Western expansion Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Most early civilizations of Afro-Eurasia arose in physical environments that featured: - Answer-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 sto...

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 ...

What are the humanities? Humans and their culture. Why study the humanities? Seeks to understand what Humans beliefs and why. What are the major historical periods covered in this course? Classical, Middle Ages, Baroque, Renaissance, Neoclassical & Enlightenment, Romantic, Realist, Post-Modern and Modern Period. What is a theme? a unifying idea that are repeated throughout a literary or artistic work. Classical Period? balance, truth/reason, humanism, polytheism,...

HIST 2057 Exam 2 Questions And Answers 100% Verified The Progressive Party Platform (1912) don't need but could be helpful idk - answerProgressive reformers had worked for political, social and economic change within the traditional two-party system for decades before they established a third party — sometimes called the "Bull Moose Party" after Theodore Roosevelt, the party's first presidential candidate. The Progressive Party's 1912 platform listed those aspects of modern industri...

Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had not developed - A common language The first European country to launch long ocean voyages of exploration was - Portugal When Christopher Columbus made his famous voyages to the New World, he - Believed that he had reached the Far East The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was, in part, due to - The diseases the Spaniards had given the Indians Before the arrival of the Europeans, the political system 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...

HIST 2057 Exam 2 Questions And Answers 100% Verified The Progressive Party Platform (1912) don't need but could be helpful idk - answerProgressive reformers had worked for political, social and economic change within the traditional two-party system for decades before they established a third party — sometimes called the "Bull Moose Party" after Theodore Roosevelt, the party's first presidential candidate. The Progressive Party's 1912 platform listed those aspects of modern industri...

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...

US Regents Review 2023 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Uncle Tom's Cabin - ANSWER Harriet Beecher Stowe's book about the brutality of slavery How the Other Half Lives - ANSWER A book by Jacob Riis which photographed the conditions of tenement living during the Industrial Revolution. John Locke - ANSWER Influenced... •the founding fathers •The Bill of Rights (natural rights) •"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" •Checks and balanc...

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...