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Allah Time: about 610 CE Location: Arabia Definition: God of Islam and means god in Arabic Significance: 1) Supreme god; strictly monotheistic Islam 2) Muhammad’s followers attacked elites to make them adopt Muhammad’s faith and government dedicated to Allah 3) Ruled the universe, recognition of other gods amounted to wickedness, bring judgement to the universe, […]

Precambrian Name for the time in earths early history that accounts for ninety percent of earth’s time, but only cellular organisms lived. Paleozoic Era the part of geologic time 570-245 million years ago ; invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, ferns, and cone-bearing trees were dominant Mesozoic Era middle life (245-144 million years ago); rise of mammals […]

question someone who crafts an object with raw materials answer artisan question a self-governing urban center and the agricultural territories it controlled. answer city state question when human society has advanced to share elements of government, architecture, ideas, etc. answer civilization question wedge shaped writing / the “first” writing done with a stylus on a […]

question Technology Revolution answer Alexander Ghram Bell Thomas Edison The Wright Brothers Henry Ford – model T Ford Impacted the construction of: -Highways -Drive In theatres -Motels -Gas Stations question Land issues/Naive Americans answer Attempted to integrate native Americans into white society as farmers -Made them into small property owners Critics felt that it undemined […]

question The Glorious Revolution answer In order to prevent a Catholic Dynasty the English Parliament drove out James II following the birth of his son and replaced him with the protestant Stahoulder of the Nederlands William, and his wife and daughter of James II, Mary II. This was a relativly bloodless revolution. (excepting the Irish […]

question nation that had the most people emigrate after WW1 answer russia question there were 3 of these, over a period of over 800 years answer diasporas question this migration was the result of religious forced resettlement answer muslim hindu question one of the few migrations that spread a religion from India to Spain answer […]

question Causes of World War I answer Set of secret alliances Large military build up among the word powers Arguments over colonies question What was America’s initial reaction to World War I? answer remain neutral question What event brought America into World War I? answer New German submarine attacks (Lusitania) question What was Wilson’s justification […]

question Love Conquers all answer Caravaggio; Italian Baroque question Calling of St. Matthew answer Caravaggio; Italian Baroque; tenebrist question Conversion of Paul answer Caravaggio; Italian Baroque question Supper at Emmaus answer Caravaggio; Italian Baroque question Characteristics of Caravaggio answer -original tenebrist -extreme jestures -violent -realist -foreshadowing -shallow pictorial space -important elements on edge of painting […]

question Territories the US acquired using the foreign policy tool of armed forces answer Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico question Foreign policy after the Spanish American War 1898 answer We took up the idea of imperialism and became more active in Foreign Policy question George Washington’s foreign policy advice answer Isolationism or unilateralism question Why did […]

question True or False. The Native American population after the Civil War swiftly declined in the face of war, disease, and poverty. answer True question True or False. William Cody collected recordings of more than two-thousand Native American tribal songs over fifty years. answer False question True or False. Most popular culture in nineteenth-century America […]

question annexation answer The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit. question Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo answer Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million question Federalism answer distribution of powers between a federal government and the […]

question caravel answer a new type of ship that was very large and could travel through shallow water, it was much more maneuverable. question astrolabes answer instruments that would be used to find latitudes and show people where they were, and what the local time was question magnetic compass answer an instrument that had been […]

question Muslim answer A follower of Islam question Mosque answer Islamic place of worship question Five Pillars of Islam answer True Muslims were expected to follow (principle of Salvation): belief in Allah, pray 5 times a day, giving of alms, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime question Islam answer A monotheistic […]

question DEMOCRACY answer Type of government that recognizes the people’s right to take part directly or indirectly in controlling the government. Key idea: government must have consent of the governed. question CONSTITUTION answer The written plan of the US government. Establishes how the government works. question LEGISLATIVE answer Branch of government whose primary duty is […]

question George Kennan answer man who develops the idea of containment question containment answer implememted in 1947 the idea the Soviet expansion could be checked “in the face of superior force” question domino theory answer if Greece fell into the hands of leftist rebels, confusion and disorder would plague the middle east and threaten europan […]

question As an EMT, the standards of emergency care are often partially based on: answer Locally accepted protocols. question You are called to attend to an elderly patient with with an extensive medical history who is now in cardiac arrest. The patient’s family tells you that the patient has a DNR order. There is no […]

question Chan (Zen) answer a sect of Buddhism that developed in Eastern Asia that emphasized meditation question Bakufu answer a military government run by a shogun where the emperor has no political power. a “tent-government” ( in Japan ) question shogun answer supreme military ruler in Japan question “The Three Kingdoms” answer 3 political organizations […]

question Henry Clay- answer A man from Kentucky who favored federal action and spoke for the people in the West who thought the country needed better roads and canals to transport goods from one region to another question John C. Calhoun- answer A man from South Carolina who favored federal action and spoke for the […]

question What is overfishing answer Fish to much and Don’t have enough to reproduce question What is the environmental Protection Agency answer Promotes Sustainable development question What does the national organic program do answer deals with organic food question what would help us protect our supply of fresh water answer improve waste disposal practices increase […]

question Adam Smith answer a professor at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, defended the idea of a free economy, or free markets question Capitalism answer an economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit question Communism answer a form of complete […]

question Theodore W. Allen (1919-2005) answer 1. An American Writer 2. Writer of the book : Invention of the White Race 3. Believe that the White Race was invented as a ruling class social control formation question Benjamin Quarles (1904-1996) answer 1. Emeritus Professor of History at Morgan State University in Baltimore 2. Author of […]

question Gilded Age answer 1870s – 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics & growing gap between the rich & poor question six features of post-civil war manufacturing answer Cheap energy, competition, decline in prices, need for more labor, shift from agricultural areas to cities. question Significance of Railroads answer […]