During the post-classical time period‚ both the Umayyad and Mongol empires rose to the height of their power through many similarities and differences. For example‚ both dynasties expanded by militaristic advances‚ but a single man was responsible for the rise of the Mongols and they also supported all faiths unlike the Umayyad. The Mongol founder‚ Genghis Khan‚ conquered surrounding nomadic tribes and brought them under his rule through extensive military conquest. Over the entire rise of the
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map projection‚ culture‚ monotheism‚ republic‚ ethnocentrism‚ imports‚ nuclear family‚ polytheism‚ cultural diffusion‚ racism‚ latitude‚ longitude II. Complete the following questions. These are your notes to study for the test. Hint: The harder you work on your study guides‚ the more likely you will be to be successful on your exams. These responses do NOT have to be in complete sentences. 1. What is the difference between absolute location and relative location? Between location and
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for these two civilizations. Egypt was not in total isolation‚ but was as self-contained as possible. Unlike Egypt‚ Mesopotamia was more focused on expanding as far as they could. Egyptian leaders liked to think of their civilization as their own world. Emperors of Mesopotamia focused on expanding their territory toward the Middle East. Egypt had a few interactions here and there along the Nile‚ but other than that‚ they preferred to stay within its borders. They traded on the southern part of the
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them declared their mission to win and hold the Holy Land‚ but in reality European knights were eager to capture any Mediterranean territory that offered land and wealth.” (Dunn and Mitchell 362) This focus on religion would also spread into the art world as artists would be commissioned to create pieces that were inspired and dedicated to religion. Europe would also trade goods and techniques with these
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Ecology Unit Study Guide AP Biology Study Guide: Read through these concepts. If you are not sure of what the concept is or means search for the answer in your textbook and write it on a separate sheet of paper. If you know these terms you should do well on the test. Chapter 52 – Ecology and the Biosphere 1. Distinguish among the following types of ecology: organismal‚ population‚ community‚ ecosystem‚ and landscape. 2. Explain how dispersal may contribute to a species’ distribution.
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I. Answer the following questions as completely as possible. Use The American Pageant chapters 2‚ 3 and 4 and any other source you’d like. List all sources after each answer. 1. Who were the Puritans? Why did they come to America to settle? The puritans were a group of religious reformers wanted to purify the Church of England they were unpopular and oppressed therefore they got a charter and left England the king was very happy to sign the charter and get them out of their land. They came
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From the 1200’s BCE to 1300 AD‚ empires grew into existence and fell to destruction. They changed the systems of politics and warfare‚ shifting through different styles of warfare and uses for the armies they built. Most empires had some sort of military force used to conquer‚ expand and protect their lands from “barbarians” or certain nomadic people groups. Some empires though‚ such as the Mongols‚ Chinese‚ and those that were apart of the Islamic Empire had specific and vast changes to their military’s
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The Mongols conquered and controlled most of Asia during the early civilizations. Unfortunately‚ the manner in which they acquired this land was ruthless and barbaric. The Mongols started out as simple nomads grazing the pastures. They lived in steppes and had to learn to survive the harsh temperatures there. The different tribes often got into disputes over land for their animals and fought very often. This made the Mongols tough mentally and physically. The military was extremely organized
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Name: Trisha Lindsay Date: November 6‚ 2014 Graded Assignment Transformations in India Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (20 points) 1. Compare the development of northern and southern India. Describe similarities and differences. Answer: In northern India‚ there were many kingdoms and empires that tried to establish centralization. The first empire to ever do this was the Mauryan Empire. They were able help spread Buddhism and build a network of roads
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During the 1800s‚ Europeans began to have their eyes set on the continent of Africa‚ as they went after their natural resources. As they scrambled for Africa‚ their hypocritical actions enraged some Africans while others just gave in to the Europeans since they had more technology‚ and seemed more powerful. Some African nations‚ tired of the European treatment towards them‚ decided to unite and fight them. (Doc7).Others simply stood firm and didn’t want anything from the Europeans. They didn’t want
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