TeXes History

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Song Dynasty

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Gave authority to civilian administration

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Punic Wars

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Rome gains control of Western Mediterranean

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Shays Rebellion

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Farmers protest against state and local enforcement of tax collections. Led to replacement of Articles of Confederation, ratified Constitution.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Freed slaves

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MesoAmerica

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No rivers, no outside influence, no cultural unity. Similar to Mesopotamia (conquered by many nations) made up of writings, priestly temple class, agriculture villagaes

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SCLC

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference: non-violent

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Swahili

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African Banto origin - Arabic words

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Buffalo Soldiers

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Established by Congress, African American regiments for Civil War

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Ended Mexican American War, gave Southwest U.S. and Texas to U.S. with Rio Grand border

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Britain and Texas

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Britain didn’t want U.S. to expand west so it didn’t recognize Texas

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Fall of Constantinople

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Led Pope to order crusade to recover city, signaled end of Middle Ages & beginning of Renaissance. Greeks moved west, began age of exploration.

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Columbian Exchange

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Exchange of cultural/biological exchanges between Old and New World

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Simon Bolivar

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United South America, fought for independence from Spain

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Mao Zedong

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appealed to peasants to establish communism, promoted status of women, improved literacy, and healthcare, Chinese Marxist theorist, Russian Revolution influenced Chinese Communist party

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Cuzco

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Capital of Inca empire, Peru

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Ganges River

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India, holy river of Hinduism

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Hammurabi’s Code

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Eye for an Eye, destroy wicked person and evil doer, strong not injure the weak, Mesopotamian Babylon

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Thomas Hobbes

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wrote Leviathan, political views from Parliament led to English Civil Wars, people evolve into social contract w/ strong central government

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Capitalism

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use money to make money by private company or individual, Started Middle Ages with rapid development of trade/prosperity

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Socialism

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public ownership of property/resources, Industrial Revolution

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Communism

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Marx, Engels, opposed capitalism, wrote Communist Manifesto in 1848

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Mayflower Compact

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first written framework of government established in United States. drafted to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier.

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Iroquois Confederacy

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Joining of 5 tribes to unite in one vote to choose leaders and make decisions.

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Alfred Mahan

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Influenced Naval buildup prior to WW1

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Henry Kissinger

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Helped end Vietnam War and improved relations with Cold War enemies China and Soviet Union.

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Battle of Palmetto Ranch

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Final battle of American Civil War

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Hector Garcia

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Started American GI Forum, voice for Mex-Amer. after WWII.

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Utilitarianism

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the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority.
the doctrine that an action is right insofar as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the guiding principle of conduct.

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Mesopotamia

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land between tigris and euphrates, fought over constantly, not protected by land features.

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agrarian

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cultivation of land

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Green Revolution

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renovation of agricultural practices

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Browns raid on Harpers Ferry

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an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. Led to Civil War

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Jose de Escandon

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Father of lower Rio Grande Valley, colonized south Texas to San Antonio.

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Adam-Onis Treaty

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Gave Florida to us, U.S. Gave parts of tx to mex.

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Historiography

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The study of historical writing, the writing of history.

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Neolithic revolution

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Major turning pt in human history. 10k bc humans cultivate crops and domesticate animals. Changed from hunter/gatherer. Permanent settlements est.

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Feudalism

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Dominant social system in medieval Europe. Nobility held lands in exchange for military svc. Peasants lived on lords land gave homage, labor, and produce for protection.

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Manorialism

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Peasants depended on land and lord. Made feudalism possible. Used in Asia and Europe. Origins in late Roman Empire.

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Norman Conquest of 1066

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William new King of England while also Duke of Normandy in France. England and France would war against each other over control of both countries.

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Guilds

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An association of artisans or merchants who control the practice of their craft in a town.

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5 pillars of Islam

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Testimony of faith.
Prayer
Zakat - support needy
Fast during Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Silk Roads

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Trade with Asia and Middle East. Europeans exposed to goods from China, gunpowder. Led to age of exploration