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The Cold War 40 year period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union Latter half of the 20th century, Capitalist United States and the Communist USSR emerged as the two global superpowers competing to fill the power vacuums left behind by WWII. They competed for global dominance through nuclear brinkmanship and proxy wars in the developing world. Marshall Plan U.S program to support the reconstruction of Western Europe after WWII by giving them a TON of money, farming and industria...

1. In what respects did Byzantium continue the patterns of the classical Roman Empire? In what ways did it diverge from those patterns? Continued Patterns (Original: p. 271 and p. 276; With Sources: p. 427 and p. 432) Divergences (Original: pp. 272-273; With Sources: pp. 428-429) ▪Continuance can be seen in Byzantium's roads, military structures, centralized administration, imperial court, laws, and Christian organization ▪It can also be seen in Byzantium's pursuit of the long-te...

In comparison to Byzantium, Latin Christendom before 1000 C.E. was a localized society What advantage did the Byzantine Empire have that enabled it to survive as a political entity for a thousand years longer than the western part of the Roman Empire? a stronger military Which of the following was a long-term impact of the Crusades in Europe? Spain, Sicily, and the Baltic region permantently joined the world of Western Christendom Disagreement over which of the following contributed tot eh ...

The post classical period in Western history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 15th century is referred to as the Middle Ages Which of the following statements concerning the impact of Christianity on polytheistic religions in western Europe is most accurate? The process of conversion produced a religious blend in which beliefs in magic and supernatural spirits coexisted with Christianity Following the fall of Rome, where was the center of the post-classical West? The central pla...

Why were thousands of American citizens placed in internment camps during World War II? They were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies. List 3 ways that American citizens could help the war effort? 1) scrap metal drivers 2) rationing 3) working in war industries What were the 4 main reasons that caused World War 1 ( Not 4 actions or significant incidents) 1) imperialism 2) militarism 3) nationalism 4) secret alliances What was Lenin's economic policy to bring Russia out of i...

1. Why was the location of Arabia important? Scattered oases, the highlands of Yemen, and interior mountains supported sedentary village-based agriculture, and in the northern and southern regions of Arabia, small kingdoms had flourished in earlier times. Arabia also sat astride increasingly important trade routes, which connected the Indian Ocean world with that of the Mediterranean Sea and gave rise to cosmopolitan commercial cities, whose values and practices were often in conflict with ...

Identify the infrastructure changes made by the Sui Dynasty and analyze their impact. Constructed irrigation system, built the great canal, and built the great wall. Identify the factors that led to the collapse of the Sui Dynasty. unsuccessful wars = revolts, extravagant building projects, assassination of Yangdi. Describe the tributary system and how it served as a means of legitimizing political power in China. A tributary system was first used by the Han Dynasty, by which independent st...

One benefit of the size of the Mongol empire was that... It promoted the movement of people, ideas, and goods Under Khubilai Khan... The Mongol empire expanded to include Vietnam, Korea, and part of Japan The Mongol leader Timur... Gained control of much of the Middle East but never assumed the title of Khan The achievements of Nasir al-Din are evidence of... The Mongols encouraging the continuation of science and learning Which of the following is true of the Golden Horde? They began as...

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century? The practice of "fire stick farming" Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Mind emperor suddenly stop in 1433? The emperor's successors viewed expansion as a waster of resources. In its efforts to recover from the disruption of Mongol rule, where did the Ming dynasty look for inspiration? The culture of past Chinese dynasties In which empire was a Shia ver...

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century? -the practice of slavery -the practice of "firestick farming" -permanent village settlements -economi specialization the practice of "firestick farming" In the fifteenth century, what did the Igbo people in West Africa have in common with the Iroquois League in North America? -centralized king

Paleolithic persistence the continuance of gathering and hunting societies in substantial areas of the world despite millennia of agricultural advance igbo Nigeria's third largest group who are mostly Christian. They are located in the southeast part of Nigeria. This group has many conflicts with the Yoruba and at one point they tried to become a independent nation. iroquois A later native group to the eastern woodlands. They blended agriculture and hunting living in common villages const...

Silk Roads *trade route that connected the Han and Roman Empire in classical times *exchange of goods, ideas, and disease *Asia and India traded silk and spices west to consumers Fall of Roman Empire *problems: internal opposition, power struggle, generals struggled for power and died violently; empire was simply too large. *Empire divided into two districts *Germans from the north attacked the western half *Hun invasions pressured other Germanic tribes to invade *476 CE- German general ...

What did the Portuguese do after they established sea routes to the Indian Ocean? -they sold European goods at high profits to Asian traders -they monopolized the spice trade from Asia to Europe -they conquered several strategic port cities -they converted Swahili East Africa to Christianity they conquered several strategic port cities What was one main difference between the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin? -the Spanish con...

Bactria The ancient region stretching from the Hindu Kush mountain range to the ancient Ganhara region of the Indian subcontinent Barracks Emperors Series of Roman generals who seized the throne between 235 and 284 C.E. Byzantine Long-lasting empire centered at Constantinople; it grew out of the end of the Roman empire and carried legacy of Roman greatness and was the only classical society to survive into the early modern age; it reached its early peak during the reign of Justinian (483-...

Which of the following was a feature of the communities in Australia in the fifteenth century? The practice of "fire stick farming" Why did the maritime expeditions of the Indian Ocean basin sponsored by the Mind emperor suddenly stop in 1433? The emperor's successors viewed expansion as a waster of resources. In its efforts to recover from the disruption of Mongol rule, where did the Ming dynasty look for inspiration? The culture of past Chinese dynasties In which empire was a Shia ver...

What percentage of the western European population was rural during the late Middle Ages? 90% Western Europeans of the later Middle Ages referred to themselves as ________________. Latins What caused the end of serfdom in western Europe? The Black Death List 4 contributors to the doubling of the European population between 1100-1445. *Not "Unification under Christianity" The Bubonic Plague was brought to Europe by _________ traders Genoese What was the three-field system? An agricultur...

What did the Portuguese do after they established sea routes to the Indian Ocean? they conquered several strategic port cities What was one main difference between the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and the Portuguese strongholds in the Indian Ocean basin? the Portuguese killed large numbers of natives, but the Spanish did not use violence to enforce their rule What was one main difference between how the British East India Company operated in Mughal India and how the Dutch East I...

Compare how the rulers of Muslim and Chinese empires used the new wealth circulating in global trade. Chinese and Muslim rulers glorified their regimes through magnificent architecture and art In what way did the Islamic world in the period between 1500 and 1780 change from its earlier pattern of cultural development? The Islamic world developed three distinctive cultural traditions centered on the Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid empires. Which group closed off the studies to European science...

The Great Dying The explorers and conquistadors from the New World brought diseases with them that the Native Americans had no immunity to. Perhaps as many as 60 to 80 million Native Americans died from these diseases./This mass dying caused the social breakdown of Native American societies. Smallpox One of the diseases that destroyed the Native American population./Small pox contributed greatly to the defeat of the Aztecs. The Columbian Exchange This term has come to represent the mass ex...

What did the Portuguese do after they established sea routes to the Indian Ocean? They conquered several strategic port cities. What was one main difference between the Spanish colonization of the Philippines and the Portuguese stronghold in the Indian Ocean basin? the Spanish converted Filipinos to Christianity while the Portuguese blended into the local population What was one main difference between how the British East India Company operated in Mughal India and how the Dutch East India...