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Authorship of the Historical Books A. All of the historical books are anonymous. The titles indicate subject matter of a particular book, and usually have no connection to the authors….

Italian Renaissance, 1400s-1500s Secular in theme and focused on antiquity, individualism, humanism, and worldly experience. Subjects were often mythology, human form. Techniques included perspective, chiaroscuro, sfumato, contrapasto. Centered in Florence,…

Clemenceau Who was the Leader of France that was apart of the “Big Four”? Zimmerman German Senator who sent a letter to mexico Eddie Richenbacker American Ace Pilot William Kaiser…

What aspects of Europe’s nineteenth-century history contributed to the First World War? Competing states, Franco-Prussian War, defeat of Napoleon, Germany looking for new place in Europe In what ways did…

speciation the divergence of biological lineages and the emergence of reproductive isolation between lineages; requires the interruption of gene flow within a species whose members formerly exchanged genes reproductive isolation…

Beijing China’s northern capital, first used as an imperial capital in 906 and now the capital of the People’s Republic of China. Genghis Khan (ca. 1167-1227) The title of Temüjin…

Registers A horizontal band containing decoration, such as a relief sculpture or a fresco painting. When multiple horizontal layers are used, registers are useful in distinguishing between different visual planes…

Archaeologists learn about ancient people by studying artifacts Lucy was a skeleton of a hominid Paleolithic means old stone age The developement of fire and clothing meant that prehistoric people…

The Virginia Company Joint stock trading company that paid for Jamestown. John Rolfe & Tobacco He crossbread tobacco. Powhatan Relations between 1607-1608 John Smith asked the Powhatan indians to provide…

Which activity has been particularly useful in helping the indigenous people of Sarawak stop the expansion of oil companies and the clear-cutting of forests? community-based mapping Which island is home…

Herzl started the Zionist movement Propaganda ideas that are true or false that are spread to gain people’s support Central Powers Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire Nationalism excessive pride in one’s…

civil servants non-elected government workers rebates partial refunds subsidy a payment made by the government to encourage the development of certain key industries tariff taxed on imported goods glided age…

DNA Is the genetic molecule common in all living things Homeostasis The internal process of (blank) enables living things to survive changing conditions. Stimulus Living things are capable of responding…

Phylogeny is evolutionary history of species or group of related species; provides important information on similar characteristics in closely related species; was used to identify species of whale from which…

The congressional elections of 1866 resulted in a resounding victory for the Republicans. A.)TRUE B.)FALSE A.TRUE The Panic of 1873 A. began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. B.saw Republicans…

describe the typical duties of a colonial governor executed local laws, appointed minor officials and summoned and dismissed colonial assemblies. Had the power to veto colonial laws. How were judges…

The best classification system is that which most closely reflects evolutionary history. Which obsolete kingdom includes prokaryotic organisms? Monera Members of which kingdom have cell walls and are all heterotrophic?…

trenches Deep ditches that soldiers would stand in, used on the Western Front during WWI “total war” term used to described World War I because it involved civilians and resulted…

1. We are still missing None 🙂 . YAY!!!!! Thanks! who scored the most goals in one full year? Lionel Messi Whatt are the school colors Orange & White 40…

Political parties serve to a. link the public with its elected leaders. b. enable people with different backgrounds and opinions to act together. c. offer the public a choice between…