Cumulative History Exam Review 9A

Besides overcrowding, in what other ways did industrialization affect the physical environment? Choose three answers.

-People often earned little money. -Factories filled the air with smog. -Dirty conditions led to disease.

Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by _____________

helping merchants become patrons.

Which items originated in the Americas and became European staples as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

corn, potatoes, chocolate, tomatoes

Jan van Eyck contributed to Renaissance art by ______________

developing new, realistic techniques.

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that leaders maintain power through ______________

fear and cruelty.

During the early part of the Industrial Revolution, factory managers were ______________

generally harsh and abusive to workers.

After taking power, one action that Napoleon refused to take was to ______________

give women the right to vote.

Louis XIV called himself the "Sun King" because he ________________

thought that, like the sun, he was at the center of the French universe.

Amidst ongoing famine, rising discontent, and increased taxes Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General leading up to the French Revolution. This was the first time this call had been issued in one hundred fifty years. Why did the king call this meeting?

to attempt economic and monetary crisis reform

Why did the Allies engage in propaganda efforts overseas?

to inspire people to support the Allied war effort

Spain and Portugal competed over territory in the Americas as a result of the voyages of ____________

Christopher Columbus.

The graph shows British opium exports to China from 1729 to 1832. What trend does the graph show?

Exports grew significantly in the 1820s.

Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Voltaire?

Government should be separate from religion.

What happened after the British became more imperialistic and forced China to sign trade agreements?

Imports to China and exports from China grew.

Which summarizes Mazzini's argument about independence for Lombardy?

Lombardy should be an independent nation-state because it had a strong national identity.

What happened to American Indians after 1492?

Most perished from disease.

Which answer best describes the effects of the slave trade on the African people?

They shifted commercially away from agriculture to the trade of manufactured goods.

How did monarchs in England reign prior to the signing of the Petition of Right in 1628?

They were less powerful.

On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by ____________

a Serbian nationalist.

What did the Mayas develop?

a calendar based on a solar year of 365 days

Which list states achievements from the Scientific Revolution in the correct order?

i. The heliocentric theory is published.ii. The scientific method is developed.iii. Galileo argues for Copernicus.iv. Isaac Newton develops calculus.

Simón Bolívar was known as the "Liberator" because he liberated _______________

northern South America from Spanish rule.

What caused Europe's population to increase, to provoke its interest in trade, and provided its population with large amounts of gold and silver?

the Columbian Exchange

Which culture was the first Mesoamerican civilization?

the Olmecs

The Petition of Right confirmed the supremacy of law specifically over whom?

the monarch