Social Studies II Flashcards
What was the make up of the Articles of Confederation?
The 13 original Colonies
What pre-Columbian civilization was located in the lowlands of south-central Mexico and is known for having carved large stone heads?
Olmecs
What are financial contracts based upon the value of underlying assets?
Derivatives
According to what writing is the mechanism for injecting money into the economy not very important in the long run?
Quantity Theory of Money
What author did Thomas Jefferson refer to in writing the Declaration of Independence changing only one concept from “…Property…” to the “Pursuit of Happiness”.
John Locke the English Philosopher Physician
Who was the very first women’s rights advocate and pressured her husband to grant women equal (governmental) status as men?
Abigail Adams
What happens to a government that has a strong economy but has a large emigration, violent crime and civil disobedience?
The government is severely weakened
Who was the longest reigning female Pharaoh in Egypt and how long did she reign?
Hatshepsut; 20 years in 14th century BC
Who was married to Louis VII (1) France and Henry II (2) of England?
Eleanor of Aquitane
Who were some of the first Abolitionist in American History?
Mennonites in 1688 (Pennsylvania)
“The final cause, end or design of men, (who naturally love liberty, and dominion over others), in the introduction of that restraint upon themselves, (in which we see them live in common-wealth’s), is the foresight of their own preservation, and of a more contented life thereby; that is to say of getting themselves out from that miserable condition of War, which is necessarily consequent (as hath been shown) to the natural passions of men, when there is no visible power to keep them in awe, and tie them by fear of punishment to the performance of their covenants, and observations of these laws of nature set down in [previous] chapters.” is found where?
Chapter 17 of Thomas Hobbe’s “Leviathan”
Caesaropapism makes the ruler of the country in charge of ________ and _______.
government; religion
(T or F) It is less profitable to borrow money during a period of inflation.
False, it is more profitable
What one of the colonies was not taken from the Dutch?
Connecticut
Which ancient civilization invented the wheel?
Mesopotamian
A Demographic transition economy model shift is illustrated by what?
An Agricultural changing to Industrial economy
What result did the Adams-Onis treaty of 1819 have?
ceded Florida to the United States however Texas remained under Spanish Control
The process of learning a different culture from your own is called?
Acculturation
The natural process of learning the ones culture of your natural birth is called?
Encultration
The Volga River originates and flows through what country into the Caspian Sea?
Russia
What peninsula does the Tagus River flow through before emptying in the Atlantic Ocean?
Iberian, flowing through both Spain and Portugal
Which is the longest in Europe the Volga or the Tagus?
The Volga
The Ebro River flows to the east of what country and empties into which body of water (sea or ocean)?
Spain and it empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
The Volta flows out of the Western African nation of Ghana into what ocean?
South Atlantic
What process is used to calculate Real Process, income distribution process and monetary process.
Productivity model
What gave the Europeans a distinct advantage over the inhabitants of the Americas?
Due to their loud noise the firearms the Europeans carried.
What is a stronger bond a primary group or a secondary and why is that?
Primary group because of familial bonds that are created. Secondary are largely based on temporary contact.
What happens when the leader of one country refuses to see the more demand of another foreign country?
A fixed exchange rate is created.
A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water.
Iceberg
What is the definition of a sea (in the strictest sense of the word)?
A sea is a large body of salt water that is surrounded in whole or in part by land
A land mass of any size that is pointed out in the ocean or a sea is called a….?
Cape
What is the definition of a forest?
A growth of trees and other plants covering a large area.
A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea
Bay
An extent or an area of land where surface water from rain, melting snow, or ice converges to a single point at a lower elevation,
Basin
A large body of water surrounded by land.
Definition of a lake
What is the expense limit that needs to be reported to the Federal Election Commission if it pertains to a Presidential Election?
$250
What is a psychological paradigm that specifically addresses repression, sexuality and the unconscious mind?
Psychoanalysis
What subjects are taboo that psychoanalysis deals with?
Sexuality and repression
Horses were domesticated in __________ and were not introduced to the rest of the known world as a work animal until later than -,— BC.
Kazakhstan, 3,000
What does accounting profit only consider?
the cost and the revenue… if a product costs $10.00 but sells for $20.00, $10 is considered to be accounting Profit.
What term best defines the formation of zones of temperature and moisture gradients?
Frontogenesis
When a serf pledged his liege to his lord what did that mean?
The bond was created and the serf had to fulfill his overlords needs and vice versa.
What kind of countries are those that have more of a service economy?
Dominant ones
Those countries that have more of an agricultural economy are the _____ countries.
smaller
Which has a much wider range of applications Physical measures or fixed-price measures?
Fixed-price measures
Which are best suited for narrow-focused measurements with neither quality nor value alterations, fixed-price or physical measures?
Physical measures
Which are best suited for narrow-focused measurements with neither quality nor value alterations, fixed-price or physical measures?
Physical measures
What psychological paradigm focuses holistically on positive growth rather than on pathology?
The Humanistic paradigm
What amendment of the Bill of Rights is not really that important to modern America but was of utmost importance when it was written?
Amendment 3, military are either housed in base housing or they have the opportunity to either rent or purchase a house near their place of duty.
The exclusive right to have control over an area of governance people or oneself is a good definition for what?
Sovereignty
Which part of the worlds religions were ashes spread in a circle around the child, the first animal to cross the ashes was considered to be the child’s protectorate or Nagual.
Mesoamerican religions
What type of international relations focuses on state security and power above all else?
Realism international relations
The addition of some illustrations by the scribes to books before the Gutenberg printing press was called?
illuminating
Who was the older daughter and heir to the English throne of Henry the VIII? Mary or Elizabeth?
Mary
Why did Elizabeth I become Queen of England in 1558 when Mary was older than she was?
Mary Died at age 42 after a false pregnancy, Speculation is that she had ovarian cancer or some other female problem.
What is an economy in which Governments and markets share economic responsibilities?
mixed economy
“Hence it is evident that absolute monarchy, which by some men is regarded as the only government in the world, is indeed inconsistent with civil society so can no form of civil government at all. For the end of civil society being to avoid and remedy those inconveniences of the state of nature, which necessarily follow from every man being judge in his own case, by setting up a known authority, to which every one of the society may appeal upon any injury received, or controversy that may arise, and which every one of the society ought to obey. Wherever any persons are who have not such an authority to, for the decision of any difference between them, there are those persons still in the state of nature. So is every absolute prince, in respect of those who are under his dominion.” is a quote from whom?
John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government
What Chinese custom started during the T’ang Dynasty in 618 AD and increased and became more widespread during the Song Dynasty 960-1297 AD?
Footbinding
Is money real capital?
No
What is real capital?
Machines, Factories, and goods
What is a planned, regulated and usually based on some form of custom or guideline. Missing this would be noticed.
Regulated social interaction
What is a major depressive disorder in which a normally pleasurable activity is not enjoyed?
Anhedonia
Who is the Chief ambassador for the United States?
President
What kind of government is usually a dictatorship with other “branches” just for show and do not have any real other purpose?
Unitary Government in which only one Branch of Government is really in power.
Federal employees were put on a 8 hour workday starting in what year?
1868
What is the location of the Council of the European Union (which is roughly the equivalent of the United States Senate).
Brussels Belgium
What did the Niagara Movement become?
NAACP
Even though they look like perfect competition Restaurants, cereal, clothing, shoes, and service industries in large cities are actually what?
Monopolistic Competition
What is the term of the first day of selling stock for a newly formed company?
Flotation
A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain.
Hill
An elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands …
Valley
What is the definition of a Prairie?
An extensive flat or rolling area dominated by grasses, especially the grasslands that once covered much of central North America.
What is the main difference between Prairie and Plain?
Plain is mostly level without rolling much with very few trees
Define Waterfall
A steep descent of water from a height; a cascade
A dense evergreen forest with a minimum annual rainfall of approximately 180 centimeters (71 inches). Rainforests are found chiefly in the tropics but also occur in temperate regions, where the rainfall amount is somewhat lower.
Rainforest
Define jungle
- Land covered with a dense growth of tropical vegetation.
2. A dense thicket or growth.
- An area of low-lying land that is frequently flooded, especially one dominated by woody plants.
- A lowland region saturated with water.
Swamp
The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
Beach
What is the difference between a sound and a bay?
A sound is larger and is surrounded by land, examples in the US are: Long Island Sound and Puget Sound
