Western expansion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Early Civilizations - CORRECT ANSWER-Immersed in South and Central America and Mexico In Peru the Incas - CORRECT ANSWER-Created the largest empire in the Americas stretching almost 2000 miles long South America develop a complex administrative system pave roads Mesoamerican Civilizations - CORRECT ANSWER--Mayans and Aztecs -Occupied Central America and much of Mexico -Developed a strong agricultural system and extensive trade networks, followed a solar calendar, and participated in high...

Why did europeans want to explore the new world? correct answers to claim more land and find riches -gold, god, and glory -also wanted to find routes to asia -religious motivations Crusades correct answers A long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia -christians wanted to dominate holy lands -jerusalem is a holy site for jews, christians, and muslims, but european christians wanted to reclaim the whole city from Muslim rulers Silk Road Trade correct answer...

Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK FOR Womens Gynecologic Health 3rd Editio Gynecologic Health Care: With an Introduction to Prenatal and Postpartum Care, ISBN: 2347 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS Select the one correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. Which of the following best defines the term “gender” as used in this text? a. A person’s sex b. A person’s sex as defined by society c. A societal response to a person’s self-representation as a man or woman d. A person’s biologica...

Which of the following were part of the New England colonies? A. Connecticut B. Massachusetts C. New Hampshire D. All of the Above : D. All of the Above Which colony had the highest proportion of German settlers during the colonial period? A. Massachusetts B. Pennsylvania C. New York D. Virginia : B. Pennsylvania Which of the following characteristics best describes the New England colonies? A. Rich farmland and humid climate B. Good harbors and moderate climate C. Rocky terra...

AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 3Ming Dynasty - correct answers Succeeded Mongol Yuan dynasty in China in 1368; lasted until 1644; initially mounted huge trade expeditions to southern Asia and elsewhere, but later concentrated efforts on internal development within China. Manchu - correct answers Federation of Northeast Asian peoples who founded the Qing Empire. Qing dynasty - correct answers ( CE), the last imperial dynasty of China which was overthrown by revolutionaries; was ruled b...

Conquest model - ANSWER_-a narrative that emphasizes european superiority because they brought the spiritual blessings of western society -racist/one-sided -heroic adventurers, missionaries, and soldiers sharing western civilization with the peoples of the new world and opening a vast virgin land to economic development -depicts africans and native americans only as victims Holocaust Model - ANSWER_-a narrative that focuses on the mass human suffering and ecological disaster -exercise of ...

stop spread of communism - Reason U.S. got involved in Korean War NATO - defensive alliance formed to protect against Soviet invasion of Western Europe blockade of west Berlin - This was set up by the Soviets as a response to efforts by western nations to reunify Germany to stop communism from spreading - Why did the U.S. want to protect South Korea from an invasion from North Korea? Truman Doctrine - After WWII, the expansion of communism contributed to this new foreign policy Marshall P...

HST 1100 Module 5 – The Roman Republic What impact did geography have on the history of Rome, and what influence did the Greeks and the Etruscans have on early Roman history? Italy was positioned on a narrow peninsula, divided into eastern and western territories by a mountain range. The peninsula was a crossroads between the West and East Mediterranean, and communities were not isolated. The land had fertile plains ideal for farming, and access to the sea, but was far enough inland to be eas...

Values correct answers 1 - enduring prescriptive beliefs that a specific mode of conduct (instrumental value) or end state of existence (terminal value) is preferred to another mode of conduct or end state 2 - organized summaries of experience that capture the focal, abstract qualities of past encounters, that have normative or doughtiness quality about them, and that function as criteria or framework against which present experience can be tested Instrumental Value correct answers mode of...

AMSCO 4.1-4.4How did cross-cultural interactions spread technology and facilitate changes in trade and travel from 1450 to 1750? - correct answers Technology: - Increase in interactions of empires over the Atlantic Ocean led to an increase in naval technology - Compass - Astrolabe - Caravel - Lateen sail - *Cartography* - *Prince Henry the Navigator* - Traders/sailors relied on *astronomical charts* Trade + Travel: - *Maritime empires* - Voyages by *Christopher Columbus* allowe...