Joseph Fraser

decolonization The collapse of colonial empires. Between 1947 and 1962, practically all former colonies in Asia and Africa gained independence. Mohandas Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement and advocate of nonviolent resistance. After being educated as a lawyer in England, he returned to India and became leader of the Indian National Congress in 1920. […]

Pacifism the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration Militarism glorification of the military Entente an informal alliance between countries Francis Ferdinand (1863-1914) Heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination in Sarajevo set in motion the events that started World War I. Gavrilo Princip The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of […]

Bedouins a desert dwelling Arabian nomad Mecca a city in western Saudi Arabia; birthplace of the prophet Muhammad and most holy city for Islamic people; bustling town and pilgrimage center Yathrib final destination of Muhammad’s hijra and the home of the first community of Muslims; later renamed Medina Hijra Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina […]

question renaissance answer The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history question Italian Renaissance answer A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said to be a ‘rebirth’ of Greco-Roman culture. From roughly the mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century […]

question Pax Romana answer 27 BCE-180 CE, a period of peace and prosperity in the Roman Empire. question Silk Roads answer established during the Han dynasty, flourished during the Pax Mongolica. question Punic Wars answer 246-146 BCE, conflict between Rome and Carthage for domination of the Mediterranean. Rome won, Carthage was sacked. question Pelopponesian War […]

question ______, ________, and ________ build up structures on the terrestrial planets, while ______ tears them down a.impacts, erosion, volcanism; tectonism b. impacts, tectonism, volcanism; erosion c. tectonism, volcanism, erosion; impacts d. tectonism, impacts, erosion; volcanism answer ANSWER B IMPACTS, TECTONISM, VOLCANISM; EROSION question If crater A is inside crater B, we know that a. […]

question Power and Authority answer people and governments question Religious and Ethical Systems answer religion and ethical beliefs question Revolution answer overthrow of governments, institutions, and ideas question Interaction with Environment answer human interaction with the natural world question Economics answer resources and wealth question Cultural Interaction answer sharing of ideas, beliefs, music, food, etc. […]

question the earliest form of blues, came straight form the fields of the south answer Country Blues question the closest to rock and roll answer Chicago Blues question would not have had percussion, but would have featured small bands answer Classic Blues question had large bands, sometimes 15 piece jazz bands answer Urban Blues question […]

question Aztec answer the most famous Indians who lived in Mexico question Eastern Hemisphere answer the hemisphere known as old world question Hudson answer the world’s largest bay question Inca answer most famous Indians in South America question migration answer movement of one group of people or animals from one place to another question Mississippi […]

question van Leeuwenhoek (1673) answer Developed simple microscopes. First to observe microbes (wee animalcules). Father of Microbiology question Spontaneous generation answer living organisms can arise from nonliving matter Ex: Moist soil toads, snakes, mice question Biogenesis: answer living organisms can arise only from preexisting living organisms question Francesco Redi answer set up an experiment to […]

question It is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that the unequal treatment of African Americans was in direct opposition to the principles of the Declaration of Independence. answer In “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, Douglass refers to the Declaration of Independence. Which of the following best describes the historical […]

question Left wall of the Hall of the bulls in the cave at Lascaux, France answer 15,000-13,000 BCE Largest bull 11’6\” long question Human with feline head, from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany answer 30,000-28,000 BCE Mammoth Ivory 11 5/8\” tall one of the oldest know ivory sculptures. composite creature or human wearing an animal mask? question Head […]

question Which of the following best describes the informal long-term care system? answer care and assistance provided in the home by family members and friends question The major distinction between skilled-nursing and residential care facilities is that skilled nursing facilities: answer provide care primarily for people requiring intensive nursing, rehabilitation, or related services question A […]

question vedas answer sacred texts in the Hindu religion, they are a set of four collections of hymns and religious ceremonies transmitted by memory through the centuries by Aryan priests question Varna answer (Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) question […]

question The primary source of energy for hydrothermal vent communities is? answer Oxidation of hydrogen sulfide in vent water question All of Earth that is inhabited by life is called the answer biosphere question While on a walk through a forest, you notice birds in trees, earthworms in the soil, and fungi onplant litter on […]

question Selim III answer Sultan who ruled Ottoman Empire from 1789 to 1807; aimed at improving administrative efficiency and building a new army and navy; toppled by Janissaries in 1807 question Mahmud II answer Ottoman sultan; built a private, professional army; fomented revolution of Janissaries and crushed them with private army; destroyed power of Janissaries […]

question Karl Mauch/19th century Europeans answer First People to find Great Zimbabwe. question Sahara Desert answer the world’s largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa question Niger River answer located in West Africa, its rich soil gave rise to several civilizations; it also helped unite the region by enabling merchants and travelers to spread […]

question First Continental Congress answer (1774) a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia to decide how to respond to the Coercive Acts; delegates petitioned King George III, listing the freedoms they believed colonists should enjoy question Patriots answer American colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War question minutemen answer American […]

question River valley civilizations answer the earliest civilizations, developed along the banks of rivers where fertile land was abundant question Peloponnesian War answer a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by Sparta and its allies question Alexander the Great answer Macedonian leader who created a vast empire including Greece, Persia, Egypt, and […]

question Experience with IEPs, Inclusion Classes. One method is the One Teach One Support method. With this method students sit in rows in front of the chalkboard and instructing teacher. As the teacher, I would station myself off to the right or left of the students in order to provide extra help and support as […]

question When the names of individuals participating in a study are not known even to the director of the study. answer Anonymity question The design of a statistical study shows bias if it systematically favors certain outcomes answer Bias question A group of experimental units that are known before the experiment to be similar in […]

question Goals for an ECE teacher answer 1. Promoting child development and learning 2. Building family and community relationships 3. Observing, documenting, and assessing to support young children and families 4. Using developmentally effective approaches to support young children and families 5. Teaching and learning 6. Becoming a professional question Developmentally Appropriate Practice answer -Also […]