Cultural history

Song Civ Profile

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Master CIVILIZATION PROFILE NAME: _________________________ CLASS: ________ *Complete the profile for the assigned civilization. Use your textbook or the internet if necessary (reliable sources only) *You do not need to use complete sentences, but address ALL questions for each category, and explain yourself when asked CIVILIZATION LOCATION (Include REGION) DATES in EXISTENCE: CITIES List at least 3, including the capital or center of the civilization GOVERNMENT Include the type & who was in charge RELIGION List the main religion(s) & God(s) Polytheistic/monotheistic? Secular/non-secular? JOB SPECIALIZATION List 3-5 jobs unique or especially important to their civilization SOCIAL CLASSES Describe/include class names What were they based on?

Tang Civ Profile

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Human Geography

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Master CIVILIZATION PROFILE NAME: _________________________ CLASS: ________ *Complete the profile for the assigned civilization. Use your textbook or the internet if necessary (reliable sources only) *You do not need to use complete sentences, but address ALL questions for each category, and explain yourself when asked CIVILIZATION LOCATION (Include REGION) DATES in EXISTENCE: CITIES List at least 3, including the capital or center of the civilization GOVERNMENT Include the type & who was in charge RELIGION List the main religion(s) & God(s) Polytheistic/monotheistic? Secular/non-secular? JOB SPECIALIZATION List 3-5 jobs unique or especially important to their civilization SOCIAL CLASSES Describe/include class names What were they based on?

Byzantine Civ Profile

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Master CIVILIZATION PROFILE NAME: _________________________ CLASS: ________ *Complete the profile for the assigned civilization. Use your textbook or the internet if necessary (reliable sources only) *You do not need to use complete sentences, but address ALL questions for each category, and explain yourself when asked CIVILIZATION LOCATION (Include REGION) DATES in EXISTENCE: CITIES List at least 3, including the capital or center of the civilization GOVERNMENT Include the type & who was in charge RELIGION List the main religion(s) & God(s) Polytheistic/monotheistic? Secular/non-secular? JOB SPECIALIZATION List 3-5 jobs unique or especially important to their civilization SOCIAL CLASSES Describe/include class names What were they based on?

The Scarlet Ibis

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Smith 2 Lexi Smith Ms. Biddle English, 9H, 5 15 October 2013 ?The Scarlet Ibis? Essay The book, ?The Scarlet Ibis,? was written by James Hurst. The book follows a young boy named Doodle, showing his disabilities and struggles to fit in throughout his life. The author then manages to symbolize what will happen to the boy in the future, by letting him discover a bird with similar problems.

Chapter 5

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World History

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Han Dynasty

Decline of the Roman Empire

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Sassanid Empire

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Chapter 5 The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 C.E. I. Expansion and Integration A. Key point ? how did classical civilizations adjust to expansion 1. Between 550>400 BCE Confucius, Laozi, Buddha, Socrates a. Need to articulate central values B. How did they all unite? 1. China ? more centralized 2. Mediterranean ? more localized/diverse 3. India ? key religious values ? not as vulnerable to collapse ? like Rome C. What are the two challenges of integration? 1. Territorial ? how to command a. China ? language for elite, resettlement b. Rome ? local autonomy, tolerance c. India ? spread caste system 2. Social ? inequality between men/women ? upper/lower class

Major religion Chart chapter 12

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Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact

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Major religious groups

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taoism

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Religions

chapter 12

Major World Religions and Philosophies and Their Diffusion Major Religion Origins Beliefs, Values, and Practices Divisions Pattern of Diffusion Impact on the Cultural Landscape Hinduism Indus River Valley 4000 years ago Reincarnation Karma Buddhism Assimilation of other religions into Hinduism West India to Eastern Asia Buddhism 2500 years ago What is now Nepal Siddhartha(Buddha) Salvation Enlightenment Monotheistic Mahayana Buddhism Theravada Buddhism Zen Buddhism Lamaism Diffused from East India going further East Shintoism What is now Japan Focuses on nature and ancestor worship None that I know of Diffused possibly through relocation diffusion but for the most part stayed in Japan Taoism Huang He River Valley Lao-Tsu Feng Shui

chapter 2

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Human Geography

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CHAPTER QUIZ MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS 1.????? When a discrete number of culture traits is combined it is referred to as a culture: ???????? a. region ???????? b. complex ???????? c. realm ???????? d. system 2.????? Features placed on the land change its natural look. Geographers call this the cultural: ???????? a. realm ???????? b. system ???????? c. landscape ???????? d. land change ? 3.????? The birth place of a civilization is called a/an: ???????? a. culture hearth ???????? b. origin region ???????? c. agricultural home base ???????? d. source region 4.????? When an idea or invention spreads outward from its source area and also remains strong in its source area, it is said to have spread by: ???????? a. stimulus diffusion ???????? b. migrant diffusion

Chapter 1

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Lord of the Flies Vocab Review

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Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 Vocabulary Specious-(adjective) misleading in appearance. Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed. Effluence-(noun) radiance. With that word the heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight and the lagoon attacked them with blinding effulgence. Enmity-(noun) actively hostile toward someone. He trotted through the sand, enduring the sun?s enmity, crossed the platform, and found this scattered clothes. Suffusion- (noun) to spread over through a manner of fluid or light. The Suffusion drained away from Jack?s face. Ralph waved again for silence.