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Most early civilizations of Afro-Eurasia arose in physical environments that featured: proximity to a reliable freshwater source that could be used for crop irrigation. If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death. If the robber is not caught, then shall he who was robbed claim under oath the amount of his loss; then shall the community . . . on whose ground and territory and in whose domain [the robbery took place] compensate him for the goods stolen. ...

phonemes smallest unit of sound onsets all the beginning letters up to the vowel rimes Vowels and consonants at the end of a syllable (end in the word blend, ap in the word tap) short vowels -the vowel sounds in cat, bed, big, hop and cut. -don't say their name, but make sounds instead long vowels -the vowel sounds that are also names of the alphabet letters. - baby, meter, tiny, broken, humor. After a student learns to identify individual phonemes and to blend onsets and rime...

Ann Gentile's Motor Learning Stages In stage 1, the learner is getting the idea of the movement. In stage 2, the learner focuses on fixation, or working on consistency and closed skills (e.g., executing the skill in isolation) and diversification, or working on open skill in changing environments. Ann Gentile's Motor Learning Stage 1 the learner is getting a grasp on the movements that are required for the skill. The learner decides on the regulatory and nonregulatory conditions needed t...

Literary movements groups of authors writing in similar styles whose works express similar worldviews Romanticism the literary movement that championed nature, romantic love, the individual, and the imagination _____________ shifted the focus of literature from society and its demands to the feelings of the individual Romanticism Modernism the literary movement that called for a break from traditional values and style, concentrating on the interior lives of characters ___________...

phonemic awareness development Awareness of sounds in a language Awareness of rhymes Awareness that sentences can be broken down into words, syllables, and sounds Ability to talk about, reflect upon, and manipulate sounds Understanding the relationship between written and spoken language Rhyming, segmenting sentences into words, blending syllables into words, delete/substitute syllables/sounds from words phonemes the smallest unit of speech that can be used to make one word di...

1529 Spanish explorer Alonso Alvarez de Pineda maps Texas Coast 1528-34 Alvar Nunez Cabez de Vaca explores Texas for trade 1685 LaSalle established Ft. St. Louis @ Matagorda Bay, providing the basis of French claim to Texas territory 1688 The French colony is massacred 1689 The French continue to claim Texas but no longer physically occupies any part of the territory 1690 Alonso de Leon established Catholic missions throughout Texas 1762 The French give up their claims to Tex...

Intensity degrees of shading between black and white (expressive drawing effect) Cloisonne enameling technique where thin wire partitions (cloisons) are filled with enamel (art form from ancient Byzantium) Chiaroscuro using light (chiaro) and dark, or shade (use of shading) Hue dimension of color determined by wavelength of light (one of the main properties of color) Veduta Italian for "view" (landscape painting popular in 18th century Venice) Volute architectural element on a...

Stages of Motor Learning Stage 1 Children progress from simple reflexes to basic movements such as sitting, crawling, creeping, standing, and walking. Stages of Motor Learning Stage 2 Children learn more complex motor patterns including running, climbing, jumping, balancing, catching, and throwing. Stages of Motor Learning Stage 3 During late childhood, children learn more specific movement skills. In addition, the basic motor patterns learned in Stage 2 become more fluid and automat...

You and I/Me "Between You and I" is wrong, "You and I were meant to fly" is correct Less and Fewer Fewer is used when you can count the objects, less is used when you can't Who and Whom Whom is an objective pronoun (An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them, us, and you); it should be used to refer to the object of a sentence. If you're stuck, you can try this formula: if the pronou...

You and I/Me "Between You and I" is wrong, "You and I were meant to fly" is correct Less and Fewer Fewer is used when you can count the objects, less is used when you can't Who and Whom Whom is an objective pronoun (An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them, us, and you); it should be used to refer to the object of a sentence. If you're stuck, you can try this formula: if the pronou...

Quantitative Analysis this is the study of society using numbers and statistics. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Pease treaty between the US and Mexico. The treaty called for the US to pay $15 million dollars, set the border at the Rio Grande and gave the US ownership of California, parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Over 90% of people in those areas chose to become US citizens. **Theory of Relativity** Einstein Cordova Rebellion an uprising around Nacogdoc...

Acculturation The process of adapting to a new culture. The process of acculturation occurs through several strategies including the following: assimilation & marginalization Assimilation The members of a group are absorbed into a culture and lose characteristics of the first culture. The group is willing or forced to accept the surface and deep culture of the new culture and give up original culture. Marginalization Groups lacking desirable traits are excluded from society. These gr...

Ms. Woods teaches social studies to a diverse group of students, including several ELLs. She divides the class into groups of four to five students. Each student reads and presents the information in a different excerpt from the textbook to the other group members. Which is the primary rationale for using this activity? A. Discussing expository selections improves ELL's navigation of nonfiction text structures. B. Using prior knowledge helps ELLs make connections to unfamiliar vocab. C....

Epic A long poem reflecting the values of a society. Usually contains a protagonist, the lead character, and an antagonist, a character who opposes or competes with the protagonist who may possess supernatural powers. Protagonist The lead character in literary work Fable A tale in which animals take on human characteristics; usually written to provide a moral lesson (didactic) or to illustrate man's shortcomings. Farce A light dramatic composition that uses highly improbable situati...

pitch the specific frequency or tuning of a tone - the highness or lowness of a sound frequency a measurement of how fast air molecules are vibrating solfeggio a method of naming musical tones using a set of symbols ledger lines the lines you add above or below a staff clef a graphical symbol placed at the beginning of a staff or piece of music that establishes the pitch of a specific line or space on the staff the grand staff links together the treble clef and the bass clef i...

phoneme in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit morpheme in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning; may be a word or a part of a word (such as a prefix) ex: mega, metro, chromo, phobia, hydro grapheme a letter that represents a phoneme. onset-rime The onset is the part of the word before the vowel; not all words have onsets. The rime is the part of the word including the vowel and what follows it. French and Indian War () War fought in the colonies between the...

Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Expands older laws by extending protection to other areas at receive federal assistance such as education Three requirements of Section 504 Protected individuals must have: 1. Physical or mental impairment that limits 1 or more major life activity 2. record of such an impairment 3. regarded as having an impairment PL94-142 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1975--Education is to be provided for all children who meet eligibility.All child...

Exposition portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience; for example, information about the setting, events occurring before the main plot, characters' back stories, etc. Hyperbole A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. (The literal Greek meaning is "overshoot.") Irony/ironic The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true...

Battle of Gonzales First battle of the Texas Revolution; 10-2-1835 Battle at San Jacinto Last battle of Texas Revolution, won by the Texans; Stephen F Austin Established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas; believed issues could be solved within the Mexican Structure; Secretary of State of Texas 1830 Law Mexican official made it illegal for any more Americans to move into Texas Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca After attempting to go back to Cuba, he would land in Galveston, Texa...

Montesquieu Three branches of government with checks and balances Voltaire Importance of freedom of speech, religion, press Locke Two Treatises, people have natural rights and right to rebel Full Employment Allows for up to 4% unemployment Money Market Funds High rate of return, safe investment Certificates of Deposit High rate of return, safe, have to invest for set period of time Stocks Risky investment, but highest rate of return