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Veteran’s Day
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.
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AP 23.526 Global conflict – The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War)
A global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763.
Participants of the Seven Years’ War:
Great Britain, Prussia, Portugal, with Native American allies
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AP 23.498 Pirate – Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer of the Elizabethan era.
Drake carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580, and was the first to complete the voyage as captain while leading the expedition throughout the entire circumnavigation. With his incursion into the Pacific Ocean, he claimed what is now California for the English and inaugurated an era of conflict with the Spanish on the western coast of the Americas, an area that had previously been largely unexplored by western shipping.
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AP 23.483 European – Baroque Music (1600-1750)
Baroque Music is a style of European Classical Music between 1600 to 1750. The baroque era followed the Renaissance period (approx. 1400 – 1600) and preceded the Classical era (1750 – 1820). The baroque period is notable for the development of counterpoint, a period in which harmonic complexity grew alongside emphasis on contrast.
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AP 23.470 DBQ – Sample SOURCE Statements and Interpreting Docs
Reminder – Previously you were given this resource to breakdown documents
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AP 23.354 Renaissance – Humanism and the Catholic Church
Humanism is applied to the overreaching social and intellectual philosophies of the Renaissance era, in which the beauty of the individual was elevated to preeminence. To put it in simpler terms, humanism is the belief that man has beauty, worth, and dignity. Therefore, life here on Earth should be cherished rather than simply endured.
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AP 23.343 Absolutism – The Russian Czar (Tsarina) – (Catherine the Great)
Catherine II was empress of Russia, and she led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great. She was an ENLIGHTENED MONARCH!
Under her reign, Russia expanded its territories and modernized, following the lead of Western Europe.
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AP 23.340 Russia – Peter the Great (Czar or Tsar)
Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation.
It is said that Peter the Great grabbed Russia kicking and screaming out of the Middle Ages. Continue reading Post ID 49628
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AP 23.321 DD Smith World History
Important when taking notes from your readings!
DIRECTIONS: Be sure to review the following link and refer to your summer packet.
DD Smith Thinking Skills
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AP 23.319 Mughal Empire – Taj Mahal
Originally built by Emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb his wife, the Taj Mahal remains an architectural marvel of the modern world.
Illustrative Example (p 70) – Arts and Monumental Architecture: (Mughal mausolea and mosques)
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AP 23.234 HEIMLER REVIEW GUIDE
Struggling to know how to study for AP World History? This Ultimate Review Packet is for you.
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AP 23.212 Mongols – Nomads of the Eurasian Steppe: “What is Best in Life?”
The Nomadic People posed a major challenge to states and empires due to their toughness and mobility. Continue reading Post ID 49628
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AP 23.203 Hundred Year War – Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was a French mystic who lived a very public life during the Middle Ages, her high profile political presence and her visions and voices made her one of the most controversial people of her times.
Warrior and Military Leader
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AP 23.202 Hundred Years War (1337 to 1453)
The name the Hundred Years’ War has been used by historians since the beginning of the nineteenth century to describe the long conflict that pitted the kings and kingdoms of France and England against each other from 1337 to 1453.Continue reading Post ID 49628
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AP 23.192 Medieval Europe – The Code of Chivalry
Knights Code of Chivalry dating back to the Dark Ages
The Knights Code of Chivalry was part of the culture of the Middle Ages and was understood by all. A Code of Chivalry was documented in ‘The Song of Roland’ in the Middle Ages Knights period of William the Conqueror who ruled England from 1066. The ‘Song of Roland’ describes the 8th century Knights of the Dark Ages and the battles fought by the Emperor Charlemagne. The code has since been described as Charlemagne’s Code of Chivalry. The ideals described in the Code of Chivalry were emphasized by the oaths and vows that were sworn in the Knighthood ceremonies of the Middle Ages and Medieval era. These sacred oaths of combat were combined with the ideals of chivalry and with strict rules of etiquette and conduct.
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