Midterm Flashcards

1
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What civilization laid the foundations of Democracy?

A

Ancient Greece

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2
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What are 3 main things that lead to the collapse of empires?

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Society decay, cultural diversity, invasions, economy instability, heavy taxes, expansion/too large, governmental corruption.

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3
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What does monotheistic mean?

A

Believes in one God

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4
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What does the spreading of religions lead to?

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More people adopting common customs and faiths

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5
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How did the early explorers change the world (what did they spread around the world)?

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They helped to spread ideas around the world

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6
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What are 4 effects of an increase in trade?

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The spread of universal religions, increases in population, the spread of ideas.

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7
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List 3 positive effects of trade.

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The spread of universal religions, increases in population, the spread of technological developments, spread of ideas.

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8
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List 3 negative effects on trade

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Spread of disease, technology used against people who do not already have it (guns/gunpowder)

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9
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List 5 European countries that colonized in the Anericas.

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Italy, Spain, England, France, and Portugal.

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10
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Describe the role of peasants in feudal society.

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Unequal taxation, limited rights, an lots of works in order to be protected, bound to land, but not to slaves.

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11
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What type of government did absolute monarchy lead to the desire to have?

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Democratic Government

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12
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In feudal society, list at least 3 groups of people who collected taxes.

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Churches, feudal lords, and monarchs

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13
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Which 4 continents dealt the most with slave trade?

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North America, Europe, Africa

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14
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Which organization controlled or influenced most of Europe during the Early Middle Ages?

A

The Catholic Church

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15
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List 4 effects of the printing press

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Literacy rate increased, more people questioned previously accepted ideas, book became more common.

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16
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List 4 reasons why early cities were successful.

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Located near water, access to trade routes, technological advantages, and systems or rules/laws

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17
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List 3 things that affected the culture of the Middle East.

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Foreign invaders, locations, spread of Islam

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18
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List 4 characteristics of Enlightenment thought

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Values of personal right (liberty, natural rights, separation of powers), all individuals have natural rights.

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19
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Who did Martin Luther challenge during the reformation?

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The Catholic Church

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20
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List 4 reasons for the division of the Catholic Church during the Reformation

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Power of the pope, selling of indulgences, tithes, refusal to accept new scientific ideas

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21
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List 3 examples of primary resources

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Journals, diaries, historical documents

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22
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List 3 reasons why Islam spread the way that it did.

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A shared culture, teaches of Muhammad, an a common language.

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23
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What city is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

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Jerusalem

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24
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How was Africa organized before European influence?

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Into small, unorganized kingdoms

25
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What were 3 things brought from Asia to Europe?

A

Gunpowder, silk, spices, civil service exams

26
Q

List 4 characters of the Americas before the European conquest.

A

Thriving cultures, economic centers, polytheistic faiths, successful systems of mathematics

27
Q

List 3 reasons why empires are successful.

A

Superior military, powerful leaders, plentiful resources

28
Q

List 4 people who contributed to the Enlightenment.

A

Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Voltaire.

29
Q

What kind of an economy is used into the exchange of livestock (animals) for spices?

A

Barter economy

30
Q

Why did knowledge within the middle class increase from 1500-1700?

A

Printed materials became cheaper and more readily available

31
Q

List 3 things that led to an increase in global population

A

Crop rotation, iron plows, horse drawn plows, and increases/advantages in medicine

32
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Before money was used to decide who was Rick or poor, what was used to measure how rich someone was?

A

How much land a person had

33
Q

List 4 things which lead to war and conquest.

A

Increase in population, decrease food supply, powerful neighboring societies, lack of available resources.

34
Q

List 4 things that can lead to revolution.

A

Class conflict, unequal taxation, limited rights of citizens, spread of now ideas, lack of available resources

35
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Why did Native American population decrease after 1500?

A

With them, EuropeN explorers brought diseases which Native Americans were not immune to.

36
Q

The triangular trade exchanged what?

A

Raw goods, manufactured goods, and slaves.

37
Q

The Colombian Exchange was a result of which historical theme?

A

Exploration

38
Q

What did Marco Polo introduce to Europe which led to global domination?

A

Gunpowder led to European domination of the world.

39
Q

List 3 reasons why revolutions typically start.

A

Class conflict, unequal taxation, limited rights.

40
Q

List 3 causes of development of class conflict?

A

Unequal taxation, limited rights of citizens, spread of new idea, lack of available resources.

41
Q

List 4 democratic values that can be traced back to enlightenment.

A

Liberty, the common good, popular

42
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List 3 long term results of the crusaders

A

Cultural exchanges between the Middle East and Europe grew, Christians and Muslims had hatred towards each other, trade increased.

43
Q

List 3 characteristics of successful empires.

A

Superior military, plentiful resources, powerful leaders.

44
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List two examples of political unity and cultural creativity are a part if what empires?

A

Renaissance, Italy, and Islamic Empire

45
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What did scientists do during the scientific Revolution?

A

Challenge old ideas/challenge the Catholic Church, come up with LOGICAL ways to explain everyday occurrences.

46
Q

Why were Crusaders led during the 11th century?

A

The efforts of the pope to unite European rulers and noble in support of the church

47
Q

What “road” connects Asia and Europe?

A

The Silk Road

48
Q

The or cultural differences between northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa is a result if what?

A

The influence of Islam

49
Q

What did Mongol empire do in Europe?

A

They unified Asia

50
Q

What culture did the Byzantine empire preserve?

A

Roman

51
Q

List 3 similarities between Christianity and Islam

A

Monotheistic, divided into multiple branches, accept Jesus as an important person

52
Q

List 3 similarities between Maya, Aztec, and Inca.

A

Developed advances and complex societies before the arrival of Europeans

53
Q

Where was the Ottoman Empire located during the 1400s-1500s?

A

Had strategic location between Europe Asia

54
Q

Many cultural traits that developed in India prior to the 18th century (1700s) were the result of _________.

A

Foreign Influence

55
Q

List 3 reasons why slacks were imported from Africa

A

Deaths of large numbers of natives, desire for large number of people’s to work plantations

56
Q

What spread from the Byzantine Empire spread to Russia?

A

The use of the alphabet

57
Q

Hat modern democratic political ideals come from the thinking of the Enlightenment?

A

The Enlightenment

58
Q

What were the long term effects of the French Revolution?

A

Spain’s decline in power, spread of revolutionary ideas, strengthening of monarchs.

59
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What were the world wide affects of the Spain decline after Napoleons conquest of Europe?

A

Revolutions took place in Latin-American countries, freeing them from Spanish Rule.