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non-state actors groups other than nation-states that attempt to play a tour in the international system, Terrorist groups are one type go non-state actor. isolationism avoidance of involvement in the…

Which of the following statements about species, as defined by the biological species concept, is (are) correct? I. Biological species are defined by reproductive isolation. II. Biological species are the…

An Lushan Foreign-born general who led a major revolt against the Tang dynasty in 755-763, perhaps provoking China’s turn to xenophobia Chinese Buddhism China’s only large-scale cultural borrowing before the…

Interest an extra sum of money that borrowers have to repay creditors in return for the loan Jay’s Treaty Treaty signed in 1794 between the US and bBritain in which…

Samuel de Champlain Father of New France who established a crucial alliance with the Huron Indians Robert de La Salle French empire builder who explored the Mississippi Basin and named…

What makes Beowulf a legendary story? The hero is described as being larger than life What was Beowulf’s motivation for helping Hrothgar? He wanted to help kill the monster How…

What was Bede’s main reason for writing A History of the English Church and People? to record the history of Britain According to Bede, what was the greatest thing that…

Nomad a person moving from place to place and doesn’t settle in one area. Hunter, gather or herder. Neolithic Revolution the beginning of farming about 10,000 b.c. Subsistence Agriculture a…

Xuanzang definition: Buddhist monk that illegally visited India; popularized Buddhism in China (629 C.E.) significance: Popularized Buddhism in China Huang Chao definition: military commander that led an uprising of Eastern…

Vikings Late-medieval Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian groups who responded to land shortages and climatic conditions in Scandinavia by taking to the sea and establishing communities in various parts of western…

Artists primarily used the camera obscura to: produce naturalistic drawings of the world. In 1878, Eadweard Muybridge photographed a galloping horse and discovered that: galloping horses occasionally have all four…

French and Indian War Was a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley– English defeated French in1763. Historical Significance: established England…

Absolute Chronology locating these events to specific dates in a chronological era. Generalizations Statement of the nature of the relationship between two or more sets of facts Inferences Statements made…

Athenian Agora Plan Per: Archaic through hellenistic greek F: plan of early Athens, before Parthenon center of town (stores, social & political events, temples, schools) commercial, civic, religious, and social…

Sick man of Europe The phrase is used to describe economic poverty in a European country. This term was coined when the Ottoman empire was in decline and increasingly began…

Jesus 1. Christianity 2. The son of god 3. Teachings and life are found in New testament Torah 1. Sacred text of the Jews Muhammad 1. Prophet of Islam Five…

Themes of AP World History 1. Interaction Between Humans and the environment 2. Development and Interaction of Cultures 3. State-Building, Expansion, and Conflict 4. Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic…

The president’s constitutional roles, such as chief executive and commander in chief D. Have not expanded in practice to be more powerful than the writers of the Constitution intended Congress…

Oba title for the king of Benin Great Zimbabwe City, now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe), whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and…

Key Ideas Prehistoric Cave paintings and sculptures Little known about meaning Buildings show abilities of prehistoric ppl Apollo 11 stones. Namibia. C.25000 BCE Charcoal on stone N: Apollo 11 Stones…