Medieval History

Question 1

Mercantilism

Answer 1

• Focus on creating a strong country/economy
• More gold = strong economy and global power
• Exporting more than importing

Question 2

Adam Smith

Answer 2

father of Capitalism wrote an influential book
felt mercantilism didn’t maximize best interest of the individual
- believed that in the end goods cost more than they should

Question 3

Second industrial revolution

Answer 3

increase in economic productivity during late 1800
New transportation, machinery technology responsible for the rise of living
- technology, electricity, petroleum, steel

Question 4

progressive era

Answer 4

the rapid economic expansion of 2nd industrial revolution

-purification of the government, modernization, a focus on family and education, prohibition, and women’s suffrage.

Question 5

Great depression

Answer 5

1930 deep economic depression. overextension on credit.

- economy without real foundation

Question 6

Keynesian Economic

Answer 6

John Keynes says he promoted a mixed economy of free markets and governmental intervention

Keynes solution- stimulate the economy *cycle of money

Question 7

globalism

Answer 7

agreement on reducing trade barriers with countries

Question 8

Supply side economic (reagonomics)

Answer 8

policy focusing on increasing the ability of suppliers to produce lower regulation and taxation

Question 9

Decline of roman empire split into…

Answer 9

western and eastern

Question 10

which roman empire fell first

Answer 10

western

Question 11

How did the eastern fall?

Answer 11

muslims solidified control of turkish region

Question 12

Decline in rome atributed to to the decline ___

Answer 12

in loyality of army

Question 13

After the fall of the roman empires what happened

Answer 13

trade and industry declines.. Middle Ages

Question 14

Dark age occured?

Answer 14

at the first part of the middle age, Not a strong empire

Question 15

Feudalism in Europe

Answer 15

Social fragmentation, divided class. 
Kings
Nobbles/lord
Knights
Peasents

Question 16

Feudalism in Japan

Answer 16

Shoguns- rulers
Daimyo, Samurai -warrior class 
Teacher, doctor, farmer, peasant, merchants - commoners

Question 17

Christianity in Europe

Answer 17

Gave roman bishop more power, solidified the influence and importance of Christianity in European thinking

Question 18

Charlemagne (charles the great)

Answer 18

re-united much of western and central europe during a military conquest
-encouraged education and Christianity

Question 19

Roman catholic church

Answer 19

powerful institution of medieval europe

Church was a form of government

Question 20

Middle age or____

Answer 20

age of faith

Question 21

How did islam spread

Answer 21

trade and caliphates

Question 22

The renaissance occured when?

Answer 22

end of the middle age

Question 23

an increase in corruption of the roman catholic church caused weakness of __

Answer 23

the holy romen empire, competition of the Italian city-states, growth of new monarchies, decline of feudalism

Question 24

Renaissance is known as the “rebirth” and renewing interest in___

Answer 24

classical civilization (greece and rome) in art, philosophy, opening trade routes to the middle east

Question 25

Copernicus

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started the idea that the universe was heliocentric

Question 26

Heliocentric

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sun is at the center

Question 27

Galileo

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created the telescope

Question 28

francis bacon

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introduced scientific method and experiemntation with empirical evidence

Question 29

Rene Descartes

Answer 29

revised scientific method introducting deductive reasoning (theory first)

Question 30

issac newton

Answer 30

relolutionized thinking in math, physic, astronomy, laws of gravity, motion of law

Question 31

Capitalism

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economic system characterized by private, rather then gov, ownership of industry *own profit

Adam smith, price, production, distribution, determinded by competition

Question 32

Black death/black plague

Answer 32

trade ship carrying inflected rodents

Question 33

Black plague led to stoping ___

Answer 33

feudalism

Question 34

Age of exploration

Answer 34

european ships traveled around the world for new trade routes, wanted all routes around arabic and Italian monopolies

Question 35

Prince henry the navigator

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invested in navy, faster and better ships, sailed around the tip of Africa and found india

Question 36

Laissez- faire

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“let people do as they choose” Adam smith meant government shouldn’t interfere in economic matter

Question 37

Middle age was a period of transition between _ and _

Answer 37

ancient and modern Europe

Question 38

secularism

Answer 38

seperating the state from relgious institutions