Secularism - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Industrial Revolution, : period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing + production that began in the mid-1700s England, occurring in the US as well shortly after its start; agricultural --> industrial nation First Great Awakening (Evangelical Revival) : -religious revival in the colonies in mid 1700s, approximately starting in the 1730s -George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards preached a message of atonement for sins by admitting them to God -movement attempted ...

Benvenuto Cellini - correct answer-Goldsmith & sculptor who wrote an autobiography, famous for its arrogance and immodest self-praise. Condottiere - correct answer-Mercenary soldier of a political ruler. Humanism - correct answer-Recovery and study of classical authors & writings. Individualism - correct answer-Emphasis on the unique & creative personally (personality?). New Monarchs - correct answer-Term applied to Louis XI of France, Henry VII of England, and Ferdinand & Isabella o...

Renaissance - Answer the rebirth of classical knowledge and the "birth" of the modern world Michelangelo - Answer artist during the Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci - Answer artist during the Renaissance William Shakespeare - Answer great writer of sonnets, plays, and essays during the Renaissance Erasmus - Answer developed the ideals of humanism during the Renaissance Protestant Reformation - Answer split between the Roman Catholic Church and the new Protestant f...

Final Take Home Exam 1. Howhasveiling in Islam become so controversial in the West? If first impressions are unuttered looks and glances, often occurring through a quick observing of attire, posture, and physical demarcations, “clothing is probably the most silent of expressions used.” (Hoodfar, p.3) Dressing, which is often analyzed through the public sphere, is our first communication between each other, our first informant. Veiling, therefore, is a loud statement in a silenced...

The Middle East and North Africa are dry, but can see some precipitation towards the coasts and the mountain regions (T or F) - Answer True What does arid/aridity mean? - Answer dry Which is an example of a trans-boundary water? - Answer The Nile River NPP is the level at which vegetation grows (T or F) - Answer True MENA has a low NPP generally (T or F) - Answer True Water is a scarce resource in this region and the Jeddah water crisis exemplifies this - Answer ...

The best definition of culture is? Correct Answer The sum of everything learned by participants in a society An accurate definition of society is? Correct Answer The most basic group in which humans and animals operate All societies contain certain basic institutions. Which of the following is excluded from these basic institutions? Correct Answer Medical Stating that Americans begin families after marriage, when in fact they often have children outside the institution of marriage, is a...

Geography CORRECT ANSWER The study of location and how living things and earths features are distributed throughout the earth, how they came to be there and why they're so important Primary resources CORRECT ANSWER A source that is first-hand evidence about a certain period in history Six themes of geography CORRECT ANSWER Location, spatial organization, place, human environmental interaction, movement and regions Culture CORRECT ANSWER The set of values conventions or social practices...

Benvenuto Cellini - ANSWER-Goldsmith & sculptor who wrote an autobiography, famous for its arrogance and immodest self-praise. Condottiere - ANSWER-Mercenary soldier of a political ruler. Humanism - ANSWER-Recovery and study of classical authors & writings. Individualism - ANSWER-Emphasis on the unique & creative personally (personality?). New Monarchs - ANSWER-Term applied to Louis XI of France, Henry VII of England, and Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain, who strengthened their monarchi...

What does Renaissance translated into English mean? To what extent is it accurate? - ANSWER-Rebirth -The statement isn't accurate though, since the Middle Ages laid the foundations for Europe, such as laws, languages, and economics Where was the culture of the rich Italian city-states borrowed from during the Renaissance? - ANSWER-Ancient Greece and Rome How did the rich Italian city-states differ from Ancient Greece and Rome during the Renaissance? - ANSWER-They incorporated individuali...

APUSH Exam Review Questions and Answers 2024/2025 maize - CORRECT ANSWER-the main crop cultivated by Native Americans "God, Gold, Glory" - CORRECT ANSWER-the three main reasons for the European age of exploration -desire to spread Christianity -enrich themselves and their monarchs -gain glory for discovering new lands Encomienda System - CORRECT ANSWER-system in Spanish America that gave settlers the right to tax local Indians or to demand their labor in exchange for protecting ...