Confucius Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

Praxis 5004 - World History and Economics (2023/2024) Already Passed Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods Hunter-gatherer and agricultural revolution Mesopotamia (c. 3500-c. 2350 BCE) Formed at the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers - Invented writing, military expertise, city-states, Code of Hammurabi. Sumer constructed dikes and reservoirs. Invention of writing in 3500 BCE marks the beginning of civilization. Iraq Shatt Al - Arab - largest Date Palm forest Ancient Egypt (c. 2711-c. 1090 BCE) Influence...

When was the time period of the Civil Service Exams? - ANSWER-618-1279 Which dynasty started the Civil Service Exams? - ANSWER-Qin dynasty Which dynasties used the Civil Service Exams? - ANSWER-Tang and Song Dynasty What ideas helped set the base of the Civil Service Exams? - ANSWER-Confucius Where did the Civil Service Exams take place? - ANSWER-China What was the Civil Service Exams? - ANSWER-Rulers were trying to recruit class at civil servant based on merit. It was a crucial p...

Primary Source Documents - Answer- original documents such as papers, eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, artifacts, and photos. Necessary to construct an accurate portrayal of history. Many primary documents available through the Library of Congress. Prehistoric period - Answer- the period before humans invented writing and kept written records. Mesopotamia and Egypt - Answer- The first civilizations are recorded in ________. 3000-6000 BC - Answer- Invented wheel, plow, windmill, so...

Ancestor veneration - Answer Part of Confucianism, is about honoring and remembering family members who have died Animism - Answer Belief in nature spirits, belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. Bodhisattva - Answer A person who has attained enlightenment but who has postponed nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment in Mayanna Buddhism. Caste system - Answer...

Charlemagne - King of the Franks (r. 768-814); emperor (r. 800-814). Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though started an intellectual revival. Marco Polo - () Italian explorer and author. He made numerous trips to China and returned to Europe to write of his journeys. He is responsible for much of the knowledge exchanged between Europe and China during this time period. Cal...

Praxis II Social Studies Content Knowledge test (5081) combo (2023/2024) Rated A+ U.S. Bipartism Campaign Reform Act of 2002 It banned "soft money" contributions to National Political Parties, regulates the financing of political campaigns. Korematsu vs. United States 1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japaneese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 to each survivor. United St...

BUSI 303 EXAM 1 CHAPTER 1-4 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Hofstede's fifth dimension of national culture, Long-term Orientation, was derived from a values inventory suggested by Asian researchers and is reminiscent of the teachings of Confucius. CORRECT ANSWER True The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act makes it illegal to influence foreign officials through personal payment. CORRECT ANSWER True The conclusion of World War II marked the beginning of the time period ...

"Do not do unto others what you would not wish others to do unto you," is a translation of Confucius' ... - ANSWER-Negative Golden Rule Which one of the following is the most important in Machiavellian ethics? - ANSWER-The ends Which one of the following is least related to social contract theory? - ANSWER-Immanuel Kant Which of these best summarizes John Rawls' veil of ignorance theory? - ANSWER-Protect the most vulnerable Which one of these did Aristotle espouse? - ANSWER-The g...

CSET Multiple Subject Practice Subtest 1 Already Passed Oral rhyming activities are most likely to promote phonemic awareness by helping a child learn to: Attend to the sounds shared by words in the same word family According to research, reading difficulties that are not a result of limited intelligence or lack of educational opportunity are most often caused by: A deficit in phonological processing An extensive oral vocabulary is most likely to contribute to a reader's decoding skills by h...

Shang - Answer The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records. Zhou - Answer The people and dynasty that took over the dominant position in north China from the Shang and created the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The Zhou era, particularly the vigorous early period (1027-771 B.C.E.), was remembered in Chinese tradition as a time of prosperity and benevolent rule. Mandate of Heaven - Answer Chinese religious and polit...