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Confucianism ideals stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct Manchus descendants of peoples who had briefly established a kingdom in Northern China…

na Characteristics of Civilization? Hunter/Food Gathering People What is a Forager? Foragers settled down permanently, domestication of animals and plants. 2 Factors that Led to the Agricultural Revolution? Wheat, Barley,…

Bering Strait Many people believe this was once a land bridge connecting Russia and Alaska; the first Americans used this to settle in North America California Indians Spoke a great…

Akbar the Great (1542-1605) Emperor of the Mughal Empire in India. He is considered to be their greatest ruler. He is responsible for the expansion of his empire, the stability…

The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth True Major league baseball, integrated in the 1880s, was the first professional sport to treat blacks and whites…

Which of the following is true of determinants of health? a. They reflect underlying forces that are at work in the subsequent development of disease b. Each determinant has sufficient…

abolition the legal prohibition and ending of slavery, especially of slavery of blacks in the U.S.; the act of abolishing absolutism the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted…

Stalin and the Soviet Union collective farm- a communist farm operated by a group of workers under government control command economy- an economy managed by the government, in which industry…

Buddhism Belief system that started in India in the 500s BCE. Happiness can be achieved through removal of one’s desires. Believers seek enlightenment and the overcoming of suffering. A path…

associationism Theory that the mind is composed of elements organized by means of association. structuralism School of thought that studied the basic elements or structures of consciousness. functionalism School of…

scullery a small room next to the kitchen mincing to cut up meat tyranny a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator dissentients ones who disagree…

Belisarius Byzantine general under Justinian I(briliant; helped gain N Africa and Italy Hagia Sophia Most famous example of Byzantine architecture, it was built under Justinian I and is considered one…

8000 BCE to 600 BCE: Intro The “Out of Africa” thesis maintains that all humans descended from a species that began in Africa The Out of Africa theory believes that…

Cyanobacteria increased the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. F Geologic events that occurred during the Paleozoic Era include mountain building and volcanic activity. T The development of ____…

It is estimated that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa contains a hidden ocean of liquid water under its icy surface layer. true How deep is the Mariana Trench (the deepest part…

Hierocracy rule by priest Altamira Famous upper paleolithic cave paintings discovered in Spain Code of Hammrabi The upper level was treated better than the lower level Consisted the first law…

Santa Anna former President of Mexico; General of Mexican army; Dictator of Mexican government Stephen F. Austin first man from US to settle colony in Texas; father of Texas; fought…

witches connected to activities of devil,increased trials and executions in 16th+17th centuries,confessed to practices like allegiance to devil,nocturnal gathering,evil incantations, and special ointments after torture, hysteria declined after religious wars…

Argonomist a scientist who studies the variety of plants, pests, diseases, and pesticide chemicals found in agriculture crops Archeaologist a scientist who studies the history of mankind, material relics, and…

What does *social mobility* refer to? Social mobility refers to *changes in people’s positions in the social hierarchy*. True or False: For most people in the United States, *social standing*…