Rise and fall of Islam Intro Arab followers of Muhammad surged from the Arabian Peninsula to create the first global civilization Quickly conquered all of the middle east‚ Greece‚ Egypt‚ and Persia. This conquering spread ideas and trade‚ facilitating global diffusion Birth of Islam The Arabian peninsula was filled with bedoin societies and people. The bedoin were a hunter- gather tribe Although some groups did herd camels and others participated in agriculture‚ showing how diverse this society
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modeled on that of the United States 5. They set up republics with elected legislature. 6. True democracy failed to take hold The Colonial Legacy 1. The existing social and political hierarchy barely changed. 2. Creoles simply replaced peninsulares as the ruling class. 3. The roman catholic church kept its privileged position and still controlled huge amounts of land 4. For most people- mestizos‚ mulattoes‚ blacks‚ and Indians- life did not improve after independence. 5. The new constitutions guaranteed
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Chapter 5 Obtaining energy and nutrients for life CHAPTER REVIEW Key words absorption alimentary canal amylase anus autotrophic autotrophs bile bile duct bolus carnivores cellular respiration chloroplasts chyme colon cystic fibrosis digestion digestive system duodenum emulsification enzymes faeces foregut fermenters gall bladder gastric juice herbivores heterotrophic heterotrophs hindgut fermenters ileum jejunum lacteals large intestine liver mucus oesophagus omnivores pancreas pepsin
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A. Conquest by the Cradle 1. The common term thirteen original colonies is misleading as Britain ruled thirty-two colonies in North America‚ including the Caribbean Islands by 1775 but only thirteen of them staked a rebellion 2. Among the distinguishing characteristics that the eventually rebellious settlements shared was lusty population growth; in 1700 they contained fewer than 300‚00 people; by 1775‚ there were about 2.5 million people a. Of the 2.5 million people‚ about half
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Alfred Thayer Mahan advocated an American policy of Correct Answer: expanding the nation’s merchant marine and navy. 4. President Grover Cleveland responded to Cuba’s rebellion against Spain by Correct Answer: offering to mediate the struggle. 5. In 1898‚ the American battleship Maine was Your Answer: probably sunk as a result of an accidental internal explosion. 6. Which of the following factors contributed to Americans’ desire for war against Spain in 1898? Correct Answer: All of the
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Chapter 1 Outline Intro to Human Geography Field Note: Humans are geographers by nature. They can think territorially or spatially and have an awareness of‚ and curiosity about the distinctive nature of places. Even children possess qualities of geographers‚ creating carefully mapped realms in tiny places. Places possess an emotional quality‚ and we all must belong somewhere. Humans’ insatiable curiosity and the place-centered element within us gave birth to geography as an academic discipline
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in 1854 • Since Singer lost‚ he had to pay Howe patent royalties John Deere • Was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere and Company • One of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment in the world. • Developed the first commercially successful‚ self-scouring steel plow‚ closely parallels the settlement and development of the Midwestern united states Cyrus McCormick • Developed the mechanical reaper • The mechanical reaper harvests
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CHAPTER 1 OUTLINE “The first job we have is to turn out quality merchandise that consumers will buy and keep on buying. If we produce it efficiently and economically‚ we will earn a profit‚ in which you will share.” - William Cooper Procter Quality assurance ...is any action directed toward providing customers with goods and services of appropriate quality. HISTORY OF QUALITY * Egyptian * Zhou Dynasty * Age of craftmanship * Early 20th Century: (1900s) * Quality
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Chapter 12-15 Test Review Answers 1.) To actually conquer this territory it required a well-trained and equipped army. Also it took lots of time and people with skills. When Genghis Khan died‚ the land that he had owned split up. The Mongols built highways which helped them in trading. They were also the first to use gunpowder‚ coal‚ and printing. 2.) With the death of Abu Said Bahatur Khan in 1335‚ the Mongol rule in Persia fell into political anarchy. As a result of unstable control and
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familial obligation d. Develop personal ethics and Junzi for bringing order to China 4. Mencius (372-289 B.C.E.)‚ spokesman for the Confucian school a. Believed in the goodness of human nature (Ren) b. Supported government by generosity and humanity 5. Xunzi (298-238 B.C.E.) had a less positive view of human nature a. Believed that humans selfishly pursue own interests b. Preferred harsh social discipline to bring order to society c. Supported moral education and good public behavior B Daoism Featured
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