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1
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____ make up around 85 to 90% of all muslims

A

sunnis

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2
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___ consider themselves to be orthodox muslims

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sunnis

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3
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You should use the ___ grip for serves

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continental

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4
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The __ grip is good for volleys

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continental

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5
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The ___ grip is used for backhads

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continental

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6
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the continental is used for

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vellyes, serves, and backhands

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7
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being too western reduces

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power

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8
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being too eastern reduces

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backspin

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9
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the most common forehand grip is the

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semiwestern

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10
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what is the position of semiwestern

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index knuckle at 4, heel of hand at 3

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11
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what is the position of continental

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heel of hand at 1, index knuckle at 2

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12
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What grips is used for backhand, right hand

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continental (heel of hand at 1, index knuckle at 2)

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13
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What is the position of the left hand in backhand

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7

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14
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An impeachment is a ____ _____ against a federal official

A

impeachment

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15
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The ____ impeaches officials

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House of representatives

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16
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The ____ is the body that can convict an impeached official and remove them from office

A

senate

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17
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___ US presidents have been impeached

A

3

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18
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Impeached US presidents were

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Bill Clinton, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump

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19
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Native americans arrived in North america in ____

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15,000 BC

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20
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The first european settlement was established by ____

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Viking Leif Erikson

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21
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When did Leif Erikson arrive in Americas

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around 10,000 CE

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22
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What was the impact of Christopher Columbus?

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To pave the way for centuries of exploration (and exploitation) of the Americas by Europe

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23
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When did Christopher Columbus first land in the Americas

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1492

24
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Where did Christopher Columbus first land

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The Bahamas (most likely in San Salvador)

25
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What was the purpose of the first Dutch settlement on the East coast of north America

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Fur trade

26
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How did Britain come to take over Dutch land on the East coast of North America

A

The Anglo-Dutch Wars

27
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What are some Causes of WWII

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Failure of the treaty of Versailles (too harsh), failure of the league of nations, rise of militarism/nationalism in Japan and Germany, the Great depression, failure of appeasment to Hitler, and German invasion of Poland

28
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What was the german pretext for invasion of Poland

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Staged attacks on German targets supposedly undertaken by Poland

29
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What marked the start of WWII?

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The invasion of Poland (september 1, 1939)

30
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What was the name for the German offensive in Russia

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Operation Barbarossa

31
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When was the German invasion of Russia in WW2?

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June 22, 1941

32
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In the winter of 1941-1942 the Russian succeeded in

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Rebuffing a German attack in Western Russia ultimately aimed at taking Moscow

33
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Start date of the battle of Stalingrad

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August 23, 1942

34
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End date of the battle of Stalingrad

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2 February, 1943

35
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Start date of WW2

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September 1, 1939

36
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Textbook: Writing was invented around

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3500 BCE

37
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Textbook: The classical period ranges from __ to ___

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1000 BCE -500 CE

38
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WH Encyclopedia: What is Hellenic World

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The period of ancient Greek history between 507 BCE (the first democracy in Athens) and 223 BCE (the death of Alexander the Great).

39
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WH Encyclopedia: What is Hellenistic World?

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The period between Alexander’s death and Rome’s conquest of Greece (223-31 BCE)

40
Q

Close to half of the world speaks a language descended from

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Proto-Indo European

41
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What are the larges two language families by speaker population?

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Indo-European and sino-tibetan

42
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Textbook: There was a rapid rise in civilization in Greece between

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800 and 600 BCE

43
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Where did Aristotle study?

A

Plato’s school in Athens

44
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Who tutored Alexander the Great?

A

Aristotle

45
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What were to two leading City states to emerge in ancient Greece?

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Athens and Sparta

46
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A perceived lack of consistency in laws in Athens led to

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Draco writing a series of laws around 621` BCE that were deemed too severe

47
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The first known democracy emerged in

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Athens

48
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Plato studied under

A

Socrates

49
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Called the father of Wester Philosophy

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Socrates

50
Q

What is the significance of 550 BC?

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Herodotus began writing the Histories which many scholars consider the end of the Iron Age and start of the classical era

51
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A common political form in the classical Mediterranean was

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Aristocratic assembly

52
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What was Sparta’s governance

A

Militaristic Aristocracy

53
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What ended the Roman Republic?

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The establishment of The Roman Empire by Augustus in 27 BCE

54
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What was the Edict of Milan?

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A proclamation establishing religious toleration for Christians within the roman empire (during Constantine’s rule)

55
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In what order did the classical empires decline?

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China, the Mediterranean, then in India

56
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Japan by 2000 C had established

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extensive agriculture

57
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Where did the people of Japan come from

A

Mostly from migrations from the Korean peninsula over a 200,000 year span

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