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question Culture answer Way of life of a group of people who share similar cultural traits including beliefs, customs, technology and material items. question Language family answer Group of related languages that have all develop from one earlier language question Ethnic group answer Group of people who share common ancestery, language, religion, custom, or place […]

question The Civil Rights Act of 1866 answer Protected the rights of African American citizens, specifically their ability to own property and protect. question The Freedmen’s Bureau answer Provided emergency food for refugees from the war, and contributed to the addition of new schools for African Americans. question The 14th Amendment answer The amendment that […]

question Industrial Revolution answer The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation. question Division of Labor answer The assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency. question Steam Engine answer An engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power. […]

question ayllus answer In Incan society, a clan or community that worked together on projects required by the ruler question Aztecs answer Ancient civilization (1200-1521AD) that was located in what is present-day Mexico City question Cahokia answer an ancient settlement of southern Indians, located near present day St. Louis, it served as a trading center […]

question Alexander of Macedon answer (356-323 BCE) – Died at the age of 32 – Son of King Philip the 2nd – Tamed a horse, named Bucephalus, no one else could at the age of 13 – Expanded the Macedonian empire at unprecedented speed without losing a single battle question Which empire did Alexander destroy […]

question Texas political culture is best described as moralistic answer False: Traditionalistic and Individualistic question Politics in Texas has been defined by the almost-equal political popularity of both the Democrats and Republicans answer False: only recently has it become Republican question Provincialism has been defining pattern of Texas political culture answer True question Throughout its, […]

question Abolition of Slavery answer All South American countries abolished slavery by 1880. In Britian it was because a change in economic interest, and resistance from the enslaved people. question Adam Smith answer Scottish philosopher; Economy depends on demand of people. question Canals answer an artificial waterway used to direct water (usually from a river […]

question Agricultural Revolution answer The transition from foraging to the cultivation of food occurring about 8000-2000 B.C.E; also known as the Neolithic Revolution question Artifact answer An object made by human hands question Alexander the Great answer King of Macedon (336-323), the son of Philip II. He was a pupil of Aristotle. After his succession […]

question the term for a corporation that allowed investors to pul their financial resources to establish colonies answer Joint-Stock Company question a royal document that granted a specific group the right to form a colony and guaranteed settlers their rights as a English settler answer charter question the term for people obligated to forced labor […]

question In speciation lies the __________________________, and the study of speciation bridges ___________________________ answer origin of diversity microevolution and macroevolution question Evolution of diversity occurs by answer cladogenesis anagenesis question cladogenesis answer branching of lineages question anaenesis answer evolution within a species question Speciation Time Long process to be observed by _________________________ of scientists answer […]

question Vasco Da Gama answer Portuguese explorer. In 1497-1498 he led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India, opening an important commercial sea route. question Henry the Navigator answer (1394-1460) Portuguese prince who promoted the study of navigation and directed voyages of exploration down the western coast of Africa. question Reconquista answer […]

question Manifest Destiny answer Idea of the 19th century that the United States should expand across the continent question Transcontinental Railroad answer Railroad that linked the east and west coast of the United States question Importance of Railroads answer It revolutionized transportation with a easy 6 day trip instead of a dangerous 6 month trip […]

question Indus River answer river that sources in the Himalayas and flows to its mouth in the Arabian Sea; location of the early civilizations Harappa and Mohenjo Daro question Ganges River answer Located in India, this river is considered sacred to Hindus and is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, and other Hindu rituals. question […]

question Christian Theism answer History is linear, a meaningful sequence of events leading to the fulfillment of God’s purposes for humanity. question Deism answer History is linear, for the course of the cosmos was determined at creation. Still the meaning of the events of history remains to be understood by the application of human reason […]

question Which of the following statements about the celestial sphere is NOT true? answer The “celestial sphere” is another name for our universe. question The Andromeda Galaxy is faintly visible to the naked eye in the constellation Andromeda. Suppose instead it were located in the same direction in space as the center of the Milky […]

question What were the results of the Fourth crusade? answer /instead of reaching the holy land, the knights looted Constantinople. question What was the purpose of the reconquista/ answer The spanish were trying to drive the Muslims out of Spain question By how much did the three-field system increase the amount of land that could […]

question Which of the following statements describes a difference between the continents on Earth as scientists think they existed 540 million years ago and their existence today? answer The continents were located mainly in the Southern Hemisphere 540 million years ago; today they are distributed throughout both hemispheres. question A student makes a comment that […]

question The amount a container can hold when filled answer capacity question A metric unit used to measure length or distance; 10 decimeters = 1 meter answer decimeter (dm) question A metric unit used to measure length or distance; 10 meters = 1 dekameter answer dekameter (dam) question The amount of matter in an object […]

question schemata answer clusters of ideas about objects, places, and events. question anaphora answer the use of one word in place of another word. question narrative texts answer those that relate a story or sequence of events question expository texts answer texts that provide factual information and explanations. question Directed Reading Activity (DRA) answer teacher […]

question What is a person called who renounces material comforts to live a self-disciplined life? answer Ascetic question What is life filled with? answer Suffering question What is the entire community of monks, nuns, and lay persons called? answer Sangha question What is the Buddhist doctrine of “no soul” or “not self” that means permanent, […]

question According to your textbook, brainstorming is especially helpful when you are having trouble answer choosing a speech topic. question After choosing a topic, what is the next step of speech preparation? answer determining the general purpose question Using Yahoo or another of the subject-based search engines on the Internet is recommended in your textbook […]

question In comparison to typical students, students who are exceptional A. have both similarities and differences B. are similar in almost every way. C. are different in almost every way D. have the same instructional needs, but differ in ability level answer A. have both similarities and differences question The most important characteristic of exceptional […]