WH terms Midterm Part 3

Question 1

Mecca:

Answer 1

The holy city of Islam; has the Kaaba

Question 2

Edict of Nantes:

Answer 2

Guaranteed religious freedom for French protestants; was revoked by Louis XIV

Question 3

Czar:

Answer 3

Rulers in Russia; meant Caesar

Question 4

Dictator:

Answer 4

A ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force.

Question 5

Monarch:

Answer 5

A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.

Question 6

Dynasty:

Answer 6

Ruler passes from father to son, period of time when a certain family ruled it; Period of time where a nation is ruled by one family

Question 7

Samurai:

Answer 7

Loyal warriors, and good at killing. Became the higher class. Lived by the Bushido code. Killed themselves if they were captured. Studied history, poetry, and religion.

Question 8

Reincarnation:

Answer 8

Your soul is immortal;belief that when one dies, they are reincarnated in the next life

Question 9

Isolationism:

Answer 9

Isolation from the outside world to preserve culture; restriction of foreign trade; performed by China and Japan

Question 10

Divine right:

Answer 10

God established the ruler’s monarchy and gave them power to rule

Question 11

Daimyo:

Answer 11

Lords of Japan; own castles and cities grew around them.

Question 12

Westernization:

Answer 12

Process of bringing Western culture into a non-Western nation

Question 13

Islam:

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Religion that believes in the god Allah, Muhammad was the final prophet, in order to be saved you must follow the five pillars

Question 14

Shintoism:

Answer 14

Religion; “The Way of the Gods”; belief = worship beautiful and beneficial things

Question 15

Buddhism:

Answer 15

Contained the 4 Noble Truths that supposedly helped to get rid of suffering

Question 16

Confucianism:

Answer 16

Is when we should have five good relationships of Father - Son, Elder - Younger Siblings, Husband - Wife, Friend - Friend, Individual - State. Created by Confucius who didn’t pass the the civil service. It is a way of life.

Question 17

Medina:

Answer 17

The place that Muhammad fled to after he was chased from Mecca. The people of Medina followed Muhammad, and were his army.

Question 18

Shi’a:

Answer 18

The branch of Islam that believed that the successor should be blood-related to Muhammad

Question 19

Hinduism:

Answer 19

One of the oldest religions in the world. It is an indian religion

Question 20

Protestantism:

Answer 20

Against the Catholic church; followers of Luther

Question 21

Sunni:

Answer 21

Branch of Islam that wanted the successor to be the most educated in the Muslim faith

Question 22

Koran:

Answer 22

The Islamic bible or sacred book of Islam/ The book was a recitation

Question 23

Reason:

Answer 23

Systematic and logical thinking used to reach a conclusion

Question 24

Third Estate:

Answer 24

Everyone but the clergy and nobility; are the poorest and the biggest group, forming around 97% of the French population.

Question 25

Second Estate:

Answer 25

Second highest social class in France formed by the nobility

Question 26

First Estate:

Answer 26

Highest social class in France made of the clergy in France.

Question 27

Heliocentric:

Answer 27

Belief that earth revolves around the sun

Question 28

Constitution:

Answer 28

Document that outlines how a republic will be governed.

Question 29

Checks and Balances:

Answer 29

When branches of government check the other branches and influence their ways on the others

Question 30

Social Contract:

Answer 30

When people trade their freedom for safety and security.

Question 31

Enlightenment:

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Time period where people see reason as the best way to understand truth; produced optimism

Question 32

Federalism:

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Type of government when you split in separate states and each state has 1 government and 1 national government for every state.

Question 33

Geocentric:

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Belief that sun revolves around sun; sun is center of universe

Question 34

Scientific Method:

Answer 34

Steps taken when experimenting to find answers to many questions. The steps include stating the problem, forming a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, gathering and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions.

Question 35

Separation of Power:

Answer 35

What Baron advertised; 3 part government

Question 36

Reactionary:

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Opposed progress and wanted conditions to return to those of an earlier time

Question 37

Indemnities:

Answer 37

Payments to other countries to compensate for damages

Question 38

Elba:

Answer 38

Small island near Italy to which Napoleon was exiled the first time

Question 39

Nationalism:

Answer 39

Identity and unity as a people and pride in one’s country.

Question 40

Coup d’etat:

Answer 40

It’s a forceful takeover utilized by Napoleon Bonaparte in order to take over French government only 10 years after the Revolution.

Question 41

Scorched Earth:

Answer 41

The plan that the russians had of burning everything when they fled so that the French couldn’t use their supplies. By Czar Alexander I

Question 42

Salon:

Answer 42

Social gatherings hosted by female nobles in Paris; to discuss ideas