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Agricultural revolution Also known as the Neolithic Revolution, this is the transformation of human (and world) existence caused by the deliberate cultivation of particular plants and the deliberate taming and…

List the constitutional power that the president shares with the Senate? Making treaties Which institutional resource is closest to the president? White house staff In which institutional resource are leaders…

Muhammad the prophet of Islam from Mecca Mecca the native city of Muhammad and the place Muslims travel to to make a pilgrimage hajj the holy pilgrimage to Mecca by…

Indus River river that sources in the Himalayas and flows to its mouth in the Arabian Sea; location of the early civilizations Harappa and Mohenjo Daro Ganges River Located in…

music may have been a fundamental building block in the development of culture bc it provided an early model for social cooperation music’s powers can be seen in the myth…

harriest beecher stowe Author of the 1852 slave narrative Novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”. popular sovereignty Literal meaning of “the peoples’ authority”, this idea was applied to the slavery question for…

Koran The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina Ka’ba Most revered religious shrine in Pre-Islamic Arabia; located in…

Cost-Plus Contracts Government incentive to pay cost plus a percent in order to encourage business to produce more war materials Reconstruction Finance Corporation Goverment agency that gave money to business…

empiricism the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation structuralism an early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the…

Dhows Arab sailing vessels with triangular or lateen sails; strongly influenced European ship design Lateen sails Large triangular sails that are attached to the masts by long booms or yard…

Which of the following did not play a crucial role in making Britain the site of the first Industrial Revolution? Over ninety-five percent of the population was literate The first…

“I must say, ‘I believe it is because I am a poor Indian.’ I can’t help that God has made me so; I did not make my self so.”Samson Occom…

Accrual Basis versus Cash Basis*Accrual basis: uses the adjusting process to recognize revenues when earned and expenses when incurred (matched with revenues)*Cash basis: recognizes revenues when cash is received and…

KingComes out on the stage painted and naked. People love it. Apparently that’s all they had planned, and that’s the end of the show. CALLS HUCK ADOLPHUS (HIS SERVANT) TO…

Sherry Aanensonis Russell Henderson’s (one of the men convicted of Matt Shepard’s death) landlord.Dr. CantwayEmergency room doctor at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie. He tries to save Matt Shepard’s life.Catherine…

EudaimoniaEnd purpose of lifeHuman flourishing and happinessCultivated through virtueRoger Scruton (quote)”Happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue.”VirtueMoral, intellectual and physical excellenceAristotle distinguishes the first twoDoctrine of…

Title and Author (COJ)Conversion of the JewsPhilip RothCharacters (COJ)Ozzie, Itzy, Ozzie’s mom, Rabbi Binder, Yakov BlotnikSetting (COJ)Strict Religious CommunityPlot Summary – Exposition (COJ)Ozzie questions AuthorityPlot Summary – Rising Action (COJ)Ozzie…

Why has Reverend Parris sent a doctor as thw play begins?Betty isn’t waking up because of an unexpected illnessWhat does Parris question his neice Abigail about?Her involvement witht thw ritual…

Shadowy Lines that still divide chap 1- Hard to see class through appearence these days- Rich are isolating themselves- Class means different things to different people- Max webber/karl marx= divided…

“I Hear America Singing” by Walt WhitmanThe poet hears the “varied carols” of all the people who contribute to the life and culture of America. The mechanic, the carpenter, the…