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Charlemagne King of the Franks who conquered much of Western Europe, great patron of leterature and learning Papal States A region around Rome that was captured from the Lombards by…

Evidence that cell signaling evolved early in the history of life comes from _____ the similarity of the mechanisms in organisms that have a very distant common ancestor When a…

Polytheism The belief in more than one god Examples of Sacred Myths Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism Primitive Myths explain the natural world Examples of Place and Object Myths Constellations, Fountain…

hippocrates father of medicine Vivian Herrick Traces the beginning of medical technology back to 1500 BC when intestinal parasites such as TAENIA and ASCARIS were mentioned in early writings. Ebers…

octave interval spanning 8 notes of the scale half steps the smallest interval used in Western music; divides the octave into 12 of these whole step two half steps chromatic…

Baghdad Capital of Abbasid dynasty located in Iraq near ancient Persian capital of Ctesiphon wazir Chief administrative official under the Abbasid caliphate; initially recruited from Persian provinces of empire dhows…

militarism the policy of glorifying power and keeping a standing army always prepared for war Triple Alliance A military group between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy in the years preceding World…

boycott to protest against something. civil disobedience not following the law only doing what you think is right. civil rights the right to be a citizen and to own things….

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? George Kennan’s Long Telegram; unveiling of Truman Doctrine; start of Korean War; founding of Warsaw Pact The Democratic…

Carolingian The Frankish royal house named after Charlemagne Boniface Known as the “apostle of the Germans” Benedict “Father of Western Monasticism Chivalry A knights strict code of behavior Lothair Emperor…

Greek/Panhellenic Games (predecessor to Olympics) Used gymnasti – had knowledge of anatomy/dietetics, used hot baths and massages for recovery Herodicus Most famous Greek AT Considered a physician and AT Taught…

Which, if any, of the following statements best describes the history of the Federal income tax? a. The Federal income tax on individuals was held by the U.S. Supreme Court…

Abolitionist- Reformers who wanted to abolish, or end slavery William Lloyd Garrison- One of the most forceful voices for abolition Frederick Douglass- Perhaps the most powerful speaker for abolitionism who…

Ho Chi Minh Vietnams Ruler who was a communist Vietminh an organization of Vietnamese Communists and other nationalist groups that between 1946 and 1954 fought for Vietnamese independence from French…

13th Amendment abolished slavery in America except for those who committed crimes 14th Amendment all people born in America were classified as American citizens- directed at former slaves after the…

Reconstruction Term applied by historians to the years 1865-1877, when the Union was restored after the Civil War; important changes were made to the federal Constitution, and relations between the…

proletariat the workers Marxist believed that the industrial class of workers would form a “dictatorship of the proletariat” Bolsheviks supported a small number of committed revolutionaries willing to sacrifice everything…

The chief god of the early Aryans was Indra After the Aryans and Dravidians mixed and intermingled Indra receded into the background Archaeologists in India have discovered that between 8000…

franchise the right to vote notables Northern landlords, slave-owning planters, and seaport merchants who dominated the political system of the early nineteenth century. political machine A complex, hierarchical party organization…

Absolutism a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) Anarchism a political theory favoring the abolition…