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250292RR    Expanding Global Trade and Conflicting Worldviews
1.   Historians agree that the most advanced economy up until the eighteenth century was that of
A. Japan.
B. Arabia.
C. China.
D. India.
2.   Who were the ulama?
A. Shi’a bureaucrats
B. Shi’a slaves
C. Sunni religious scholars
D. Sunni mercenaries
3.   _______ became the most important industry in the Spanish colonies.
A. Agriculture
B. Cattle ranching
C. Mining
D. Fishing
4.   Michel de Montaigne introduced the literary genre called the
A. tract.
B. novel.
C. essay.
D. biography.
5.   If you were a European mariner sailing the Indian Ocean during the sixteenth century, chances are you were
A. Italian.
B. Venetian.
C. Spanish.
D. Portuguese.
.   What was the main consequence of the defeat of the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Lepanto of 1571?
A. The Ottomans increased their efforts to expand their European territories.
B. The Ottoman Empire formed an alliance with Spain.
C. The Ottoman Empire lost control of Mediterranean trade.
D. The Ottomans intensified efforts to modernize their navy.
7.   During the fifteenth century, the status of women was highest in
A. China.
B. India.
C. Europe.
D. Southeast Asia.
8.   Under the system called the devshirme,
A. sultans produced potential heirs by way of slave-concubines.

B. youths were recruited from Christian families to become slaves.

C. slaves could serve as advisors called viziers.

D. all property belonged to the Sultan.

In Africa, the greatest obstacle to population growth was
A. crop failure.

B. slavery.

C. disease.

D. warfare.

10.   Which statement regarding the Qizilbash is false?
A. They were granted large tracts of grazing land.

B. They provided troops to the Safavid Empire.

C. They provided the Safavid Empire with skilled bureaucrats.

D. They were Turkish Sufis.

11.   After Charles I was executed, Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan, wherein he defended a thesis. Which of these statements bestsummarizes that thesis?
A. Monarchies must be overthrown.

B. Individuals, on their own, must embrace liberal ideals.

C. Social order requires a social contract.

D. People are mainly good at heart.

12.   In Russia, boyars were
A. Muscovite Cossacks.

B. Russians of Mongol descent.

C. high-ranking nobles.

D. officers of the Mongol Khan.

13.   Prior to the scientific revolution, who reconciled Aristotle’s philosophy with Christian doctrine?
A. Ptolemy

B. The natural philosophers

C. The pope

D. Thomas Aquinas

14.   Under the reign of Louis XIII, Cardinal Richelieu sought to suppress Protestantism
A. throughout Europe.

B. to increase royal authority.

C. in the context of seeking support from the Vatican.

D. to gain the support of England.

15.   Montesquieu was to the idea of the division of power as Denis Diderot was to the
A. concept of Deism.

B. Encyclopedia: The Rational Dictionary of the Sciences, the Arts, and the Crafts.

C. idea of tabula rasa.

D. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

16.   Under Louis XIV, _______ in Versailles.
A. rules of etiquette were ignored

B. nobles were seldom required to attend the court

C. women recommended individuals for honors and patronage

D. Protestants were held in high regard

17.   According to the work of Johannes Kepler, which statement is false?
A. Planetary orbits are elliptical.

B. Planetary orbital motion is uniform.

C. The order of the universe is based on mathematical relationships.

D. The time required for a planet to orbit the sun specifies its distance from the sun.
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18.   With the exception of _______, most societies have engaged in the slave trade.
A. the Australian Aborigines

B. the Ottoman Empire

C. Venice

D. Indonesia

19.   During the fifteenth century, Arab and African merchants transported slaves to the Mediterranean where they were sold to all of the following countries except
A. the Middle East.

B. Europe.

C. Egypt.

D. China.

20.   Which of the following were used as a medium of exchange in West Africa?
A. Kola nuts

B. Cowrie shells
C. Salts

D. Grains

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1. In the past year at Carter’s Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Company, eight employees experienced minor injuries (cuts) from handling metal parts. One employee lost 15 workdays after getting debris in his eye while grinding, six employees lost two days each due to back strains, and four welders were treated for minor burns. Select one of the injury types, and discuss the possible performance problems. Suggest one or more solutions for each performance problem.
Your response must be at least 200 words.

2. Imagine you are faced with developing a safety training class for a multi-lingual, multi-generational, and multi-ethnic workforce. Would you try to incorporate everyone’s needs into a single class, or would you try to develop separate classes to meet the needs of each demographic? Explain your choice.
Your response must be at least 200 words.

3. What is active learning? How could active learning principles be applied in a safety training course on machine guarding?
Your response must be at least 200 words.

4. What is peer learning? Describe how peer learning could be used in classroom training and in computer or Internet-based training.
Your response must be at least 200 words.

5. Discuss five possible financial benefits of safety training. Which one do you think creates the strongest argument? Which one is the weakest?
Your response must be at least 200 words.

6. A large research hospital is considering a new computer-based training course for lab safety. The total cost of the hospital’s current training program is $80,000 per year. If the new training program will reduce these costs to $60,000 per year, what is the maximum acceptable cost to initiate the program to reach the break-even point within three years? What is the return on investment for that scenario?
Your response must be at least 200 words.

7. How can the management of an organization contribute to a safety and health training program? What types of things can safety managers do to help guide management’s role in safety and health training?
Your response must be at least 200 words.

8. When designing and delivering training to adults, what are six key principles to keep in mind?
Your response must be at least 75 words.

9. What is the difference between education and training?
Your response must be at least 75 words.

10. Why is it important for health and safety training to be integrated with an organization’s safety and health program?
Your response must be at least 75 words.

11. Where does training fit within safety and health problem solving?
Your response must be at least 75 words.

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            Question 1

1. Communication  is a key factor to successfully completing a task, especially if others  are involved in the task completion. In an essay, discuss the items  that can go wrong with a communication system. Discuss the elements of a  communication system and what the ultimate impact might be due to some  sort of failure.

   Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

            Question 2

1. The  amount of information can sometimes hamper the outcome expected by the  end user. In other words, clutter can hinder the intended message. One  example of clutter (or too much information) is prescription-drug  packaging. Explain why it is important for ergonomics professionals to  understand the concept of clutter or “too much information”.

   Your response should be at least a 200-word essay.

            Question 3

1. The  communication of the message from the man to the machine is one factor  to be considered. The other factor is the communication of the  responding message from the machine to the man. Consider the word  processor (i.e., Microsoft Word) you are currently using. In an essay,  discuss how you are commanding the machine to do certain things and how  the machine is responding to the commands. Discuss how this could go  wrong and what could be done to prevent a failure from occurring. If the  machine fails, how do you ensure that the work is completed?

   Your response should be at least 200 words.

            Question 4

1. Continuing  to draw upon our examples highlighted in Unit I, Beth continues to  develop headaches while at work. Remember, she is an administrative  assistant and works in a new office building, which has produced  significant odors relating to the combination of construction materials.  And this is the presumed source of the headaches. Because this has  become a workers compensation issue, you are asked to look into  the employee’s setup for her work station. Discuss this situation using  both the feedback mechanisms and also the controlling mechanisms as  they pertain to Beth’s individual circumstance.

   Your response should be at least 200 words

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Part A: You are the Environmental Coordinator at a chemical demilitarization facility. You are tasked with the compliant and safe transport of explosives off site to the disposal facility. Identify the proper placarding, labeling, and shipping documentation of the transport vehicle as required by the DOT.

Part B: The vehicle that was transporting the explosive in Part A has been struck by another vehicle. A small fire appears to be spreading from a tire on a vehicle at the scene of the accident. Identify the explosive material that could be involved, and describe the chemical interaction that could be occurring as a result of the collision between the two vehicles. What immediate action should the EHS and FS responders take to protect human health and the environment?

Your response should consist of at least 250 words. APA format in text references and minimum  two references. In text citations a must

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For this assignment, you will identify and weigh the effectiveness of strategies that serve to mitigate environmental racism and work toward environmental justice.

Tasks:

This part of the Course Project expects you to address aspects of environmental justice by considering the following questions.

1. What has the community done?

2. What have allies from outside the community done?

3. Describe the policies in place at the local, state, or federal level that address environmental racism at the local and national levels.

4. Identify some beginning ideas about how an intervention could occur at the individual and systems level (i.e., micro, mezzo, or macro level).

5. What are the barriers?

6. What has been achieved?

7. What are the failures and setbacks?

8. What recommendations do you have?

Assignment:

Your assignment this week is to write a two-page APA paper (not including cover page and reference page; no abstract required) about the strategies that serve as an intervention to mitigate environmental racism and work toward environmental justice. You will use the guiding questions provided under the Tasks section to organize your paper. Complete a Reference page where you cite sources and/or websites in APA format.

You will be graded based on the rubric below.

Rubric

Week 6: – Mitigating Environmental Racism Grading Rubric

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