started back up in 1892‚ but it was a bit different than before. Today‚ many of the factors that shaped the Olympics reflect what has changed and what has taken place since the last games. Some examples would have to do with women‚ the economy‚ and world wars and other region battles. From 1892 to 2002‚ things kept changing around for women. In document 2 you could see that from the year 1908‚ only 2% of the Olympic athletes are women‚ the other 98% are all male. Those 2% of women were also wearing
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Witchcraft DBQ (Many of the people who were persecuted as witches from the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries were those of a seemingly inferior mindset‚ those who are blamed for problems in the community and those who were social outcasts.) This time period occurred throughout the Protestant‚ Catholic and Scientific revolutions. The victims of the witch trials were usually persecuted in Europe as a whole however focused on areas like South Western Europe. Witches were usually people who were
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AP American History DBQ: Jacksonian Democracy Jacksonian democracy was created during the antebellum America. The Jackson democrats made an attempt to grant power to the lower classes while decreasing the influence of the rich and potent. The Jacksonian democrats viewed themselves as saviors of the common people and ruled by the means of a powerful executive branch who attempted to destroy aristocracy in America. In reality‚ they were typically very wealthy‚ they disregarded the capability of the
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appeared in Mesopotamia before 3300 BCE ■ Cuneiform (originated in Mesopotamia) ● Used sharpened end of reed into a moist clay tablet ● Because so many symbols had to be learned‚ literacy was confined to a small group of administrators and scribes ○ World View= Pessimistic ■ River flooded randomly ● Egypt (Nile River Valley) ○ 31002575 BCE (Early Dynastic) ■ Writing system of Hieroglyphics started in this period ● Because of the long period of study required to master this system‚ literacy in
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PERSIAN Chart Culture/Civilization: Gupta and Mauryan Empire(s) Time Period: Classical Time period | |Factual Information |Quote |CCOT | | |Mauryan: ruled by Chandragupta Maurya and later on by his Grandson | |
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Yunnan‚ Guangdong and Fujian‚ and had inscriptions praising Muhammed placed in mosques. * He rebuilt the Jinjue Mosque in Nanjing * Large numbers of Hui people moved to the city during his rule. Rachel Wesley September 29‚ 2012 AP World Period 4 Yongle Emperor Brag Sheet * Third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China‚ reigning from 1402 to 1424. * He moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing * Constructed the Forbidden City there between 1406 and 1420.
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Events/Important/key Dates • 7‚000~ 4‚000 BCE: Spread of agriculture through most of Middle east. • 5‚000 BCE: Farming along Nile River • 4‚000 BCE: Sumerians settle in Tigris- Euphrates valley • 4‚000 BCE: Sumerians (a people who had migrated into the area from the north) provided final boost toward establishing civilization • 4‚000 BCE: cumulative effects of agriculture & technology → civilization as a new organizational form (wheel‚ bronze use‚ and writing facilitated) • 3‚500 BCE: Writing
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Attitudes of Christianity and Islam Toward Merchants and Trade. | Attitudes of Christianity and Islam Toward Merchants and Trade. By vishs95‚ april. 2011 | 6 Pages (1413 Words) | 4 Views | Should law makers impose restraints on the amount of sugar each person ingests? Lawmakers should impose restraints on the amount of sugar each person ingests. In the text Sugar Lobby to Aggressively Oppose World Health
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As the first official document that defined the United States government‚ the Articles of Confederation both reflected the principles and view points of the American Revolution and emphasized the practical uncertainties of democratic government. To say that the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government‚ would be over-exaggerating quite a bit. The Congress was weak‚ and was purposely designed to be weak. They were purposely set up as a weak government so that
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AP U.S. History Summer HW Sec. 1: 1. The settlers were finally able to get food when the Indians decided to give them corn and bread. The problems that still remained were that they were once again running out of food and they had no houses to live in. This led to sickness and starvation amongst the settlers. 2. The indications that Smith gave that morale and leadership were problems for the young colony were that their president of the colony‚ Captain Wingfeild‚ was deposed of his presidency
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