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Slash and Burn Agriculture A system of cultivation typical of shifting cultivators; forest floors cleared by fire are then planted Bands a level of social organization normally consisting of 20…

Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan Wrote The Influence of Sea Power upon History, which argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance;it stimulated the naval race among…

About how many stars are visible to the naked eye on a clear, dark night away from city lights? A couple thousand What do astronomers mean by a constellation? A…

The phrase middle ages refers to the period of European history spanning 450-1450 In the Middle Ages, most important musicians were Priests A virtual monopoly on learning during the Middle…

__________ describes the strategy of delegating a policy program to a lower level of government. Devolution A federal grant for states to afford increasing health care facilities would be an…

If a field researcher cannot reveal that a study is being done for fear that this revelation might significantly affect the social processes being studied, he or she is finding…

Social Inequality A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called Stratification is used by sociologists to refer to a structured…

What was the first dynasty of China? Shang dynasty Why was China able to escape frequent invasion and have a distinctive Chinese identity? region was isolated Did the Chinese experience…

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology? the science of behavior and mental processes In the definition of psychology, the term mental processes refers…

Muhammad About 610, Muhammad had a transformational spiritual experience and traveled through the Arabian Peninsula proclaiming that he was the last prophet of Allah. He believed in on God /…

Cosimo de Medici supported education and the arts, made many business connections in Europe Lorenzo Medici gave power to the lower classes of Italy, but he let his family business…

History Record of the occurrences of a certain place and it’s people Common types of settlers Seekers religious freedom, seekers of financing and goods, adventures, and those avoiding prison First…

About 80% of the ocean’s water exists in the Deep zone Ocean water is saltiest where there is high evaporation and low precipitation Water in the surface zone of the…

What authority was given to the postmaster general under the Espionage and Sedition Acts? to hold any mail that violated the acts As a result of the Palmer raids, hundreds…

Jessica took psychology in the fall semester and is now taking sociology. Several of the concepts are similar, and Jessica finds that she sometimes has trouble recalling some of the…

Punjab A northern region of India. It is the only way one can enter India by land without going over the Himalayas Maurya Dynasty An Indian Empire that had a…

Which of the following statements describes a difference between the continents on Earth as scientists think they existed 540 million years ago and their existence today? The continents were located…

Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall? After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice. As a result of…

Great Plains the grasslands in the west-central portion of the US where the Native Americans lived Treaty of Fort Laramie the Sioux agreed to live on a reservation, but Sitting…

Abolish to do away with; put an end to Abolitionist a person who wanted to end slavery Amend To alter, Modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from; to change…