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Caitlin hitchcock Block 1 4/18/13 1750-1940 Compare the following: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution and Latin American independence movements. American revolution French revolution Haitian revolution reason Revolt of colonies against monarchy in England Lower classes against monarchy Slave rebellion date 1775-1785 1789?1799 1791-1803 Cause High taxes The way the government worked Wanted to be independent from Europeans Effect Two separate states Succession of governments Independent nations named Haiti where America Europe French colony saint- Dominique Who fought Natives and colonists Natives against those in power and Europeans helping slaves similar Overthrow monarchies Overthrow Europe

The Earth and Its Peoples AP 5th Edition - Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath, 1200–1500 - Chapter 12

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I. The Rise of the Mongols, 1200?1260 A. Nomadism in Central and Inner Asia 1. Nomadic groups depended on scarce water and pasture resources; in times of scarcity, conflicts occurred, resulting in the extermination of smaller groups and in the formation of alliances and out-migration. Around the year 1000, the lands inhabited by the Mongols experienced unusually dry weather, with its attendant effects on the availability of resources and pressures on the nomadic Mongol tribes.

Ban Zhao

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Ban Zhao was an educated woman in China, who accepted her role as a woman and could not do much. This separation between men and women can be found throughout history.
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Ibn Battuta

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Ibn Batutta was a Muslim traveler who went to places such as North Africa, Southwest Asia, and all the way to China. The most important, however, is his trip to Mecca.
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Chapter 11 Vocabulary: The earth and its Peoples Third Edition

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Chapter 11 Vocabulary Teotihuacan- a powerful city-state in central Mexico. Population was 150,000 at its height in 600 c.e. Chinampas- narrow artificial lands constructed along lakeshores or in marshes. This increased agricultural yield because it enabled farming year round Maya- Mesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico?s Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Contributed in development in calendar Khipus- system of knotted colored cords used to aid administration and record population counts and tribute obligations Ayllu- Andean lineage group or kin-based community

Earth and its Peoples AP Chapter 8 vocabulary

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Chapter 8 Vocabulary Shi?ites-Muslims that believe that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad?s son-in-law Ali; Shi?ism is state religion of Iran Sunnis-Muslims that believe the community should select their own leadership; majority religion in most Islamic countries Mecca- Birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad; Ritual center of Islamic religion Muhammad- founder of Islamic religion Muslim- adherent of Islamic religion; person who ?submits? to the will of God Islam- Arabic word for submission; religion founded by Muhammad; hold book is the Quran Medina- city in western Arabia which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers emigrated in 622 to escape persecution in Mecca

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