18 September 2012 Gender Inequality in the Ancient World Throughout history‚ women have been regarded as unequal and subordinate to men. In the male-dominated Western culture‚ the issue of women’s rights seems unending; even thousands of years after the first evidence of gender inequality‚ society has yet to even the playing field. Although it seems like our culture is progressive‚ we still share many qualities with the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Greece. Women were in no way equal
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Chapter One Vocabulary for World History AP 1. Mesopotamia in the Tigris and Euphrates River Valleys- a region of SW Asia between the lower and middle reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: site of several ancient civilizations 2. Egypt in the Nile River- an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta (Lower Egypt) and the area from Cairo S to the Sudan (Upper Egypt). 3. Mohenjo Daro and Harappa in the Indus River Valley- The civilization of the Indus River at Mohenjo-Daro
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Name Reading Questions Ways of the World Textbook Chapters 1-3 Bullet-point your answers. Write responses in color; keep NO SPACING‚ 11 font. When completed‚ send to my work email: pesdav@wilsonsd.org Chapter 1 1) Using the map on pages 14-15‚ list the sequence of human migration across the planet. 2) On page 19‚ how did the Austronesian migrations differ from other early patterns of human movement? Include the two major developments that followed. 3) From pages
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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“triggers for change” and the elements of change and continuity. These are not included on the quiz. READ “Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order‚” pages 638-685 28.1 Your first quiz will be on the second class day after spring break. No homework is assigned for spring break. Read “The Coming of the Great War” and “A World at War‚” pages 660-669. VOCABULARY 1. Kaiser Wilhelm II (p. 660‚ not bolded) 2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sarajevo
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Unit 2 Anonymous Civilization. The word “civilization” comes from the Latin term for “city.” The first civilizations were the river-valley civilizations‚ so-called because they all developed alongside major rivers to secure an adequate water supply for agricultural production. 2 of the greatest river-valley civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt. All though they both supported having a patriarchal leader or king‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government‚ whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized
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Brave New World contains many archetypes in many different characters. Archetypes are an idea that Carl Jung‚ a well-known psychologist‚ came up with. Archetypes are the type of person you are and it comes from you unconscious. You can be several archetypes and they can change many times. But to talk about all of them would take to long‚ so I am going to focus on two specific archetypes the orphan and the seeker. The archetype of the orphan is shown very well threw John. The archetype of the
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the known world but also he demonstrated dynamic leadership and masterful strategy on a large scale and tactics on the battlefield. During his life‚ he ruled the largest empire the world had ever seen‚ which stretched from ancient Greece to India. The son of King Phillip II of Macedon‚ Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle and first led Macedonian troops at age 18. Many times Alexander was worshipped as a god in some of the countries he ruled. He had a huge impact on world history spreading
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Second Examination Review Sheet 1. What were the goals of the Great Powers at the Congress of Vienna? What were their aims and how did they redraw the map of Europe in the wake of Napoleon’s defeat? What did the chief architects of the Congress‚ such as Metternich‚ hope to achieve? Congress of Vienna was a conservative group that aimed to develop peaceful international relations system Goal: achieve postwar stability by establishing secure states with guaranteed borders. Restore regimes to
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was founded by Zoroaster around the 6th Century BC. Avesta recorded his sermons on the two divine powers light and darkness. Believed that the two were constantly at odds but light would ultimately win. Heavily influenced Persian worldview similar world view as Jews. Avesta 6th Century 500s BC is the recorded sermons from Zoaster from the 6th Century
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