Midterm Flashcards
What civilization laid the foundations of Democracy?
Ancient Greece
What are 3 main things that lead to the collapse of empires?
Society decay, cultural diversity, invasions, economy instability, heavy taxes, expansion/too large, governmental corruption.
What does monotheistic mean?
Believes in one God
What does the spreading of religions lead to?
More people adopting common customs and faiths
How did the early explorers change the world (what did they spread around the world)?
They helped to spread ideas around the world
What are 4 effects of an increase in trade?
The spread of universal religions, increases in population, the spread of ideas.
List 3 positive effects of trade.
The spread of universal religions, increases in population, the spread of technological developments, spread of ideas.
List 3 negative effects on trade
Spread of disease, technology used against people who do not already have it (guns/gunpowder)
List 5 European countries that colonized in the Anericas.
Italy, Spain, England, France, and Portugal.
Describe the role of peasants in feudal society.
Unequal taxation, limited rights, an lots of works in order to be protected, bound to land, but not to slaves.
What type of government did absolute monarchy lead to the desire to have?
Democratic Government
In feudal society, list at least 3 groups of people who collected taxes.
Churches, feudal lords, and monarchs
Which 4 continents dealt the most with slave trade?
North America, Europe, Africa
Which organization controlled or influenced most of Europe during the Early Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church
List 4 effects of the printing press
Literacy rate increased, more people questioned previously accepted ideas, book became more common.
List 4 reasons why early cities were successful.
Located near water, access to trade routes, technological advantages, and systems or rules/laws
List 3 things that affected the culture of the Middle East.
Foreign invaders, locations, spread of Islam
List 4 characteristics of Enlightenment thought
Values of personal right (liberty, natural rights, separation of powers), all individuals have natural rights.
Who did Martin Luther challenge during the reformation?
The Catholic Church
List 4 reasons for the division of the Catholic Church during the Reformation
Power of the pope, selling of indulgences, tithes, refusal to accept new scientific ideas
List 3 examples of primary resources
Journals, diaries, historical documents
List 3 reasons why Islam spread the way that it did.
A shared culture, teaches of Muhammad, an a common language.
What city is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jerusalem