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    A.P. U.S. History Notes Chapter 1: “New World Beginnings” Summary: 225 million years ago‚ Earth was one supercontinent (Pangaea) and ocean. About 10 million years ago‚ the North America that we know today was formed (geographical shape). The first discoverers of North America were nomadic Asians who wandered over here by way of an exposed land bridge from Russia to Alaska during the Ice Age. Though they were hunters at first‚ by 5000 BC‚ they had become hunter-gatherers with a diet of

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    Chapter 1: The Meeting of Cultures Beginnings of America: • Nearly 12‚000-14‚000 years ago / 9000 BC migrations reached the southern tip of South America / 15th century AD = contact with Europeans -> brought with them diseases (smallpox) ended in: demographic catastrophe‚ weakened societies‚ aided Spanish/ Portuguese exploration America before Columbus: • Adaptation to surroundings = nomadic bands‚ hunting‚ fishing‚ agriculture -> created civilizations • Population: a lot more people

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    African literature From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia African literature refers to literature of and from Africa. While the European perception of literature generally refers to written letters‚ the African concept includes oral literature(or "orature"‚ in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu).[1] As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African literature in Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ whereas European views of literature often stressed a separation of art and content‚ African

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    link 2 (gr10) The world around 1600 History Essay The World around 1600 Essay The 1600 was a time of great changes in the world. Trade and expansion dominated almost all societies. Ming China‚ the Songhai and Mughal Empires can be in contrast to European societies as they were ‘advanced societies’ technologically and scientifically. However these three empires collapsed due to invasions and revolts‚ whereas Europe‚ in the Middle Ages was secular‚ dominated by the church and the land

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    Tashunti Frazier 3/7/2018 CHUM 230 – Humanities – Pre- Columbus through Emancipation Quiz MR. Miles Part 1: 50 points. Identifications: IN YOUR OWN WORDS‚ be able to identify and describe the historical significance of the following. Be sure you can answer the key historical questions‚ who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ and why it’s important to history—if necessary. 1. The Nile Valley and the “Emperor of the World”: The Nile valley is a stream that streams north. Known to be the longest stream

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    Module 1 Study Guide Directions: Complete the Pretest! Then‚ complete this study guide as you are completing your lessons and assignments. Remember‚ this study guide does not count for a grade. It is to help you understand the module and prepare for your Discussion Based Assessment. Lesson 1.01 Set the Stage 1. Name three challenges that emperors faced when the borders of their empires expanded: Match the important events of the Roman Empire: 2. ____ 1000 BCE

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    Neha Rattu 09.06.2014 APUSH Chapter 1 1. Native Americans in the “New World” a. bad omens- lightning struck temple‚ blazing lights in the sky b. BAMM! White people are on the shores :O big shocker (let’s just welcome them‚ forgetting all the bad omens) c. HERNAN CORTES------ 1519 ----- shows his beautiful face to the Indians (key event in the discovery of the New World) d. WHYY DID HE COME? Well‚ in short‚ during the 1400-1500s in Europe‚ there was a lot of

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    cities were added during the post-Classical era? A. Existing trade routes flourished including the Silk Roads‚ the Mediterranean Sea‚ trans-Saharan and the Indian Ocean Basin‚ and promoted the growth of powerful new trading cities such as Novgorod‚ Timbuktu‚ Hangzhou‚ Calicut‚ Baghdad‚ and Venice these trade routes carried agriculture technology and culture. Q.What new technologies enabled the growth of inter-regional trade networks? A. It was encouraged by a more sophisticated caravan‚ use

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    after the kingdom of Ghana. d. Morocco was a source for much of Ghana’s culture. Question2 How did the traditional clan system support the unity and strength of the Mali Empire? (5 points) Select one: a. Clans sent their young men to the capital‚ Timbuktu‚ to be educated. b. The emperor stationed military units in each region to ensure loyalty. c. The headmen of the clans served as judges in the imperial courts. d. Each clan was assigned a specialty‚ such as trade or the military. Question3 What

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    West African Muslims in the Bronx On March 7‚ 2007‚ a chilly evening welcomed the warmth of an electric space heater. The setting was an overcrowded home in the Highbridge area of the Bronx. A total of 23 Soninke immigrants from Mali occupied the four-story house‚ with a staggering 17 of these being children. The two families that occupied the home were from one of the hottest regions in the world‚ and as the space heater warmed the first floor to a bearable degree‚ sleep began to take hold of

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