PPT-AP World History Notes Chapter 11

Islam The Homeland of Islam Originated on the Arabian Peninsula Had long been inhabited by nomadic Arabs the Bedouins Located along important trade routes Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea etc. 1852- India's surveyor general, Sir Andrew Waugh, first calculated (using trigonometry) the height of Everest and realized that it was the tallest mountain in the world. . 1856- Waugh published his findings and named it after his predecessor, Sir George Everest.. Welcome to World History!. -Find the seat with the number that corresponds to your name. -Fill in your student information sheet (inside the folder). -Write your name on the TAB on the manila folder (. A/K/A Why U.S. History isn’t enough. Arrived in last 20 years . One of biggest developments in U.S. historical thinking. A New Field. Study major civilizations. Compare similarities and differences . ~ 1945 – 1952 ~. Postwar Economic Anxieties. Americans feared another depression would hit after the war.. After the war inflation shot up with the release of price controls while gross national product sank, and labor strikes swept the nation.. The Arab Empire. The Arab Empire. Stretched from Spain to India. Extended to areas in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Encompassed all or part of the following civilizations:. Egyptian, Roman/Byzantine, Persian, Mesopotamian, and Indian. China and the World. 500 - 1300. China after the Han Dynasty. Political disunity following the collapse of the Han dynasty. During this time, many Chinese people began to migrate south. Partly a natural migration. (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Bankrupt treasuries. Islam. The Homeland of Islam. Originated on the Arabian Peninsula. Had long been inhabited by nomadic Arabs = the Bedouins. Located along important trade routes .  Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, etc.. Spring 2015. World History Daily Warm Ups. Each day as you come in to class, there will be 2-3 warm up questions for you to complete. . You will have the first 15 minutes of class to write and answer each of the questions.. Cold War Era. Introductory Question. How might US competition with China shape the world over the next 50 years?. In what ways will this competition be different from the competition between the US & USSR from 1950-1989?. (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Bankrupt treasuries. The Foundations of Culture. International Marketing. 15. th. edition . Philip R. . Cateora. , Mary C. . Gilly. , and John L. Graham. McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright © 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.. HIST 306: A History of the Body in the West. with Dr. Christian S. Davis. davis2cs@jmu.edu. This course is a transnational and comparative history of the human body with a focus on Europe from the time of classical Greece through the twentieth century. We study the body as a historical artifact whose physical appearance and social and cultural meanings changed over time in accordance with transformative developments in European society, like the rise of Christianity, the emergence of modern science, the acquisition of overseas colonies, and the creation of communist and fascist states. Close attention is paid to issues of . Hist 303: . VIRGINIA IN #VASTEARLY AMERICA. Professor Rebecca Brannon. Tu/Th 2:40-3:55 . Wilson 1014. Linked to: . I. nternational Affairs, IDLS,. For more information contact: Professor Rebecca Brannon at .