History Midterm Review
Which is not a negative effect of large numbers of people moving to the cities
Cheaper prices
Who was the Queen that led England in the Golden Age of England?
Elizabeth
Social Classes in France were called
Estates
What continent was the Roman Empire mainly on?
Europe
The Mayan Civilization declined around the year 1500 when Europeans arrived.
False
The only thing traded on the Silk Road was silk.
False
The printing press didn't really have a role in inspiring people to want to travel the to other places of the world.
False
Canada was originally settled by
France
Viceroy was a word used to describe slaves.
False
ore people lived on a farm in the US in 1910 than in 1850
False
Who did Francis Cabot Lowell want to attract to work in his mills
Farm Girls
Who was at the bottom of the Aztec power pyramid?
Farmers and Slaves
One of the Five Pillars of Islam is
Fasting
Which of the following religions is polytheistic?
Hinduism
Sikhism combines
Hinduism and Islam
The richest human ever was
Mansa Munsa
What did Johann Gutenberg invent which enabled him to mass produce the Bible
Printing Press
The Incas used these knotted strings for communication
Quipus
A disadvantaged of working in the mills is that you could get hurt yo even die on the job
True
After the fall of Rome, Western Europe fell into the Dark Ages.
True
As a result of sea trade, port cities became very rich and active places in the world.
True
Bastille day is a holiday celebrated today in rememberence of the French Revolution
True
Coal was used to create steam for the steam engines
True
Cortez and Pizarro are notable conquistadors that are famous for conquering the Aztecs and Incas resrectively.
True
Cortez used the enemies of the Aztecs to help him conquer them.
True
Despite their sea power, The Portguese weren't able to hold off other countries from taking greater control in the Indies.
True
Disease wiped out most of the Native Americans.
True
Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo inspired the creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to use their names in the cartoon and movies.
True
Marco Polo visited the Mongol Empire.
True
Martin Luther was ex-communicated from the Catholic Church for writing 95 Theses.
True
Napoleon abandoned his army in Egypt and returned to France
True
One defining reason that empires collapse is they got too big to govern.
True
Roman slaves did not pay taxes.
True
Romans spoke Latin.
True
Sir Isaac Newton did a lot of study in Calculus and the laws of gravity during the Scientific Revolution.
True
The Dutch imperialized South Africa and made Cape Town the capital.
True
The Great Wall of China was built to keep out invaders.
True
The Incan Emperor has absolute power.
True
The Incan Emperor owns all of his Incan people.
True
The Incas put great value in Gold
True
The Line of Demarcation split the world in two between Spain and Portugal. It was done by the Pope at the Treaty of Tordesillas.
True
The Mayans built great pyramid temple structures and had many similarities to the Ancient Egyptians.
True
The Mongols had the longest contiguous land empire in world history.
True
The Mongols were the first to use paper money made from bark.
True
The Spanish forced natives to convert to Catholicism.
True
The creation of penicillin was the greatest medical advance during the industrial Revolution
True
The draft enabled the French to build the strongest navy in Europe
True
The governor of the Bastilles head was displayed on a pike after he was killed
True
The language that people use and speak in their everyday life is called vernacular.
True
The most important problem the people faced which led to the French Revolution was the fact that they were hungry
True
The system of trading from the Americas to Europe was called Triangular Trade.
True
To celebrate the completion of Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs sacrificed 20,000 people in only 4 days.
True
When the Spanish arrived, the capital of the Aztecs was Tenochtitlan.
True
How could fighters fight back if treated unfairly
Turn out or go on strike
How could workers fight back if treated unfairly
Turn out or go on strike
The Incas used this type of farming on mountains
step terraces
The Incas used what system for farming?
step terraces
What is deficit spending?
the government spending more money than it is collecting
What new form of art took place during the Renaissance?
3D
The peasant class (possibly 98%) of France was a part of this estate
3rd
How many hours a week did the Lowell girls typically work
70 or more
In the Columbian Exchange, goods, ideas, plants, animals, people, technology, and disease
A and B are correct (the first and 2nd choice)
What is an Empire?
A large territory under control of one government uniting peoples and cultures
Which of the following were beheaded during the French Revolution
All of these people
The Incas were located in
Andes Mountain
An example of an accomplishment of an empire is:
Architecture
Wealthy members of the 3rd estate who were the emerging middle class and were bankers, merchants, lawyers, etc. were
bourgeoisie
Under the Spanish Encomienda System, Spanish colonies
could trade with the French but not the English
What was one important result of the Estates General
created the National Assembly
To get to Meso-America, Native Americans
crossed Beringia near modern day Alaska
Millions of Native Americans died from
diseases
Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Incas.
false
True or false the goal of social darwinism is that all of the people will be happy?
false
Before industry took over, where did 90 of americans live and get their supplies
family farms
Mayan wealth was made through
farming and trade
The new type of killing machine that was developed during the French Revolution was the
guillotine
The Byzantines represented
Eastern Rome
The Han Empire built canals to store grain.
False
Factory workers were apart of what class
Lower class
Reasons for the Incas defeat to the Spanish
. All of the Above
Empires are strong because
. All of the above
What is true about a Chinampa?
. it was a floating land for farming
Geoglyphs are
. large drawings that can be seen from the air
How many people were in the Mongol Empire?
100 million
How many Africans were sent to America as slaves
11 million
lower lass worked worked approx how many hours a day according to the ppt
12-18
How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?
14
The clergy of France was a part of which estate?
1st
How many of King Henry VIII's wives were executed
2
The Mogols ruled this much of the earth
22%
The powerful social class of France made of Nobles was which estate
2nd
At the height of their empire, the Aztecs had a population of
3 million
How many people were in the Roman Empire at its peak?
300 million
In 1972 what form of government did the Radicals create at the new National Convention
A republic
What were the effects of the French Revolution
All fo these
New technology of the Age of Exploration included
All of the Above
Contiributions of the Aztec's included
All of the above
Mayan religion believed in
All of the above
Triangular Trade consisted of
All of the above
What Privileges did the 1st and 2nd estate have
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 Agarian Revolution
All of the above
The name given to the revolutionary group that took over France's government from the 3rd estate
Assembly
Marie Antoinette was a princess from what country
Austria
What was the major problem of Water power in New England?
Backwater
The French prison that housed political prisoners and weapons was called
Bastille
Polytheistic means
Belief in many gods
The Dutch settlers in Africa were called
Boers
Peninsulares were
Born in Spain
What served as a model to the French when the French Revolution begun
Both A and B
Which religion is vegetarian?
Buddhism
The Mayas number system included
Calculcus
Roman Emperors are named
Ceaser
What religion beleives Jesus was God's son and Savior?
Christianity
Who did pay taxes in the Roman Empire?
Citizens
Jobs of the Roman Army included all of these except
Collecting Taxes
Columbus named the natives in the Americas Indians because
Columbus thought he was in India
Istanbul is formely known as
Constantinople
The first trip to India via ship was by
DeGama
The first trip around Africa was by
Dias
Columbus created the Dutch East India Company in India and took power away from Portugal.
False
Constantinople was the capitol of Mali.
False
Constatine legalized Christianity in Byzantine in 313 CE.
False
Cortez conquered the Incas.
False
In laissez-faire econmics the governemnt should control business
False
Incan science included a calendar, medicine, modern drugs, and sanitation.
False
Judaism and Christianity are both polytheistic.
False
Machiavelli is famous for building the Dome at St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome.
False
Mansa Musa was a Christian in the Mali army.
False
Marie Antoinette was executed on the same day as King Louis XVI
False
Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the British at the Battle of the Bulge
False
Napoleon provided free public education to French children
False
Over a Billion slaves died in making the trip from Africa to the Americas.
False
Prince Henry the Navigator helped Italy by developing a school for sailor that helped Italy rise to the top of the world in exploring.
False
The Atlantic Slave Trade route was called the Lower Passage.
False
The Church of England is often referred to as the Lutheran Chruch today.
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
The Mongol Army was known as
Golden Horde
The Byzantine Empire's super weapon was
Greek Fire
One of the great architectural achievements of the Byzantine Empire was
Hagia Sophia
Who split England from the Catholic Church?
Henry VIII
One of the patterns we have seen this year in history is:
Higher literacy rates
When 6000 women marched to the Palace of Versailles, they accused Queen Marie Antionette:
Hording grain
The domination of a country by another country is called
Imperialism
What is not an accomplishment of the Roman Empire?
Imperil University
WHere did the lowell girls as they were called, live
In boarding Houses
Where did the Lowell Girls, as they were called, live
In boarding Houses
Cuzco is the capital city of what Native American group?
Incas
The Spice Islands are located near
Indonesia
What religion beleives Mohammed was God's messenger?
Islam
Which of the following comes from the descendants of Abraham's son Ishmael?
Islam
What country was the center for the rebirth in art, literature, and science?
Italy
Napoleon got money to fund his war and conquests in Europe by selling this to the USA?
Louisiana Territory
What religion is waiting for their Savior to come for the first time?
Judaism
Which religion has the sabbath on Saturday?
Judaism
John Locke favored
Liberalism
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
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 Protestant's in England?
Mary Tudor
Who is famous for painting the Sistine Chapel and sculpting David?
Michelangelo
What is the name of the World's most famous painting?
Mona Lisa
A ruler with complete governmental and religious control is a/an
Monarch
The enlightened thinker that believed in separation of powers is
Montesquieu
The Mali Empire was
Muslim
Louis XVI's chief advisor who was fired because he wanted to bring more equality to French people was
Necker
This civilization is known for carving giant stone heads
Olmecs
What doesn't make a great empire?
Only one religion allowed
What was an indulgence?
Paying the church to forgive your sins and give you a free pass to heaven
Who was at the top of the Spanish Social Class in the New World?
Penninsulas
Which religion does not eat pork?
Pork
Spain and what other country were the early leaders in the Age of Exploration?
Portugal
What invention took weaving from the home to the mill?
Power Loom
The architect of the reign of terror was
Robespierre
Enlightened thinker that believed that all people are naturally good but are corrupted by society was
Rosseau
What two countries did not fall to Napoleon in Europe?
Russia and England
Mali controlled what kind of trade?
Salt and Gold
The Chinese Han Empire had a monopoly on
Salt and Iron
The core democratic values of equality, liberty, justice and popular soverignthey can all be traced to what era of history
Scientific revolution
Who is the most famous playwright/author of the Renaissance?
Shakespeare
Buddhism was started by
Siddhartha Gautama
Which religion is monotheistic?
Sikhism
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus in his quest to the Americas?
Spain
Marco Polo brought back to Italy
Spices and Gunpowder
Napoleon was exiled for the 2nd times to this island, where he would eventually die
St Helena
According to the ppt, what country has the highest standard of living today
Sweden
This book has been printed more than any other book in World History
The Bible
The French Revolution drew on many ideas of
The Enlieghtment
Where did Justinian's Code derive from?
The Laws of the 12 Tables
The holy book of Judaism is
Torah
The 1st major American Civilization was
The Olmecs
Class conflict is a factor in which of the following
revolutions
The holy book of Hinduism is
The Vedas
Which is not a reason that the population exploded
The governemnt got rid of rats
What happened to the people that the Aztecs conquered?
They were forced to pay (wealth of tribute)
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen modeled after
Us Declaration of Independence
When the women marched upon King Louis XVI's Palace, where were they taken to?
Versailles
The governors of Spanish colonies were called
Viceroys
The Byzantines had constant trouble with the
Vikings
What powered the first mills
Water
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
Zapotec was
a ball game
Spanish Conquistadores wanted
all of the above
King Louis XVI called the Estates General because
all of these are correct
Tenochtitlan was built on a
lake
A causeway is
land bridge
Which of the following was part of the three Mayan farming methods?
plant and pick
The results of the American and French Revolutions inspited people seeking ______ and ind
power
Nationalism has to do with having too much _____ in your country
pride
One of the great accomplishments of the Incas was
their great road system that covered 14,000 miles
What was the main reason for the Age of Exploration?
to get Asian spices cheaper
One of the most important jobs of Queen Marie Antionette was
to produce a male heir to the throne
The Incan ruler was an autocrat. This means he
was the religious leader too
What industrial invention would spin wool or cotton into yarn
water frame
What was used to power the first factories
water wheel
The Tennis Court Oath was
when the National Assembly made an oath to bein the Reign of Terror