Claire Scott

Albert Einstein physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity American Civil War Conflict between the Northern US states (Union) and the Southern states that seceded and formed the Confederacy 1861-65. It was important in the development of a separate Canadian identity. Belgian Revolution 1830; sparked […]

Pedro Valdivia Spanish conquistador; conquered Araucanian Indians of Chile and established city of Santiago in 1541. Pope Alexander VI This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and Portugal over South America Ferdinand of Aragon Along with Isabella […]

question The First Five Year Plan answer Communist plan used by both Russia and China in the 1900s to increase agriculture and industrial output. Created by Joseph Starling. question Roosevelt and The New Deal answer In 1933, President Roosevelt launched the New Deal, an ambitious program to bring relief to the jobless, spur economic recovery, […]

question Otto von Bismarck answer Chancellor of Prussia from 1862 until 1871, when he became chancellor of Germany. A conservative nationalist, he led Prussia to victory against Austria (1866) and France (1870) and was responsible for the creation of the German Empire question Giuseppe Garibaldi answer military figure during the time of Italian unification, Italian […]

question Which of the following plantation values strongly influenced southern life before the Civil War? answer slavery, honor, and male domination question The effect of the institution of slavery on southern society was that answer whites were unified around race rather than divided by social class. question As late as 1850, there were no statewide […]

question Assuming that other planetary systems form in the same way as our solar system formed, where would you expect to find terrestrial planets? answer Terrestrial planets will likely be located nearer the planetary system’s star than any jovian planets. question Which planet is approximately halfway between Pluto’s orbit and the Sun? answer Uranus, the […]

question Lincoln’s Reconstruction answer A plan that offered reinstatement for Southern states as long as 10% of the state swore allegiance to the Union. This was created in an attempt to create a moderate peace plan that wouldn’t upset the South. question Thirteenth Amendment answer Abolished slavery question Freedmen’s Bureau answer 1865 – Agency set […]

question civilization answer territory in which people have developed organization question 5 aspects of civilization answer records, institutions, technology, specialization, advanced cities question cultural diffusion answer process during which ideas, beliefs or goods spread from one group of people to another question mummification answer process of embalming the dead to prevent decaying, utilized in Ancient […]

question Paleolithic Age (2) answer Refers to about 12,000 B.C. People were nomadic question Nomads (2) answer Sole focus was to satisfy basic needs of food and shelter Developed spoken language, simple tools from stone, controlled fire question Foraging Societies (3) answer Hunters and Gatherers Traveled based on climate and availability of plants and animals […]

question Black Legend answer the mistaken belief that the conquistadors brought only misery to the New World, when in fact they also laid the foundations for nations question Christoper Columbus answer explorer funded by Ferdinand and Isabella, tried to find a water route to Asia but landed in the West Indies question Conquistadors answer Spanish […]

question Appeasement answer Policy of giving in to an aggressor’s demands in order to keep the peace. question Pacifism answer Opposition to all war. question Neutrality Acts answer A group of laws enacted by the United States to avoid involvement in a European conflict. question Axis Powers answer Germany, Italy, and Japan. question Francisco Franco […]

question Buddhism is unlike Hinduism in this way answer it has a founder question principal religion of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar answer Buddhism question founder of Buddhism; born in Nepal answer Siddhartha Gautama question received a prophecy that said Siddhartha Gautama would become a great teacher or emperor; sheltered him so he would […]

question American society and dealing with Death and dying answer Typically institution and removed from social interaction. Little has been done to socialize members to deal with death and dying on the personal and emotional level. question There has been an increased interested in death reflected in? answer Media question definition of death answer difficult […]

question In sociologist Daniel Rossides’s model of the class system of the U.S., which social class contains the smallest portion of the population? answer upper class question Karl Marx argued that social, economic, and political inequalities are dependent on: answer class differentiation question In Karl Marx’s view of class conscious workers in revolt, who will […]

question What enabled the spanish to conquer the aztecs and the incas? answer disease, guns, horses question what are the similarities between indentured servants and slaves answer They both worked for no pay and with no control over their working lives question what are the differences between indentured servants and slaves answer indentured servants would […]

question Mercantilism answer idea that a country’s economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold in its treasury question Navigation Laws answer laws that regulated trade to benefit England’s Mercantilist system- only allowed them to trade with Britain question Enumerated Products answer products tat had to be sent to Britain, even though there […]

question what are 2 basic themes of the 3 great classic civi. answer expansion and integration question list order of decline for the 3 civilizations answer china, mediterranean, india question heritage of classical civi. involved a host of answer new ideas, styles, technologies, institutions question what caused these new ideas and institutions to develop answer […]

question Key Ideas Prehistoric answer Cave paintings and sculptures Little known about meaning Buildings show abilities of prehistoric ppl question Apollo 11 stones. Namibia. C.25000 BCE Charcoal on stone answer N: Apollo 11 Stones D: 25,500 – 25,300 B.C.E P/S: Patheolic Era A: Bushmen indigenous people PA: Unknown OL: Nile River M: Stone, charcoal, and […]

question What is Dillon’s rule? answer A local government should only have those powers expressly granted by the state. question What is the minimum population requirement in Texas for becoming a city? answer 201 question Texas communities with a population of less than 5,000 may become what kind of city? answer General-law city question Texas […]

question What is the best summary of the main idea of this stanza? “But who shall forecast the years/and find in loss a gain to match?..” answer The speaker wonders if meaning can be found in death question What do these lines convey about the past and present relationship of the speaker to his friend? […]

question Strategies that can be used to best build growth in word analysis and identification include all of the following except: a.”Scrabble” type games using words from the Word Wall. Explanation: This activity would be a good one to enhance word analysis/identification skills as students have to analyze, build and use new words. b. “Popcorn” […]

question Which of these topics is included in the “Western heritage” model of world history? answer ancient Greek democracy question he “big picture” view of world history emphasizes answer connections and patterns across cultures. question What should a historian first do when trying to answer a historical question? answer gather evidence question Which of the […]