Pre 1800s Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Postmodernism - Answer -language is viewed as a form of social control: all forms of thought are mediated by language -Language privileges some points of view and disparages or disadvantages others -Postmodernists do not see traditional social science as any more valid than any other type of thinking of knowing Goals of Postmodernism - Answer -To deconstruct privileged points of view -To come to a situation in which different grammars (or ways of speaking) can be simultaneously held as le...

Which sentence best describes pre-Columbian societies of the Southwest? - ANSWER-They built irrigation systems and constructed towns Who were the first inhabitants of the American continent? - ANSWER-Migrants who crossed over from Asia Why did the Colonial government in Massachusetts vote to deport Roger Williams? - ANSWER-He preached separation from the Church of England What prompted the influx of African slaves to the Southern Colonies and the Caribbean in 1619? - ANSWER-The need for...

History 1301 Unit 3 - Chapter 10. Top Exam Questions & Answers. Rated A+ Herman Melville--Underappreciated during his lifetime, his tale of a sea captain's quest for a great white whale, "Moby–Dick" (1851) ranks as a classic of American literature. Edgar Allan Poe--Short–story writer and poet whose Gothic horror tales explored humanity's darker side. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow--The most popular American poet of the mid–1800s, his work helped shape the national character with s...

PICAT PRE-ASVAB GO NAVY Exam How many 5 lb bags of apples can be made from 400 apples each weighing 1/4 of a pound - Answer- 100 400×1/4= 400/4 = 100 A pie was cut into two equal pieces. Each of the pieces of pie was cut into half again and each of those smaller pieces was cut into two equal pieces. If two of the pieces of pie are eating what portion of the pie remains? - Answer- 3/4 pie cut to 8pieces, took away 2 left 6/8 =3/4 A company announced that 40% of those enrolled in its ...

Amsco APUSH Chapter 16 Latest 2023 Already Passed nation's first big buisness Railroads Cornelius Vanderbilt used his $$$ from steamboat business to merge local railroads into the New York Central Railroad (1867) 4,500 miles of track Eastern trunk lines A trunk line was the major route between cities; w/ smaller branches reaching w/ outlying towns (result of diff. gauges pre-civil war) -Vanderbilt capitalized on connecting these transcontinental railroads Railroads connecting the west and ea...

Music Therapy - Answer - A discipline where credentialed professionals (MTAs) use music purposefully within therapeutic relationships to support development, health, and well being - Using music safely and ethically to address human needs within cognitive, communicative, emotional, musical, physical, social and spiritual domains - The use of music in order to reach a health care goal CAMT (1974) - Answer - Canadian Association of Music Therapists - Federally incorporated, self regulated an...

What century was there a level playing field within US medicine? - 20th century During the 1800s, what was the primary reason that people went to the hospital? - Dying In the 1900s, what was the leading cause of death? - Pneumonia and Influenza In the 1900s, why were medical schools considered "substandard"? - Physicians had no college education What year did the AMA create the committee on National Legislation to represent the Association's interest in Washington? - ...

AK Studies Cumulative Speedback Questions and Answers Already Passed Which theme of geography would encompass how snow storms and floods affect human dwellings? Human/environment interaction Which of these describes life among Native Alaskans in the historic period? During colonization, the arts are not valued by the colonizers but tradition continues but tradition continues to be passed on, often in spite of colonizing efforts. What was the primary reason that Russia was interested in granti...

Which sentence best describes pre-Columbian societies of the Southwest? - ANSWER-They built irrigation systems and constructed towns Who were the first inhabitants of the American continent? - ANSWER-migrants who crossed over from Asia Why did the Colonial government in Massachusetts vote to deport Roger Williams? - ANSWER-He preached separation from the Church of England. What prompted the influx of African slaves to the Southern Colonies and the Caribbean in 1619? - ANSWER-the need fo...

ANTH 1120 Midterm Review Questions and Answers Terms: Nature: Inspired by Charles Darwin (theory of evolution): – the belief that behaviors including intelligence are biologically based. Nurture: • Margaret Mead’s research debunked that theory. • Identities are NOT biologically based but are learned and cultivated through socialization • Identity is always produced in the course of social interaction Anthropological Skills (toolkit) ; Our ability to conduct qualitative res...