mock study misc.s Flashcards
foraging societies
hunter-gather clans
pastoral societies
domestication of animals
when did civilizations get big?
3000 bce
another word for the neolithic revolution
agricultural revolution
“new stone” revolution
glorious revolution
1688
William and Mary
Non-violent
endup with Protestant government
Delhi sultanate
-14th century
which religion had more women’s rights?
islam or hinduism
islam
Delhi sultanate legacy
introduction of islam to Indian culture
Bismarck
Franco-Prussian War
Unite German Empire
Franco-Prussian War
Bismarck altered a telegram (the “Ems dispatch”) from Kaiser Wilhelm to Napoleon III to provoke the French into declaring war on Prussia in 1870. Prussian troops quickly overwhelmed France and Napoleon III was captured at the Battle of Sedan.
brinkmanship
the practice of pushing dangerous events to the verge of—or to the brink of—disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome
Peasant population in Feudalist Europe and Japan; which one is bigger
Europe
Berlin Conference
laid down the rules for future African colonization
As a result of Bismarck’s Berlin Congress’ plan to partition Africa
a. Germany controlled a substantial portion of African
b. the slave trade with Europe, North Africa and South Africa was halted
c. only two african nations remained free at the beginning of the 20th century
c
which two african nations remained free?
Liberia and Ethiopia
was a network of colonies necessary for industrialization?
no. however, it is helpful
yuan dynasty
AKA Mongol Dynasty
1206-1368
Started by Kublai Khan
calvinism
Protestant
during Reformation-era
Break away from Catholics like Lutherans
Anglican
Henry VIII
Church of England
Was the bubonic plague significant in China as well?
yes
Was Prussia and Ukraine ruled by Mongols?
yes
council of trent
- Condemned Protestantism.
- Attempted to correct corruption with the Catholic church.
- Solidified the church’s interpretation of the Bible.
- Defined the relationship between faith and good works for salvation.
- Redefined some major church practices such as, music, iconography, relics, etc.
Deism
God is a watchmaker
tanzimat reform
changes instated in the Ottoman Empire between 1839 and 1876.
Modernize empire
Westernize
who built Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan
1640s
did the magna carter establish Model Parliament?
No.
While the idea of greater rights and representation was contained in the Magna Carta, it wasn’t until later in the 13th century, under Edward I, that the first parliament was convened.
Mamluks
former Turkish military slaves in the Islamic world
Mamluk and Vikings have in common
both converted to the religion of the land they conquered
Song China and Italian states have in common
support numerous large cities
Did the Italian states rely on the silk road?
No
Had Mediterranean as well
monasticism
the establisment of communities, monasteries, where monks could withdraw from teh secular world to lead lives denoted to their religion.
What did Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring raise awareness for?
Environmental degration
T or F
Sugarcane production was the primary economic activity in Spanish colonies.
T
What do the T’ang and Byznatine empire have in common?
Both of their governments consisted of bureaucrats who received a standardized education
Sun Yat-sen
The father of modern China
Ousted Qing Dynasty
Nationalism, democracy…
protestant reformation
a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches
mercantilism
an economic system developing during the decay of feudalism to unify and increase the power and especially the monetary wealth of a nation by a strict governmental regulation of the entire national economy usually through policies designed to secure an accumulation of bullion, a favorable balance of trade, the development of agriculture and manufactures, and the establishment of foreign trading monopolies
reconquista
was a period of about 700 years (539 years in Portugal) in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula succeeded in retaking (and repopulating) the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslim
Which of the following was NOT a direct outcome of the Reconquista?
a Spanish invasion of northern Africa and southern Italy
B. Sometimes violent persecutions of other religions
C. Creation of small, independent states within Spain.
D. A civil war over succession to the throne
E. Exodus of Moors and Sephardic Jews from Spanish territory
E
How was social mobility in Islam
relatively relaxed
Which drove Europeans to gain African territories?
A. the new markets of the colonies
B. precious metals
B
T or F pre-WWII Japan experienced tremendous growth in their middle class and rebuilt their economies from the impacts of the Great Depression
F
All the power laid with the elite
chattel slavery
slavery where people are bought and sold like objects
Merchants and traders placed in a lower social class than farmers and arisans in…
A. Byzantium
B. Japan
C. Han China
C
Japan-merchants were influential
Who converted the Slavs to Christianity
St. Cyril
Vladimir
Russian
Converted from Paganism to Christianity
Cyrillic alphabet
Modern Slav alphabet
St. Cyril
