Darren Farr

action painting Definition: an abstract painting in which the artist drips or splatters paint onto a surface like a canvas in order to create his or her work allegory Definition: art that has symbolic meaning beyond literal interpretation. In literature, a fable is an allegory. Amphora Definition: A two-handled jar used for the storage and […]

question 1920-1933 answer the time period of prohibition question 18th amendment answer the amendment that made prohibition a law in the US question speakeasy answer an underground bar question bootlegging answer the illegal sale of alcohol question al capone answer public enemy #1 during prohibition period; leader of major organized crime in Chicago question 21st […]

question linage answer Members believe they are descendants from a common ancestor question Stateless Society answer Cultural groups in which authority is shared by lineage of equal power instead of being exercised by a central goverment question Patrilineal answer Relating to a social system in which family and descent and inheritance rights are traced through […]

question 1. Under what ruler did India’s first great dynasty come together? answer Chandragupta Maurya question 2. In what year did Chandragupta Maurya begin his empire? answer 321 BCE question What characterized Chandragupta Maurya’s rule? answer he seized all the land from the magadha to the indus and that his empire stretched more than 2,000 […]

question Polish Corridor answer the strip of territory cut through Germany to allow Poland access to seaport, from Versailles, led to Baltic Sea question Non-Aggression Pact answer 1939-Secret agreement between German leader Hitler and Soviet Leader Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland question blitzkrieg answer “Lighting war”, typed of fast-moving warfare […]

question Hunting/Foraging answer Definition: People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects. Cause: Used to derive the bulk of their daily nourishment. Effect: Following herds of animals and no SPL. question Pastoralism answer Definition: A way of life dependent on large herds of grazing livestock in Neolithic Era. […]

question if bacteria divide at the rate they do, why dont they take over the worl answer beacuse of the limiting factors- water, food, nutrients, and space question whats is a population answer a group of organsims all the same species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time question what […]

question Henry Ford answer July 30, 1863-April 7, 1947 An American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production question Eli Whitney answer December 8, 1765-January 8, 1825 An American inventor who is best known for inventing the cotton gin question James […]

question Simony answer The process when bishops sold positions in the church question Gothic answer During Medieval times question Gothic Architecture answer Light, airy, stained glass windows and tall spires question Urban II answer Pope who started the Holy Wars (Crusades) question Crusade answer A Holy War to gain control of the Holy Land in […]

question Sizes of universe- largest to smallest answer The universe, the local supercluster, the local group, the Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, the sun, Jupiter, earth question Distances from longest to shortest answer The distance from the Milky Way Galaxy to the Andromeda Galaxy, The distance from the sun to the center of the […]

question Thomas Paine answer American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist’s fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809) question Common Sense answer 1776: a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation question Declaration of Independence answer 1776 […]

question speciation answer 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 question reproductive isolation answer a state in which two groups of organisms can no longer exchange genes; most important factor in the long term isolation […]

question Delta answer Marshy area at the mouth of the river. question Pharaoh answer Egyptian ruler thought to be as a god. question Theocracy answer Government in which the ruler considered to be a divine figure. question Pyramid answer The resting place for Egyptian kings after death. question Mummification answer A Process by which bodies […]

question witches answer connected to activities of devil,increased trials and executions in 16th+17th centuries,confessed to practices like allegiance to devil,nocturnal gathering,evil incantations, and special ointments after torture, hysteria declined after religious wars started question Thirty Years War answer (1618-1648 CE) War within the Holy Roman Empire between German Protestants and their allies (Sweden, Denmark, France) […]

question The Mongolians were a nomadic people that lived in the harsh climate of Central Asia. What was the basis of their economy? answer Animal husbandry question Which policies enacted by Genghis Khan aided the development of Mongolian society? answer all of the above question How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis Khan? answer grandson […]

question Balance of Trade answer Mid-17th century method in western Europe: if a country can make itself as self-sufficient as possible and also keep its citizens busy producing items sought in other lands, you can thus sell more good abroad than goods imported question Mercantilism answer Theories developed by British Board of Trade (economists): Balance […]

question a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) answer Absolutism question a political theory favoring the abolition of governments answer Anarchism question policies, views, or actions that harm or discriminate against Jews answer Anti-Semitism question the principles of a body […]

question When did the Barbarians conquer the city of Rome answer 476 CE question Who was the last emperor of Rome answer Romulus Agustus question Romulus Agustus answer Emperor reigning over the Western Roman Empire from 31 October AD 475 until 4 September AD 476. question Why did Rome fall answer – The army was […]

question Genghis Khan answer The title of Temujin when he ruled the Mongols. It means the “oceanic” or “universal” leader question Mongols answer people living as nomads in northern Eurasia. After 1206 they established an enormous empire under Genghis Khan, linking western and eastern Eurasia. question Nomadism answer A way of life, forced by a […]

question Taika reforms answer Attempt to remake the Japanese monarch into an absolutist Chinesestyle emperor; included attempts to create professional bureaucracy and peasant conscript army. question Heian answer Japanese city later called Kyoto; built to escape influence of Buddhist monks question Tale of Genji answer Written by Lady Murasaki; first novel in any language; evidence […]

question Briefly describe “DNA technology” (a.k.a. “Biotechnology”) answer methods for studying and manipulating genetic material; using these techniques allows for modification of specific genes and their movement between organisms – e.g., moving plant genes into bacteria question Briefly describe “Genetic Engineering” answer the direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes question Define “Recombinant DNA” answer […]

question A condition in which members of a society have different amounts of wealth, prestige, or power is called A. socialization. B. status. C. social structure. D. social inequality. answer D question Which term is used by sociologists to refer to a structured ranking of groups of people that perpetuates unequal economic rewards and power […]