Do climatic changes instigate cultural changes? Explain why or why not
What will be an ideal response?
A. Enormous regional fluctuations in temperature occurred between about 18,000 and 15,000 years ago
1) Melting ice meant cooling seas and temporary reversals of warming in affected latitudes
B. Cultural response
1) Foraging communities' responses to the climatic fluctuations differed
2) Cultural divergences multiplied when warming resumed
C. Cultural changes could be coincidence since cultural divergence continues to multiply beyond significant climatic changes
1) coincidences do not prove that climate determines culture
2) climate constitutes part of the framework in which cultural change unfolds
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a. growth of religious tensions b. tensions surrounding the reasons for certain countries' increased militarization c. the uneven distribution of heavy industry d. disparities between the wealthy and the poor
Women and children were a majority of the nation’s first industrial workers
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following was the most effective means by which reform associations of the 1830s and 1840s spread their message?
A. Rallies in major northern cities B. Gatherings in the private homes of urban residents C. Itinerant preachers D. Mass production and distribution of newspapers and pamphlets
Unlike the Yuan rulers, the Qing ________
A) imposed social reforms B) were ethnic Chinese C) established a short-lived dynasty D) kept Chinese political institutions in place