them that the Republic they had just fought for was in danger of collapsing in on itself. He
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The Daughter of Time Laura Perch Ms. Heilmeier Honors World History 13 October 2012 Tey‚ Josephine. The Daughter of Time. New York: Touchstone‚ 1951. Alan Grant is a policeman in England who falls through a trap door and breaks his leg. As Grant recovers from his injury‚ his life becomes confined to a hospital bed‚ and he lies in boredom day after day. Grant desires for mental challenge‚ so his friend Marta‚ an actress who visits him often‚ suggests he solve an old
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