Chapter 12-15 Test Review Answers 1.) To actually conquer this territory it required a well-trained and equipped army. Also it took lots of time and people with skills. When Genghis Khan died‚ the land that he had owned split up. The Mongols built highways which helped them in trading. They were also the first to use gunpowder‚ coal‚ and printing. 2.) With the death of Abu Said Bahatur Khan in 1335‚ the Mongol rule in Persia fell into political anarchy. As a result of unstable control and
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Continuities and breaks 1. Most tumultuous eras in world history a. “age of extremes” 1. Tons of democracies vs. extremist dictatorships 2. Unprecedented prosperity vs. total poverty – income gap widens b. 1914 clearest demarcation line 1. After war‚ nations fight everywhere for power and territory 2. Empires weakened‚ monarchies toppled‚ new nations rose 3. Last 100 years‚ most dramatic/tragic in recorded history 2. World Wars a. WWI 1. Destroyed several empires
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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Mr. Pitts Email: smpitts@canfieldschools.net Website: www/smpitts.weebly.com AP World History Course 2013-2014 AP World History is for the high school student who wishes to earn college credit in high school through a rigorous academic program. This class approaches history in a way that looks at the common threads of humanity over time— society‚ politics‚ religion‚ ideology‚ technology and trade —and it investigates how these things have changed and continued over time in different
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with their classical knowledge and materials. ("end" of Middle Ages‚ "beginning" of Renaissance) 2 1st country to break with the Church England (Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church to divorce and remarry) 3 # of City States in Italy 12 4 The 3 Humanist Principles individual worth (improving humans through study) strong commitment to public science development of skills and talents 5 Family Patriarchal (men in charge) daughters marry in mid-teens to benefit both families
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HIST 120 June 17‚ 2013 Chapter 1 1. What was the Mesopotamian view of the afterlife? Life and human fortune was very instable in Mesopotamians’ eyes. People just observed death and afterlife from a distance and some made them into a series of myths. For instance‚ “The Epic of Gilgamesh” expresses its idea on eventual death. No matter how hard Gilgamesh tries to lengthen his life‚ his death is predestined. The Mesopotamians viewed afterlife as an inevitable end. 2. What is the message
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Chapter 16: Atlantic Revolutions‚ Global Echoes‚ 1750–1914 I. Atlantic Revolutions in a Global Context A. “world crisis?” B. Uniqueness of the Atlantic revolutions C. The Atlantic as a “world of ideas” D. Democratic revolutions E. Global impact of the Atlantic revolutions II. Comparing Atlantic Revolutions A. The North American Revolution‚ 1775–1787 1. Revolutionary? 2. English in England and English in America 3. New taxes and ideas from the Enlightenment 4. A revolutionary
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new ideas and traditions. On the other side the Green Revolution has become a form of destructing the true and only roots for most farmers. Documents 2‚ 3‚ 5‚ and 6 all show that the Green Revolution caused a form of prosperity. Document 2 proves that as the Green Revolution increased the population as well as food supply from 1950 to present date. If you recall from 1930-1945 there was a stop to the growth of food supply and population because of the Great Depression and World War 2; when the
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Chapter 2: The Invasion and Settlement of North America‚ 1550-1700 Rival Imperial Models: Spain‚ France and Holland The Spanish seized Mesoamerica and South America and converted many Indians to Catholicism. The Indians were forced to work as gold miners and farmers. The French and Dutch merchants created fur-trading colonies with North American natives. New Spain: Colonization and Conversion 1540s- Vasquez de Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon‚ the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest‚ and the Kansas
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Chapter 11: Chapter Outline The following annotated chapter outline will help you review the major topics covered in this chapter. Instructions: Review the outline to recall events and their relationships as presented in the chapter. Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar. I. Opening Vignette A. By the start of the twenty-first century‚ Islam had acquired a significant presence in the United States . 1. more than 1‚200 mosques 2. about 8 million Muslims (some 2 million
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