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Modern history
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History of the United States
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Anglo-French Wars
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Canada–United States relations
American Enlightenment
Stamp Act
French and Indian War
Samuel Adams
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Ms. Wise AICE U.S. HISTORY Chapter 6, 7 and 8 Study Guide *ANSWER ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER 1 & 2. What was the reason for Britain needing to control the Ohio Valley? What was the reason for France needing to control the Ohio Valley? Ohio Valley was enriched with various things like the wildlife and powerful economy assets which has become a bone of dispute between the two countries. Since, French had already established their control in the area with the passage of time, they claimed it theirs. Conversely, British had the exact same claim. Consequently, both clashed for attainting control of the valley which has then resulted in a conflict known as the French Indian War. 2. What was the Seven Years? War known as?

Unit 3

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World History
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Americas
Humanities
Colonialism
Racism
African slave trade
Early Modern period
Slave Trade
Atlantic slave trade
slavery
British Empire
spanish empire
West Africa

1450-1750 Early Modern Period Major Developments I. Questions of Periodization A. Major points 1. Shift in power to the West a. Rise of the West with fall of China and India creates imbalance in power that favors Europeans for next 200 years 2. World becomes smaller ? almost all civilizations touched by trade 3. New Empires ? Spain, Portugal, England, France, Netherlands, Ottoman, Russian, Mughal, Ming 4. Age of Gunpowder B. Changes at end of Postclassical Era 1. Independent societies (Aztecs, Incas) falling apart 2. Arab power declining 3. New invasions ? Mongols 4. Ottoman Empire gains power a. Europeans threatened by new force to East 5. Chinese flirt with trade, but Ming bureaucrats pull back 6. Europe enters age of exploration

Unit 2 600 C.E.–1450

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Eurasia
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silk road
Mongol empire
middle ages
Trade route
Ancient history
pax mongolica
Al-Andalus
Religion in China
Monguor people
religion

600 C.E.?1450 I. Questions of periodization A. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. ? 1450 as a period B. Emergence of new empires and political systems C. Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g., the impact of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies) The Islamic world II. The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa A. The Rise 1. Arab Region Before a. Vast, dry area b. Nomadic Bedouin tribes c. Criss-crossed by trade routes d. Mecca 1. Trading crossroads 2. center for Arab tribal religious worship 3. Ka?aba ? fallen from heaven and has special powers

Ap WH Ch1-6

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Ancient Rome
Sassanid Empire
Tang Dynasty
Byzantine Empire
Early Middle Ages
middle ages
1st millennium
Han Dynasty
Ancient history
Nicaea
religion

The term prehistory refers to the period before (p. 6) writing Which of the following was not a hominid? (p. 7) A hominid is a human and humanlike species. (includes the genus Homo) The most important development of Homo erectus was (p. 10) Had effective tools, fire, intelligence, and language. Hunters worked in groups and brought their prey back to camps. Which of the following choices is in correct chronological order? (p. 29) Era of Australopithecus Era of Lucy Era of Homo Erectus Early evolution of Homo sapiens Era of Neanderthal peoples First appearance of rCo-Magnon peoples (Homo sapiens sapiens) Natufian society Early experimentation with agriculture Jomon society Appearance of agricultural villages Appearances of cities Chinook

An anatomy of a revolution

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Constitutional law
Estates of the realm
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Estates General
National Assembly
Peasant
The Estates
Government
Tax
Causes of the French Revolution
War

Conditions Present Before a Revolution Takes Place People from all social classes are discontented. French society was divided into three groups: the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate) and everyone else (Third Estate). The Third Estate accounted for a majority of the French population, poor harvest, in conjunction with heavy taxes, led to poverty, prostitution, unhealthy living conditions and abandonment of children. Although the clergy and nobility were exempt from taxes, war debts caused new taxation on the First and Second Estate. This created much hostility between the people and the government. People feel restless & held down by unacceptable restrictions in society, religion, & the economy or gov?t

LIterary devices and meanings

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Figure of speech
Rhetorical device
Irony
Hyperbole
Repetition
Metaphor
Description
Literal and figurative language

1. Simile: A simile' is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as". 2. Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in ?A mighty fortress is our God.? 3. Repetition: The act or process or an instance of repeating or being repeated. 4. Alliteration: Repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words or phrases as in "Come?dragging the Lazy languid Line along". 5. Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences as in "Do you like blue?".

American Nation Drum (2005 ed)Mid sch class noted

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Daniel Shays
articles of confederation
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Northwest Territory
Northwest Ordinance
Shays' Rebellion
Politics

The New England Colonies 1) List each colony in your region, year founded, and the founder below. Name of Colony Year Founded Founder 1. 2. 3. 4. 2) Give a brief description of why these colonies were founded. ? ? 3) List three geographical characteristics of each colony. Name of Colony Characteristic Characteristic Characteristic 1. 2. 3. 4) What role did religion play in the development of your region? ? 5) What methods did they use to cure or deal with illnesses? ? 6) Describe their economic conditions of the region. ? 7) Describe slavery in your region or the attitude towards it.

Ways of the world

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Civilizations
Bronze Age
Asia
Humanities
ancient india
anthropology
Fertile Crescent
Indus Valley Civilization
Prehistoric India
Harappa
Cradle of civilization
Mohenjo-daro

Copyright ? 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin?s Robert Strayer Ways of the World A Brief Global History with Sources First Edition CHAPTER 3 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E.?500 B.C.E. Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations (pgs. 86-93) Introducing the First Civilizations The Question of Origins An Urban Revolution Monday Tuesday The Erosion of Equality (pgs. 94-98) Hierarchies of Class Hierarchies of Gender Patriarchy in Practice Wednesday The Rise of the State (pgs. 99-103) Coercion and Consent Writing and Accounting The Grandeur of Kings Thursday Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt (pgs. 103-112) Environment and Culture Cities and States Interaction and Exchange Reflections: ?Civilization?: What?s in a Word?

Developments in Europe from 600 BCE to 600 CE

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Holy Roman Empire
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Russian Empire
Knight
Christendom
religion

Developments in Europe from 600 BCE to 600CE A. Restructuring of European economic, social, and political institutions 1. Economic a. West 1. Before fall of Roman Empire, small landowners already selling off land holdings to larger estates i. Many people left urban for rural protection ii. Trade continued to decline ? political order disintegrated 2. Early part ? towns shrink in size 3. 500-1500 Middle Ages ? Medieval 4. 500-1000 Dark Ages ? judgmental, inaccurate 5. Manorialism/Feudalism ? European social, economic, political system i. Estates ? fiefs/manors ii. Form of unfree agricultural labor iii. Method of harnessing peasant labor 1. Ensure steady food supply 2. Different than slavery a. Can not be bought or sold b. Could pass on property to heirs

World History notes

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religion
Iron Age
Asia
Humanities
Han Dynasty
Caste
Religion in India
Brahmin
Maurya Empire
Hinduism
Zoroastrianism
silk road

Foundations: c. 8000 B.C.E.?600 C.E. Major Developments Locating world history in the environment and time Environment Geography and climate: Interaction of geography and climate with the development of human society a. Five Themes of Geography ? consider these 1. Relative location ? location compared to others 2. Physical characteristics ? climate, vegetation and human characteristics 3. Human/environment interaction ? how do humans interact/alter environ a. Leads to change 4. Movement ? peoples, goods, ideas among/between groups 5. Regions ? cultural/physical characteristics in common with surrounding areas b. E. Africa first people ? 750,000 years ago started to move 1. moving in search of food

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