Hist10 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This document includes detailed notes from my World History class. Subjects covered are The Scientific Revolution, Europe to 1600, Modern Iran, and more.

Calico Ans- •referred to a particular kind of heavy cotton fabric, usually printed or painted with distinctive designs. Calicos also included printed and painted silks. •frustrated British's silk manufacturing because calico was also a substitute commodity to Asian silk •Important in Woodruff Smith's arguments about the beginnings of the industrial revolution Calico Acts Ans- •Laws meant to limit the importation of calico •Successful at limiting calico's import, but not ...

Covis Brandeis Ans- A pioneer legal reformer, who was nominated by Woodrow Wilson to the supreme court in 1916 Federal Farm Loan Act (1910) Ans- A US federal law aimed at increasing credit to rural family farmers. It did so by creating a farm loan board/farm loan banks Federal Highway Act Ans- Appropriating $25 billion for the construction of interstate highways over a 20-year period, it was the largest public works project in American history to that point. When did social reform ...

Compromise of 1877 Ans- Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promised to remove military from south 13th Amendment Ans- abolished slavery in 1865 14th Amendment Ans- Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws 15th Amendment Ans- gave African American men the right to vote Transcontinental Railroad Ans- Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US Manifest Destiny Ans- 1800s belief that Americans had th...

hagiography Ans- the writing of the lives of saints Euergetism Ans- the phenomenon of elite gift-giving to cities (or to groups within them) in Greek and Roman societies. Antonine Constitution Ans- An edict issued in 212 by Caracalla declaring that all free men in the Roman Empire were to be given theoretical Roman citizenship. Curiales Ans- city councilors in Roman cities who played an important role in governing the vast Roman Empire. 100k sesterces of land wealth requirement equ...

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Calico •referred to a particular kind of heavy cotton fabric, usually printed or painted with distinctive designs. Calicos also included printed and painted silks. •frustrated British's silk manufacturing because calico was also a substitute commodity to Asian silk •Important in Woodruff Smith's arguments about the beginnings of the industrial revolution Calico Acts •Laws meant to limit the importation of calico •Successful at limiting calico's import, but not decreasing its...

Covis BrandeisA pioneer legal reformer, who was nominated by Woodrow Wilson to the supreme court in 1916 Federal Farm Loan Act (1910)A US federal law aimed at increasing credit to rural family farmers. It did so by creating a farm loan board/farm loan banks Federal Highway ActAppropriating $25 billion for the construction of interstate highways over a 20-year period, it was the largest public works project in American history to that point. When did social reform legislation start?lat...

Compromise of 1877Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promised to remove military from south 13th Amendmentabolished slavery in 1865 14th AmendmentDeclares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws 15th Amendmentgave African American men the right to vote Transcontinental RailroadRailroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US

hagiographythe writing of the lives of saints Euergetismthe phenomenon of elite gift-giving to cities (or to groups within them) in Greek and Roman societies. Antonine ConstitutionAn edict issued in 212 by Caracalla declaring that all free men in the Roman Empire were to be given theoretical Roman citizenship. Curialescity councilors in Roman cities who played an important role in governing the vast Roman Empire. 100k sesterces of land wealth requirement equestrian400k s land wealth re...

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