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Uruk was a walled city with an extensive canal system and monumental temples called ziggurats. Priests They had all power because they could speak directly to the gods Mesopotamia was…

Political asylum Safe haven for those persecuted in their home country Foreign aid Economic and military aid to other countries Regional security alliances Built on mutual defense treaties The UN…

Yu The last of the three great heroes of Chinese mythology. He was the person who dug out the Yellow River and made irrigation possible along the river. He then…

The “five relationships” involve all of the following except The husband was subordinate to the wife During the Shang dynasty, the Chinese Achieved renown for their bronze casting achievements Although…

A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the __________ political culture moralistic According to Daniel Elazar, traditionalistic political cultures are found where? South By _______,…

Joseph Stalin Communist dictator of the Soviet Union totalitarian Government that has complete control over its citizens and puts down all opposition Benito Mussolini Fascist dictator of Italy fascism Political…

opera a drama that is sung cadenza a typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called the all of the above during his music…

Mauryan Empire a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in ancient India, ruled by the Maurya dynasty from 322 – 185 BCE. Buddhism a path of practice and spiritual development…

Crusades military campaigns taken by European Christians of the eleventh through the fourteenth centuries to take over the Holy Land and convert Muslims and other non-Christians to Christianity heresies religious…

George Miller found that the average person is able to keep about ____ digits in mind at a time. seven When an old piece of information interferes with your proactive…

What conflicting forces were present in the America of the 1920s? Social reforms who hoped to ban alcohol—and the evils associated with it rejoiced. How did religious fundamentalism reflect the…

Venus Figurines May had religious significance; exaggerated carvings of women Dreamtime a complex world view of Australian Aboriginal people that held that current humans live in a vibration or echo…

1788 First election Articles of confederation Horrible Lasted 10 years 1 house body with each state having 1 vote needing 9/13 votes Congress could declare war, conduct foreign affairs, and…

how did people made permanent settlement Some hunters & gatherers were advanced, but were never able to develop complex societies because they had to migrate to find food Neolithic &…

A few years ago, she offered to give me the piano, for my thirtieth birthday. I had not played in all those years. I saw the offer as a sign…

The author of the Declaration of the rights of woman and the female citizen was? Olympe De Gouges In response to the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the…

A drug that constricts blood vessels would have which of the following effects? Increase blood pressure Keisha has a family history of atherosclerosis. How can Keisha’s family history impact her…

Natural History of Disease Referred to the course of the disease over time, unaffected by treatment. DISEASE IS AN EVOLVING PROCESS Stages 1. Stage of Susceptibility 2. Stage of Pre-Symptomatic…

A population is defined as __________. a group of individuals of a single species that occupies the same general area To figure out the human population density of your community,…

hunter/gatherer socieites: food contributions by role gatherers contribute more calories to fill daily needs than hunters, although hunters contributions celebrated (feast) Intentional cultivation: Date & Locations 12,000 years ago: Fertile…