History Midterm:1
Who was the Queen that led England in the Golden Age of England
Elizabeth
Series of laws passed in England that gave more power to Parliament than the monarchy was known as
English Bill of Rights
Social classes in France were called
Estates
By 1914, the entire continent of Africa was controlled by colonial powers from which continent
Europe
Millions of native Americans died from
European diseases
The goal of social Darwinism is that all of the people will be happy
False
The only thing traded on the Silk Road was silk
False
What country used direct rule over it colonies
France
The printing press didn't really have a role in inspiring people to want to travel to other places of the world
False
Which of the following religions is polytheistic
Hinduism
Who was at the bottom of the Aztec power pyramid
Farmers and Slaves
One of the Five Pillars of Islam is
Fasting
Sikhism combines
Hinduism and Islam
Egypt became a ____ of Britians?
Protectorate
Which Dynasty ruled in China
Qing
Absolute monarchs and full control of the government in their country
True
As a result of sea trade, port cities became very rich and active places in the world
True
Atlantic slave trade route was called the lower passage
True
Cortez and Pizzaro are notable conquistadores that are famous for Conquesting the Aztecs and Incas respectively
True
One defining reason that empires collapse is they get too big to govern
True
One of the important problems that people faced which led to the French Revolution was the fact that they were hungry
True
Roman slaves did not pay taxes
True
Sir Isaac Newton did a lot of study in calculus and the laws of gravity during the Scientific Revolution
True
The French empire declined because it got involved in costly wars
True
The Mongols had the longest contiguous land empire in world History
True
The creation of penicillin was the greatest medical advancement during the Industrial Revolution
True
The language that people use and speak in their everyday life is called vernacular
True
The system of trading from the Americas to Europe was called the Triangular Trade
True
The incas used this type of farming on mountains
step terraces
the core democratic values of equality, liberty and justice, and popular soverignety can all be traced to what era of history
the enlightenment
what is deficit spending
the government spending more money than it collects
What is an indulgence?
a paying from the church to forgive ur sins and give u a free pass to heaven
What is an empire
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
King Louis XVI called the Estates General because
All of these are correct
An example of an accomplishment of an empire is
Architecture
The Spanish attempted to invade England with a fleet of ships called the
Armada
which is not a negative effect of large numbers of people moving to the cities
cheaper prices
Jobs of the Roman army included all of these Except
collecting taxes
Which of the following was part of the tree Mayan farming methods
cut and burn
A sphere of influence means that you
dominate a nation via imports and exports
The sepoy mutinity resulted in
full British control over India
The Mayas had a number system that included
the number zero
By 1914, Liberia and Ethiopia were
the only two independent African nations
The Byzantines represented
Eastern Rome
How many Africans were sent to the Americas as slaves
11 million
Lower class worked approx how many hours a day according the PowerPoint
12-18
The powerful social class of France made of nobles was which state
2nd
Who, after all speaks today of the annilhation of the Armenians? is a famous quote of
Adolf hitler
During the American Genocide
All of the above
Empires are strong because
All of the above
What happened during the enclosure movement
All of the above
What led to the decline of the Mongol Empire
All of the above
What new technology was used during the Agrarian Revolution
All of the above
Polytheistic means
Belief in many gods
The book has been printed more than any other book in world history
Bible
The Dutch settlers in Africa were called
Boers
Which country used indirect rule over its colonies?
Britain
Which nation controlled the most land in Africa in 1914
Britain
Roman emperors are called
Caesar
Who did pay taxes in the roman empire
Citizens
Istanbul is formally known as
Constantinople
When the slave trade network ended, West Africa began exporting
Copper and Ivory
The Muslim ottoman eventually fell apart due to
Corruption and abuse of power
What was the Declaration of the rights of man and citizen modeled after
Declaration of independence
Nationalism
Extreme pride in one's country
Constantine legalized Christianity in Byzantine in 313 CE
False
Judaism and Christianity are both Polytheistic
False
Laissez-faire economics, the government should control businesses
False
Who was put on trial for heresy because he proved the earth was not the center of the universe or our solar system
Galileo
A western educated resistance leader was
Ghandi
One of the great architectural achievements of the Byzantine Empire was
Hagia Slphia
Who split England from the Catholic church
Henry VIII
The religious group was Protestant and was persecuted in France
Huguenots
Which is not an accomplishment of the roman empire
Imperial University
What religion believes Mohammed was Gods Messenger
Islam
Which of the following comes from the descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael?
Islam
What is true about a chinampa
It was floating land for farming
What country was the center for the rebirth in art, literature and science
Italy
Tenochtitlan was connected to the mainland by a causeway. What is a causeway?
Land Bridge
The person most noted during the enlightenment for his thoughts about natural rights and that all people should have the right to life, liberty, and property was
Locke
Imperialist nations
Look to extract natural recourses and spread their culture
Who is the protestant Reformer (Monk) that broke from the Catholic Church
Martin Luther
What is the name of Henry VIII daughter that brought a lot of harm to Protestants in England.
Mary Tudor
What did Johan Gutenberg invent which enabled him to mass produce the Bible.
Printing Press
The 1st major American civilization was
Olmes
What doesn't make a great empire
Only one religion allowed
The treaty of Nanjing in 1842 made china
Pay for the opium war
Who was at the top of the Spanish social class in the new world
Peninsulares
This man expanded Russian territory while he was czar. He also Modernized the country, established St. Petersburg as the capital, simplified the Russian alphabet, increased its navy and army. Reduced the power of nobility and gained control of the Russian Orthodox Church
Peter the Great
Spain and what other country were the early leaders in the Age of Exploration
Portugal
The results of the American and French Revolutions inspired people seeking _____ and independence
Rights
The architect of the reign of terror was
Robespierre
These were supporters of Cromwell and Parliament during the English Civil War.
Roundheads
The Chinese Han empire had a monopoly on
Salt and Iron
Mali controlled what kind of trade
Salt and gold
Sepoys and Indian soldiers in the British army. What led to the Sepoy rebellion of 1857.
Sepoys didn't want to use their new rifles because the bullets used animal grease
Buddhism was started by
Siddhartha Gautama
Which religion is monotheistic
Sikhism
Marco Polo brought back to Italy..
Spices and gunpowder
The Incas used what system for farming
Step terraces
What allowed European nations to dominate non-developed areas and establish global empires
Technological superiority
The Mongol army was known as
The Golden Horde
Imperialism is
The policy of setting up colonies and building empires by dominating other nations
Which country use spheres of influence the most
USA
The governors of Spanish colonies were called
Viercoys
The Byzantines had constant trouble with the
Vikings
The Incan ruler was an autocrat. What is an autocrat?
Was the religious leader too
The battle at which Napoleon was defeated by the British and exiled from France was
Waterloo
Who is the most famous leader of the Chinese Han Dynasty
Wudi
Anti-Imperials dislike imperialism because
all of the above
New technology of the Age of Exploration included
all of the above
Spanish conquistadores wanted
all of the above
The Spanish declined due to
all of the above
The boxer rebellion was
all of the above
Triangular trade consisted of
all of the above
What privilege's did the 1st and 2nd estates have
all of the above
Who were the lasting ideals of the Puritans in England
all of the above
what were the effects of the French revolution
all of these
A ruler with complete governmental and religious control is a/an
autocrat
Westerners viewed people with different religions, cultures or lifestyles as
backward or uncivilized
In the Columbian Exchange goods, ideas, plants, animals, people, technology and disease
both are correct
Wealthy members of the 3rd estate who were the emerging middle class and were bankers, merchants, lawyers, etc.
bourgeoise
Factory workers were apart of what class
lower
The most important reason fro imperialism during the Industrial age was
need for natural recourses
Historically, people have gained_______ through land owner ship, military's conquest and revolutions
power
The Open-Door policy
proposed equal trading rights for all colonial powers in China
What was the main reason for the Age of Exploration
to get Asian Spices cheaper
One of the patterns we have seen this year in history is an increase in population, dwindling food supply and big cost of available food, powerful neighboring empires, and lack of available recourses results in
war and conquest
What was used to power the first factories
water wheel
The tennis court oath was
when the national assembly was born and the 3rd estate defied the king.
