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Overview
Syllabus
- Ch 1. Historiography
- Ch 2. Technology in Early Human Civilizations
- Ch 3. History of Mesopotamia
- Ch 4. Ancient Egypt
- Ch 5. Ancient China, Africa, India & Americas
- Ch 6. Overview of the Ancient Near East
- Ch 7. Overview of Ancient Greece
- Ch 8. Hellenism & Athens
- Ch 9. The Roman Republic Rises
- Ch 10. The Fall of the Roman Republic
- Ch 11. Overview of the Dark Ages
- Ch 12. Overview of the Early Middle Ages
- Ch 13. Overview of the Medieval Warm Period
- Ch 14. Overview of the High Middle Ages
- Ch 15. Overview of the Late Middle Ages
- Ch 16. History of the Renaissance
- Ch 17. The European Age of Exploration
- Ch 18. Overview of the Reformation
- Ch 19. The Reign of Elizabeth I
- Ch 20. Colonialism & European Influence
- Ch 21. Absolutism & Constitutionalism in Western Europe
- Ch 22. Shifting Eastern European Power (1648-1740)
- Ch 23. 18th Century Empire & Expansion
- Ch 24. The Age of Enlightenment
- Ch 25. The French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte
- Ch 26. Industrialization from 1700-1900
- Ch 27. Global Politics (1760-1848)
- Ch 28. Nationalism in Europe, Africa, Asia & the Americas
- Ch 29. Life & Trends in Europe (1850-1914)
- Ch 30. 19th and 20th Century Imperialism
- Ch 31. Overview of World War I
- Ch 32. History Between World Wars
- Ch 33. Overview of World War II
- Ch 34. Overview of World History Since 1945
- Ch 35. Early American Civilizations
- Ch 36. Settling North America & the Colonies
- Ch 37. Important Events Leading to the American Revolution
- Ch 38. Events & Leaders of the American Revolution
- Ch 39. Events in Early United States History
- Ch 40. The Virginia Dynasty
- Ch 41. The Jacksonian Democracy
- Ch 42. Everyday Life in Antebellum America
- Ch 43. Manifest Destiny
- Ch 44. Buildup to the American Civil War
- Ch 45. The American Civil War
- Ch 46. America's Reconstruction After the Civil War
- Ch 47. Reconstruction and the Gilded Age in America
- Ch 48. American Urbanization & Industrialization
- Ch 49. The Progressive Era
- Ch 50. American Imperialism at the Turn of the 20th Century
- Ch 51. The Roaring 20s in America
- Ch 52. America and the Great Depression
- Ch 53. World Events & Politics After World War II (1946-1959)
- Ch 54. Events & Presidents During the Cold War (1950-1973)
- Ch 55. US Protests, Activism & Civil Rights
- Ch 56. Major US Events in the 1970s
- Ch 57. America in the 1980s
- Ch 58. Recent American History (1992-2013)
- Ch 59. Basics of Human & Cultural Geography
- Ch 60. Basic Geographic Tools
- Ch 61. Basics of Plate Tectonics
- Ch 62. Basics of Earth's Atmosphere
- Ch 63. Basics of Weather & Storms
- Ch 64. Life Cycle of Glaciers
- Ch 65. Overview of Oceans & Coastlines
- Ch 66. Weathering & Erosion
- Ch 67. Water Balance
- Ch 68. Effects of Running Water
- Ch 69. Geography of Languages & Material Culture
- Ch 70. Origins of Human Civilizations and Migrations
- Ch 71. Population Growth Challenges
- Ch 72. The Domestication of Plants & Animals
- Ch 73. Understanding Ethnicity & Geography
- Ch 74. Land Resources Geography
- Ch 75. Spatial Processes in Geography
- Ch 76. Understanding Human Settlement Patterns
- Ch 77. Basics of Economics & Geography
- Ch 78. Roles & Functions of Social Institutions
- Ch 79. Political Geography Overview
- Ch 80. Impact of Humans on the Environment
- Ch 81. Basics of Renewable Resources
- Ch 82. Nonrenewable Energy Sources
- Ch 83. Sustaining the Environment
- Ch 84. Food, Agriculture & Conservation
- Ch 85. Solid & Hazardous Waste
- Ch 86. Understanding Environmental Risk Analysis
- Ch 87. Environmental Ethics & Political Processes
- Ch 88. Basic Terms & Concepts for Political Science
- Ch 89. Theorists & Figures in Political Science
- Ch 90. Constitutional Democracy Fundamentals
- Ch 91. Political Ideologies & Forms of Government
- Ch 92. Political Science Reference & Research Tools
- Ch 93. Key Political Documents in the Creation of the U.S.
- Ch 94. Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
- Ch 95. Electoral Systems
- Ch 96. History of Political Parties in the U.S.
- Ch 97. Fundamentals of Political Culture & Public Opinion
- Ch 98. Civil Liberties in the U.S.
- Ch 99. Civil Rights in the U.S.
- Ch 100. Fundamentals of the Federal Judicial System
- Ch 101. U.S. Presidential Elections & Powers
- Ch 102. The U.S. Congress
- Ch 103. Interest Groups in American Politics
- Ch 104. The Role of Regulatory Agencies
- Ch 105. The Court System in the U.S.
- Ch 106. U.S. Constitutional Law
- Ch 107. Criminal Trial in the U.S. Justice System Overview
- Ch 108. Fundamentals of the Juvenile Justice System
- Ch 109. U.S. Foreign & Defense Policy
- Ch 110. U.S. Federal, State & Local Government Interaction
- Ch 111. Understanding Basic Economics Terms & Concepts
- Ch 112. Market Equilibrium, Supply & Demand
- Ch 113. The Federal Government & the American Economy
- Ch 114. Inflation & Adjustment in Economics
- Ch 115. Understanding Inflation & Unemployment
- Ch 116. Understanding Macroeconomic Equilibrium
- Ch 117. Understanding Banking & Financial Markets
- Ch 118. Resource Planning & Consumer Economics
- Ch 119. Personal Finance Foundations
- Ch 120. Credit & Debt Basics
- Ch 121. Savings & Investments
- Ch 122. ORELA Social Science Flashcards