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Polo brothers … Holy Roman Empire a political entity in Europe that began with the papal coronation of Otto I as the first emperor in 962 and laster until 1806…

What is Dillon’s rule? A local government should only have those powers expressly granted by the state. What is the minimum population requirement in Texas for becoming a city? 201…

Endorphins – pain-controlling chemicals in the body – Increases pleasure & decreases pain Myelin fatty substance Bloodstream hormones are chemicals that are secreted and go directly into the: Axons send…

Astronomy the science that studies the Universe Geocentric Earth was a sphere that stayed motionless at the center Orbit an object as it goes around another object in space Heliocentric…

Which of the following is NOT a goal of science? To use derived explanations to make useful predictions Science differs from other disciplines, such as history and the arts because…

Queen Liluokalani Queen of Hawaii who was forced to give up her throne because of American business interests United States Imperalism belief that the U.S. should take economic, political and…

8/2013 Thematic: Foreign Policy (Cold War) Following World War II, the threat of communist expansion led the United States to take diplomatic, military, and economic actions to limit the global…

Greeks made contact with the _____ in the ninth century B.C.E. Phoenicians. The Greeks referred to some people with whom they came into contact as barbarians because they: did not…

Stamp Act Law passed by Parliament in 1765 to raise revenue in America by requiring taxed, stamped paper for legal documents, publications and playing cards Son’s of Liberty A radical…

indentured servants, slaves In response to labor shortages, Virginia and other colonies relied on __ (poor whites from England) and __ enlightenment A philosophical movement that used logic and reason…

Janissaries Ottoman infantry division, forcibly conscripted as young boys, bacame military slaves, used military strength to influence politics, inhibited Ottoman reform Ayan Ottoman landowners/ gov’t officials Balkens area of Greece,…

term for the President as the ceremonial head of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation chief of state term for the President as vested…

James Madison 4th president of US Main author of the US Constitution during the War of 1812 John Adams 2nd president of US Helpes negotiate Treaty of Paris, ending the…

A health care professional is caring for a patient who is about to begin taking verapamil (Calan) to treat atrial fibrillation. The health care professional should tell the patient to…

Judaism traces itself back to what legendary patriarch who is written about in the book of Genesis? Abraham The Talmud is a long work of commentary based on biblical principles….

Jamestown the first permanent English settlement, was founded in 1607. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787….

Code of Hammurabi A series of laws publicized at the order of King Hammurabi of Babylon. Not actually a code, but a number of laws that proclaim the king’s commitment…

2.5 million B.C.E. Emergence of more humanlike species, initially in eastern Africa. 750,000 B.C.E. Further development of human species into Homo Erectus. 600,000 B.C.E. Wide spread of human species across…

reason immigrants opposed slavery represented unfair labor competition Dred Scot decision slaves were viewed as property not citizens California state constitution’s position on slavery outlawed slavery aspects of the Fugitive…

George Washington the first president of the country under the new government Steps taken by the Washington administration: – creating a judicial system -appointing a Cabinet – establishing a national…