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Chapter 8: America Secedes from the Empire
1. Congress Drafts George Washington
-Congress chose George Washington to head the army besieging Boston
-Washington was a great leader and a firm patriot
-The selection of Washington was mostly political
2. Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings
-Colonists were inconsistent- affirmed loyalty to the king but were also fighting battles
-June 1775- Bunker Hill- colonists fought until they ran out of gunpowder
ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST
Life before 8000 BCE
Humans were mostly foragers
Women gathered food and cooked
Women were the most important members of society, early societies were considered maternal because the women played the most important roles
Humans frequently traveled following migrating animals and seasonal fruits and vegetables
Early Humans
MP3 Topic: DNA to RNA to Protein (The Central Dogma)
Estimate Time: 10:15
Vocabulary: amino acid, codon, deoxyribonucleic acid, exon, genome, intron, nucleic
acid, ribosomes
Hey there and welcome to another MP3 Tutor session. This is Eric Simon and I?ll guide
you through today?s topic: the flow of biological information from DNA to RNA to
proteins. This topic is arguably one of the most important in all of biology. In fact,
Francis Crick, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, referred to this idea as
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Cody Goodman
Ms. Pesato
5th period
12-6-10
Leprosy
A. The Financial Crisis
• French debt 1788- mainly war debts (US revolution)
• Calonne's proposals – proposed to have tax without exemptions for anyone. King dismissed him.
• Loménie de Brienne- new finacial officer. Tried to push the same idea, nut also failed. Estated General wanted to control taxes but the king/brienne didn’t want them to bc it would be run by nobles.
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Chapter 1: Exploring Life
Chapter Quiz
1 . What is the appropriate term for an interacting group of individuals of a single type? (Concept 1.1) [Hint]
species
population
ecosystem
community
habitat
In the Middle Eastern region of the earth, in the time period from 2000-500 B.C.E, there were many civilizations that had numerous different ruling classes, which demonstrated power. Three of those civilizations were Egypt, Greece, and Israel. All three of these societies had a king as the head of their government. As one can tell, as each civilization became older, the king was hailed as a prominent deity more and more in each civilization.
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Document-Based Question (DBQ)
Before completing the assignment below, review the handout I gave you regarding how to analyze a document (should be in your binder). In addition, read pages 48-62 in ?Cracking the AP World History Exam.? Complete the sample DBQ. Please bring the AP practice book and the completed DBQ with you to class.
DBQ Topic: The standards of moral and social behavior in the Islamic World before 1250.
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