Chapter 7- Outline IntroductionA. Mid 9th century losing control1. Rebellious governors2. New challenging dynastiesB. …but still creative – ironically – a golden age without political stability1. architecture2. fine arts3. literature4. philosophy5. mathematics and scienceC. Territorial growth – warriors‚ traders‚ wandering mystics1. political conquest2. peaceful conversionD. Conduit for exchange – between urban/agrarian centers and between nomadic peoples1. ideas2. plants and medicines3. commercial
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Chapter 7 India Monday‚ October 15‚ 2012 12:21 PM Indian Subcontinent • 3 topographical zones: - Northern mountainous zone - Indus and Ganges basins - Peninsula Vindhya Mountains and Deccan plateau divide peninsula from other two zones 4 sub regions in Peninsula: - Tropical Kerala in west - Coromandel Coast in east - Flat area of Tamil Nadu in south - Island of Sri Lanka Weather‚ Crops‚ and Geography • Peninsular India and Ganges Valley have a subtropical climate and
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EGT1 - Economics and Global Business Applications Course of Study This course supports the assessments for EGT1. The course covers 7 competencies and represents 4 competency units. Introduction Overview You will learn the concepts and tools needed to make optimal decisions such as the following: marginal analysis; supply and demand; competition; anti-trust laws and government regulations; international business environment; international trade; global operations; and cultural sensitivity
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Chapter 4 Portuguese - first to begin slave trade slaves‚ manufactured goods were traded for rice‚ sugar‚ tobacco; taken back to Europe and were sold then traded again for manufactured goods Society with slaves - part of labor force were slaves Slave society - majority of laborers are slaves About 300 slaves on a ship‚ 1 in 6 died Bodies thrown overboard Middle Passage - brutal journey from africa to america Auctions losing independence because more are being brought Slaves costed twice
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• CHAPTER I 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? 3. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement: “History is the memory of states?” 5. Identify one early and one subsequent motive that drove Columbus to oppress indigenous peoples. 6. What was the ultimate fate of the Arawak Indians? 7. What were the major causes
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Howard Zinn’s A Peoples History of the American Revolution Chapter 5 If someone was to look back on the most of stories of the American Revolution‚ they would see that the stories of patriotic heroes and colonists risking themselves for their country. But Howard Zinn realizes that the stories are too good to be true so he then exposes the truth about the American Revolution. Howard Zinn had many opinions of the American Revolution. Many of Howard’s opinions were interesting and fluent. Howard
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PHILIPPINE HISTORY Campaign for Reforms to the failure of the Propaganda Movement THE CAMPAIGN FOR REFORMS The role of the Middle Class The Middle Class began to take shape when Chinese and Spanish mestizos sought racial equality with the and Peninsulares. While the Insulares who were called Filipinos looked down on the natives as Indios. The mestizos and Filipinos gained prominence during the Dela Torre Administration. On July 12‚ 1869‚ Dela Torre gave a toast to freedom attended by prominent Filipinos
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I am reading Counting By 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan. In this novel we are introduced to a highly intelligent girl named Willow Chance‚ who lives in Bakersfield with her adoptive parents. She was always considered "gifted" from the beginning. She is about to start in a new school and hopes to make friends and "fit in". Willow takes her Standardized Test but is accused of cheating because she completed the test in only 17 minutes. She then gets sent to a counselor‚ Dell Duke‚ who has problems of his
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Give an example of each scale of atmospheric motion; Micro‚ Meso and Macro. An example of a “Microscale” atmospheric motion would be a small‚ turbulent breeze blowing through the trees. A F3 tornado flowing across a Kansas corn field would be an example of a “Mesoscale” motion‚ and Super Storm Sandy would be a great example of a “Macroscale” motion. What causes an "eddy" to form? An “eddy” is formed when wind encounters a solid object‚ a whirl of air is formed on the object’s downward side. The
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Axial head‚ neck‚ & trunkskeleton of the torso & skull Appendicular upper & lower limbsskeleton of the appendages Long Bones have long longitudinal axes and expanded endsEx. forearm‚ thigh bones‚femur Short Bones somewhat cubelike‚ with their lengths and widths roughly equalEx. carpals(wrist)‚ ankles Flat Bones platelike structures with broad surfacesEx. ribs‚ scapulae‚ some skull bones Irregular Bones have variety of shapes and are usually connected to
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