World History AP withMr. Derrick-Learning Targets Part2- The Classical Era in World History‚ 500B.C.E. -500C.E. Chapter6- Classical Era Variations: Africa and the Americas500B.C.E.–1200C.E. Learning Targets ★ Analyze classical civilizations thatevolvedoutsideof themorewell-known civilizations of Eurasia ★ Comparethedevelopmentof civilizationsinAfrica and the Americas ★ Examinethefactorsthatmakecivilizationsdevelop andanalyzewhytheydevelop differentlyin someregions ★ Distinguishthecharacteristics
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a gift to Cortes. She proved invaluable in translating local dialects in combination with Geronimo de Aguilar‚ went on to become Cortes’ mistress. An important aspect of the success was due to Montezuma’s belief that Cortes was Quetzalcoatl‚ a Mesoamerican deity‚ which made him wary of offending Cortes. Another predominant reason for the Spanish success was due to their weaponry such as their armour and firepower. Finally‚ Cortes’ Indian allies such as the Tlaxcalans made up the majority of his combined
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"What do I know about that stuff?" "We have traditional performances?" "Do they still perform that kind of thing?" "Weddings are cultural? I thought it was just tradition." Wait‚ isn’t that the same thing? These are remarks most commonly expressed by the locals of my very own generation when asked about local culture and theatre. More and more questions come into the mind of a typical local when you talk to them about Malaysian culture. Malaysia is known for its natural beauty‚ modern buildings‚
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Anna Deavere Smith’s unique style of drama in her play Fires in the Mirror: Crown Heights‚ Brooklyn and Other Identities integrates theatre with journalism in order to bring to life and examine real social and political events. Each scene is created directly from an interview that Smith had held with the character‚ although Smith arranges the character’s words according to her own purposes. She captures the essence of the characters she interviews‚ distilling their thoughts into a brief scene that
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Cave paintings have been a mystery to many people ever since their discovery‚ causing many different theories about why our ancestors went into the caves to create their art. An early theory was that it was just art for art’s sake. It was just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers
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Indigenous Tribes and climate Change Impacts: The Environmental Impacts of climate Change and Loss of resources Kirsten Chu Overview This research analyzed the different types of informational content of a sample of various reources using a basic grounded theory methodology. This research was conducted to correlate with the issue: How Inuit communities are subjected to environmental influence due to climate change. The Analysis revealed that many changes in the environment have impeded the everyday
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The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities‚ societies‚ and ethnic groups in the region‚ traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective‚ of Asia. The region or "continent" is more commonly divided into more natural geographic and cultural subregions‚ including the Central Asia‚ East Asia‚ South Asia (the "Indian subcontinent")‚ North Asia‚ West Asia and Southeast Asia. Geographically‚ Asia is not a distinct continent; culturally
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is the name of a terrorist cult operating in Japan‚ though the cult is now known by the name Aleph. The group is considered a cult due to the fact they have a combination of different belief systems which include Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Christianity‚ Shamanism and New Age. Aum Shinrikyo is considered a terrorist organization because of previous actions and their participation in various attacks‚ and for previous attempts to use chemical and biological weapons on innocent people. This paper will cover
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Joseph Boasiako AP World History Chapter 1 Evolution August 1‚ 2013 Cues | Notes | Before History (Lucy) | A Woman said to have died 3.2 million years ago‚ whose skeleton was referred to as AL 288-1‚ scientists and archeologists. | Evolution of Homo Sapiens | Were said to have evolved about two hundred years ago. Homo sapiens or Human species are to have similar external features‚ and basic elements of genetic makeup and body chemistry- DNA‚ chromosomal patterns
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The Mayans are not a homogeneous group‚ but a group of ethnic groups with different languages‚ customs and historical realities that share features that allow us to integrate them into a cultural unit. At the same time‚ they are part of a larger‚ Mesoamerican culture. Dominating most of the aspects of the life of the Maya‚ religion‚ was always present‚ influencing agricultural rites‚ public ceremonies‚ art and culture‚ each city-state had majestic pyramid temples where
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