AP World History - Chapter 20: Northern Eurasia Study Guide Name: _______________________ Short Answer Questions: 1. What did the Russian and Qing Empires have in common‚ and how did these common features affect the relationship between the two? 2. How and why did the role of the Jesuits as transmitters of European ideas differ in Russia‚ China‚ and Japan? 3. What role did foreign trade play in the economy of the Qing Empire? 4. How and why did Peter the Great’s attitude toward the west differ
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SPEECH ; INFORMATIVE SPEECH TITLE: Swahili GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform SPECIFIC PURPOSE: At the end of my speech my audience will be able to know the hidden secret of the lion king‚ the basic history and origins of Swahili and the International presence of Swahili. CENTRAL IDEA: One of my greatest occupations in life is to learn more about my native language. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention Getter 1. Swahili is an African language spoken by various countries within Africa. 2. Does “Hakuna
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AP World History Rachel Mahadeo Mini-Essay Due: February 2‚ 2012 King Afonso I was king of Kongo during the 1520s. Qianlong was emperor of China during the Qing dynasty‚ during the 1790s. In the kingdom of Kongo‚ there were many Portuguese merchants whom had established close political and diplomatic relations with the king. These relations brought much wealth and recognition to Kongo‚ but it also brought problems that led to its inevitable destruction. Portuguese merchants
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framework for the Mesopotamian Civilization. Mesopotamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ which is what made it an excellent place for growing crops. This change in lifestyle sparked the development of the first modern government system. Temples were located in the center of each city. Temples housed the deities who watched over their citizens. Priests made up the most powerful political force in the City. They tended to the shrine and managed the wealth of the deities‚ to whom citizens
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Chapter 2 AP World History Summery Each civilization faces challenges from politics to environment and everything in between. This chapter explains how each society became urbanized even though it was very tough. Nubia‚ China‚ Olmec‚ and Chavin are connected though each are separated by millions of miles and geological isolation. In China‚ dynasties rule all over the land; the Shang dynasty begins China’s history with the rise of power of it’s clans. It contains the earliest recorded writing
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- No solid political system - While China rose to power they did not believe in a certain god while India believed in many gods. - Male dominated society‚ women had virtually no rights Mauryan/Gupta India Political – Caste System‚ Regionalism + diversity‚ Ashoka (grandson of Chandra Gupta‚ led military‚ converted to Buddhism and the promoted peace throughout India‚ wrote on rocks all through India encouraging peace and unification throughout India) Economics – traded + merchants (lots
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Democracy into the world. Athens can be an early example of Democracy in the Ancient world. 7. Sparta: City-state in Greece‚ this city-state had no distinctive feature in its social class because its government was based on who controlled the Military‚ an early example of Military Dictatorship. 8. Delian League: An alliance that was set up to defend against any further invasions from Persia after the Persian War. 9. Peloponnesian Wars: Civil conflict between the two powerful poleis‚ Athens
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used to ensure that anyone in the federal government would not be able to have too much power‚ which the people were very wary of. When it was finally ratified‚ the Constitution was similar to Britain’s government but also different because of their system of checks and balances. There was not much economic change in America after the revolution. The Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture in 1786 gave out a medal‚ which said‚ “Venerate the plough” (Doc F). This exhibits how the elite
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AP WORLD HISTORY Introduction: This assignment will practice skills used in Document Based Questions which are an important part of the AP World History course. Read/analyze each document below. Answer the questions in the space provided. After doing this‚ use this information to write a DBQ essay based on the rubric provided below. You will be grade on perceived effort more than expertise. Do not copy or plagiarize someone else’s work. If you have specific questions about the assignment
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employer from the states‚ moved oversees to Russia to start his employment with Horizon Trading Company. Throughout his training‚ John was instructed to do unethical practices as Regional Supervisor so the company can make money. One unethical practice he was instructed to do was giving or accepting bribes for contracts. Another unethical practice that John was instructed to do was tax evasion‚ to prevent Horizon Trading Company pay a lot of taxes to the federal and local governments. John also gets troubled
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