Chapter 17 Guided Reading Terms: 1. Columbian Exchange- the exchange of plants‚ animals‚ diseases‚ and technologies between the Americans and the rest of the world following Columbus’s voyage. 2. Council of the Indies- the institution responsible for supervising Spain’s colonies in the Americas from 1524 to the early eighteenth century‚ when it lost all but judicial responsibilities. 3. Bartolone de Las Casas- a priest who was the most influential defender of the Amerindians in
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Coffee in World History Coffee in world history has changed many things from its first appearance in 1635 up until today. Its effects were seen in the people‚ on the economy‚ and on the social aspect of life. These effects were mainly beneficial with some exceptions. Documents 1‚3‚5‚7‚8‚ and 10 show positive social effects on the people. While documents 1‚3‚4‚ and 9 show how the effects of coffee were seen positively on a worldwide scale. Whether looking close up in social communities‚ or looking
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The cartoon below: Select one: a. Was published shortly after the landslide victory of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936 b. Reflected efforts of Franklin D. Roosevelt to submit all legislation to the Supreme Court for an opinion on its constitutionality c. Was published immediately after the Supreme Court decided in Franklin Roosevelt’s favor in the electoral dispute with Herbert Hoover after the 1932 presidential election d. Reflected the unanimity in Congress after
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Microsoft in 2005 As their 2005 fiscal year came to a close‚ Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer could reflect on the last year as well as the previous five years-with mixed emotions. Microsoft had slowed down after two decades of spectacular growth in revenues‚ profits‚ and stock price (see Exhibits 1‚ 2‚ and 3). Although Microsoft remained one of the most valuable and profitable companies in the world‚ its two core products‚ Windows and Office‚ had been experiencing anemic growth in revenues and profits
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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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an unknown mass of land blocking the route to Asia‚ the Americas. Columbus failed his main task he did not discover a quicker route to Asia but instead discovered the Americas a whole new world previously unknown to the people of Europe. 5) The conquistadores made great strides in exploring the New World and gaining new land for Spain‚ but their treatment of the Natives were inhumane and cruel. These Spaniards should they should not be praised for what the did. The conquistadores systematically
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DBQ: US expansion American expansion in the late 19th century and early 20th century held many similarities to that of early American expansionism. The motives for early American expansion held similar to that of the turn of the 19th century in that the United States has grown in the reasoning of Manifest Destiny‚ the progress of the American economy and an increasing perception of American racial supremacy. Through the course of history‚ American expansionist incentives have shifted from withstanding
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Once the Americans were free from British control after the American Revolution‚ they started to reevaluate their politics‚ the economy‚ and society. After America broke away from what they saw as a corrupt and damaging government‚ they altered how they wanted to govern their society‚ even though they returned to a more centralized government similar to the British. Those who weren’t educated‚ as viewed by the elite‚ didn’t experience a lot of change however the concept from the revolution still
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Zedong. It was a historical meeting as the US was always perceived by Chinese people as enemies‚ but at that time the first step was taken to formally normalize the relations between the countries. As Nixon said‚ "This was the week that changed the world‚ as what we have said in that Communique is not nearly as important as what we will do in the years ahead to build a bridge across 16‚000 miles and 22 years of hostilities which have divided us in the past. And what we have said today is that we shall
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History of World Literature World Literature started as early as years before Christ’s death. The earliest forms of world literature were oral and passed on by word of mouth. As time passed‚ forms of writing were developed and were pictographic. Writing was not invented for writing down literature but it was invented for more administrative and political purposes. The first literary work was a heroic narrative named Gilgamesh. This work nearly vanished from history when it was not translated
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