Islamic civilizations - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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,...

What makes a state a state? - answer-Territoriality and Sovereignty What are the conditions of statehood? - answer-Permanent population, Defined territory, a Government, and capacity to enter relations with other states What is power? - answer-Ability to achieve ones personal goals or purposes, get other to do what you want Hard Power - answer-Military, Visible, and tangible Soft Power - answer-Negotiations, Norm Making, Indirect What are the elements of rational choice? - answer-...

CSET subtest 1 (world history) Question with complete solution 2023Mesopotamia tigris and euphrates river cuneiform (writing) organized gov. written law code (hammurabi's code) systemized religion (zoroastrianism) astronomy Egypt Nile river, mediterranean and Red Sea religion of gods (pharaoh) writing (hieroglyphics) engineering (pyramids) mathematics India Indus and Ganges rivers, Arabian Sea urban culture planned cities (sanitation system) Metallurgy (gold, copper...

FTCE K-6 Social Studies Questions and Answers Already Passed Primary Source Documents original documents such as papers, eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, artifacts, and photos. Necessary to construct an accurate portrayal of history. Many primary documents available through the Library of Congress. Prehistoric period the period before humans invented writing and kept written records. Mesopotamia and Egypt The first civilizations are recorded in ________. 3000-6000 BC Invented wheel, plo...

Classical Period - ANSWER The Greeks borrowed the alphabet of the Phoenicians and imitated Egyptian mythological creatures and artistic motifs in their artwork. Silk Road - ANSWER provided access to Asia and brought the valuable Chinese good of silk to the Romans. In return, the Romans sent their glass to the east. It also opened the door for Eastern religions—such as Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Daoism—to spread to Europe. Christianity also spread quickly along the same trade route. Classi...

CSET Test bank Questions and answers 2023 rated A+ By the early 1500s, Spain had developed a foothold in the New World. In a period of fewer than four decades following Columbus's first voyage of discovery, the Spanish defeated both the Aztec and Incas empires. Which of the following best illustrates the primary factor that led to the collapse of the Aztec and Inca empires? The lack of resistance to European disease disseminted the Aztec and Inca populations Which of the following facto...

AP World History - Chapter 11 <Study Guide> Latest 2022 Already Passed 1. Why was the location of Arabia important? Scattered oases, the highlands of Yemen, and interior mountains supported sedentary village-based agriculture, and in the northern and southern regions of Arabia, small kingdoms had flourished in earlier times. Arabia also sat astride increasingly important trade routes, which connected the Indian Ocean world with that of the Mediterranean Sea and gave rise to cosmopolitan co...

Classical Period Acronym (BRTH PRD) - ANSWER-BRTH- Balance, Reason, Truth, Humanism PRD- Polytheism, Republic, Democracy Renaissance Period Acronym (RUSH RoCS - Michealangelos Rock sculpture) - ANSWER-RUSH- Reformation, University System, Scientific Expansion, Humanism RoCS- Rebirth of Classicism & Self fashioning Neoclassical & Enlightenment Period Acronym (CORDES- classical cords) - ANSWER-CORDES- Classicism, Order, Rationalism, Deism, Empiricism, Skepticism Romantic Period Acrony...

Which of the following was the most characteristic feature of pastoral societies? • A. Their mobility • B. Absence of slaves • C. The restricted lives and females • D. Highly productive economies - answer-A Which of the following was an obstacle to the creation of large empires among pastoralists? • A. Lack of charismatic leaders • B. Lack of horses and weapons • C. Ignorance of mounted warfare • D. Internal rivalry between clans - answer-D Which of the fo...

The Birth of the "Modern" World - answer-What makes the modern world "modern"? (The case of soccer at Estadio Azteca) •From autonomous civilizations to an interconnected globe Expeditions and their cargo • Diverse legacies of globalization-food versus sport • The European catalyst in modernization and globalization The ______ of learning and culture - answer-rebirth The Renaissance, Neoclassical Revivals of Sport, and the "Nature of Man" - answer-• The Renaissance and...