CCA WH: U6 Rulers and Revolutions Flashcard

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What did the Golden Stool represent to the Asante people?

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power and unity

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What structure of leadership did the Zulu Empire use? Options: a loosely-bound structure of independent states where the monarch had only symbolic power, a structure of absolute authority where the monarch closely ruled all states, a feudal structure in which serfs were bound to nobles' land, a structure in which leaders of households, districts, and states reported to higher levels

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a structure in which leaders of households, districts, and states reported to higher levels

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Which country was one of only two African nations that was never colonized by a European power? Options: Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

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Ethiopia

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What was Japan's social structure based on during the Edo Period?

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virtue of one's job

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What region did Peter the Great imitate in his efforts to increase Russia’s strength and influence in the world?

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Western Europe

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Religious differences created conflict in Africa, Japan, and Europe during the early modern era (between 1400 and 1900). All of the choices below are factual examples EXCEPT for which one?
The Jewish majority in Ethiopia came to an end when Christians and Muslims united to expel them from the borders.
England officially converted to Protestant Christianity during the reign of King Henry VIII. But when Catholic rulers tried to reassert their authority over England (such as Henry's daughter, Mary Queen of Scots), there was violence between the two groups.
The Spanish Inquisition resulted in the torture, expulsion, and execution of non-Catholics under the religious zeal of King Phillip II. His quest to spread the Catholic faith led him to war with Protestant Christian England.
In the Edo Period, the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan expelled Christian missionaries in order to minimize outside influences during their efforts to unite Japan, politically and culturally. Christians who refused to leave or convert were brutally punished.

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The Jewish majority in Ethiopia came to an end when Christians and Muslims united to expel them from the borders.