The AP test

I felt extrememly unprepared for this test however taking the actual test I didn't think it was as bad as I anticipated. I wasn't sure on most of the questions but I had enough idea to make a logical guess. The essays were not that bad but I felt the DBQ had a really random and weird question that was sort of pointless but it was easy to write about. The other questions were easy to make the format and I juat added random facts in it.

Marx and Engles

Postitive things
1. They promoted people's rights
2. They believe in poor people taking over the government
3. They promote the idea that poor people have evrything in the world and it is run and goverened completely by each other and they supply everything people need.
4. They are also positive towards the idea of an equality system where there are no richer people

Negative things
1. Marx and Engles despise rich people and all the control they have over the government.
2. They do not agree with thte idea of a controlling government over the poor people
3. They also greatly hate capitalism and are very rude to the idea of it
4. Finally Marx and Engles are very negative towards the idea of excessive wealth and poor workers without any rights to help them

Revolutionary Looks

George Washington is in a standing position which gives him a powerul presence but he is also reaching out his hand in a somewhat awkward welcoming stance. He also has a sword in its sheath by his side so that it is there if needed but he is not depending on it or inclined to use it, indicating that he will use violence but only if it is necessary. His face is stern and not very welcoming, but it does give him a demanding presence and has the feel that he is in power.
Marat's portrait has a different feel entirely. He is lying on his stomach and is somewhat twisting his body into a distorted position. There seems to be blood on the sheets he is laying on and he has a cut by his neck and is not wearing a shirt. in one hand he is holding a paper with words written on it and in the other he holds his quil. There is a turban wrapped around his head and he has a slight smile on his lips. This little gesture is different from the rest of the picture which represents pain and suffering.
Toussaint is also standing in a powerful postition. He has a sword ready at his side showing he will be violent and in the other hand he holds a piece of paper. He is wearing a regal outfit with a coat, boots, an inner shirt and a sash-like belt. On his head is a tall top hat with an enormous feather coming out of the top suggesting his importance and high ranking place. His experssion is solemn and commanding.
Bolivar is standing in a laid back position. in one hand he holds a stick and the other is hidden inside his coat which is menacing because the showing of your hands is a symbol of peace. Te fact that he is hiding his hand is sketchy. He is also wearing a regal outfit, complete with cape coat and tassel shoulder pads. He is not wearing anything on his head and his expression is very haughty. It gives the impression that he is in conrtrol but he is mocking you for it.

The Great Divergence

I agree with the Ted talk completely because I think his six reasons were very simple, obvious, and bery true. I believe that the power and wealth of the world has everything to do with technological and medical advancement, as well as property rights, consumer society, work ethic, and competition. I believe the more advanced you are and the more understanding a nation has of the workd the more they can advance further and become wealthier with new innovations,which of course fuels consumer need and provides a need for job and promotes work ethic so people have money to buy these new things. As an answer to his final three questions I believe it is extremely possible to delete these apps as easy as it is to gain them. An example is definitely Americas work ethic because the American public expects things to be handed to them and have no drive to have q better life like poorer countries. As for China and Africa I am unsure if the sequence can be mixed up I believe it could be but then again it would be difficult to produce consumer society if there are no innovations to sell and no jobs or property rights.

Safavids, Ottomans, Mughals

I think the authors of the textbook put all of these empires together because they were very similar in religiious dominance, world perspsective and the general geographic area. These empires were all clashing in the same time period and it, in my opinion, is much easier to understand when all the empires are described together and show the connections and conflict between them. Seperate chapters confuses me personally because it seems that they are all seperate time periods and would have confused me when conflicts occured and who they weree actually between. The global activity was net positive because eventually all conflicts lead to better leadership and although conflict is never a positive thing, the end result is worth it.

Fabian Fucan

Fabian Fucan was initially a Christian but when he realized the flaws in the ideas he converted to atheism then Buddhism. He vowed to attack Chiristianity and wrote a doctrine called Deus Destroyed where he explored the Christains and the imperfections of the belief they spread. He accused them of trying usurping lands and controlling them. He expressed his concern that Christian missionaries were planning to destroy Buddhism and conquer and eliminate traditional Japanese culture. This affected the social structures by turning other
Japanese people against Christianity, straining relations between Europe and Japan.

Chapter26

I was out sick Friday but I tried doing the project on my own

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