Steps of the Scientific Method Observe and Question Form testable hypothesis/prediction Collect data/conduct experiment to test prediction Interpret results If hypothesis is accepted then disseminate findings‚ if not make new hypothesis Repeat Understand the Gaia Hypothesis That living matter on the earth collectively defines and regulates the material conditions necessary for the continuance of life. The planet‚ or rather the biosphere‚ is thus likened to a vast self-regulating organism-
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Societies that were present by 15th century – hunters and gatherers‚ villages of agricultural peoples‚ newly emerging chiefdoms or small sates‚ nomadic/pastoral communities‚ established civilizations and empires. Paleolithic Persistence: Australia and North America Paleolithic=Old Stone Age peoples Australia‚ Siberia‚ the arctic coastlands‚ parts of Africa‚ and the Americas were all Paleolithic peoples Australia had 250 or so separated groups in it Despite the absence of agriculture‚ Australia’s
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lines or sentences Ex: In the poem of Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou‚ the phrase "Phenomenal Woman" is a repetition. Antecedent - The word or phrase to which a pronoun refers. It often precedes a pronoun in prose or in poetry. EX: Tom wants to study Political Science; he finds it interesting Anthropomorphism - In literature‚ when inanimate objects‚ animals or natural phenomena are given human characteristics‚ behavior or motivation. Often used with animal to give them human characteristics
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Reunification and Renaissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties Chapter Thesis I. Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era Sui Excesses and Collapse The Emergence of the Tang and the Restoration of the Empire Rebuilding the World’s Largest and Most Pervasive Bureaucracy Institutionalizing Meritocracy: The Growing Importance of the Examination System State and Religion in the Tang and Song Eras The Anti-Buddhist Backlash II. Tang Decline and the
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WHAP There It Is! Chapter 9-10 Study Guide 1. Schisms‚ the foremost threat to the Christian church in the Middle Ages‚ were Formal divisions over differences in doctrine 2. In the seventh century‚ the Byzantine Empire lost Egypt‚ Syria‚ and Tunisia to Arab invaders 3. Which of the following events occurred last? Formal schism between Latin and Orthodox Churches 4. The schism of 1054 between the Eastern and Western churches was caused primarily by disagreements over Territorial
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between world wars (WWI 1914-1918‚ WWII 1939-1945) music was heavily regulated- some wanted to reconnect with audience while other had little concern and began experimenting. France - Les Six- neoclassicism‚ drawing on French baroque "fully French‚ anti-Romantic in clarity‚ accessibility‚ emotional restraint" to establish French patriotism after the war. French music as intrinsically classical while German was romantic. Messiaen: lack of traditional harmony resolutions; chords are repeated
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Chapter 18 1. In order to maintain the two great political parties as vital bonds of national unity‚ early nineteenth century politicians avoided public discussion of slavery 2. The US’s victory in the Mexican War resulted in renewed controversy over the issue of extending slavery into the territories‚ a possible split in the Whig and Democrat parties over slavery‚ the cession by Mexico of an enormous amount of land to the US‚ and a rush of settlers to new American territory in California
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When the British attacked New York in late August 1776: a. Washington ambushed and routed them b. the American army was fortunate to escape into New Jersey c. the Americans received French reinforcements just in time d. Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops e. Washington met them with a larger‚ more experienced force In August 1776‚ General Washington had 28‚000 men under his command. By December‚ he had: a. 35‚000 b. 15‚000 c. 13‚000 d. 20
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World History AP withMr. Derrick-Learning Targets Part2- The Classical Era in World History‚ 500B.C.E. -500C.E. Chapter6- Classical Era Variations: Africa and the Americas500B.C.E.–1200C.E. Learning Targets ★ Analyze classical civilizations thatevolvedoutsideof themorewell-known civilizations of Eurasia ★ Comparethedevelopmentof civilizationsinAfrica and the Americas ★ Examinethefactorsthatmakecivilizationsdevelop andanalyzewhytheydevelop differentlyin someregions ★ Distinguishthecharacteristics
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Chapter 12 Notes Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era p 267 * Splinter states fought for the control of China in the centuries after the fall of the Han * Yang Jian was a member of a prominent northern Chinese noble family that had been active in these contests * Yang Jian struck a marriage alliance with his daughter and the ruler of the northern Zhou empire * The Zhou monarch had recently defeated several rivals‚ which united much of northern China * Yang Jian
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