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Dickinson felt that the Constitution made a system of checks and balances possible. The reference in the quote to the Senate and the House describes the Connecticut Compromise What is…

Greenhouse Effect What is the natural process by which atmospheric gases trap a major portion (80%) of the infrared radiation radiated by the earth? Carbon Cycle What is the movement…

The Great Dying 1450-1750 : The massive epidemic caused by old world diseases after Columbian exchange. It killed ninety percent of natives..Long isolation from the afro-Eurasian world and the lack…

Texas political culture is best described as moralistic political f Politics in Texas has been defined by the almost-equal political popularity of both the Democrats and Republicans. f Throughout its…

First Continental Congress (1774) a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the Coercive Acts; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms they believed…

The Christian Missionaries who accompanied the European merchant ships to East Asia seemed less threatening to the Ming and Qing dynasties than to the Tokugawa shogunate Arguably the greatest ruler…

Rome was a crucial factor in the development of European civilization because: Rome connected Europe to the cultural heritage of the Near East. Virgil’s Aenid built on Homer’s epic literature…

Igneous Rocks Form as molten rock (magma) cools and solidifies Magma Parent material of igneous rocks Forms from partial melting of rocks Magma at surface is called Lava Lava Magma…

Aristocracy a government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility Bureaucrat One who works for a department or agency of the federal government…

Artifact A human made object, such as tools and Jewlery. Culture A People’s unique way of life. Hominid Humans and other creatures that walk upright. Paleolithic Age A period of…

Long-term care is best described as: A. home-based care for physically disabled adults and children. B. hospital stays lasting more than 30 days. C. services provided in both home and…

Which type of rehearsal occurs near the end of the rehearsal process, as the play comes closer to production time but before the actors apply makeup? . technical Which of…

Cultural Diffusion The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another. Demography The statistical study of human populations. Intervening Obstacles Event or factor that discourages people from migrating….

99282 Presents to the emergency department. Expanded problem-focused examination. The MDM was of low complexity. 99242 In the clinic. Expanded problem-focused examination. MDM was straightforward. 99222 Hospitalizing (admitted). 99201 New…

As defined by C. Wright Mills, which of the following “enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society”? sociological imagination Feeling discomfort about…

United Nations (UN) An international peacekeeping organization to which most nations in the world belong, founded in 1945 to promote world peace, security, and economic development Satellite nation A country…

Cyrus the Great definition- king of Persia, united the persian empire (circa 600-529 BC) significance- founder of the Persian empire Hellenism definition- Culture derived from the Greek civilization that flourished…

Abbasid caliphate Dynasty of caliphs who ruled an increasingly fragmented Islamic state from 750 to 1258, eventually becoming little more than figureheads. (pron. ah-BASS-id) Andalus, al- Arabic name for Spain…

Nan Madol. Pohnpei, Micronesia. Saudeleur Dynasty. c. 700-1600 C.E. Basalt boulders and prismatic columns. Moai on platform (ahu). Rapa Nui (Easter Island). c. 1100-1600 C.E. Volcanic tuff figures on basalt…

Navigation chart. Marshall Islands, Micronesia. 19th to early 20th century C.E. Wood and fiber. N: Navigation Chart D: 19th century date collected: 1890-1893 collected P: micronesia and were used by…