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PRAXIS HISTORY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Oral Tradition | Stories |
| Ghana's trade | Salt & Gold |
| Great Rift Valley | Where life began Natural fault zone. |
| Sahara | 1/6th of world's landmass. |
| Black Death | Started by rats & fleas |
| Treaty of Westphalia | ended 30 years War |
| Jesuits Catholic group | stopped Catholic Reformation |
| Thirty Years War | devistated Germany |
| John Calvin started Protestant religion | God knows if you go to heaven or hell at birth |
| Calvinism | strict Catholic religion by John Calvin - Heaven or Hell |
| Protestant Reformation by Martin Luther | Large church split |
| Catholic Reformation Catholic Church | trys to stop Protestant Reformation |
| Indulgences | pay for sins |
| Galileo | sun is center of universe |
| Isaac Newton | laws of gravity & calculus |
| Geocentric | earth centered universe |
| Heliocentric | sun centered universe |
| Rousseau | enlightenment Philosopher - civilization currups |
| Adam Smith | believed in free markets. |
| Samurai | Japanese warriors |
| Shogun | top general |
| Bushido | coat of honor |
| Seppuku | assisted suicide |
| Wendi | founded Su dynasty |
| Silk Road | trade route |
| Four Noble Truth | foundation of Budhism |
| Eightfold Path guidelines to reach nirvana | budhism |
| Siddhartha Gautama | founder of Budhism |
| Cast System | Hindu social class system |
| Reincarnation | rebirth |
| Dharma | special moral duty |
| Karma | what goes around comes around |
| Hernan Cortez | conquered Aztecs by making deals |
| Francesco Pizzaro | conquered Inca |
| Was the first self governing assembly in American | House of Burgess |
| The agreement among Pilgrims that established a temporary government | mayflower compact |
| Who is the chief executive officer for the United States?---Who serves in this position today? | Obama |
| Which state is the only state without a bicameral legislature? | Nebraska |
| Who came to rule England as the result of the Glorious Revolution? | william and mary |
| Which was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation? | Maryland |
| Who earned the title : Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| For what two resons did people oppose ratification of the Constitution? | bill of rights, little power for states |
| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that the people are the ultimate source of their governments power |
| Defaming a person in writing | libel |
| Drawing district lines to benefit one group or party over another | gerrymanding |
| Which president was responsible for starting the "spoils system" in Washington? | andrew jackson |
| Which president warned against political parties in his farewell address? | GW |
| What are the five methods of nominating candidates? | Petition, independent annoucement, caucus, convention and primary |
| Hard Money | Money that is raised for a specific candidate in the federal elections and is spent according to federal laws and restrictions |
| Soft Money | Money that is raised apart from federal regulations and given to local, state and national party organizers to be used for party building activities |
| Who serves as Vice President? | Joe Biden |
| Who Serves Speaker of the House? | Nancy Pelosi |
| Who serves as President Pro Tempore? | Robert Byrd |
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