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    Military strength and power of the Kimbu society under the leadership of Nyungu-ya-Mawe made the state healthier. Nyungu-ya-Mawe was able to organize and train his army for security‚ defending both trade and the state and for expansion. He developed the famous army known as ‘Ruga-ruga’ simply meaning ‘young people with professional soldiers’. Ruga-ruga system was adopted from the Ngoni who migrated from the Natal Province in South Africa escaping the expansion of Shaka-Zulu and settled in central

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    Mus.) as well as Lictors Bringing to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons (1789; Louvre) were themes appropriate to the political climate of the time. They secured for David vast popularity and success. David was admitted to the Académie royale in 1780 and worked as court painter to the king. As a powerful republican David‚ upon being elected to the revolutionary Convention‚ voted for the king ’s death and for the dissolution of the Académie royale both in France and in Rome. In his paintings

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    A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn Howard Zinn’s retelling of America’s past  shocks audiences with it stark honesty and brutality. Heroes that have been idolized for hundreds of years are ripped from their pedestals and the audience sees revolutionary events from the eyes of the ignored and voiceless. Columbus‚ the sinless hero that is credited for the discovery of the new world‚ is publicized as a heartless‚ conscienceless‚ executioner who maliciously annihilated native ame

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    (b) Roger Williams (Changes MBC to separate from church -> banished and he forms Rhode Island.) 2. Rhode Island * Formed by Roger Williams in 1636 * Known for religious tolerance * Called the “lord’s debris” 3. Connecticut * Founded in 1636 by Rev. Thomas Hooker * Drafted “The Fundamental Orders” – a modern constitution. 4. New Hampshire * 1679. Created by Charles II * Used to be a part of Massachusetts MAIN POINTS * Economy depended on ocean

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    Dannel P. Malloy Governor Melody A. Currey Commissioner ct.gov/dmv facebook.com/CTDMVteens @CTDMV Driver’s Manual State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles An Important Message from Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Commissioner Melody A. Currey Connecticut takes pride in its highway safety initiatives and efforts to make the roads safer for all who use them. This work involves driver licensing and ensuring that new and renewing drivers are aware of safety’s critical role

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    someone was taking it away from them Similarity 2 Wanted equality for all of its people Evidence: While the bourgeoisie prospered‚ France’s peasants (80% of the population)‚ its artisans‚ workers‚ and small shopkeepers‚ were suffering in the 1780s from economic depression caused by poor harvests Haiti was influenced by the Petit Blancs (poor whites)‚ who wanted citizenship for all whites making them question the social structure Analysis: Influenced by the idea of every men is equal and

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    APUSH Chapters 1-5 Study Guide Columbus’/Spanish treatment of the native Americans [book & our documents] Early settlements in North America - prior to Columbus [generalization of what they were like] Influence of horses on Native Americans Chesapeake & the Lower South: Early settlement conditions – disease ridden small settlements originally established for the discovery of gold and profit. Not intended to become long term and inhabited by mainly young single men with few women or families

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    Chapter 4: The Bonds of Empire‚ 1660-1750 A. Rebellion and War‚ 1660-1713 The Restoration (1660) did not resolve England’s political conflicts within colonies. a. Royal Centralization‚ 1660-1688 1. Restoration monarchs had little use for representative government. Proprietor of New York (future James II) forbade the NY assembly (lower legislative chamber) to meet. 2. Massachusetts persisted in self-government‚ insisting voting rights on property ownership rather than church membership. In 1661

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    England: (Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ New Hampshire) Puritan-dominated in many areas‚ less religiously tolerant‚ more restrictions on civic participation‚ more industry‚ less available farmland ➢ Massachusetts – The Massachusetts Bay Colony [MBC] (1629) – Puritans & John Winthrop’s “City upon a hill” ▪ Plymouth Colony (1620) – Later incorporated into MBC – Puritans (Pilgrims)‚ William Bradford/Miles Standish‚ Mayflower Compact ➢ Connecticut – (1636) – Thomas Hooker

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    The fall of the Songhay Empire starts chapter thirteen. The height of power was under Askiya Muhammad Ture‚ during the 16th century. Towards the late 16th century the royal power weakened‚ because of short reigns and dynastic disputes. This caused growth of rivals‚ which drew off trade from Songhay domination‚ gold from Akan forest to go to Europeans coast‚ and no external threat visible. The Moroccan invasion also contributed to the fall of Songhay. The Moroccan motive was to control and revive

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