AP World History Extra Credit Book List I encourage you to expand your knowledge and interests by reading books for extra credit. It is possible to receive up to 40 extra credit points per quarter (excluding the 4th quarter)‚ but you will have to earn them. Each book review is worth 20 points unless otherwise noted. Any book assigned for another class (ex. English) will no longer be eligible for extra credit for that year. Book and Film Review Format Write a minimum of a four-paragraph review
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Chapter 10 Vocabulary 1. Homer: A Greek who had supposedly written both‚ “The Illiad” and “The Odyssey” Epic poems which retell the story of the Trojan War and after the Trojan War. He’s also believed to have not existed. 2. Alexander of Macedon: Heir to the throne of his father Philip of Macedon‚ Alexander of Macedon‚ or Alexander the Great‚ was a young king who had conquered most of the Persian Empire. He was a brilliant strategist and an inspired leader. 3. Socrates: (470-399 BCE)
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Chapter 14 – The Expansive Realm of Islam I. Chapter Intro A. “In 632 CE the prophet Muhammad visited his native city of Mecca from his home in exile at Medina‚ and in doing so he set an example that devout Muslims have sought to emulate ever since” (B&Z 355). Each year hundreds of thousands of Muslims travel to Mecca by land‚ sea‚ and air to make the hajj (“the holy pilgrimage to Mecca”) and visit the holy sites of Islam. As years went by the pilgrims decrease‚ but in the 9th c. it had
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ch15 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. The heart pumps about ____ liters of blood a day and contracts about _____ times in a lifetime. A. 1‚000 liters; 1 billion B. 1‚200 liters; 2 billion C. 3‚000 liters; 2 billion D. 7‚000 liters; 2.5 billion 2. Circulation is vital because it A. supplies oxygen and nutrients to and removes wastes from tissues. B. inflates the lungs. C. delivers carbon dioxide to tissues and removes excess
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Biology‚ 7e (Campbell) Chapter 15: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance Chapter Questions 1) Chromosomes and genes share all of the following characteristics except that A) they are both present in pairs in all diploid cells. B) they both undergo segregation during meiosis. C) their copy numbers in the cell decrease after meiosis‚ and increase during fertilization. D) they are both copied during the S phase of the cell cycle. E) they both pair up with their homologues during
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Giselle Scott HU 104 World Civilization Chapter one ‘The Story of all of us MANKIND’ Agriculture Agriculture was discovered by a coincidence of a discarded trash which carried seeds that later was discovered of a type plant which protruded from the ground the trash was thrown. The chapter mentions that it was probably a woman that threw away the trash and later discovered the miracle of the plant that grew from the seed days later. It was from this discovery that later fuel the thought of
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CHAPTER 15: FOUNDATION OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE What Is Organizational Structure? Organizational Structure Defines how job tasks are formally divided‚ grouped‚ and coordinated. There are six key elements that managers need to address when they design their org.’s structure. Key Elements: 1.Work specialization 2.Departmentalization 3.Chain of command 4.Span of control 5.Centralization and decentralization 6.Formalization Work Specialization The degree to which tasks in the organization
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Congress… A. Learning Objectives 1 Trace the roots of the legislative branch outlined by the U.S. Constitution 2 Characterize the demographic attributes of members of Congress‚ and identify factors that affect their chances for reelection 3 Assess the role of the committee system‚ political parties‚ and congressional leadership in organizing Congress 4 Identify three of the most significant powers of Congress 5 Analyze the factors that influence how members of Congress make decisions
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\ Chapter 23 Reading guide 1. what is the smallest unit of evolution and why is this important to understand? The population is the smallest unit of evolution . This is important to understand because it keeps clear what is evolving. 2. Define the following terms: a. Microevolution: evolutionary change below the species level; change in the genetic makeup of a population from generation to generation. It is evolutionary change on its smallest scale b. Population: a localized group
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Chapter 23 Essay The years between 1815-1848 saw the rise of a number of related and competing ideologies‚ one of them being Socialism. Socialism sought economic equality for all‚ and was very much against the the Laissez Faire ideal of liberalism. There were different forms of socialism as it evolved over the years. Throughout the 19th century‚ Europe saw an uprising and evolution of socialism led by key names Karl Marx‚ Henri de Saint-Simon‚ Charles Fourier‚ and Robert Owen. It created equality
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