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AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 1 (2023/2024) Already Passed Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) The Chinese dynasty that placed much more emphasis on civil administration, industry, education, and arts other than military. Imperial Bureaucracy Division of an empire into organized provinces to make it easier to control Meritocracy a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement Grand Canal The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers....

Amsco AP World History Modern: Lesson 1.2After Muhammad's death in 632 - correct answers Islam spread rapidly outward from Arabia and their reach spread from India to Spain Most Islamic leaders showed tolerance to - correct answers Christians, Jews, and others who believed in a single god and did good works Challenges the Abbasid Empire faced - correct answers They had conflicts with nomadic groups in Central Asia and confronted European invaders Egyptian Mamluks - correct answers Arab...

AP World- AMSCO 2.2 The Mongol Empire and the Modern WorldWho were the Mongols? - correct answers They were a group of pastoral nomads in E and C Asia (Mongolia) that were skilled horse riders and archers. They attacked and conquered surrounding tribes/kingdoms in 1200s to 1300s bc they coveted wealth from Silk Road trade. What did the Mongols expect of everyone (male and female)? - correct answers To become skilled horse riders and to have courage in hunting and warfare. Who was Gengis Kh...

Progressive movement - Reform movements at turn of 20th century through WW1 sought to improve life in industrial age --> through action by government. improve democracy and limit power of corporations. Directly caused by industrialization and urbanization. Progressive reformers - protect social welfare moral improvement efficiency creating economic reform muckrakers - Theodore Roosevelt term for people that wrote about corruption Clayton Antitrust Act - Attempt to improve Sherman Anti...

AMSCO: 3.3-3.4How did different belief systems endure or change during the period from ? - correct answers Protestant/Roman Catholic Church: - Changed when Europe shifted from feudalism to centralized governments - Reforms were made in an effort to stop corruption - Theological disagreements: John Wycliffe was disliked by people for translating the Bible into English and for arguing that priests were unnecessary for salvation, Hussites were looked down for heresy (going against the general o...

Renaissance Intellectual movement that lifted the darkness of the Middle Ages Jesuits Religious organization that held to the philosophy that "the end justifies the means" First Crusade Captured Asia Minor and Jerusalem Rosetta Stone Name given to the stone that Jean Francis Champollion used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics Babel Where God confused the languages Hapsburgs Austrian family who ruled as holy Roman Emperor's for almost 300 years Feudalism Th...

History 101 IVY TECH Exam 1 Questions With 100% Correct Answers The social organization of African societies included - answerkings and noblemen at the top, a great mass of people who worked as farmers, urban craftsmen who supported the elites Native Americans encountered by Europeans practiced a form of religion known as - answerpolytheism The results of creating a more cohesive political confederacy for the Iroquois included - answerincreasing village stability To Europeans, "China" ...

C100 WGU Objective Assessment Exam Questions With All Correct Answers What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? - ANSWER- a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical period...

RELG 2650 Midterm 1 Questions And Answers 100% Verified What are the three abrahamic religions? - answerJudaism, Christianity, Islam What are 2 great scholars that influenced Christianity - answerMaimonides and Ibn Sina All three religions were influenced by what type of thought - answerGreek thought (Aristotle, Plato, Galen) Who is Elliot Dorff - answerConservative Rabbi, Professor and bioethicist. Created a list of fundamental Jewish themes/beliefs regarding health care Covenant - answ...

What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? –  ANSWER a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? –  ANSWER Individualism How do we identify themes in a litera...