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Politics – Ancient Mesopotamia had divine Kings and Priests with massive burial tombs; lots of wealth Economics – Ancient Mesopotamia earliest cuneiform/writing was accounting, suggests that trade was very common;…

an INSIPID view of history jejune the OVERBLOWN rhetoric of the politician turgid ENTREAT the captain on behalf of her son supplicate a MEANDERING, complicated plot tortuous a DIDACTIC way…

Pax Romana The “Roman Peace,” that is, the state of comparative concord prevailing within the boundaries of the Roman Empire from the reign of Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE)…

Conquistador Spanish explorers who claimed lands in the Americas for Spain in the 1500s and 1600s Immunity Natural protection;resistance Hernán Cortés Conquistador. A landowner in Cuba. Landed on the coast…

For the Romans, Italy’s geography made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. The Twelve Tables was/were the first formal codification of Roman law and customs. As…

civil rights movement began in the 1950’s by blacks to gain greater equality in American society Thurgood Marshall African American lawyer who led the legal challenge against segregation Brown v….

Syncopation Placement of accents away from their normal stresses in the meter Sound in time What music can be defined as the art of Beats How musical time is measured…

What was the first public act of Jesus? baptizing John the baptism in the jordan river What is the core message of Jesus Christ in the Gospels? death and ressurection…

Which of the following statements about marriage best captures the realities for Roman woman by the first century B.C.E.? They remained legally the property of their fathers. The college of…

Hernan Cortes Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain. With the help of the Indian allies, he and his followers won. Although…

Egyptian Ebalmers -individuals who preserved the bodies of deceased people through mummification Mummification -ruling elites, wealthy individuals, and sometimes commoners equipped deceased individuals with items (food, furniture, tools, ornaments) that…

New South Movement wanted south to boom like north, if small towns joined together they would prosper, diversify, share cropping, tenant farming, Henry Grady Wade Davis Bill 50% of white…

The 3rd President of the US Thomas Jefferson The Judge for The Marbury VS Madison Trial John Marshall Made it so 2 presidents from the same party can’t run against…

Babur founded Mughal Dynasty of India Akbar Greatest ruler of Mughal Dynasty – religious tolerance – created Din-i-Ilahi (“Faith of the Divine”), combo of Hindu, Islam, Christianity patron of the…

aztec – they were an extremely warlike people – they believed that their sun god needed human blood -they entered into triple alliance toltec – they built pyramids and temples…

manifest destiny a belief shared by many Americans in the mid-1800s that the United States should expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean empire of liberty people believed that…

Renaissance A period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning and views of the…

militarism the policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war. triple alliance the alliance of Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. Kaiser Wilhelm II ruler of Germany in…

Describe the compound with Riplinger? Why doesn’t Rides at the Door use his english much?It was hidden behind some trees. A big trading lodge with White man’s goods. he didn’t…

Reynolds Farley’s The Waning of American Apartheid?So, do we live in a country where the color of your skin no longer determines where you live? We certainly haven’t comethat far.Race…