Humanities Test

Question 1

Universal Gravitation

Answer 1

Created by Newton stating the basic physics of objects

Question 2

Scientific Method

Answer 2

Procedure, hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion (used to acquire knowledge)

Question 3

Columbian Exchange

Answer 3

The trade from the new settlements across multiple countries to Europe

Question 4

Geocentrism

Answer 4

Theory that the Earth was at the center of the universe (developed by Aristotle)

Question 5

Capitalism

Answer 5

Private property ownership, market based economy, self interest, competition, limited role of government (created by Adam Smith)

Question 6

Traingular Trade

Answer 6

Trade for Europeans, slavery (Americas, Europe, Africa)

Question 7

Heliocentrism

Answer 7

Theory that the sun was at the center of the universe (developed by Nicholas Copernicus)

Question 8

Mercantilism

Answer 8

Economic system based on the wealth a nation has

Question 9

Colonization

Answer 9

The act of a military invasion of a territory, the creation of settlements, and the subjugation of one people to another

Question 10

Rationalism

Answer 10

Approach that uses logic to make sense of the world; superior to what we simply obtain through our senses

Question 11

Imperialism

Answer 11

A unequal human and territorial relationship in the form of an empire, based on ideas of superiority

Question 12

Plato

Answer 12

Plato was a philosopher that developed “the good” ethics

Question 13

Aristotle

Answer 13

Created geocentrism and logic

Question 14

Ptolemy

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Expanded Aristotle’s geocentric theory by stating that the moon and stars have their own orbit but revolve around Earth

Question 15

Euclid

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Developed geometry

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Pythagoras

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Explained the universe mathematically

Question 17

Copernicus

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Believed that the sun was at the center of the universe

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Kepler

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Discovered the law of planetary motion

Question 19

Galileo

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Confirmed the planetary motion and heliocentrism by using a microscope

Question 20

Newton

Answer 20

Created law of universal gravitation

Question 21

Leeuwenhoek

Answer 21

Created the microscope

Question 22

Bacon

Answer 22

Created the scientific method

Question 23

Descartes

Answer 23

Created rationalism/metaphysics (mind and matter)

Question 24

Columbus

Answer 24

First person to sail across the ocean to the new land (Spanish)

Question 25

Magellan

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First person to sail all the way around the globe (Spanish)

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Pizarro

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Conquered the Inca, discovered lots of natural resources (Spanish)

Question 27

Cortez

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Entered Mexico and overthrew the Aztecs, discovered lots of gold (Spanish)

Question 28

Describe the importance of the contributions of the Ancient Greeks

Answer 28

They laid the groundwork for the world we know today, such as science, knowledge of the universe, math, and scientific facts

Question 29

Explain the impact of rational thought and the scientific method

Answer 29

Rational Thought-inspired people to think twice about the things they thought were true and challenge them through science
Scientific Method-Allowed scientists to prove more things that weren’t true

Question 30

Describe the progression from geocentrism to heliocentrism

Answer 30

Geocentrism was developed by Aristotle, and went unchallenged for a long time. Ptolemy also stated that stars and moons orbit around the Earth. Later Copernicus challenged that theory. After that Kepler confirmed that theory by using math

Question 31

Explain triangular trade

Answer 31

Triangular trade was the trade between the Americas, Africa, and Europe. People on the way to the Americas would kidnap slaves from Africa, and from there they would be traded to the Europeans from the Americas. Other things like gold were also traded.

Question 32

Explain the impact of exploration from both Indigenous and European perspectives

Answer 32

Indigenous-New diseases quickly killed off a large amount of the population, making them vulnerable to the explorers. They were soon turned into slaves.
Explorer-Lots of new resources were found, making the nations very wealthy. Along with the recourses, trade became very good, and the Indigenous people were often traded between countries

Question 33

Describe the impact of imperialism

Answer 33

Imperialism prevented the settlements/colonizations from thriving, since they had to give most of their discovered materials to the countries across the ocean. That way, the countries became very rich while the colonizations remained poor