How did Muslim merchants contribute to the communities they traveled to? Merchants built large castles for protection. Merchants donated their money to help others. Merchants told amazing stories of faraway lands. Merchants became political leaders in the community.

Chapter 1 what is the sociological perspective? why did durkheim say that some people are more likely to commit suicide? what does it mean that sociology us to see that “things are not as they seem"? what is the "sociological imagination"? how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the development of sociology? who is the "father" of sociology (and coined the term sociology)? what was the major goal of sociology’s pioneers like comte and durkheim? what did herbert spencer say? what did karl marx think caused social change? when did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the u.s.? what did w.e.b. dubois say was the major problem of the 20th century? what is the functionalist view of society? what is the main focus of the conflict perspective? why are gender and race important to the conflict perspective? what is the symbolic interactionist perspective? chapter 2 why is culture vital to human survival, and how is that different from animal instinct? what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis? what is a norm? what are mores and folkways? how does the u.s. compare to other nations in terms of how multicultural or culturally diverse it is? what is a subculture? what is a counterculture? what is cultural lag? can you give an example? what is the ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism debate about?

Essay: both benedict arnold and alexander hamilton were ambitious men who took great risks as leaders in the american revolution. write an essay in which you discuss the impact that the ambitions of individuals had on the birth of the united states. remember to use textual evidence from both written sources to support your argument.

Which term describes a possible explanation of, or answer to, a scientific question that is based on prior knowledge or research and that is testable?