WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Early Humans Australopithecines1st to grow the opposable thumb Homo Habilis“Man of Skill”‚ Traits‚ 2.5-1.5 million BC‚ Brain size = 700 cubic cm Achievements Made tools from lava rock‚Use tools to cut meat and crack bones‚ Homo Erectus‚ “Upright Man” Traits‚1.6 - 30‚000 million BC‚ More intelligent and adaptable‚ Brain size 1‚000 Cubic cm Achievements Used intelligence to develop technology Neanderthal Traits‚ 200‚000 – 30‚000 BC‚ Brain size 1‚450 cubic cm Powerfully built
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What is the role of science and technology in warfare? Human beings can be characterized by several traits through out their history; two of those traits are the constant need to acquire and discover new knowledge and the other one is the use of force as a way to impose itself to another person or society. Seeing these two like this anyone could say at plain sight that they have nothing in common however it is undeniable that technological and scientific advances have influenced wars and conflicts
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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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This book was chosen for review because I was looking for a book that has a history of salt and how it affects us today. Mark Kurlansky‚ the author of this book‚ earned a BA in Theater from Butler University in 1970. He has worked as a playwright at Brooklyn College‚ a commercial fisherman‚ a dock worker‚ a paralegal‚ a cook‚ and a pastry chef. He worked as a journalist for many companies which are‚ The International Herald Tribune‚ The Chicago Tribune‚ The Miami Herald‚ and The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Galileo secured a teaching profession at the University of Pisa in 1589 and so began his career-long experimental science journey. At the time‚ the Aristotelian concept was accepted as doctrine by the Roman-Catholic Church and all of Europe honored his principles. In other words‚ to question his edict was considered heresy. However‚ Galileo’s contribution to the evolution of science and scientific thought is sought as one of the most profound as he was a man of persistence and brilliance. He first
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form irrigation systems so they could grow their own food and make a profit from it. Water and the rivers were also a means of traveling. If it were not for the water source close to both civilizations they would not have been able to get around the world for trade. When I tried to look for characteristics that are critical for a society to become a civilization this website: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_characteristics_are_critical_for_society_to_become_civilizations this website gave the simple
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Science and technology in the 1950s During the 1950s‚ science and technology were improved with the cooperation between the scientists and the U.S. government. In the light of the science and technology‚ people have the power to raise their knowledge. However‚ in the 1950s‚ some of the researches and investigations were classified as top secret‚ and remained unknown to the public for many years‚ now Americans can see its repercussions in the world today. Making hydrogen bomb and the discovery of
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Lindsay Brame 1st Period WORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1. Key Traits of a Civilization: p 20-21‚ 1. Advanced Cities 2. Specialized workers 3. complex institutions (ie. Government‚ religion‚ economy) 4. Record Keeping 5. Advanced Technology 2. Sumerians p 20-23‚ 31-32‚ 29-30 One of the first groups of people to form a civilization: around 3000BC. Sumerian scribbles (record keepers) invented a system of writing called cuneiform in 3500 BC. First to use potter’s wheel
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World History Chapters 1-2 Study Guide 1) What is one aspect of Egyptian and Mesopotamian society that they had in common? The women could own property and go into priesthood. 2) What was the advantage of the Chinese writing system? The writing system was universal. 3) What are trade‚ specialized work‚ government‚ record keeping‚ and advance technology characteristics of? A civilization 4) What ancient city was founded on the banks of the Euphrates River? Ur 5) What is the
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Department of History and Political Science Florida A&M University Tallahassee Florida Midpoint Exam Review Questions __________ 1. The term "sovereignty" refers to a. rule by a monarch. b. a state’s historical‚ political‚ and cultural boundaries. c. the premise that each state is the ultimate source of law within its own boundaries. d. the belief that the needs of the state are more important than the needs of its citizens. e. the need for every society to have a single leadership
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