Review for the AP U.S. History Exam © 2003 James L. Smith TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Information about the AP exam and helpful hints for obtaining the highest grade possible. 2. Important Dates in U.S. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Memorize these dates! 3. 250 Things Every
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1) Islam means A) "dedication to Allah." B) "victory." C) "peace." D) "people of the book." E) "submission." 2) The political and theological faction within Islam that recognized only Ali and the descendants of the family of Muhammad as rightful rulers was called A) Fiqhs. B) Kharij. C) Sunnis. D) Shi’is. E) Sufis. 3) One difference between classical China and the earlier Hwang Ho river-valley civilization was that in classical China‚ A) irrigation was widely practiced
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EUROPEAN HISTORY DBQ . 1. Explain the reasons for the adoption of a new calendar in revolutionary France and analyze reactions to it in the period 1789 to 1806. Historical Background: On November 24‚ 1793‚ the National Convention adopted a revolutionary calendar to replace the Gregorian calendar (established by the Roman Catholic Church in 1582). New Year’s Day was moved from January 1 to September 22‚ the founding date of the French Republic‚ and this date in 1792 marked the beginning
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AP Psychology Exam Review Breakdown of Question Categories: 2-4% history – (prologue) 6-8% methods and approaches – (chapter 1) 8-10% biological bases of behavior – (chapter 2‚ 3‚ 14) 7-9% sensation and perception – (chapter 5‚ 6) 2-4% states of consciousness – (chapter 7) 7-9% learning – (chapter 8) 8-10% cognition – (chapter 9‚ 10) 7-9% motivation and emotion – (chapter 12‚ 13) 7-9% developmental psychology – (chapter 4) 6-8% personality – (chapter 15) 5-7% testing and individual
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The Conrad-Demarest Model of Empire: Basic Principles for the Roman‚ Han Chinese I. Necessary preconditions for the rise of empires: a. State-level government: Rome: republic then empire with emperor Han: kept most of Qin centralized government in place b. High agricultural potential in the area: Rome: wheat‚ grapes‚ cattle Han: wheat‚ millet‚ pigs c. An environmental mosaic Rome: Alps‚ Mediterranean Sea‚ forests‚ Tiber and other rivers‚ hills Han: Tianshan mountains‚ Yellow
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AP World History-Lakeside High School 2013-2014 Welcome to Advanced Placement World History! You have chosen to join in the AP program that over 14‚000 high schools participate in and over 4‚000 colleges accept AP credit for. Colleges look for students who challenge themselves in a high school environment with the rigor AP courses entail. We have thirty-three chapters to cover in approximately 34 weeks‚ as well as focusing on key concepts‚ content‚ and skills‚ which will be crucial to master
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Grammar as Rhetoric and Style The Appositive An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that tells the reader something about a nearby noun or pronoun. In each sentence below‚ the appositive is underlined. The italics shows the noun or pronoun that the appositive details. It turned out that one of the top students‚ Denny Davies‚ had learned of this rule. Kennedy‚ a wiry fifty-nine-year-old who has a stern buzz cut‚ was in 1997 the principal of Sarasota High School. In 1981‚ two professors
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World History Mid-Term Exam (Ch. 3 -22) Mr. Halliday Choose the letter of the best answer. (1 point each) ____ 1. Buddhism spread across Asia mostly as a result of A. trade. B. conquest. C. missionary efforts. D. pilgrimages by the faithful. ____ 2. A Phoenician contribution that people still benefit from today was A. the introduction of Indo-Aryan languages to C. the invention of the phonetic alphabet. Europe. B. the invention of the sail. D. the invention of the labyrinth. ____ 3. Monotheism
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WORLD HISTORY I EXAM REVIEW CHAPTER 1: THE EARLIEST HUMAN SOCIETIES PALEOLITHIC ERA: ~8000 BC Old Stone Age; earliest people Hunting and gathering food‚ vitamins‚ and minerals Buffalo‚ deer‚ herd animals that could be tracked Stayed next to rivers so they could follow the animas as they migrated (nomadic) Small societies Around 50-150 Support of environment Large enough for biological diversity Communication by sound (ghost communication) Slow development of technology Houses: caves
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the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years‚ from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Achaemenid‚ expanded under him and his successors until it became the largest empire the world had ever seen. The four Persian dynasties of this era (Achaemenid‚ Seleucid‚ Parthian‚ and Sassanid) were noted for several important developments: Tightly governed administration with networks of educated bureaucrats‚ tax collectors‚ and spies to
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