to control commerce by force of arms rather economic competition. | Indian Ocean Commerce | spices | Goods were crude and unattractive in Asian markets. | Military advantage enabled the Portuguese to establish fortified bases in the Indian Ocean world. | Created “trading post empire”. They became heavily involved in carrying Asian ports‚ selling their shipping services because they were unable to sell their goods. | Britain(England) | Heavily focused on cotton trade since they were excluded from
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regions’ commerce was the demand of certain products such as crops from the Americas‚ cotton textiles from China‚ and slaves (and etc). Certain crops from the America’s became high in demand‚ especially maize‚ for those in the Eastern part of the world. Cotton textile became of decently high demand in the response towards everyone who has and will buy the textiles‚ and slaves became higher in demand as more people found them cheaper and more hard working than those who were paid. They could’ve come
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AP US History Monique Lynn President Davis versus President Lincoln Limitations on Wartime Liberties Volunteers and Draftees: North and South The Economic Stresses of War Friday‚ September 27‚ 2013 The one defect of the South was that its own states could secede. Some state troops refused to serve outside their borders.President Jefferson Davis of the Confederacy often had disputes with his own congress. Davis’s task as President proved to be beyond his powers. Lincoln and
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http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com/AP+World+History Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations‚ to c. 600 BCE Key Concept 1.1 Big Geography and the Peopling of the Earth What is the evidence that explains the earliest history of humans and the planet? What are the theories that interpret this evidence? Where did humans first appear on Earth‚ and what were their society‚ technology‚ and culture? Describe earliest humans’ technology & tools What were the
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Chapter 21 A. The Toltec and the Mexica 1. Toltecs emerge in the ninth and tenth centuries after the collapse of Teotihuacan a. Established large state‚ powerful army mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century b. Tula was the Toltec capital city and center of trade c. Maintained close relations with societies of the Gulf coast and the Maya 2. Toltec decline after twelfth century d. Civil strife at Tula‚ beginning in 1125
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Between 1500 and 1700‚ scientists created a new picture of what the universe is. This was known as the scientific revolution. Scientists used mathematics‚ performed experiments‚ and observed nature to form new ideas about the world. Although scientists of the 16th and 17th centuries faced set backs due to gender relations‚ political opposition‚ and church disagreement‚ they were still able to create these new ideas and theories. During the 16th and 17th centuries it was important for the women to
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street. Suddenly I heard an explosion-- the grenade. I looked back down the ally‚ something started on fire down there‚ yes‚ I just bought myself more time. I ran trying to get past the zombies with our shooting (so I wouldn’t attract more). The world was a mess‚ the streets were filled with cars‚ there were corpses everywhere‚ buildings deserted. As I was walking past a few corpses‚ one started to move. I pointed my rifle muzzle on the corpse‚ it started to crawl towards me‚ it’s lower half was
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married a wealthy widow‚ Khadija‚ in 595 Became a merchant at age thirty and was exposed to various faiths Muhammad’s spiritual transformation at age forty There was only one true god‚ Allah ("the god") Allah would soon bring judgment on the world The archangel Gabriel delivered these revelations to Muhammad The Quran ("recitation")--holy book of Islam Followers compiled Muhammad’s revelations Work of poetry and definitive authority on Islam Other works include hadith (sayings and
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1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3. Ghaznavids: ). Established by Alptigin‚ a Turkish soldier of Samadid rulers‚ who captured Ghazni (Afghanistan) in 962 and began establishing his own state. Grandson‚ Mahmud marked high point of regime. Between 1001-1024‚ led 17 campaigns into India
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While reading this article I reflected and thought about things I could have changed. What popped into mind was my AP History class. At the beginning of the year I had told myself that I would retake all tests I had done poorly on and done all extra credit opportunities but I didn’t follow through. I realized in the second semester that I had not done what I said. I currently have an A- in the class but that still doesn’t average my class grade to an A. I feel like if I would have pushed myself more
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