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Ottoman Empire
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Ottoman territory annexed by Austria-Hungary. Led a revolt against the sultan to inspire reforms. A term to describe the Ottoman Empire as one with many different people groups. These focused on religious devotion and behaviors. Group persecuted and systematically killed by the Ottoman Empire.
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Our Past
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The first people to live in America. A special way of doing something that is passed down over time. A place that is ruled by another country. Somethng that we use to help us. A person who lives in a colony.
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Older Children
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P.A.W.M. Indians
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They helped make pottery last longer.. What the Native Americans stored their food in.. The highest prehistoric civilization in Georgia.. The first Native American group in Georgia.. The only group with three time periods..
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Older Children
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Pacific Theater
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most important weapon in war in Pacific that carried aircrafts. island country liberated by Macarthur and Nimitz. Japanese military leader suicide to avoid capture. Japanese surprise attack on U.S. navy at Hawaii. manned suicide torpedos.
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Pacific Theater
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America tried to capture the island of Iwo Jima for it's two airfields. This battle lead to the US creating the Atomic bomb. . After bombing Pearl Harbor, Midway Island was Japan's next target. On June 4th, with the unknown American's hidden, Japan attacked. The battle resulted with Japan retreating. . The government project where the American's created the Atomic bomb. . This Battle was part of the US's plan to 'Island hop' their way closer to Japan. it took the US 6 months to win the island but they left Japan with ships and planes destroyed and retreating. . The Commander-in-chief and Marshal Admiral of the Japanese. .
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Paleolithic Era
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The area of Africa Europe and Asia . something desirable that causes a person to go at a particular place. something that causes a person to leave their home generally those things are unpleasant. a persn who follows herds and protects groups of domesticated animals within a large teritary. to move and change ones hom from one particular place to another.
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Pearl Harbor
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the ships were lined up in 'battleship ___'.. The Japanese sank ____ battleships.. 2,402 _________ were killed.. What day of the week was it?. The attack brought the U.S.into ________ 11...
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Pearl Harbor
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Number of Waves of Japanese Planes that Attacked. Japanese Abbr.. Month That The First Warning Sent To Navy Leaders Was Sent. Number of Ships Sunk. Death Count.
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Pearl Harbor
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-people responsible for guarding a specific place. -supply of bullets or weapons (noun). -the katana has been something very important in my family so it important to pass on to our ? (noun). -a group of trucks traveling together. -simple barriers to prevent movements.
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Pearl Harbor
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the bombing was carred out by 353 of these. number of battleships that were sunk. one of japan's allies. ocean that separates the U.S. and Asia. attack led us into world war.
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Pearl Harbor Attack
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leaders of military clans who ruled in the Emperor's name. to grab or take hold of something suddenly. a message or report. a person who represents his or her country's government in a foreign country. to move away from an area because it is dangerous there.
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Peasants and Serfs
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Ruled large areas of land called fiefs. Also known as a freeman. Levels of the feudal order. They grind grain into flour. Second in the feudal order.
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People Arrive in the Americas
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Vast, thick, frozen sheet of ice that covered the land. a shallow sea that separates Asia from North America. thrown by long, hooked sticks (atlatls) to kill prey. gathered by first Americans for food. measure how much is in a plant to find out how old it is.
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People in The American Revolution
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Wrote Common Sense and Crisis.. Surrendered to General Washington at Battle of Yorktown.. 'I have not yet begun to fight'!. I always told my husband, 'remember the ladies'.. Made the first political cartoon called, 'Join or Die'..
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People of the Texas Revolution
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Known as 'Angel of Goliad'.. Skilled sharpshooter and died in the Alamo.. Was the President of the ad interim government.. Was the leader of the overall army.. President of Mexico throughout the Texas Revolution..
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Peoples of the Americas
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villages of large apartment-style compounds. last mound builders. Inca ruler. Inca accounting device. a natural object with which an individual, clan or group identifies with.
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Periodontics
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Surgical reshaping and contouring of gingival tissues. Abnormal occlusal relationship of the teeth, causing injury to periodontium (two words). Specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting tissues. Dentist with advanced education in the specialty periodontics. Surgical Dressing.
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Persepolis
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leadership of organization. document showing that a person is authorized to enter or leave the territory for which it was issued. overenthusiastic person. silliness, childishness. relieve, comfort.
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Persepolis
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A government that takes, and is in, power. To alleviate or lessen grief. A representation or image on a monument. Someone who makes or sell wine. Required; .
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Persians
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The ride to persian mod is sent in the sixth century BC, a most fascinating era of mankind's history. it was the time of four grand empires.. 550 bc cyrus had the persian tribe overruled and under his control threw the medes and founded the persian empire in 20 years he went on to conquer all of the fertile crescent and asia minor his son added e. The persians also spread a new religion called Zoroastrianism. The founder of this religion Zoroastrianism lived in persia about 600 B.C Zoroaster who preached a belief in one god, tried to eliminate his people's reliance on polytheism and magic.. About 900 B.C two Indo - European groups the medes and the Persian migrated from the region north of the black sea into what is now Iran. . Ancient Persians had many languages and writing used writing for many purpose writing were etched writing was not a general skill ; performed by scribes .
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Persians War
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Who was well-trained and did not break the formation as they charged the Persian lines?. Where did the Greeks sail to?. Ran to Athens from?. Who conquered the colonies?. Who took on the mighty Persian Empire by themselves?.
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Philip II
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What can be considered to be a large problem (foreign) for Philip from 1556?. what was it called when a monarch constantly travelled?. What did Philip II make the Capital in 1561. What was the Spanish infidel called?. what did Philip hope to achieve through reforms in government?.
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Philosophers & Constitution
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Discarded almost all church traditions. Declare executive acts, laws, and acts of congress unconstitutional.. Did NOT agree with the idea of 'Divine rights.'. ' I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say.'. supported government by people joining together to make what he called a 'Social contract.'.
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Pilgrim
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people make own laws. settlement. animals raised for eggs, milk, meat. gun. promise written down.
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Pilgrims
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NFL team that has hosted Thanksgiving day game since 1934. song originally written for Thanksgiving day. first governor of Plymouth, MA. First name of baby boy born on voyage to new world . How long was the pilgrims voyage to the new world .
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Pioneer Homes
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Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home.. Type of fireplace used in home..
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Pioneers
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A large burlap bag used for holding goods such as sugar, spices, or vegetables.. The skin of an animal. A home built into the ground or hillside. a wagon that carried food, supplies, and cooking equipment. Dried buffalo dung used as fuel for fires.
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Pioneers
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Dried meat. Flat cake made out of cornmeal. A wooden bar placed across the shoulders of oxen to help pull the wagon. Rope used to lasso cattle. Horse-drawn carriage.
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Plains Indians
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The U.S government set up ________ to control Native Americans.. Nomadic hunters carried their ______ with them.. ________ of the buffalo was used for clothing, moccasins, and tipi walls.. Some hunters used a _______ to hunt buffalo rather than a bow and arrow, showing more strength and courage.. Medicine men received powerful _________..
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Plymouth CrossWord
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What was the place they settled in called?. What was the paper they had to sign and agree to?. Who did they trade with for fur?. They settled near brooks and...... What did they practice freely without persecution?.
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Pocahontis
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Pocahontis saved this man's life.. While Pocahontis was living in Jamestown she learned many new things from this book.. Chief Japazaws traded Pocahontis for a shiny, copper what?. The Christian name of Pocahontis.. Captain John Smith was hurt when his bag of what exploded?.
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Pompeii
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Ancient town of 79 A.D
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One of the most famous paintings inspired by the eruption of Vesuvius. A great activity of ancient Pompeii. Wine,fruit,vegetable oil and cereals. eruption of Vesuvius. Activities by sea.
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Pompeii
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system of knowledge opinions, beliefs, customs and behaviors that characterize a particular human group. temple of Giove, temple of Venere, temple of Iside.. One of the most important activities in the city.. set of people who move to another place where they remain united in a community.. it has resulted in the destruction of the city of Herculaneum, Pompeii, Stabiae and Opipntis..
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Post War
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52nd mayor of atlanta was. War against communism created DMZ. Residential areas around cities were called. people born during this period were known as. Started school lunch act was.
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Post War America
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an increase in births between 1945 and 1964. a large-scale buying, much of it on credit. name given to the region of states in the South and the Southwest. a policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders. a small group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American societyl group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American society.
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Post War and Early Cold War
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A period of time were birth rate is increased.. Border between North and South Korea.. A committee created to investigate people with communist ties.. Area of the southern United Sates that has a warm climate and extended summers.. A policy created to stop the spread of communism..
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Post-War World 1945 to present
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Polish independence movement. Ike's retreat. fruit dipped in chocolate sauce. U.S. city; site of The Arch. fast food original; 15 cent hamburg.
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Postwar America
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PHRASE USED TO DESCRIBE THE AMERICAN BIRTHRATE EXPLOSION AFTER WORLD WAR II. PROGRAMS THAT TRIED TO ELIMINATE POVERTY BY TEARING DOWN SLUMS AND PUTTING UP HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS. ANTISOCIAL OR CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG PEOPLE. OUTLAWED REQUIRING WORKERS TO JOIN THE UNION. IMAGINARY MARKER IS A FIGURE THE GOVERNMENT SETS TO REFLECT THE MINIMUM INCOME REQUIRED TO SUPPORT A FAMILY.
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Prairie Whispers
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Item where Collen found the dying woman & baby. Neighbor. Main character. Main setting . Mary's baby.
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Pre-Columbian North America
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Tribes of the __________ have a deep connection with their environment.. One of the largest tribes of the Southwest was the _________________ tribe.. The main source of food and materials for the Midwest tribes was ________________.. ______________ are tall, cone shaped houses made of buffalo hides stretched over wooden poles.. ________________ that had developed by the 1400's shared many similarities..
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Pre-War Aggression
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September 19, 1931 this event happened when Japan invaded Manchuria China. . Held in Munich Germany, the leaders from Britain, France, Germany and Italy came together in hopes to stop Germany's land conquering spree.. Austrian Nazis conspired for the second time to seize the government. Hitler pushed and eventually persuaded the Australian Leader to hand over the power to him.. The Italian invasion that was initiated in October 1935.. on September 1st, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Western Polish where defeated within weeks. On September 3rd, 1939, the Soviets invaded Eastern Poland. Now Poland was a Soviet-Nazi State.
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Prehistoric Animals
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450lbs, 7 inch fangs, carnivore. Not a Woolly Mammoth, relative of modern elephant, 16 foot long tusks. Often mistaken for the Mastodon, curved tusks, lived in North America, Nothern Europe, and Serbia. Not related to modern elks, their antlers were about 12 feet wide and weighed about 40 kilograms on their own, about 6 feet 6 inches-7 feet tall. elephant-sized ground sloth, walked on its hind legs, very long claws.
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Prehistory
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the way humans produce the items they use . a hige sheet of ice . to tame . the average wheather condition over a long span of time . the rising of plants and animals for human use .
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Presidential Elections
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In the election of 1824, who received more popular votes but lost due to the “corrupt bargain” supposedly made between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.. What amendment granted women the right to vote?. What amendment granted anyone eighteen years old and older the right to vote?. In the election of 1912, this candidate started the Bull Moose party when he did not receive the Republican nomination. . Despite supporting the French Revolution and being called an un- Christian deist, this candidate won the election in 1800..
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Prewar Aggression
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began on Setp. 19, 1931 when Manchuria was invaded by Japan, immediately following the Mukden incident.. Settlement permitting nazi Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia's areas along the countries borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. Became Sudetenland.. Austriaq and Germany united as one country. Germany invaded Poland. Took it in 3 days and split it in half with Russia. Fought from July 17, 1936 - April 1, 1939. francisco Franco ruled Spain afterwards.
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Princes in the Tower
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The father of the princes. The title!. The boys were.... in the tower of london. The eldest prince of the tower. The duke of Buckingham.
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Progressive Era
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27th president of the United States. Court orders that forbid a certain activity. Nickname of Progressive Party in 1912. Person that alerts public to wrongdoing in politics. Citizens can vote to select nominees for upcoming elections.
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Progressive Era
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Muckraker who revealed the cruel way immigrants were treated and revealed the meat packing industry (wrote The Jungle). Agreement to stop fighting. Journalists that who reveal the wrongs of several organizations. Volunteer soldiers led by Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War. Ship that exploded off the coast of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
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Progressive Era
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What organization sought to bring social, economic, and political change for African Americans?. Led Rough Riders. What was the name of the settlement house Jane Addams founded?. Who were the journalists who sought to expose corruption?. Who wrote the book, The Jungle?.
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Progressive Era
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muckraker that investigated the meat packing industry. was there to protect from the consumption of spoiled and disease carrying meats . almost stopped all winter fuel to go to major cities . muckraker that wrote about child labor and helped with child labor laws. when people vote for people to run for a certain election.
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