World History Final Review

The impact of mercantilism was that

• The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

• Trade was limited in the Atlantic

• The colony grew wealthy

• The mother country grew wealthy

What caliphate took over when the Umayyad's were overthrown?

• The Romans

• The Otttomans

• The Spartans

• The Abbasids

What is the storming of the beaches of Normandy referred to as?

• V-E day

• Holocaust

• D-Day

• V-J Day

Which peninsula was considered the "Powder Keg" of Europe prior to World War I?

• Iberian

• Turkish

• Italian

• Balkan

Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Igor the Proud

• Nicholas IV

• Peter the Great

What were the two most important trade goods on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?

• Slaves and ivory

• Porcelain and silk

• Gold and salt

• Glass and silver

once a strong dynasty is considered to have the Mandate of Heaven, what is the next step in the cycle?

• The dynasty collapses and a new dynasty emerges.

• Central government starts to collapse and rebellions start

• The dynasty rules successfully for many years, then begins to decline

The unification of Italy and the unification of Germany show that

• Socialism was an effective way of organizing the economy

• nationalism could be used to consolidate political interests

• colonialism could be used to spread European civilization

• interdependence was a significant obstacle to waging war

What is a "capitalist

• individuals who invest their money into the creation of businesses

• Philosophers of the economic period during the Industrial Revolution

• Leaders who support socialist policies

• individuals who work in factories

When the English Bill of Rights was signed in 1689, England became a

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Republic

• Communist State