Mike Bryan

Rome – extensive land empire with centralized administration – Established links between various Mediterranean regions – Served as a vehicle for the spread of Christianity Etruscans – 8th – 5th century BCE – From Anatolia – Cities, manufacturing, metallurgy – Trade, fleet – Tremendous influence on Romans 509 BCE: Republic – Two consuls, assembly, senate […]

culture Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people. history The study of past events and changes in the development, transmission, and transformation of cultural practices. Stone Age (subdivided into Paleolithic—a span beginning more than a million years ago in which several Homo species used crude rock tools; Mesolithic—about 12000 to 7000 years […]

Buk Mask Torress Strait Mid to Late 19th Century Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, and shell Malagan Display New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea 20th Century Wood, pigment fiber, and shell Malagan Mask New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea 20th Century Wood, pigment fiber, and shell Nan Madol Pohnpei, Micronesia; Saudeleur Dynasty 700-1600 Basalt boulders […]

question Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza answer Viceroyalty of New Spain 1541-1542 Ink and color on paper This book has the information about the Ancient Azetcs. They found their land based on an eagle, where the eagle stopped that’s where they would mark the spot to settle. The eagle stopped in a city with a […]

question Which instrument is widely used in country music and almost never used in folk music or bluegrass music? answer pedal steel guitar question Which quality is most important in a country music singer? answer pronouncing words clearly so they are easy to understand question Which characteristic is typical of country music lyrics? answer They […]

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 series of acts passed by the U.S. from becoming involved in WWII question Axis Powers answer Group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan that […]

question What is the place of consciousness in psychology’s history answer Since 1960, under the influence of cognitive psychology and neuroscience, consciousness (our awareness of ourselves and our environment) has resumed its place as an important area of research. After initially claiming consciousness as its area of study in the nineteenth century, psychologists had abandoned […]

question factories answer Portuguese trading fortresses and compounds with resident merchants; utilized throughout Portuguese trading empire to assure secure landing places and commerce. question El Mina answer Most important of early Portuguese trading factories in forest zone of Africa. question Nzinga Mvemba answer King of Kongo south of Zaire River from 1507 to 1543; converted […]

question blitzkrieg answer lightning war question Battle of Britain answer Hitler called off his attacks, he focused on the Mediterranean area and the Balkans question Lend-Lease Act answer the transfer of war supplies including food, machinery and services, to nations whose defense was considered vital to the defense of the United States in World War […]

question abolitionism answer The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery question abolitionist answer A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery. question abstain answer Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. question antiquity answer The ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages. […]

question Describe the structure and function of arteries and veins answer -Arteries contain elastic fibres which allow the walls to stretch with systole and recoil with diastole. Muscle fibres control the amount of blood delivered to the tissues. Carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the peripheries. Arterial walls stretch during systole and recoil during […]

question Yellow Turban Rebellion answer A massive Chinese peasant uprising inspired by Daoist teachings that began in 184 CE with the goal of establishing a new golden age of equality and harmony. question Wudi answer The Chinese emperor (r. 141-87 BCE) who started the Chinese civil service system with the establishment in 124 BCE of […]

question Shi Hugandi answer The first emperor of China. question Patriarchal answer Male-Dominated society. question Matriarchal answer Female-Dominated society question Silk Road answer A system of trade routes in Ancient China. question Standardization answer Making things the same throughout the empire question Pin-yin answer A system for converting Chinese characters into alphabet letters. question Dynasty […]

question East India Companies answer British, French, and Dutch joint-stock companies that obtained government monopolies of trade to India and Asia; acted independently in their regions. question Columbian Exchange answer The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus’s voyages. question Mercantillism answer Economic philosophy […]

question Absolutism answer A form of government, usually hereditary monarchy, in which the ruler has no legal limits on his or her power. The monarch has complete control over country and foreign affairs. It was present in Spain, Russia, and France. Thomas Hobbes wrote about it. question Astrolabe answer An instrument used by sailors to […]

question Physical Map answer Shows the physical landscape features of a place. They generally show things like mountains, rivers and lakes and water is always shown with blue. Mountains and elevation changes are usually shown with different colors and shades to show relief. question Topographical Map answer Similar to a physical map in that it […]

question A 25-year-old male presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months’ duration. When obtaining the patient’s history, which of the following findings is most likely to cause this condition? answer Cigarette smoke question An 80-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting difficulty breathing. Pulmonary function tests reveal that he has increased residual volume. […]

question As written documents, the state constitutions were intended to answer represent a fundamental law superior to ordinary legislation question The consitutional convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the answer three-fifths compromise question the major issue that delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation concerned answer Western lands question the struggle for divorce […]

question All of the listed traits characterize the human species. Which one of them has been the most important in allowing human beings to adapt and flourish? answer a well-developed brain question Which statement offers the best rationale for studying world history? answer World history examines how past generations have surmounted challenges and offers insights […]

question The Conscience of a Conservative answer Barry Goldwater’s 1960 book attacking the New Deal state and its government involvement as nearing absolutism. In his next book, “Why Not Victory?”, He criticizes containment for not being militant enough. question National Review answer William F. Buckley’s conservative magazine criticizing liberal policy. question Religious Right answer Part […]

question salutary neglect answer a term coined by british statesman edmund burke regarding the english colonies; idea that the colonies benefited by being left alone, without too much british interference question proclamation of 1763 answer a proclamation from the british government which forbade british colonists from settling west of the appalacian mountains, and which required […]

question express corporate authority answer power specifically delegated by statute question implied corporate authority answer the right to perform any and all acts necessary to exercise a corporation’s expressly conferred authority and to accomplish the purpose(s) for which it was created. question Ultra Vires Acts answer a governing body can be held liable for acting […]