WORLD HISTORY-TURNING POINTS IN HUMAN HISTORY
During the Industrial Revolution, the population declined due to a decrease in life expectancy. True or False
False
Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi led a failed revolution to free Italy from Austrian control in 1948. True or False
False
Penicillin was introduced in hospitals to sterilize surgical instruments. True or False
False
The 1917 Russian Revolution was influenced by the ideas of Adam Smith. True or False
False
The 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu was the most destructive malaria epidemic in history. True or False
False
The Industrial Revolution saw many people moving from urban to rural settings. True or False
False
The World Health Organization is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. True or False
False
The nomadic lifestyle of the humans of the Paleolithic Era resulted in rapid population growth. True or False
False
The world's population grows by an estimated 120,000 people every day. True or False
False
Today, the majority of the world's population lives in Europe. True or False
False
Select all that apply. The Stone Age is broken into what three parts? Mesolithic Paleolithic Monolithic Microlithic Neolithic
Mesolithic Paleolithic Neolithic
The development of nation-states began _____. immediately after the fall of Rome before the age of empires in recent times during the development of early human societies
in recent times
Select all that apply. What are some of the characteristics of globalization? trans-national corporations real-time news from around the world insourcing of labor foreign investing high tariffs between competing nations
trans-national corporations real-time news from around the world foreign investing
FOUR TURNING POINTS
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QUIZ 2: RECURRING PATTERNS
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CHANGING WORLD POPULATION
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NATION-STATES
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PANDEMICS OF THE WORLD
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POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS
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EUROPEAN DOMINANCE
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COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
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Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. existence as an independent nation or government 2. a legal and social system where vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service 3. a group of people united by a common language 4. ultimate authority over a state or independent state
1-Autonomy 2-Feudal 3-Nation 4-Sovereignty
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. existence as an independent nation or government 2. a group of people united by a common language 3. ultimate authority over a state or independent state
1-Autonomy 2-Nation 3-Sovereignty
Match the inventor with his invention. 1. Fox Talbot X-rays 2. Isaac Singer 3. Etienne Lenoir 4. Alfred Nobel 5. Wilhelm Roentgen
1-photographs 2-sewing machine 3-gasoline engine 4-dynamite 5-X-rays
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. Etymology 2. Sedentary 3. Paleolithic 4. Mesolithic 5. Neolithic
1-the study of the origin of words 2-the process of settling down in one location 3-Old Stone Age 4-Middle Stone Age 5-New Stone Age
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. Etymology 2. Mesolithic 3. Neolithic 4. Paleolithic 5. Rural 6. Urban
1-the study of the origins of words 2-the Middle Stone Age period 3-the New Stone Age period 4-the Old Stone Age period 5-the area outside cities; the country 6-the area that makes up a city
Match the terms to their definition. 1. barter 2. capital 3. production 4. quota
1-to trade goods or services without the exchange of money 2-money that is used to produce greater wealth 3-something that is produced; a product 4-a fixed amount
Currently, there are ____ sovereign countries in the United Nations.
192
Which describes an entrepreneur? Gunpowder technology changes military strategies. A businessperson increases production during the Industrial Revolution. A nationalistic spirit is developed by British politicians.
A businessperson increases production during the Industrial Revolution.
Which of the following could affect the human population? A hurricane makes landfall on an uninhabited island. A deadly virus emerges that can pass from human to human. A civil war breaks out in Italy. A solar eclipse occurs.
A deadly virus emerges that can pass from human to human. A civil war breaks out in Italy.
A group of volunteers in San Francisco began making a quilt in 1987 to honor their friends and family members who had died of _____. Ebola AIDS cancer heart disease
AIDS
HIV is the virus that causes
AIDS
Select all that apply. Which of the following could affect the human population? An ethnic war breaks out in Eastern Europe. A lunar eclipse occurs. A deadly virus starts a pandemic. A tornado touches down in an uninhabited area in the Midwest prairie.
An ethnic war breaks out in Eastern Europe. A deadly virus starts a pandemic.
In 2004, a tsunami affected the population of _____. Asia South America Europe the United States
Asia
Who is a Nicaraguan national hero? Augusto César Sandino José Martí Guiseppe Garibaldi Emiliano Zapata
Augusto César Sandino
In 1979, followers of _____ overthrew the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and established an Islamic Republic in Iran. Fidel Castro Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Sun Yat-sen Francisco Madero
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Which statement best defines an entrepreneur? Businessperson increases industrial production during the Industrial Revolution. Gunpowder technology changes military strategies. Politicians develop a nationalistic spirit in Britain.
Businessperson increases industrial production during the Industrial Revolution.
Which is not characteristic of the military and fiscal revolution? New gunpowder technology and military advances occurred. Governments found new ways to pay for expensive wars. Countries used unfavorable trade treaties.
Countries used unfavorable trade treaties.
What is the most deadly viral disease that scientists know of? the bubonic plague Ebola cholera chicken pox
Ebola
What is likely to happen to a country's economy if its population is affected by a disease pandemic? Economic productivity would increase. Economic productivity would decline. The country would export more vaccines. Employment rates would reach an all-time high.
Economic productivity would decline.
This period formed the foundation of the modern world: American Revolution to World War II War of 1812 to World War I French Revolution to World War I French Revolution to World War II
French Revolution to World War I
The seeds for European economic dominance over the rest of the world were planted during the _____. Agricultural Revolution Technology Revolution Political Revolution Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Which of the following is an "old" country and has a declining population? Yemen Iraq Japan Afghanistan
Japan
Who is a Cuban national hero? Augusto Cesar Sandino Guiseppe Garibaldi Emiliano Zapata Jose Marti
Jose Marti
Select all that apply. What are three characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution? More people were needed for farming. Larger cities became a reality. New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown. Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on the soil. Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
Larger cities became a reality. New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown. Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
A characteristic of this era was the introduction of pottery. Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic
Mesolithic
In what era did the domestication of animals begin? Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic
Mesolithic
Which of the following factors is not responsible for European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? Military power shifted away from European nations. Governments found ways to pay for expensive wars. Labor was organized on an international basis.
Military power shifted away from European nations.
What was an effect of the discovery of the New World in the late fifteenth century? depletion of resources global exchange of plant life shift to a sedentary lifestyle domestication of animals
NOT shift to a sedentary lifestyle maybe global exchange of plant life
Which term best describes a country formed on a shared culture, language, and history? Imperialism Militarism Nationalism Colonialism
Nationalism
Hierarchical societies became more organized during the ___________ era.
Neolithic
There were widespread agrarian societies during the ________ era.
Neolithic
What are three characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution? New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown. Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on soil. Larger cities became a reality. Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals. More people were needed for farming.
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown. Larger cities became a reality. Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals.
This event opened Asian countries, particularly China, to trade with Europe. Opium Wars Industrial Revolution Military Revolution The Great Famine
Opium Wars
Which event opened Asian countries to trade with Europe? Opium Wars Industrial Revolution Military and Fiscal Revolution
Opium Wars
In what era did hunter-gatherer societies thrive? Paleolithic Mesolithic Neolithic
Paleolithic
An infectious disease outbreak that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a large number of the population is called a(n): Infectonia Pandemic Ebola Black Death
Pandemic
If most of the population growth in the future is expected to take place in developing countries, predict what effects this will likely have. People in these countries will live in poverty. More jobs will become available. People in these countries will become wealthy. There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services.
People in these countries will live in poverty. There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services.
In Chile, who initiated the "revolution from above?" Chilean workers Augusto César Sandino Salvador Allende Nicholas II
Salvador Allende
Where have the highest number of HIV infections been reported? Latin America Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
What was the immediate cause of the Springtime of the Peoples? a revolution in Iran a revoltuion in China a revolution in France a building discontent with Europe's multinational empires
a revolution in France
Why did the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu cause so many deaths? The virus had combined with an even deadlier avian flu virus. The United Nations could not distribute vaccines fast enough. The influenza virus was a strain to which people had no immunity. The World Health Organization had not yet been created.
The influenza virus was a strain to which people had no immunity.
What has been an effect of the AIDS pandemic? Economic growth has skyrocketed in countries affected by AIDS. There has been a mass migration of AIDS victims to Europe. There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS. There has been a decreased interest in vaccine research.
There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS.
Select all that apply. It appears that most of the world's population growth is taking place in developing countries. Predict what effects this will likely have. People in developing nations will become more wealthy. More employment opportunities will arise. There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services. More people are going to be living in poverty.
There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services. More people are going to be living in poverty.
An account of the first recorded pandemic in human history was written by _____. Pericles Zeus Thucydides Justinian
Thucydides
Ethnic and cultural divisions between peoples were used by colonial powers to maintain control of their colonies. True or False
True
Many African nation-states were once colonies. True or False
True
Scientists have not been able to eliminate the threat of future pandemics. True or False
True
The Communist forces of Mao Zedong defeat the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek. The People's Republic of China is established on October 1, 1949. True or False
True
The Industrial Revolution saw many people moving from rural to urban settings. True or False
True
What was an immediate cause of the 1789 French Revolution? the Enlightenment the Springtime of the Peoples the ideas of the Communist Manifesto a financial crisis
a financial crisis
What was an immediate cause of the 1789 French Revolution? the Springtime of the Peoples the ideas of the Communist Manifesto the Enlightenment a financial crisis
a financial crisis
What form of government did the 1910 Chinese Revolution establish? a totalitarian regime a monarchy a dictatorship a republic
a republic
The 1979 Iranian Revolution established _____. an autocracy an Islamic Repbulic a monarchy a Communist state
an Islamic Repbulic
A system of ideas is called _____. a political refolution an ideology Communism a theocracy
an ideology
In the sixth century, an outbreak of _______________ killed forty percent of Constantinople's population.
bubonic plague
From this lesson, in what ways have some nations tried to educate their populations regarding the number of children that couples have? by forcing people to take parenting classes by producing posters by distributing flyers by creating television ads
by distributing flyers by creating television ads
In the 1970s, how did the Chinese government seek to limit the country's population growth? by encouraging its citizens to immigrate to India by encouraging families to have one child each by increasing the availability of social services by starting a war with India
by encouraging families to have one child each
Select all that apply. Nation-states are characterized by _____. a multi-ethnic empire common culture or language a self-governing country possessions around the world
common culture or language a self-governing country
Select all that apply. What are three reasons for mass immigration today? disease better job opportunities civil wars famine education
disease civil wars famine
Select all that apply. The three forms of nationalism mentioned in this lesson are _____. ethnic political geographic intellectual religious
ethnic political religious
Select all that apply. What are three reasons for mass immigration today? better job opportunities famine civil wars education disease
famine civil wars disease
Nationalism rejects _____. socialism foreign influences patriotism the good of the nation
foreign influences
By invoking the image of past national heroes, revolutionaries can_____. isolate segments of the population gain support for their movement win financial aid from foreigners make sure that their revolutionary movement will succeed
gain support for their movement
Select all that apply. Two factors that make it difficult for people to retain a sense of nationalism are _____. politics globalization immigration geography
globalization immigration
The development of nation-states began _____. during the development of early human societies immediately after the fall of Rome before the age of empires in recent times
in recent times
The forced transport of Africans to the Americas as part of the Atlantic slave trade was an example of which factor affecting population? disease environmental changes conflict international migration
international migration
In what areas did major changes take place during the Industrial Revolution? oil production mining aviation manufacturing textiles
mining manufacturing textiles
Which term best describes a country formed on a shared culture, history, and language? colonialism nationalism militarism
nationalism
In the 1970s, the Chinese government encouraged families to have .
one child
Revolutions from "above" are organized by _____. the people political leaders counterrevolutionaries foreigners
political leaders
Experts predict that a future disease outbreak will spread _______ because much of the world's population lives in crowded urban areas.
rapidly
Since much of the world's population lives in crowded urban areas, experts predict that a future disease outbreak will spread
rapidly
Select all that apply. What are three forms of nationalism? religious intellectual political ethnic geographic
religious political ethnic
Which of the following factors is not responsible for European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? governments finding ways to pay for expensive wars organization of labor on an international basis shift of military power away from European countries
shift of military power away from European countries
In what areas did major changes take place during the Industrial Revolution? textiles aviation mining oil production manufacturing
textiles mining manufacturing
In history, what altered the development and population of sub-Saharan Africa? a potato famine the Atlantic slave trade a tsunami a hurricane
the Atlantic slave trade
Select all that apply. Which of the following are examples of pandemics? a few children in your neighborhood who come down with the common cold the Spanish flu that broke out in 1918 the bubonic plague that swept across Europe in the mid-1300s friends who get stomach aches after eating five bars of chocolate
the Spanish flu that broke out in 1918 the bubonic plague that swept across Europe in the mid-1300s
European nations were able to dominate other countries during the period of colonialism because _____. they had larger armies they had superior communication, technology, and weapons they had a greater population they were more intelligent
they had superior communication, technology, and weapons
