Early Concepts

Question 1

What is the defintion of history

Answer 1

the INTERPRETATION of AVAILABLE information and artifacts of ancient and medieval times

Question 2

What percentage of artifacts have we found?

Answer 2

less than 3%

Question 3

Know the 3 types of political systems

Answer 3

Democratic (Republic, Democratic-Republic, Direct), Totalitarian (Dictatorship, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Fascism), & Traditional (absolute, constitutional)

Question 4

Democratic advantages

Answer 4

most political citizens; have a voice; fair

Question 5

Democratic disadvantages

Answer 5

slow

Question 6

Totalitarian advantages

Answer 6

stability and very fast

Question 7

Totalitarian disadvantages

Answer 7

have a bad leader (not fit to rule)

Question 8

Traditional advantages

Answer 8

stable

Question 9

Traditional disadvantages

Answer 9

bad ruler

Question 10

Know the 3 types of economic systems

Answer 10

Market (consumer-driven), Command (socialism, communism), & Traditional (inherit role in ecomomy)

Question 11

What (who) is a political citizen?

Answer 11

someone who particpates in the political proccess

Question 12

What type of political system has the most political citizens?

Answer 12

Democracy

Question 13

What are the 3 types of resources?

Answer 13

human, natural, capital (manmade; money)

Question 14

What does “guns vs. butter” mean?

Answer 14

GUNS = military spending
BUTTER = domestic spending

Question 15

What questions does an economic system address?

Answer 15

What goods to produce? Who will produce what goods? How will resources be used?

Question 16

Know how the economic and political systems match up

Answer 16

Democracy - Market
Totalitarian - Command
Traditional - Traditional

Question 17

Be able to label a basic socio-economic pyramid

Answer 17

leader
administrators
skilled workers
unskilled workers
slaves

Question 18

What factor is most important to a person’s position within a socio-economic pyramid?

Answer 18

status (perceived importance)

Question 19

What is social mobility?

Answer 19

the ability to move up or down the socio-economic pyramid

Question 20

Know the 5 positive historical constants

Answer 20

1) peace
2) internal stability
3) cultural contact
4) strong leadership
5) centralized government

Question 21

Know the 5 negative historical constants

Answer 21

1) war
2) internal instability
3) isolation
4) stong weak leadership
5) decentralized government

Question 22

What is the defintion of Western Civilization?

Answer 22

the cumulative knowledge beginning with the Minoans of Crete – Mycenaens – Greeks (through Homer) – Alexander the Great – Roman Empire