Misty Porter

Sheikh the ruler of an Arabic tribe, chosen from one of the leading families by a council of elders Allah Arabic for God; the supreme god of Islam Revelation divine truth Islam a monotheistic religion that emerged in the Arabian Peninsula during the seventh century Submission act of submitting to the control or authority of […]

According to Robert Merton’s strain theory, the term ______________ correctly describes the behavior of a radical activist who rejects just about everything in the existing society in favor of some alternative system. rebel The value of psychological theories of deviance is limited because ___________ . most people who commit crimes have normal personalities According to […]

sympathetic to French republican ideals. In 1800, Republicans could be described as remained largely unaltered from the norm. In the new republic, traditional gender relations Displace the Indians and clear the way for permanent American settlements in Ohio. Which of the following best describes the U.S. government’s early policy toward Indians in the Northwest Territory? […]

question Akhetaten (Amarna) answer New capital city: “Horizon of Aten” in present day Amarna… Established by Akhenaten In untouched part of the desert. Moved to bolster the new order/religion and escape power of the hostile priesthood. question Amenhotep IV answer Tried to bring about social and religious changes to Egypt; believed in monotheism rather than […]

question A nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Which of the following client behaviors should indicate to the nurse that he is making progress with treatment answer Assisting another client to complete a menu, requesting a weekend pass to go home question A client is in counseling […]

question What were indulgences? Why did Martin Luther oppose them? answer An indulgence was a pardon from sin IF you paid for it (with money). Luther objected to the RCC doing this; forgiveness of sin should be free if there is true repentance. Luther believed Faith only, not good works, would grant salvation question What […]

question fascism answer A governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism. question Mussolini answer Benito (1883-1945) Fascist dictator of Italy; question Stalin answer (1879-1953) Bolshevik revolutionary, head of the Soviet Communist Party after 1924, and […]

question What was the average age of a Civil War soldier? answer 26 question What were the age limits of a Civil War soldier answer 18 and 29 question T/F: Many soldiers were volunteers answer T question What were some technological advances during the war? answer telegraph, trains transported people and equipment, ironclad ships, new […]

question Evidence that cell signaling evolved early in the history of life comes from _____. answer the similarity of the mechanisms in organisms that have a very distant common ancestor question When a platelet contacts a damaged blood vessel, it is stimulated to release thromboxane A2. Thromboxane A2 in turn stimulates vascular spasm and attracts […]

question fluvial civilizations answer Civilizations that arose in river valleys (Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc.) question Fertile Crescent answer Cradle of civilization from the Persian Gulf to the Sinai Peninsula (coined by Egyptologist James Breasted) question Mesopotamia answer The location of the first civilization, the Akkadians, led by Sargon question Sumerians answer Mesopotamian civilization. Invented the wheel, […]

question Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 answer 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe; deep moral conviction; displayed humanity and suffering of slaves; featured agonies of slave families and mother’s journey of escape; exposed Northern racism and brought out idea of slavery when before there was not much awareness; over one million copies sold by […]

question The first newspaper produced in North America was Publick Occurences, both Foreign and Domestick (T/F) answer True question By the penny press era, the average newspaper cost eighteen cents per copy (T/F) answer False question Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World would stage events for the sole purpose of making news to cover (T/F) answer […]

question Many American companies provide little or no training before sending their workers overseas. answer true question Ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and the Soviet Union as well as ethnic tensions in other multicultural nations illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication answer peace question The changes in the patterns of immigration during the last […]

question In the late 19th century, the most striking feature of the American party system was its answer remarkable stability question An examination of American voters in the 19th century reveals answer voter turnout for both presidential and nonpresidential elections was very high question in the 19th century, democrats tended to attract the greater numbers […]

question Andrew Johnson answer became president as he was vice president at the time of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination question Radical Reconstruction answer covers the complete history of the entire country from 1865 to 1877 following the Civil War; the second sense focuses on the transformation of the Southern United States from 1863 to 1877, […]

question Victor Emmanuel II answer the king of Sardinia, appointed Count Camillo Cavour as his prime minister question Vasco de Balboa answer A Spanish explorer and conquistador, traveled throughout Central America on behalf of his country in 1513 question Vasco da Gama answer Portuguese navigator and explorer rounded the Cape of good hope in africa. […]

question Middle Ages answer the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance question Vikings answer Invaders of Europe that came from Scandinavia question Manorialism answer manorialism was an economic system that involved fiefs. It was between noblemen and serfs. question Serfs answer a person who lived on and farmed a lords land […]

question Midland Minnie answer The “first mother of Texas” Found her bones on Scharbauer Ranch near Midland 37,000 years old question Atl-atl answer A device used for hunting Paleo-Indian’s solution for the bow and arrow question Agricultural Revolution answer 100 B.C. to 800 A.D. Shift from the culture of hunting and gathering to farming question […]

question Population Revolution answer huge growth in population in Western Europe beginning about 1730; prelude to industrialization question Protoindustrialization answer Preliminary shift away from an agricultural economy; workers became full or part time producers who worked at home in a capatilist system in which materials,work,orders,and sales depended on urban merchants; prelude to Industrial Revolution question […]

question Luke is known as the beloved , as well as a fellow laborer of the Apostle. answer physician Paul question Both Paul and Luke may have been educated in: answer Tarsus question Luke was likely both a: answer Gentile and a Greek question Beginning in Acts 16, Luke’s frequent use of “we” reflects his: […]

question The 3rd President of the US answer Thomas Jefferson question The Judge for The Marbury VS Madison Trial answer John Marshall question Made it so 2 presidents from the same party can’t run against each other answer 12th Amendment question Allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional answer Judicial Review question Amount of Money Jefferson […]

question Ziggurat answer Sumerian stepped tower question Patriarchal society answer women have fewer privileges and rights than men question Cuneiform answer Sumerians invented this type of writing question Satrapies, satraps answer division of empire into provinces and ruled by satraps question City-states answer basic units of Sumerian civilization question Dynasty answer ruling power passed down […]