Early modern Western Europe faced political changes from 1500-1750. These were based on three main political ideas: monarchy‚ balance of power‚ and religious reforms. The main type of government became monarchies‚ which had one main ruler and a parliament. The parliament was a group of state-elected legislatures‚ used to represent the citizens. Document five‚ Political Craft and Craftiness on page 420-421‚ explains the qualities that Machiavelli thought that a prince should have to be a proper prince
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The three decades following the Berlin conference were chaotic as European powers competed to occupy and colonize Africa. Europe would be profiting off the resources that they collected from their reaction to far much weaker subordinate African colonies. As Europe’s wealth amassed‚ Africa’s wealth approached its end. It was soon Eu European intruders as a much stronger force than themselves and lost all their ties to older tradition through fear. In 1886‚ the British government commissioned and administered
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CHAPTER 5 Civil Liberties Multiple Choice questions |ANS: E |1. The use of dogs to sniff high school lockers for drugs has been determined by the Supreme | |Page: 98 |Court to be | |Type: Factual |a. unconstitutional. | |
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1. An information system is an arrangement of people‚ data‚ processes‚ and information technology that interact to collect‚ process‚ store‚ and provide as output the information needed to support the organization. Answer: True 2. An information system must have computer hardware and software to be valid. Answer: False 3. A management information system can use data provided by a transaction processing system. Answer: True 4. Decision support systems are tailored to
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Chapter 28: The Liberal Era‚ 1960-1968 A New Beginning: Nixon-Kennedy televised debates made voters choose Kennedy: chose Lyndon Johnson as VP‚ got Catholic votes JFK won and promised a “new frontier” to get America moving again--won in ’61 Kennedy’s Domestic Record: JFK’s major policies included: Boost defense budget—nuclear weapons‚ military‚ and “Green Berets” to do guerrilla warfare “Race to the Moon” Cut in corporate taxes Anti-pesticide warnings and Clean Air Act—regulating automotive/industrial
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[pic]Which technologies were used by the earliest Western civilizations? [pic] Stone‚ wood‚ leather‚ and fibers[pic]/ 1st appearance of tools (bone‚ wood‚ stone) (Paleolithic “Old Stone Era”) What conclusions may be drawn from a study of the Iceman and the materials found with him about what he did and what he was most likely to have been? [pic] He was probably a hunter or a shepherd who was accustomed to spending months each year in the high country. He pulled an arrow out of
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King Alfonso- Historical significance: Gives a glimpse on how the Europeans colonized Africa‚ spread religion‚ and a look at the slave trade- between Portugal and Congo brought Christianity into the Congo and also brought slavery into the Atlantic world and European settlement. Hernando Cortes-(1485-1547) Spanish conquest- conquered the Aztec empire and destroyed its civilization. 1519 led expedition inland. It began as a journey for gold and ended in a journey of power. He used many in his quest
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Thirteenth Amendment * The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude‚ except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ by the House on January 31‚ 1865‚ and adopted on December 6‚ 1865. On December 18‚ Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed it to have been adopted. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted after the American Civil War. Fourteenth Amendment * adopted on July
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AP World: Chapter 12 I. Reunification and Renissance in Chinese Civilization: The Era of the Tang and Song Dynasties Though it was not the biggest city‚ Hangzhou‚ the capital of the song rulers‚ was renowned for its beauty and sophistication a) Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era The emergence of the Sui dynasty at the end of the 6th century C.E. signaled a return to strong dynastic control in China. In the Tang era that followed‚ a Confucian revival enhanced the position of the
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US History AP Outline Chapter 17 The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1860-1900 I. Native Americans and the Trans-Mississippi West a. The Plains Indians i. Three major sub regions: -The northern Plains: Lakota‚ Flatheads‚ Blackfeet‚ Assiniboins‚ northern Cheyennes‚ Arapahos‚ and Crows -The Central region: Five Civilized Tribes‚ agricultural life‚ before horses -South: western Kansas‚ Colorado‚ eastern New Mexico‚ and Texas: the Comanches‚ Kiowas‚ southern Arapahos‚ and Kiowa
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