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Define revolution. Complete change in the economic, political, and/or social system of a nation or civilization. What are revolutions usually brought about by? Force (war). What are revolutions sometimes caused…

Hangzhou Capital of later Song dynasty; located near East China Sea; permitted overseas trading; population exceeded 1 million Wendi Member of prominent northern Chinese family during period of Six Dynasties;…

United Nation (UN) Peacekeeping body of nations satellite nation Country dominated by the Soviet Union containment Effort to block Soviet influence by making alliances and supporting weaker nations iron curtain…

Appeasement Policy of giving in to an aggressor’s demands in order to keep the peace Pacifism Opposition to all war Neutrality Acts A series of acts passed by the U.S….

classification grouping of objects or organisms based on a set criteria taxonomy is the discipline of biology primaril concerned with indentifying naming, and classifying species based on natural relationships binomial…

1685 Explorer La Salle builds french colony at Lavaca Bay 1690 Spain builds outpost in East Texas to block french trespass 1718-31 Spain concentrates its power in Texas at San…

UN Security Council Who- U.S, France, Great Brittan, China, & Russia What- Ensures Anglo American Influence on world events When-1946 Where-NY/ Courts; Hague Netherlands Why- Security Council can Veto Dr….

System software works with end users, application software, and computer hardware to handle the majority of technical details T/F: System software is a single program: False, it is a collection…

Tribute Aztec demanded this from subject people in the form of gold, textiles, turquoise, obsidian, tropical bird feathers and cacao. Matriarchy Popular among some Native American groups where power was…

apparent easily seen or understood humiliation state of feeling ashamed or embarrassed impulse sudden desire to do something without thinking about the results intention plan, purpose linger to stay on…

Bantu migrations African people who originally lived in the area of present day Nigeria. Around 200B.C.E they began a centuries-long migration that took them to most of sub-Saharan Africa. Influential…

Whig Platform – Up until the civil war -Public spending and federal control of the economy -president lincoln and the republicans in congress -Legislation that was put into place during…

Christopher Columbus 1492 Columbus encountered the Americas on his way to find a middle passage to Asia. He changed the world, actually settled it. Bartolommeo Dias and Cape of Good…

Ancestral Pueblo Anasazi – lived during Medieval Warm Period – adapted corn, beans, and squash to the high altitude of the Colorado Plateau. Had villages of “exquisitely executed masonry buildings.”…

Social Kings, preists, military, middle class, slaves (BIG % of population), religious cults, slave=prisoner of war or punishment, kings=gods Political Large military, 23 satraps=eyes of king, persepolis=main political center, expansive,…

Andrew Carnegie head of the steel company; one of the first industrial moguls to make his own fortune; rags to riches vertical integration buying out of all the suppliers (same…

Dawes Act of 1887 attempt to “americanize” the indians giving each tribe 160 acres; after 25 years this property would become theirs (if they were good little whites) and they…

What mountain range to the north of the Indian subcontinent separates it from Asia and is the tallest mountain range in the world? Himalaya Which one of the following geographic…

an impact on the growing prominence of Europeans after 1500 dramatic spread of the Christian faith to new regions The Fulbe shaped the history of Islam in West Africa through…

Which method elicits the most accurate information during a physical assessment of an older adult? A. use reliable assessment tools for older adults B. Review the past medical record for…