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1529 Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda maps Texas Coast 1528-34 Alvar Nunez Cabez de Vaca explores Texas for trade 1685 LaSalle established Ft. St. Louis @ Matagorda Bay, providing…

Mind – Active – A mind that transforms, interprets, understands, or values physical experience – Rationalists assume that everyone has an active mind Anomalies – Observations that cannot be explained…

Republic Government where representatives have power Ratify To legally approve Constitution A document used to govern the United States. Also known as the Supreme Law of the Land. Amendment An…

95 Theses Issued by Martin Luther A German Priest, in which 95 debate points on the abuse of the church were written on a document and Luther bailed the document…

Jonathon Edwards He was an American theologian and Congregational clergyman, whose sermons stirred the religious revival, called the Great Awakening. He is known for his ” Sinners in the Hands…

What decade was probably the most critical in our nation’s history? 1780s What was America’s single greatest contribution to political thought? the Constitution Why did the colonists create a weak…

How did trade networks in the post-Classical era compare to the Classical era? There were more, larger, and better trade networks. What new technologies, governmental policies, and merchant activities accompanied…

Compare and Contrast the English model of colonization to that of the French and Spanish French: Friendly relations with indians (comparatively) Tried to convert natives to christianity Came in small…

ordeal a physical trial to determine whether a person is guilty or innocent bishopric a group of parishes headed by a bishop (a leader in the church) pope the bishop…

French and Indian War A conflict between Britain and France for control of territory in North America, lasting from 1754 to 1763 Albany Plan of Union Proposal by Benjamin Franklin…

Multinational Corporations Powerful companies, mainly from the West or Pacific Rim, with production as well as distributin operations in man different countris. Multinationals surged in the decades after World War…

Aristrocracy The highest class in certain societies, esp. those holding hereditary titles or offices Bureaucrats/ Bureaucracy nonelective government officials, system of managing government through departments run by appointed officials Caliph/…

Explain how variations among species are caused by adaptations. Variations among species are caused by adaptations because an organism of a species may differ from another in their traits. This…

What is population ? A group of organisms of the same species living in the same general area What are the facts that population ecology focus on ? • Population…

Manchu Federation of Northeast Asian peoples who founded the Qing Empire Daimyo Literally, great name(s). Japanese warlords and great landowners, whose armed samurai gave them control of the Japanese islands…

Diabetes is MOST accurately defined as a Disorder of carbohydrate metabolism Type 1 Diabetes A condition in which the body produces no insulin Patients with type 2 diabetes usually control…

Mycenaean An Indo-European people who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C. Trojan War A war fought between Greece and Troy; Trojan horse Dorian A Greek-speaking people who migrated…

Nomad Person who wanders from place to place rather than making a permanent settlement Hunter-Gatherers Nomadic groups whose food supply depended on hunting animals and collecting plant foods The Neolithic…

Judaism Monotheistic religion of the Jews Islam The religion of the Muslims Catholicism The faith,order and practice of the Roman Catholic Church Byzantine Empire Empire in south eastern Europe and…

Those working in the interdisciplinary field called_____study the brain activity associated with perception, thinking, memory, and language. cognitive neuroscience What are the mind’s two tracks, and what is “dual processing”?…