Free Flashcards

The European slave trade out of Africa vastly expanded when… …sugar plantations were established on the Atlantic islands and in the Americas. The large numbers and high volume of Africans…

Judaism traces itself back to what legendary patriarch who is written about in the book of Genesis? Abraham The Talmud is a long work of commentary based on biblical principles….

Neolithic revolution the transition from hunting and gathering to farming. In Central America at about 8,000 b.c.e. aided by the development of cron North American societies before outside contact small…

The titles Karl Marx used to describe the two classes in society were the ________ and the ________. bourgeoisie; proletariat Karl Marx believed that ________ was the central force for…

Symbols Artistic devices used to glorify a rulers image include an idealized image and Standing side by side In the Egyprian sculpture Menkaure and His Wife, Queen Khamerenbty, the figures…

Current evidence demonstrates that Freud’s works were ignored or even renounced by intellectuals during his lifetime. A. False B. True A. False Even when some women were admitted to graduate…

Ibn battuta Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the…

xionghu early nomadic confederacy, around same time as Han Dynasty, their raids of northern China led to the negotiation (recognized as a political equal, leader princess marriage, goods, agreed not…

Constitution of 1824 Mexican constitution that established a states’ rights government Law of April 6, 1830 designed to stop further U.S. immigration; Stephen F. Austin tried to continue support the…

the line-item veto is a key power of the Texas governor why was Texas’s 2011 voter ID law rejected by the U.S. justice department? because the data Texas provided demonstrated…

Triple Alliance Alliance among Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy at the end of the 19th century; part of European alliance system and balance of power prior to World War I. Triple…

Colonists did not like treaty of paris 1763 because… More restricted on land War debt To pay for war british did what? Raise taxes especially on colonial trade Wool, hats,…

Which clent would be at greatest risk for injury to the skin and mucous membranes? man 77 years of age with diabetes A nurse is providing oral care to a…

Renaissance (Europe) A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said to be “rebirth” of Greco-Roman culture. Usually divided into an Italian Renaissance, from roughly the mid-14th to mid-15th century,…

Asthma is caused by a response of the: immune system Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: CORRECT A) shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. B) a complete cessation of respiratory…

Mongols created the first great Free Trade Zone Nomad Herders migrate based on Climate Conditions so they can feed their flocks Nomads always live near ___________ so they can trade…

Economic Systems Traditional Feudalism: (Middle Ages) A. Land exchanged for service. B. Manor. C. Little trade. D. Craft. E. Protection. F. Weak government. Communist or Command: (USSR, Cuba, Vietnam, North…

African Gold-Salt Trade Trade carried across the Sahara Desert by merchant caravans, which brought blocks of salt to West Africa in exchange for gold. Al-Qaeda (1988-Present) Terrorist organization formed by…

Zhou Dynasty important cultural developments; lasted from 1029-258 BCE; started declining in 700 BCE due to a decline in political communications and outside attacks; ruled through alliances w/ nobles; decline…

What happens when a particle of matter meets its corresponding antiparticle of antimatter? The combined mass of the two particles is completely transformed into energy (photons). What happens to gas…