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| 12. Barbarian incasions were the final blow to the Roman Empire. What was life like after the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe? |
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-slow process of chance from one way of like to another.
-Chaos and disorder |
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| 13. List 8 features of a civilization. |
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| 1)Cities 2)Government 3)Infrustructure 4)Written Language 5)Social classes 6)Religion 7)Art and Architecture 8)Different Jobs |
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| 14. Egyptian hieroglyphics, Sumerian cuneiform, and Chinese calligraphy are all examples of which feature of a civilization? |
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| 15. What major changes took plave in the way people live during the Neolithic Revolution? |
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Definition
| Farmed and domesticated animals. |
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| 16. Explain the Ancient Indian social structure. |
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CASTE: 1)Brahmins (priests) 2)Warriors 3)Farmers/Merchants 4)Servants 5)Untouchables
-Karma determined their caste. |
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| 17. List 4 beliefs that are shared between Hinduism and Buddhism. |
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1)Karma-collection of all the good/bad done in life
2)Dharma-duty
3)Moksha-union with brahmin (god) to escape reincarnation
4)cycle of rebirth |
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| 18. Determine the terms polytheism and monotheism. |
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Polytheism-belief in many gods.
Monotheism-belief in one God. |
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| 19. What religion has had a tremendous influence on the culture of the Middle East and Northern Africa? |
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Definition
| Islam-spread language, beliefs, mathematics, and ideas. |
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| 20. Define the term interdependence. How do trade routes affect it? |
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Definition
Dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world.
-trade routes determine the goods, resources, and knowledge that enter the country. |
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| 21. List 3 advance that were made by the early Chinese civilization. |
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Definition
1)Gunpowder 2)Paper 3)Small pox vaccine
-Song Dynasty |
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| 22. How were the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and Incan city of Machu Picchu similar? |
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| Both were highly developed and organized cultures. |
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| 23. Which Chinese philosophy had a great impact on its political and social structure? |
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Definition
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| 24. Who was Zheng He and why was he significant? |
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He was a chinese admiral who explored Southeast Asia/India and set up major trading posts there.
-Spread chinese culture and knowledge |
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| 25. Who was Genghis Khan and why was he significant? |
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| Mongol leader who had the largest empire in the world |
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| 26. List 3 major events/accomplishments that occured in China during the Ming dynasty. |
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Definition
| 1)Zheng He expedition 2)Revival of arts and literature 3)Better methods of farming |
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| 27. In Islam, what is te title of a religious and political leader? |
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| 28. List the 5 pillars of Islam. |
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| 1)Believing in Allah and Muhammad 2)Prayer 3)Giving charity to the poor 4)Ramadan 5)Hagi-pilgrimage to Mecca |
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| 29. Give 3 examples of achievements from the Muslim Golden Age. |
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| 1)Philosophy 2)Mathematics 3)Astronomy |
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| Small group of major religion |
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| 31. List 2 similar political and economical qualities between the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. |
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Definition
-Stable economies
-Vast trading networks
-Encouraged trade
-Beauocracy |
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| 32. List the 3 major monotheistic religions. |
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Definition
| 1)Christianity 2)Judaism 3)Islam |
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| 33. What is the definition of feudalism? What was wealth based on in a feudal society? |
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Definition
The exchange of land for military service.
-wealth was based on land ownership. |
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| 34. Life on a feudal manor was dominated by what activity? |
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Definition
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| 35. What does it mean to say that manors were self-sufficient? |
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-People making thread that was weaved into cloth
-Black smith
-People took care of animals
-Harvesters |
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| 36. What institution dominated European society from 500-1000 CE? |
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| 37. List 3 causes and 3 effects of the crusades? |
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Definition
CAUSES
-Divided captured lands
-Knights get land
-Increased taxes
-Holy war
EFFECTS
-Brought power to the church
-Increased trade in the east
-Increased power of the feudal monarchs |
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| 38. Name one social, one religious, and one economic effect that the Black Death had on people in Europe. |
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Social:Brought terror and bewilderment to people.
Religious:People questioned the church
Economic:Trade increased |
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| 39. How did the Black Death begin and why did it spread so quickly? |
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Definition
| Started in Asia and spread to the Middle east - On the trade routes. |
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| 40. Explain 3 ways the printing press imacted Europe. |
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Definition
| 1)Spread ideas 2)Spread religion (more bibles) 3)Spread knowledge |
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| 41. What group of people defeated the Byzantine Empire? |
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Definition
| Ottoman Empire (SELJUK TERKS) |
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| 42. List 3 achievements of the Byzantine Empire. Who was the best known Byzantine Emperor? |
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Definition
1)preserved Greek and Roman language 2)created justinian code 3)architecture
-Justinian, Constantine? |
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| 43. What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire? Why was the location so desireable? |
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Definition
-Constantinople
-Surrounded by water on all 3 sides
-Its where Europe and Asia come together |
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| 44. What was being reborn during the Renaissance? |
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Definition
| Intellectual artistic ability |
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| 45. Who wrote "The Prince" and what were 3 major ideas from the book? |
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Definition
| Machiavelli 1)"The ends justify the means 2)Results are more important than promises 3)Ruler has duty to the people |
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| 46. Define Humanism. What role did it play in the Renaissance? |
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Definition
Study of human subjects
-Allowed for people to open their eyes and minds to new ideas |
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| 48. Who started the Prodestant Reformation? What did he take that many believe to be the start of the Reformation? |
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Definition
Martin Luther
-Nailed the 95 thesis to the church door. |
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| 49. What common belief does Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Eastern Orthodox followers share? |
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| 50. Where was Mansa Musa from? What was his significance in world history? |
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| 51. Describe Slash-and-burn agriculture. |
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Definition
| Cut down forests/brush from the land, then burned the remains, using the ashes as fertilizer. |
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| 52. What were 2 causes and 2 effects of the Bantu Migration? |
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Definition
CAUSES:
-Environment became desert
-Populations grew faster
EFFECTS:
-Spread skills in farming and iron working
-Made people live in less desireable areas |
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| 53. How did the African empires of Ghana and Mali gain wealth and power? |
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Definition
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| 54. Where did the Bantu and their culture spread to and why did they migrate? |
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Definition
South
-Population growing so they needed more land. |
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| 55. Give 2 examples of how people questioned authority (the Catholic Church) during the Prodestant Reformation and the European Renaissance. |
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Definition
1)Divided into sects
2)Questioned and demanded answers from the Church |
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| 56. What technological advances helped bring an end to feudalism? |
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Definition
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| 57. What was the scientific method? What 3 people used it? |
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Observation and Experimentation
-Newton, Descartes, Copernicus |
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58. Define Columbian Exchange.
Europe->Americans
Americans->Europe |
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Definition
-a dramatically widespread exchange of animal, plants, culture (including slaves), communicable diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
E-A=Wheat, Sugar, Cattle, Chicken
A-E=Tomatoes, Tobacco, Corn, Potatoes |
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| 59. Main components of Mercantilism. |
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Definition
| Where countries compete economically to build supply of gold and silver. |
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| 60. Give 2 examples of farming methods used by early Latin American Civilizations (Maya, Aztec, and Incan) |
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Definition
1)Terraces
2)Slash-and-burn |
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| 61. List 4 results of colonial rule in Latin America. |
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Definition
1)Spanish as main language
2)Catholicism
3)Diverse traditions and cultures were blended
4)Hierarchy |
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| 63. What were 3 of the main crops that used slave labor in the West Indies and America? |
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Definition
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| 64. What were 3 effects of European conquests in the New World on the Native American populations? |
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Definition
1)Bitter fighting
2)Disease weakened & killed large numbers
3)Some Native Africans formed alliances and traded. |
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| 65. What characteristics was the social class system in Latin America based on after colonization? |
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Definition
| 1)Penninsulares 2)Creoles 3)Mestizos 4)Mulattoes 5)Native Americans 6)Slaves |
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| 66. Explain the 4 effects the slave trade had on the African continent. |
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Definition
-Loss of young men/women from west Africas
-Africans moved out
-Tribal groups gone
-Guns |
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Definition
| Natives were forced to work on large plantations |
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| 68. The order of the new social hierarchy in Spain's colonial empire. |
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Definition
| 1)Penninsulares 2)Creoles 3)Mestizos 4)Mulattoes 5)Native Americans 6)Africans (Slaves. |
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Definition
| -American born descents of spanish settlers |
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Definition
| Native American and European |
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Definition
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| 69. What was the Middle passage? |
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Definition
| Slave ships crossing Atlantic from Africa |
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| 70. What was the main characteristic of an absolute monarchy? |
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Definition
| Heredity ruler with complete power. |
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Term
| 71. Example how Magna Carta limited the power of the English monarch. |
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Definition
| Monarch must obey the laws and Kings can't raise taxes. |
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| 71. Example how English Bill or Rights limited the power of the English monarch. |
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Definition
| Outlined power for Monarchs |
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72. Name the country they ruled, one highlight of their reign, and one major problem they faced.
-Peter the Great. |
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Definition
Country:Russia
Highlight:Improved education
Problem:Had no money, and killed |
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72. Name the country they ruled, one highlight of their reign, and one major problem they faced.
Louis XIV |
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Country:France
Highlight:Most powerful ruler in Europe
Problem:Put vaste resources into war |
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72. Name the country they ruled, one highlight of their reign, and one major problem they faced.
Phillip II |
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Country:Spain
Highlight:Centrallized royal power
Problem:Enforced religious unity |
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| 73. What type of governmantal system does England have? |
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Definition
| Parliament (Constitutional Monarch) |
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| 74. What was the Reconquista, where did it take place, and who was behind it? |
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Definition
When the Jews and Muslims got kicked out of Spain
-Middle Ages
-Ferdinand and Isabella |
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| 75. What Russian ruler finally won a warm water port? Why did Russia need one so badly? |
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Definition
Catherine the Great
-To have a well rounded economy. |
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| 76. What was a similarity in the way both Machiavelli in his book "The Prince" and Hobbes in his book "Leviathon", said rulers should rule? |
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Definition
| Needed a controlling society. |
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Term
| 77. List 3 characteristics of the Enlightenment. |
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Definition
1)People should be happy
2)RIght to liberty and to live without fear
3)Right to stand and right for freedoms |
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Term
| 78. What are natural rights and what philosopher promoted them? |
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Definition
John Locke
-The rights given to people at birth |
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| 79. List 3 ways Napoleon brought order and security to France after the French Revolution? |
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Definition
1)Held plebicite (ballot to vote yes/no on a subject)
2)Set up public schools for military purposes
)Conquests sparked nationalism |
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| 80. What events lef to the downfall of Napoleon? |
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Definition
| Disaster at Russia brought new alliances together |
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| 81. List the French estates. What role did they play in the French revolution? |
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Definition
-Clergy, Nobles, Everyone else
-The 3rd estate fought for equality when not getting fair results when voting on subjects that concerned them. |
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| 82. List 3 causes of the French Revolution. |
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Definition
| 1)Lack of food 2)Bad king and queen 3)Unfair taxes (High) |
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| 83. How did the French Revolution unite the French people? |
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Definition
| -Brought compromise and allowed them to work together |
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| 84. Give 2 examples of how the Enlightenment influenced the French and American Revolutions as well as the independence movements in Latin America. |
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Definition
1)Declaration of Indepenence and Constitution
2)Inspired ideas of "Liberty, Equality, and Brotherhood" |
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| 85. What is a major similarity between the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment? |
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Definition
| The Enlightenment was a program to reform political, economic, and social aspects of European life by using the Scientific method established during the Scientific Revolution. |
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Term
| 86. What are 3 examples of the impact of geography on humans and their environment? |
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Definition
-Architectual styles
-Clothing, industry, food |
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| 87. 2 most important cities for Muslims |
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