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Mummification – is the process of preserving a diseased body, through a periodic process of embalming and drying, which was also commonly associated with early Egyptian Society Significance- In early…

Muckrakers nickname given to popular journalist who used publicity to expose corruption and attack abuse of power in business and government The Jungle Upton Sinclairs novel that inspired proconsumer federal…

Northwest Passage a waterway through or around North America Pilgrims English Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 1620 Columbian Exchange The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the…

Iron curtain Churchill’s phrase came to represent Europe’s division into mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe. Containment President Truman’s foreign policy directed at blocking Soviet influence and stopping…

Russian Revolution (1917) Removed Nicholas II and the Romanovs from power. The new Provisional Government was divided between upper class and socialist members and couldn’t accomplish anything. Gave reformers time…

“A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt, implement, and enforce public policies for a society” defines Government The process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation between political parties…

fibula decorative pin used to fasten a cloak or cape cloisonné enamel work; glass on a metal base Sutton Hoo purse cover 625 CE Suffolk, England -from Sutton Hoo burial…ship…

Garde Manger comes from the French phrase “to protect or guard” the “manager”, a place where animals were kept in ancient times / it translates to guarding or keeping edibles…

suffrage the right to vote franchise a synonym for the right to vote electorate the potential voting population disenfranchised denied the right to vote poll tax a fee charged before…

closely linked elements in art time and motion traditional art media motionless and timeless unity imposition of order and harmony in a design variety visual diversity that brings many different…

1. Describe the stages in Chinese dynastic cycle. (dynasty) family that passed imperial title from generation to generation. When dynasty grew weaker & tax revenues declined>social divisions>internal rebellions &sometimes invasions….

energy crisis the realization that the Earth’s resources are not limitless environmentalism a broad philosophy, ideology, and social movement regarding concerns for environmental protection and improvement of the health of…

One of the reasons mass transit was significant to developing cities was because: it allowed larger numbers of people to become commuters and live away from the central city by…

Patrick F. McManusTwas A Dark And Dreary NightWilliam HermanRun,Boy,RunHelen KellerThe Most Important DayJoaquin MillerColumbusT. Morris LongstrethThe Friend InsideRudyard KiplingRikki-Tiki-TaviHugh PentecostA Kind Of MurderGenreType of writingEssaySummary Of BookOver StatementExaggerationNonfictionSomething that really…

Income StatementReports revenues and expenses and calculates net income or net loss for the time periodStatement of Retained EarningsShows how retained earnings changed during the period due to net income…

What was the authors goal in telling their story?Staples doesn’t like the stereotype that comes with being a black man in urban areas, especially at night. Not all black men…

Matthew backgroundThe theme of Matthew is mercy: 1) joseph shows mercy and obedience 2) joseph is righteous because he showed the mercy there are 4 dreams with joseph in the…

1 yearThis is how long Jiang waited to go to Junior High SchoolTeacher ZhangJi-li’s Junior High teacher. He believes that she can make up her own future. He nominated her…

Act II, scene i summaryat the castle, banquo and his son can’t sleep b/c of bad dreams/bad feelings -king Duncan is giving presents to the Macbeths, including a diamond for…

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