1. Why was the year 1989 one of the most momentous in the twentieth century? Overall‚ the year 1989 saw the greatest expansion of pro-democracy protests the world had seen in years. In April‚ thousands of students‚ teachers‚ workers‚ and even some government officials crowded “…Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing‚ demanding greater democracy in China” (Foner 1048). Inspired by America and recent reforms in the Soviet Union‚ the protests lasted until July‚ when government troops reportedly
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Chapters 1 & 2 Q. How did beer lead to the development of cities in Mesopotamia and Egypt? A. Beer started out as gruel‚ and as the gruel fermented it turned into beer. Now it was not the first form of alcohol‚ but it was an important kind of alcohol. Beer was made from cereal crops‚ which were very abundant‚ and because it was so abundant it could be made whenever it was needed. They then found an even easier way to make beer by using beer-bread. Beer bread is basically everything needed
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Bose Anifowose Lamar HS AP World History 25 August 2014 A History of the World in 6 Classes Study Questions Introduction—“Vital Fluids” 1. The author’s main thesis in setting the book is that drinks have shaped human history ever since early humans were forced to live by rivers‚ springs and lakes to ensure an adequate supply of freshwater. 2. These fluids like water are vital to us because we would not be able to live more than a few days without some fluids in our body. “Beer in Mesopotamia
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I’ve had‚ World History II sticks out the most to me. When I was struggling you were always willing to help me and didn’t give up on me when things still were not quite clicking. You believed in me and helped me to relax when everything seemed so stressful.You taught me not to stress myself out by worrying about all of the small details and to just do my best. I’ll be honest with you‚ I don’t remember a lot from my previous classes but I remember a lot of what we studied in World History II. Your
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Abdullah Dobashi AP World History Due: 9/11/13 Day of Empire In order for Amy Chua to fully understand how nations succeed she first studied the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States. While she was studying the ancient empires of Persia and China she discovered a historical pattern that even leads into today’s society. Amy Chua found out that tolerance and assimilation were necessary for an empire to succeed‚
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bringing the world advancements it has never imagined. People may argue the negatives and positives of science these days and centuries ago it was no different. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ the works and findings of scientists were greatly influenced by the approval of political figures due to their desire for power and monetary gain‚ the support and understanding received by influential religious personages and the downfalls of society regarding disorganization of research and a preset
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I got the pleasure to observe a ninth grade boy in a World History Class. I will refer to this student as B. B is a fourteen year old Latino young man who lives in a broken home. From what I learned from the other teachers‚ B’s family has learned that his younger sister has cancer and will be spending the holidays in the hospital. After the news of his sister hit him‚ his behavior has gotten more and more distracting. He said to the co-teacher‚ “My life sucks at home and my parents are constantly
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AP World History Study Guide for Exam One: “Foundations: Prehistory- 600 C.E” Terms/Ideas To Know: 1.Pastorialism: Branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. 2.Patrilineal: System in which one belongs to one’s father’s lineage. 3. Matrilineal: A societal system in which one belongs to one’s matriline or mother’s lineage. 4. Hominids: Primate of the family Hominidae‚ which Homo sapiens is the
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AP World History Notes Ch 6 Early Americas & Oceania August 4‚ 2004 The cultures of the Americas and Oceania developed in relative isolation to the other early complex societies. Nevertheless‚ they too developed an agricultural base sufficient to support growing populations‚ specialized labor‚ political institutions‚ diverse societies‚ and long-distance trading networks. Less is known of these cultures than those in other parts of the world primarily because either writing systems did not develop
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses Journals By:Jennifer Jones Journal 1 Introduction Tom Standage’s main thesis is that there is six vital fluids. Theses fluids are vital to history as well as vital to life‚ without fluids humans could not survive. Standage states on page 1‚ “The availability of water constrained and guided humankind’s progress. Drinks have continued to shape human history ever since.” There are six main vital fluids which are beer‚ wine‚ spirits
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