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WHAP * - hunting and gathering was the base of society and life - Eurasia Africa and the Americans - then agricultural revolution happened - then leading to civilization and empires -lead to the global world history - transformation of human life - Eurasia had 85% - Africa was a land mass, not a culture - Africa housed many civilizations - nubia and Egypt were across from each other - cultures influenced each other - military campaigns between them - nubia took over Egypt at one point Continental comparison - super continents - Eurasia was where most of the Population Was Civilizations of Africa Mero : continuing a nite valley civilization - mero? was ruled by powerful monarchs - housed economic specialties

Cairo

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Islamic Cairo From being founded in 969 to today, standing near the walled off city in modern day Cairo, Islamic Cairo remains as a reminder of what it used to be. It?s also known as ?Medieval Cairo? or ?Fatimid Cairo?. Islamic Cairo holds many of the greatest and most famous Islamic Monuments such as the Mosque of Ibn Tulun to the al-Hussein Mosque. 1979 UNESCO states it as a World Cultural Heritage Site, as ?one of the world?s oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hamas and fountains? and ?the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.? Islamic Cairo didn?t start in 969, but dates further back.

AP Human Geo Ch 6 notes

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Seth Adler Where Are Religions Distributed? Universalizing religion ? A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, all over the world. Ethnic religion ? A religion that appeals only to one type of people. Universalizing Religions 58% of the world practiced a universalizing religion, 26% practice an ethnic religion, 16% no religion. The three main universalizing religions are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism. A religion is divided in three ways. Branch ? A large division within a religion. Denomination ? A division of a branch. Sect ? A small group broken away from a denomination. Christianity More than 2 billion adherent, more than any other. Most widespread distribution. Predominant in North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Branches Of Christianity

AP Human geo ch 8

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Seth Adler Where Are States Located? The world contained only 50 countries until the 1940s. Problems of Defining States State ? An area organized into a political unit and ruled by an established government that has control over its internal and foreign affairs. The term ?country? is a synonym for ?state.? Sovereignty ? Being independent from control of its internal affairs by other states. Korea: One State or Two? Korea was split into 2 countries in the late 1940s after the US and Soviet Union defeated Japan in WWII. Divided along the 38o north latitude. The Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (North Korea) invaded the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in 1950. China and Taiwan: Once State or Two?

Chapter 7 Stearns MCQ

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55 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, AP Edition, 6e (Stearns) Chapter 7 Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic Civilization to South and Southeast Asia Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following is NOT a reason for the decline of the Abbasid dynasty by the ninth century C.E.? A) The collapse of the cities in the Islamic heartland B) The retention of regional identities by the population C) The difficulty of moving armies across the great distances of the empire D) The difficulty of compelling local administrators to obey Answer: A Page Ref: 163-166 Topic: Introduction Skill: Conceptual

Chapter 6 Stearns MCQ

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37 Copyright ? 2011 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved. World Civilizations: The Global Experience, AP Edition, 6e (Stearns) Chapter 6 The First Global Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islam Multiple-Choice Questions 1) Which of the following groups was responsible for the slaughter of the male descendents of the Umayyad Dynasty? A) "people of the book." B) Christians C) 'Abbasids D) Berbers Answer: C Page Ref: 136 Topic: Introduction Skill: Factual 2) Which of the following regions was NOT affected by Islam during its early history (prior to 750 C.E.)? A) Sub-Saharan Africa B) Europe C) Asia D) South America Answer: D Page Ref: 136 Topic: Introduction Skill: Factual

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY Chapter 8 Review

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AP Edition The Earth and its People: A Global History Fifth Edition

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 8 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details THE ORIGINS OF ISLAM The Arabian Peninsula Before Muhammad -Islam emerged among the nomadic pastoralists and caravan traders if the Arabian peninsula -Mecca grew as a caravan city and pilgrimage site identified with Jewish and Christian stories Mecca-city in western Arabia; birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and ritual center of the Islamic religion -The Arabs of 600 C.E. lived exclusively in the Arabian peninsula and on the desert fringes of Syria, Jordan, and Iraq -More people subsisted as farms than pastoralists -Inlets along the southern coast favored fishing and trading communities

AP World Terms

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Sheet1 Abbasid Caliphate Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258. (p. 234) absolution The theory popular in France and other early modern European monarchies that royal power should be free of constitutional checks. (p. 452) Acheh Sultanate Muslim kingdom in northern Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in Southeast Asia in the early seventeenth century, it declined after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 1641. (p. 541) acllas Women selected by Inca authorities to serve in religious centers as weavers and ritual participants. (p. 318)

AP World Terms

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Sheet1 Abbasid Caliphate Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258. (p. 234) absolution The theory popular in France and other early modern European monarchies that royal power should be free of constitutional checks. (p. 452) Acheh Sultanate Muslim kingdom in northern Sumatra. Main center of Islamic expansion in Southeast Asia in the early seventeenth century, it declined after the Dutch seized Malacca from Portugal in 1641. (p. 541) acllas Women selected by Inca authorities to serve in religious centers as weavers and ritual participants. (p. 318)

Rise of Islam

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THE RISE OF ISLAM IN THE SEVENTH CENTURY, A NEW RELIGION TOOK IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CALLED ISLAM, LIKE JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY. THE FOLLWERS OF ISLAM, CALLED MUSLIMS, BELIVEVE THAT ALLAH ( GOD ) TRANSMITTED HIS WORDS TO THE FAITHFULL THROUGH MOHAMMAD, WHOSE FOLLOWERS BEGAN TO RECORD THOSE WORDSIN WHAT CAME TO BE CALLED THE QU RAN SPELLED KORAN. ISLAM IS ALSO GUIDED BY THE CONCEPT OF JIHAD, WHICH MEANS TO STRUGGLE THIS REFERS TO BOTH THE STRUGGLE TO BE A BETTER MUSLIM AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINS NON BELIVERS. EARLY ISLAM SPLIT TWO GROUPS SHIA AND SUNNI THE SPLIT OCCURRED OVER A DISSAGREEMENT ABOUT WHO SHOULD SUCCED MOHAMMAD AS THE LEADER OF THE FAITH.

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