World History

Question 1

Neolithic period

Answer 1

Began 10,000 bc

Agriculture begins 
Permanent settlement begins 
Domestication of animals begins 
Establishment of social classes
Trade

Question 2

Mesopotamia

Answer 2

Land between the rivers (Euphrates and Tigris)

Lived by the rivers for agricultural reasons

Question 3

Characteristics of ancient civilization

Answer 3

Advanced technical skills
Cities with forms of government 
Division of labor - different people preform different jobs 
Calendar based on the Luna cycle 
A system of writing

Question 4

Fertile Crescent

Answer 4

Moon shaped region of Mesopotamia 
Known for agricultural advances 
Time 
Trade
Astrology 
Math and science 
Cities

Question 5

Ancient Greece (3000 bc - 476 AC)

Answer 5

Came before the romans 
They introduced democracy 
Start of the Olympic Games 
Great philosophers like Socrates and Plato 
Homers writing of the odyssey and Iliad 
War between Athens and Sparta 
Alexander the Great rise and death
Architecture, philosophy, alphabet

Question 6

Medieval age (476ac - 1492ac)

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Rome 
Feudalism 
Rise of religion - Christianity and Islam v 
Black Plague
Magna carter 
Be wolf

Question 7

Athenian democracy vs modern democracy

Answer 7

Athenian democracy
Rich males
Someone who help a high position

Modern democracy
Broaden range of social groups are allowed to participate

Question 8

Feudalism

Answer 8

In medieval ages
A hierarchy of social classes
Listed as
King - owned all the land - gave it to rich lords
Lords - gave land to professional knights
Knights - in return they fought for nobles
And peasants - worked the land for nobles and in return they offered them protection

Question 9

Magna carter

Answer 9

First document forced into the king of England to limit his powers

Question 10

Renaissance period

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Nicolas Copernicus -heliocentric model that the plants orbited the sun
Galileo Galilei - created first modern telescope, the moon had crators, no life on the moon

Question 11

Ancient Rome known for

Answer 11

Advancements in law

Building massage structures like the colosseum

Question 12

Rise of Islam (in jersluem area)

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Most battles took place in Jerusalem because it was where countries connected to do trade
After crusade they wanted to increase trade

Question 13

Beowulf

Answer 13

Written in old English (Anglo Saxon) which has developed into the language we soeak today

Question 14

Battle of Hastings 1066 - what is a significant contribution to normans made upon English society after the battle of hastings?

Answer 14

French became the language of the kings court and gradually blended with the Angelo Saxon tongue
To give birth to modern English

Question 15

What was the impact of the crusades? 1100ad-1300ad

Answer 15

Breakdown of feudalism
Increase interest in trade and ideas
Increase taxes led to stronger central government
Increase in papal power

Question 16

Printing press

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Made books easier and cheaper to produce
Mass production of the Bible
More European Christians could read the Bible and better understand Their religion

Question 17

Black Plague

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A pandemic that killed millions of people. Almost 1 of every 3 people got the disease and died.

Question 18

What was the goal of medieval art?

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Portray religious themes and scenes

Question 19

Leonardo Davinci

Answer 19

Supreme renaissance painter, scientist, inventor, and polymath
Famous for Mona Lisa

Question 20

Michel Angelo

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Renaissance sculptor, painter, and architect

Famous for statue of David And Sistine chapel

Question 21

Raphael

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Italian painter during the Renaissance

Question 22

Donatello

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Italian painter and sculptor during the Renaissance

Question 23

Humanists during Renaissance period

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Niccalo Machiavellian - Italian - created a new branch of political science, based on humanist principles
Thomas Moore - English stateman who wrote an ideal political system, utopia, where the government was more lenient on people

Question 24

William Shakespeare

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English Play writer and poet
Took Romeo and Juliet idea from Thisbe
Took Greek and Rome ideas and modernized them
Famous for Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, merchant of Venice

Question 25

You can best understand the influence of Ancient Greece on the historical development of western civilization by examining

Answer 25

The origins of the renaissance

Question 26

Protestant reformation

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16 century religious, political, intellectual, and cultural upheaval that splintered the Catholic Church, setting in place the structures and beliefs

Question 27

Elizabeth age theater mostly played which type of plays

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Classical Greek tragedy

Question 28

Martin Luter -

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Monk, Christian, history, Protestantism, war in Protestants, brought new religious political and economic trajectories to Europe

Question 29

Queen Elizabeth

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Monarch of England in the renaissance period | Tried to bring catholic way back

Question 30

The age of exploration (1450-1750)

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European global exploration in the 15th century Take a lot of ideas from the renaissance Boats, compass, weapons, and printing press Wave of exploration for Portuguese and Spanish Conquistadors such as Majelin - circum navigated the globe pezaro - Incan empire and Peru Cortez - Mexico

Question 31

Christopher Columbus

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Discovered the America’s Exploration made possible by the Spanish Violent leader

Question 32

Transatlantic

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Transported 10 million enslaved African Americans across the Atlantic Oceans from 16th century to 19th century Also transported sugar and coffee from America to Europe

Question 33

The middle passage

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The state of the Atlantic slave trade in which of millions of enslaved Africans were transported to americas as part of the triangle slave trade

Question 34

Triangle trade

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Trade of Slaves sugar and rum

Question 35

Mercantilism

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Economic policy designed to maximize the exports and minimize imports for an economy

Question 36

Raw material during the age of exploration

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Gold silver tobacco sugar cotton were traded

Question 37

What factors led to the age of exploration?

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``` 1. Changes in world view (by Copernicus) Wide spread of information through the printing press Advanced Technology 2. Economics Faster trade routes to Asia ``` 3. Religion

Question 38

Francis bacon

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Created the scientific method

Question 39

Issac Newton

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Created the laws of physics

Question 40

Longitude

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Coordinate from east coast to west coast on earths surface

Question 41

Latitude

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Coordinate from North to south on earths surface

Question 42

7 continents

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``` North America South America Antarctic Europe Asia Africa Australia ```

Question 43

Oceans

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Atlantic Ocean - between North America and Europe Pacific Ocean - between America and Asia Indian Ocean - right of Africa but under Asia

Question 44

5 major biomes

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``` Aquatic Grassland Forest Desert And tundra ```

Question 45

Biome

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Distinct bio geographical unit consisting of a biological community that has Formed in response to a shared regional climate

Question 46

Exploration and impact on indigenous people

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1. 90 percent Of indigenous people died from diseases from Europe 2. Loss of land and resources (wood fur gold and silver) 3. Live stock (cattle horses and pigs) 4. Cultural assimilation - New culture, language, and religion