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Great Awakening vs Enlightenment

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Christina Xu Jenny Zhi The Great Awakening vs. Enlightenment The Great Awakening Brought spirit of religious fervor to colonies along with the belief that everyone has the potential to break away from his/her past and start a future with God Important figures John and Charles Wesley- founders of Methodism, traveled to Georgia and other colonies in 1730?s to preach George Whitfield- promoted religious revivalism, sparked beginning of Great Awakening Jonathon Edwards- preached Puritan ideas, attacked easy salvation Enlightenment Belief that reason, not just faith, creates progress in advanced knowledge. People didn?t always have to turn to God with their problems, could use moral sense. Important figures

Chapter 4

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Chapter 4 Classical Civilization in the Mediterranean: Greece and Rome I. Introduction A. Mediterranean culture 1. Greece slowed Persian empire, set up a few colonies, but? 2. Rome known for empire 3. New institutions/values that would remain in western culture 4. ?our own? Classical past a. U.S. Constitution b. buildings in the U.S. c. founders of the philosophical tradition d. Socratic method B. Greco-Roman history 1. more dynamic, but less successful * We can clearly recognize the connections and our own debt without adhering to the notion that the Mediterranean world somehow dominated the classical period. 2. Complicated ? passed through two centers a. Rome preserved many of Greek achievements C. Rome vs. Greece

Chapter 6- The Earth and its peoples

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Chapter 6 Notes: In 166 CE Romans claiming to be delegates of the Emperor arrived in China, probably hoping to set up a profitable trade agreement at the source of silk- they most likely were not delegates at all Rome and China were linked with far-flung international trading networks encompassing the entire Eastern Hemisphere and were dimly aware of each other?s existence Roman empire encompassed all the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea as well as substantial portions of the continental Europe and the Middle East Han Empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Oasis of central Asia Tiber river on one side and double ring of seven hills on the other created natural protection of Rome Rome?s extremely fertile volcanic soil sustained larger pop. than is Greece

Christianity

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Origin: Christianity has its basis in Judaism. The first part of the Bible, the Old Testament, is the Torah from Judaism. The second part of the Bible, the New Testament, is written by the disciples of Jesus about God, Jesus, and his teachings. According to Christianity, Jesus is the Messiah and is the son of God who was sent to Earth to die on the cross for our sins. Classification: monotheistic; universalizing Branches/Divisions: Denomination (from the Amish to The Way), meta-group (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism...), wing (conservative, mainline and liberal), religious family ( Adventist, Baptist, Lutheran, Reform...), systems of belief (Arminianism, British Israelism, Calvinism)

Han and Rome DBQ

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? Graded Assignment HST560A: AP World History | Unit 3 | Lesson 2: DBQ: Attitudes Toward Technology Name: Rachel Nemeth Date: 05/07/2013 Graded Assignment Document-Based Question: Attitudes Toward Technology Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) To complete this Graded Assignment, retrieve the 2007 DBQ on Han and Roman Empire attitudes toward technology. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Consult the rubric throughout the process. Using the documents, analyze Han and Roman attitudes toward technology. Identify one additional type of document and explain briefly how it would help your analysis. Essay:
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