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“When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers…

What is the first recognizable cultural activity of human beings? Stone tool making Most early human activity centered on…? Gathering food What is the relationship between tool making and meat…

Sugar Act of 1764 Grenville won parliamentary approval with this act used to replace the Molasses Act of 1733. The earlier act had set a tax rate of 6 pence…

DEMOCRACY Type of government that recognizes the people’s right to take part directly or indirectly in controlling the government. Key idea: government must have consent of the governed. CONSTITUTION The…

What is the significance of drawing in relation to art history? Art history has proven that drawing is the most fundamental activity of the artist. What was or is naturalism?…

civilization a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) demography the study of population dynamics enclave a community of people…

what converts organic matter to inorganic matter by breaking down dead organisms decomposers what nutrients often limit the distribution and abundance of photosynthetic organisms nitrogen and phosphorous if a populations…

Hindu Kush Mountains Definition: a mountain range in the north western part of the Indian subcontinent Significance: where the ancient Indian empires originated Arthashastra Definition: an ancient political handbook offering…

Republic A political system in which the citizens of a region elect representatives to run the government (pg. 165) Patricians A class of powerful landowners in ancient Rome who controlled…

New Frontier Kennedy’s plan, supports civil rights, pushes for a space program, wans to cut taxes, and increase spending for defense and military Great Society President Johnson called his version…

symbol of beer -universal symbol of hospitality and friendship -offering to the gods main reason people took up farming -grain to make beer -greater amount of foods because of farming…

Although the ACA will enact sweeping U.S. health care system reforms, one fundamental element of the system that will remain unchanged is: D. Financing of health care expenditures through a…

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Heir to the Austrian throne who was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia in June of 1914. His assassination led to the beginning of WWI. Kaiser Wilhelm II German…

A unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council members A. Ward B. Electorate C. Bipartisan D. Plurality E. Political party A The greatest number of…

Saint-Denis Cathedral 1136 to 1231 CE FRANCE Gothic style created by Abbot Suger Suger believed a church should be a place of great physical beauty that inspires hope in heaven…

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What are at least four processes of life that living things share?Growth – Increase in size Reproduction – Increase in number, Sexual, Asexual) Responsiveness – Have ability to change internal…

Fitts and Posner1. Cognitive 2. Associative 3. AutonomousCognitive Stage:-first stage of learning -focuses on cognitively oriented problems -many mistakes and errorsAssociative Stage-Intermediate – person has learned to associate cues from…

learninga relatively permanent change in an organism’s behavior due to experienceassociative learninglearning that certain events occur together. The events may be two stimuli (as in classical conditioning) or a response…