FA Responsibility Flashcards
Martin Luther
German professor of theology, composer, priest, and monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation
Simon Bolivar
soldier and statesman who led the revolutions against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of New Granada. He was president of Gran Colombia (1819–30) and dictator of Peru (1823–26).
Louis XIV
Sun King and was the prime example of absolute monarchy in 17th and 18th century Europe. Government control, control policy making in France.
Hernando Cortes
Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Alexander the Great
One of the most powerful and influential leaders the ancient world ever produced. Conquered most of the known world of his day
Karl Marx
Father of modern socialism, Communist Manifesto for the overthrow of the social system of capitalism and the creation of a new, free, and equal society.
Tokugawa
Final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) founded by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Toussaint L’ ouverture
Best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.
Stalin
Dictator of the USSR, Soviet Union was transformed from peasant society into industrial and military superpower, ruled by terror
John Locke
Most influential and important philosopher
Monotheistic
Belief that there is only one god
Council of Trent
ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
Zoroastrianism
Tradition that would largely dominate Persia until the mid-7th century CE
Secular
It enhances broad distribution of power and oppose the concentration of power in the hands of a few.
Byzantine
Influenced the development of religion, culture, and politics in western Europe.
The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would…
provide stability for the nation
During the early 1800’s , which was a major influence on the struggle for political independence in Latin America?
the American and French Revolutions
Nationalism is most likely to develop in an area that has…
common customs, language, and history
What condition is most necessary to the process of industrialization in a society?
availability of investment capital
Before a nation can begin to industrialize, that nation must first develop…
an adequate food supply
A major result of the industrial revolution was the
The concentration of workers in urban areas
Adam Smith’s economic theory of laissez-faire capitalism proposes that
that the less the government is involved in the economy, the better off business will be – and by extension, society as a whole.
A key principle of the economic theory of communism is…
Government ownership of property
After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were
competing of raw materials
Which statement best expresses the Western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white mans burden?”
Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilisation to non-European.
One result of the Opium War was that China…
had to open five ports to foreign trade after the Treaty of Nanjing, and grant British citizens in China
Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?
Louis XVI → Robespierre →> Napoleon
Which statement best describes the relationship between World War I and the Russian Revolution?
World War I created conditions within Russia that helped trigger a revolution
Major causes of World War I were
FOUR main causes of World War I is to remember the acronym M – A – I – N. (M = Militarism, A = Alliances, I = Imperialism, and N = Nationalism.)
Which new types of warfare were introduced in World War I?
Trench warfare. Artillery. Poison gas. Command and control. Railways. War of attrition. Air warfare. Tanks.
In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of
severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I
Fascism in Europe during the 1920’s and 1930’s is best described as
form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual
Under Josef Stalin, peasants in the Soviet Union were forced to
join collective farms
Why did Britain and France agree to appease Hitler at the Munich Conference?
destructive effects of the previous war pushed governments to seek peace at any price.
The Qu’ran, jihad, and the hegira are most closely associated with the practice of which religion?
Islam
The most practiced religion in India is
Hinduism
This philosopher taught by persistent questioning. He was eventually put to death for questioning the government. Who is it?
Socrates
Which political system had its foundations in Athens?
Direct Democracy
Hellenistic culture represented a blending of Greek culture with which cultures…
with Egyptian, Persian and Indian ideas, as a result of Hellenistic Synthesis
Pax Romana is best described as…
roman peace, 207 years, from reign of Augustus Caesar to death of Marcus Aurelius, longest period of peace and stability in the world
In what way was the Roman political system different from the Greek political system in Athens?
The Roman has a republic political system and the Greek had an oligarchy political system
Spartan society was famous for what type of lifestyle and government?
They were a war society. A Spartan was taught that loyalty to the state came before everything else, including one’s family. 2 kings who lead army campaigns. 5 men known as ephors elected annually to control education and conduct of citizens. The council of elders, who was composed of Sparta’s 2 kings along with 28 male citizens over 60, decided on the agenda of issues to be presented to an assembly. The spartan assembly was composed of only male citizens over 30 who voted on issues presented by the Council of Elders.
What were the social classes of ancient Rome?
The classes were the patricians, the plebeians, the equites, the proletariat, the freedmen and the slaves.
