world history midtearm Flashcards
Did people value the church or their independence more during the Renaissance period?
Church remained important, but independence became more important to people during the Renaissance.
Put these French Revolution events in order:
_____ The Women’s March on Versailles’
_____ Napoleon’s invasion of Russia
_____ The Reign of Terror
_____ The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
The Women’s March on Versailles (October 1789)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety (April 1793)
The Reign of Terror (September 1793 - July 1794)
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia (June 1812)
Where did the Renaissance start?
Italy
Who are the 4 “Ninja Turtle Artists” of the Renaissance?
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
- Who was the “George Washington” of South America?
Simón Bolívar
- Why was the Storming of the Bastille significant?
Symbolized the start of the French Revolution
- Describe the Tennis Court Oath…
Members of the Third Estate met at a tennis court
Swore not to separate until a new constitution was established
Challenged the authority of King Louis XVI
- What were the causes of the French Revolution?
The French Estate System
Money and Debt
Failed Harvests
Ineffective Leadership
Storming of the Bastille
Women’s March on Versailles
- What did Pope Leo X sell to increase funds in the Catholic Church?
Indulgences
- What invention helped to increase literacy rates and spread information?
The printing press:
- Was everyone guillotined during the Reign of Terror guilty of treason?
No
- What two revolutions inspired the Latin American Revolutions?
American Revolution
French Revolution
- The African mosque maintained by locals to this day is called the Great Mosque of ______________________.
Djenné
- Which Ancient African civilization utilized stone walls and disappeared without a trace?
Great Zimbabwe
- Which came first, the Neolithic Age or the Paleolithic Age?
Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) came first
Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) came after
- Which two continents does the Silk Road trade network connect to?
Asia and Europe
- Why did the Catholic church take issue with Galileo and Copernicus’ theory of Heliocentrism?
Threatened the Church’s authority and power
- What is Rousseau’s theory of General Will?
interest of society
- The theme of the Enlightenment movement was thinking with _________________________________.
thinking with reason
- What type of government would the Enlightenment thinkers have supported?
limited government
- Why did Peter the Great want to Westernize Russia?
Westernizing Russia making more European
- What were the 3 non-violent revolutions?
the enlightenment
the scientific revolutions
industrial revolution
- The Age of Exploration and the Age of Absolutism led to the Age of ______________________________________.
Enlightenment
- Evidence of early Chinese writing systems was Oracle ____________________________.
oracle bones
- When early farmers developed agriculture they had access to a more stable ______________ supply. Communities formed where people were able to do jobs other than farming.
food
- Which body of water was vital to the development of Ancient Egypt?
Nile river
- Was Ancient Greece monotheistic or polytheistic?
polytheistic
- How was the way of life in Sparta different from the way of life in Athens?
Sparta was a militaristic dictatorship and Athens was a democracy
- Which European nation dominated trade on the Middle Passage?
Portugal
- Where was the Slave Coast?
located in West Africa
- What native people did Columbus encounter in the Caribbean Islands?
Taino
- What 3 things were traded in the Columbian Exchange?
plants, animals, and diseases
- What type of farming was practiced by the Inca?
terrace farming (steps)
- What did the natives think the early European explorers were?
gods or divine beings
god glory and gold
- Which two resources did the Songhai and Mali African Empires trade?
salt and gold
- An absolute monarchy is a combination of which two forms of government?
monarchy and an autocracy
Which Estates payed no taxes?
Clergy and Nobles
What country was considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called…
Checks and Balances
The Great Mosque of this African kingdom is now a present-day UNESCO World Heritage Site and is maintained by the locals in an annual festival to repair the adobe exterior:
Djenne
Which ancient emperor is responsible for Buddhism spreading rapidly throughout India?
Ashoka Maurya
The Neolithic Age starts after the ____________ Age.
Paleolithic
Which of the following inspired the Latin American Revolutions?
The American and French Revolutions
Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than she did of the building of the Great Pyramids.
TRUE
True or False: Everyone guillotined during the Reign of Terror was guilty of Treason under French law.
FALSE
This branch of Islam comprises 85% of Muslims:
Sunni
Why did Enlightenment ideas about sovereignty gain such a large hold in the 18th century?
they challenged the traditional notion of absolute monarchical power
Why would the Catholic Church have a reason to take issue with Galileo and Copernicus’ discoveries and theories?
The discoveries of Galileo and Copernicus were threatening to the authority and power of the Church
Which of these was put in place by Peter the Great?
Westernization campaign to make his country more “European”
Which of the following best describes the concept of nationalism?
The belief that a nation or group of people should have political independence
The Western half of the island of Hispaniola was a __________ colony and the Eastern half was a ________ colony.
French, Spanish
Which of the following occurred last?
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected which two continents?
Asia and Europe
Often referred to as the “George Washington of South America” this revolutionary general fought for modern democracy and freed Venezuela.
Simon Bolivar
Cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro exhibited advanced urban planning with grid layouts, sophisticated drainage systems, and standardized building materials. What River Valley Civilization did these cities belong to?
Indus River Valley
Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment?
Reason
Which is not an Abrahamic Religion
Zoroastrianism
Which invention developed by Johann Gutenberg helped speed up the spread of reading and information?
Printing Press
The four “Ninja Turtle” artists of the Renaissance were:
Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo
Which of the following best describes how the role of ordinary people in government changed during the 18th century?
The role of ordinary people grew, as more people became involved in politics and government for the first time.
The Age of Revolution is a direct result of the:
Age of Exploration & Absolute Monarchs
What did not travel across continents through the Columbian Exchange?
Polytheism
What order of Catholic missionaries was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola?
Jesuits
Non-violent revolutions that have caused massive social change include:
Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution
How did the Reformation change the political role of the Catholic Church in European society?
Powerful kings began replacing the pope as the political leader.
Oracle Bones, an ancient Chinese form of fortune telling and ancestor worship, are evidence of which cultural development?
early Chinese Writing System
What type of government did the Enlightenment thinkers support?
Limited Government
Pope Leo the X sold _________ to replenish the Catholic Church’s wealth to build St. Peter’s Basilica
Indulgences
Which of these things is NOT related to Louis XIV?
St. Petersburg
According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?
It is to protect the “general will” of the people
This large ancient city in Africa comprised of many circular stone enclosures disappeared sometime around 1400 CE, although historians are not sure why this happened to it:
Great Zimbabwe
Which of these would the Catholic church have agreed with?
God created the Earth and everything on it, God would have put his creation at the center.
Who is buried in Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb
Napoleon Bonaparte
Which of the French Estates paid all taxes
Third Estate
What did people value most during the Renaissance?
Their Independence
