The World (History) According to Dixon

Nov 10 2005 17 mins 351

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These are the lectures from Mr. Dixon's AWESOME AP World History class. Now you can take Mr. Dixon with you 24/7.. because he's just that cool =] Air guitar NOT included.

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High Middle Ages

Nov 10 2005 13 mins

Ideal: Roman Reunification. Why would Germans want that? Ag + Urbanization + Specialization = Long Distance Trade & Innovation Regional States Holy Roman Empire Otto Of Saxony crowned Emperor by Pope John XII (962) HRE: Internally divided + externally weak Kings v. Prince “ipalities” Investiture Contest Kings appointing Bishops : laymen (non clergy) appointing clergy (lay inves

Cross-Cultural Interations

Nov 10 2005 38 mins

Chapter 21 Class Notes Travelers Marco Polo 1253 -1324 Ibn Battuta 1326-1346 Trade-Diplomacy -Missionary Imulse Technology Exchange Trade Cities Khanbaliq, Hongzhou, Quangzo, Melaka Cambay, Samarkand, Constantinople Hormuz, Bagdhad, Venice Characteristic: Strategic Location Maintain Order Resist Heavy Taxation Exchange Magnetic Compas, Cotton to Africa Sugarcane Gunpowder (Golden H

Persian Empire

Nov 07 2005 10 mins

Chapter 6.. Achaemenid Empire.. Darius.. the PERSIAN WARS.. what more can you ask for?

Neolithic Revolution

Nov 07 2005 6 mins

The first few chapters in our book..it's the foundations, and we never really went over this.