Nelson Mandela was known as a world leader for his role in fighting apartheid and being the first multi-racial president of South Africa. His presidency created a significant change in the perception and building of a multiracial society in South Africa and around the world. Nelson Mandela was also known to be a leader of a civil rights organization known as the African National Congress. The purpose of the African National Congress was to demolish racial segregation and discrimination. The two most
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Themes in U.S. & World History Task 1 A – D A. Mesopotamia is an area that lies between Euphrates and Tigris rivers, northwest of the bottleneck at Baghdad, which is modern Iraq. Mesopotamia is a region, not a country. According to Fagan (2001), people of this region were able to flourish due to the successful agriculture. The fertile soil and excellent irrigation lead to a surplus of food sources. In reading The History World International, 2007, I found the Mesopotamian people were able to
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A. Justify your choice of the two most significant environmental/geographic factors that contributed to the development or expansion of the United States. I am choosing the Gold Rush and the Dust Bowl as my two significant factors that have contributed to the development or expansion of the US. The Dust Bowl. In the middle of the 19th century many people were traveling across the US looking for land to farm and make homes on. When they reach the Midwest they thought they had found paradise
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on GKE Task 1: Themes in US and World History Vivian White Western Governors University GKE Task 1: Themes in US and World History A. How the Nile contributes to the development of Egypt. The Nile River flows through Egypt on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. One contribution the Nile River has made to the development of Egypt is the nourishing silt it carries. During the flooding season, in July, the silt from flood waters of the Nile fertilizes fields along the banks, promoting crop
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1 Geography and the Development and Diffusion of Human Societies GKE TASK 1 Michelle Murray Western Governors University GKE Task1 2 A. The two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates are substantial examples of geographical and environmental factors that impacted the development of the Mesopotamia civilization. Mesopotamia- “known as the land between two rivers”.
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Evaluation Summary for Themes in U.S. and World History: GKE Task 3 Final Score: Does not Meet Overall comments: The work identifies Africa as an area that experienced imperialism. The African reaction is well discussed. However, the rise of imperialism is not addressed and two appropriate revolutions need to be compared. Detailed Results (Rubric used: GKE Task 3) Articulation of Response (clarity, organization, mechanics) (0) Unsatisfactory (1) Needs Revision (2) Satisfactory The candidate
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Kayla Redd GKE 1 Task 2 4/23/15 Urban dictionary defines a world changer as someone “ who has a deep inner desire to contribute to making the world a better place, be it through political, infrastructure, technological or sociological advances, and puts such impulses to action in order to see such change become a reality, no matter how small” ("world changer", 2014). Most world changers are defined as powerful, influential, confident and/or visionary. These distinctive characteristics illustrate the
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GKE Task 4 A. Justify your choice of the two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial revolution. The first social consequence of significance was the use of children as workers in both the farmlands and in the cities. It is amazing to me what some people will do to further development and their own wealth. Children were used as cheap labor and worked long hours. Factory owners took advantages of poor families by offering jobs to families, however with menial pay. Some
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Ginger Williams GKE Task 1 Geography plays a very vital role in the development of the early human societies. The development occurred as people of different regions interacted with others and shared as well as extended their acquired knowledge. This led to primitive people establishing and populating the regions. Physical geography and the culture of the people of Mesopotamia shaped the society of the day (Maisels, 1999). Just as Mesopotamia, the same physical geography is seen to have contributed
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Themes in U.S. and World History GKE Task 1 Geography and the Development and Diffusion of Human Societies A. One significant physical geographic factor that contributed to the development of Mesopotamia was the location of, and access to, the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, as well as their tributaries. Located in a region known as the “Fertile Crescent”, Mesopotamia was able to utilize these rivers for transportation and irrigation of crops. As a result of flooding by the Euphrates, large
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