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Chapter 16 AP World History Outline

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Chapter 16 The World Economy I. Introduction A. What are consequences of? 1. Voyages of Columbus 2. Exploration of Europeans 3. Empires built by European conquerors/missionaries B. Consequences 1. Power shift 2. Redefinition of interchange D. Patterns of diffusion 1. Classical ? developing regional economies/cultures ? Medit./China a. External conflicts existed, but not that important 2. Postclassical Era ? contacts increase a. Missionary religions spread b. Interregional trade key component of economies ? bet. continents c. Some regions dominated trade ? Muslims then Mongols 3. 1450-1750 ? Eve of the Early Modern Period a. New areas of world brought into global community ? Americas b. Rate of global trade increased ? Southeast Asia

AP World History World Civilizations Chapter 5 Notes

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In between 200-500 AD, the classical era started to end Integration had two basic issues How to govern the new territories, and How to create social cohesion throughout the empire The Chinese and the Indians were more successful at establishing social cohesion than the Mediterraneans were Outside the classical civilizations, important development occurred in other parts of the world. Significant civilizations operated in the Americas and in Africa. Agriculture spread to Northern Europe and Northern Asia In Central Asia especially, nomadic societies linked and sometimes disrupted classical civilizations

Human Geography ch. 4

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Chapter 4: Folk and Popular Culture Geographers ask why differences in cultures exist and how social customs are related to the cultural landscape. Geographers look at culture as a group?s values, material artifacts, and political institutions. Culture can be distinguished from habit and custom: Habit- A repetitive act that one does. Custom- A repetitive act that a group does, performed to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of that group. Material Culture falls into two basic categories: Folk Culture- Traditions practiced by primarily a small group living in isolated rural areas. Popular Culture- Traditions found in large societies that share certain habits. Key Issue 1: Where do Folk and Popular Cultures Originate and Diffuse?

The Cultural Landscape (Rubenstein) Chapter 4 review questions

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?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? Chapter 4 Name_______________________ Folk and Popular Culture 1. How is your morning routine indicative of American popular culture? 2. Why are so many people around the world familiar with your (America teenage) customs and culture? 3. What is culture (refer to chapter 1)? 4. Fill in the ?T? chart with 4-5 examples for material and non-material culture. Material Culture Non-material Culture 5. What is the difference between a habit and a custom? How can a habit become a custom? Can you think of an example for American culture? 6. Fill in a number of characteristics for the ?T? chart for Folk & Popular Culture. Folk Popular

Period 6 Concept Outline APWH

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Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to the Present Key Concept 6.1 Science and the Environment Rapid advances in science altered the understanding of the universe and the natural world and led to the development of new technologies. These changes enabled unprecedented population growth, which altered how humans interacted with the environment and threatened delicate ecological balances at local, regional, and global levels. Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world, assisted by the development of new technology. New modes of communication and transportation virtually eliminated the problem of geographic distance. New scientific paradigms transformed human understanding of the world.

APWH Cram Packets Units 1&2

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WHAP CRAM PACKET: Period 1 ? Technological & Environmental Transformations, to 600 B.C.E. (5% of the APWH Exam) Period 2 ? Organization & Reorganization, 600 B.C.E. ? 600 C.E. (15% of the APWH Exam) Climate Climate has been a major factor in determining where people settled. Peopled settled in areas that has climates that would accommodate agriculture and livestock. Time Periods The Paleolithic Age refers to about 12,000 BC. During this time people were nomadic. The Neolithic Age refers to the age from about 12,000 BC to about 8000 BC. It is during this time that people settled in communities and civilization began to emerge. River Valley Civilizations refers to about 3500 to 1500 BC. The major River Valleys are described below.

GLOBALIZATION ARTICLE

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Globalization An Overview of Globalization and Its Positive and Negative Aspects By Colin Steif If you look at the tag on your shirt, chances are you would see that it was made in a country other than the one in which you sit right now. What's more, before it reached your wardrobe, this shirt could have very well been made with Chinese cotton sewed by Thai hands, shipped across the Pacific on a French freighter crewed by Spaniards to a Los Angeles harbor. This international exchange is just one example of globalization, a process that has everything to do with geography. Globalization and Its Characteristics Globalization is the process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics,

The Building of Global Empires

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 21 August 2015 Chapter 33 Outline Global Empires Few Euros traveled to South Africa in 1850, discovery of diamonds/gold broughtEuros Cecil John Rhodes, 18-yr-old. Oxford Uni. Student, 1871, went to south Africa for climate that would relieve his tuberculosis Supervised African laborers who worked claims to diamond fields, bought rights 1889, 35, monopolized diamonds in south Africa, ctrl?d. 90% of world?s diamonds Built stake in gold-mining; served as prime minister, 1890-6, of Brit Cape Colony Cape would serve as op. for extension of Brit to Africa, Cape to Cairo Absorbed territories north settled by Dutch farmers

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