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Final Exam Review Flashcards

1
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Why is culture referred to as a “blueprint”?

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it includes everything that contributes to a societies development

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How are hieroglyphics and cuneiform similar?

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records history and its a writing system

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What rivers made the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia) suitable for farming otherwise desert area?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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What did the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro of the Indus civilization suggest about urban planing?

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Advanced urban planning and a organized government

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Why was the Code of Hammurabi important to ruling and empire?

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established a social class system (set a code of laws)

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How did Alexander’s conquests lead to a Golden Age known as the Hellenistic era?

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expanded culture and incorporated the culture of those he conquered

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What major geographic barriers kept Chinese isolated for centuries?

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Mountains

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Why did China impose self-isolation for centuries?

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they wanted to control influence from other countries

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Why did Hanfeizi suggest a society requires many laws and harsh penalties?

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believed legalism taught men that evil and goodness was earned through experience

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What three major beliefs are shared by Hindus and Buddhists?

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Karma, Dharma, Reincarnation (moksha/nirvana)

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How are Shinto in Japan and Animism in Africa and Latin America similar?

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They both believe that all things have a spirit

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What goal is shared by Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism in China?

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peace and harmony

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13
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Which profession has historically been held in high regard in China?

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agriculture was important because crops needed to survive

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14
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Which Latin American civilization developed in South America along the west coast and Andes Mountains?

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Incas

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What does terrace farming and floating gardens suggest about a civilization?

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The Incans were adapting to their environment

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16
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Which event corresponds with the collapse of the Aztec and Incan empires?

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spanish conquistadoras

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17
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Why is 1492 a major date in the turning point of world history?

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European voyages made it to the New World and set up trading networks

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Why did Europeans have difficulty first exploring and later acquiring land in Africa?

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diversity of geographic features

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What trade routes were controlled by the Ottomon Empire?

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Europe and Asia

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20
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What impact did the Columbian Exchange have on cultural exchanges?

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new items, ideas, and diseases introduced to one another

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21
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Why is the Middle Passage or Atlantic Slave Trade also known as Diaspora?

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movement of people away from their homeland

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22
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How much importance was placed on human themes and perspectives by both ancient Greek and Renaissance writers?

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human reason was heavily emphasized

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23
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What did Machiavelli mean when he wrote “the end of justified means”?

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leaders may do what they need to do as long as its for the good of the state

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24
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what impact did the reformation have on the power of the catholic church and the pope

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decreased their power

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25
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What impact did the Crusades have on Middle Eastern knowledge and technology?

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It spread to Europe.

26
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Chronological these: Fall of Rome, Crusades, Golden Age of Greece, Renaissance

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Greece, Fall of Rome, Crusades, Renaissance

27
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Which event was most associated with Grecco-Roman ideas revived, wealthy patrons supporting the arts, and the spread of humanism throughout Western Europe?

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Renaissance

28
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Which civilization developed the concept of zero and decimals, wrote literature in Sanskrit, and built Stupas?

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Gupta Empire

29
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What happened to the power of the Catholic Church as a result of Luther’s 95 Theses, Henry VII’s Act of Supremacy, and John Calvin’s Institutions?

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greatly decreased

30
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What impact did the English Magna Carta, Bill of Rights and the Petition of Rights have on the British monarchy?

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limited the power of the monarch

31
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Which system is associated with lords assigning land and serfs tending the land?

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feudalism

32
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What type of power did the Catholic Church and the Roman government during the Pax Romana experience?

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centralized power

33
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How did guilds impact goods?

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standardized goods and prices

34
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Describe Western Europe immediately following the fall of the Roman Empire.

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chaos and disorder followed and the Byzantine empire was the only surviving part

35
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Why was the feudal social class considered rigid?

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born into your class; no social mobility

36
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List the two major developments in Russia during the 200 years of Mongol domination.

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cut off from western Europe & the Cyrillic alphabet

37
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Why did the Mongols slaughter entire villages in their early stages of empire building?

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gaining a physiological advantage

38
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Why did the Ming send Zheng He on many voyages for China?

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to promote trade and explore new routes

39
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What three policies were shared by Peter and Catherine the Great?

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westernization, centralized, power, absolute monarchy

40
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why were Russian leaders very concerned with territorial expansion?

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They had limited access to warm water ports.

41
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Define Russification.

A

cultural assimilation

42
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During the Scientific Revolution, how did Galileo and Newton acquire and encourage others to acquire knowledge?

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experiments and observation

43
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Which two European events are associated with the growth of a questioning spirits?

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Enlightenment and Renaissance

44
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Which event is most associated with the natural rights of lie, liberty, and property?

A

Enlightenment

45
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What type of government did John Locke believe was corrupt?

A

absolute monarchy

46
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What complex African civilization did Mansa Musa rule over and thrived before contact with Europeans?

A

Mali Empire

47
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How was the impact on culture similar for the Seljuk Turks, Mongols, and Crusaders?

A

Invaded Middle East, cultural diffusion occurred

48
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How were the Silk Road and West Africans trans-Sahara trade routes similar?

A

ideas and goods were exchanged

49
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Which Chinease dynasty is associated with the voyages of Zheng He, the reinstatement of civil service exams and the end of Mongol rule in China?

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Ming Dynasty

50
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How were the empires of the Inca, Romans, and Mongols similar?

A

All controlled neighboring civilizations

51
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Why is it said that Louis XIV, Ivan the Great and Suleiman the Magnificent ruled without consent?

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They were absolute monarchs and can rule and make laws without anyone’s consent

52
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What type of power did monarchs seek during the Age of the Kings?

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centralized authority

53
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What two areas did ancient England and Rome make their greatest contributions?

A

government and law

54
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What honor system is closest to the honor code of Chivalry followed by medieval knights?

A

Bushido (Japan)

55
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Why did China have a great influence on the development of Japan and Korea?

A

They are geographically close to one another

56
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What policy was instituted by the Tokugawa Shogunate during the Age of Exploration?

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Isolationsim

57
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What impact did the Crusades, Marco Polo and the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the Eastern Europe have on e the exploration

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Increased the desire for it (exploration)

58
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Which leader is most associated with Mughal Empire in India?

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Akbar the Great

59
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Which religion was practiced by both the Ottomon and Mughal empires?

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Islam

60
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Why is the study of ancient civilizations in the Americas (Aztec, Maya, Inca), India (Gupta), and Africa (Axum, Kush, Ghana, Mali, Songhai) in relation to the contact to the contact with Europeans important?

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They all made great advancements and achievements without contact from Europe

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