Battle of lepanto - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Standpoint Epistemology "What is true depends on where you are standing" An individual's own perspectives are shaped by their social and political experiences. Developed from feminist theory that women's perspective must be kept in mind. All of the science-making process involved perspectives of men -- female absence from knowledge systems Military Industrial Complex The relationship between the government entities involved in military affairs and the defense industry. Private ind...

AP Modern : EXAM REVIEW PERIOD 2 Osman - Answer-Founder of the Ottoman Turks Defeat of Byzantine Empire - Answer-1453; by Ottoman Turks (Mehmed II) Istanbul - Answer-Islamic name for Constantinople (Byzantium) Janissaries - Answer-Elite corps of Ottoman slave soldiers from the devshirme system Devshirme - Answer-System of capturing young Christian boys for janissary corps Battle of Lepanto - Answer-Naval victory-Italian city-states defeat Ottomans for control of Indian Ocean tr...

King Xerxes of Persia invaded Greece in 480 B.C. Despite having a disadvantage in numbers, the Greeks prevailed. Which feature of the sea did the Greeks use to help them win? correct answer: The narrow straits Which of these three events happened during the reign of Alexander the Great? correct answer: The port of Alexandria was established. The reign of the Phoenicians was brought to an end. Greeks controlled the eastern Mediterranean for the next two centuries. The period of Wester...

AP World History Chapter 16, Questions sections and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified. Christopher Columbus - -Genoan (Italian) Captain in service of king and queen of Castile and Aragon (Spain); discovered New World in 1492 while looking for route to "Indies" Ferdinand Magellan - -1480 BORN - Portuguese navigator. Hired by Spain to sail to the Indies in 1519. (Same yr Charles 5th = Holy Roman Emperor.) Allowed Spain possess Philippines. Magellan DIED 1521. One of his ships returned to ...

Christian Humanism - answer-Movement in Northern Europe in late Fifteenth century. Combined interests in the early Italian Renaissance with sources of early Christianity. Desiderius Erasmus's The Praise of Folly - answer-Erasmus engaged in humorous yet effective criticism of the most corrupt practices of his own society. He was harsh on the abuses within the ranks of the clergy. Thomas More's Utopia - answer-More's famous work was Utopia. This masterpiece is an account of the idea...

AMSCO questions & Answers. 100% Accurate. Graded A+. Based on the excerpt which statement best reflects the relationship between Aztec in the Spanish in1530 - The Aztec maintain some of their culture in the face of Spanish influences bartolome de las casas probably would've reacted to this interpretation of the Aztec Miral by pointing out that it - Omitted the atrocities committed by Europeans against the Indians What is the best description of the context in which the mural describe...