characteristics of modern western world

Question 1

What is Liberal democracy?

Answer 1

political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principles of classical liberalism.

Question 2

What is economic liberalism

Answer 2

political ideology based on organizing the economy on lines of individual freedom.

Question 3

christianity

Answer 3

eligion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices.

Question 4

Separation of Church and State

Answer 4

The principle that government must maintain an attitude of neutrality toward religion.

Question 5

Human Rights and guaranteed civil liberties

Answer 5

Civil liberties are freedoms guaranteed to us by the Constitution to protect us from tyranny.

Question 6

What is the “invisible hand”?

Answer 6

the market force that cannot be observed that helps the supply and demands in a free market reach the equilibrium. It’s function was to promote the society.

Question 7

Explain how the role of one God created a new need for people within ancient society.

Answer 7

Christians created a need for salvation that no one knew they had.

Question 8

Describe the role of “miracles” in converting people to Christianity.

Answer 8

Jesus performed miracles such as healing the sick, cast out demons, raised people from the dead, and he himself rose from the grave and ascended to heaven.

Question 9

Discuss why Christianity was viewed as a “grassroots” movement.

Answer 9

It was called this because it worked from the ground up. The original followers spread the news to others about what they heard and convinced them. Then those people kept passing it on and so forth.

Question 10

What group within Roman society was targeted to be converted? According to the article, why did early Christians target this particular group?

Answer 10

Christianity was targeted because the religion seemed suspicious and rituals were mistaken as cannabalism.

Question 11

hominid

Answer 11

the primate of a family, animals and humans

Question 12

Paleolithic Age

Answer 12

the time from start of human existence to 10,000 years ago

Question 13

Neolithic Age

Answer 13

current period of the Stone Age

Question 14

Homo sapiens

Answer 14

the primate species to which modern humans belong; humans regarded as a species.

Question 15

Which advance by a hominid group do you think was the

most significant?

Answer 15

Homo Erectus because they learned how to make tools to get food. They also knew how to make fire and knew a language to communicate.

Question 16

What clues do bones and artifacts give about early peoples?

Answer 16

What clues do bones and artifacts give about early peoples?

Question 17

What were the major achievements in human history during the Old Stone Age?

Answer 17

Mastery of fire, language, invention of tools.

Question 18

How did Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons differ from earlier peoples?

Answer 18

Neanderthals had religious beliefs. Cro- Magnons made special tools for hunting.

Question 19

Fertile Crescent

Answer 19

crescent-shaped region in the Middle East incorporating the Levant. It has its name because of its rich soil and Half moon shape.

Question 20

The 5 characteristics of civilization

Answer 20

Complex institutions, specialized workers, record keeping, advanced technology, and advanced cities.

Question 21

Nomad

Answer 21

People who travel from place to place very frequently

Question 22

Hunter gatherer

Answer 22

Nomadic people whose food supply depended on hunting and gathering.

Question 23

Slash and burn farming

Answer 23

Cutting down trees or grasses and burning them to clear a field

Question 24

Which effect of development of agriculture was the most significant?

Answer 24

The use of tools in order to find and kill food. Some tools led to the invention of other tools to help.

Question 25

How did hunter-gatherers use technology to improve their chances of survival?

Answer 25

How did hunter-gatherers use technology to improve their chances of survival?

Question 26

What factors led to the agricultural revolution?

Answer 26

Instead of food gathering, a sudden change from that to food production.