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A polytheistic religion. India’s 1st major religion. Believed to be the first religion known to mankind.
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
A prince who turned to meditation to relieve suffering and reached enlightenment. He is now known as Buddha [enlightened one]
Nirvana
Siddhartha Gautama
Prince Deity
What is the largest religion in the world?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Chrisitianity
Islam
Which religion believes in the law of karma, reincarnation and the caste system?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Which religion believes in the 4 Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path and nirvana through meditation?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Which religion believes in reincarnation?
Reincarnation - The soul never dies, it moves to a new body.
Confucianism
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Which religion believes in the Covenant?
The Covenant is an agreement between Abraham and the people who practice this religion.
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
The Five Pillars of Islam include which ideas...
Select all answers that are true!
Muslims must pray regularly
Muslims must fast during Ramadan
Muslims believe in more than one god.
If possible, Muslims must visit Mecca
Where/how did the Black Plague first enter Europe?
Through port cities first because of trade routes.
The Black Death took several centuries to spread throughout Europe.
The Black Death spread from Europe to Asia in 1854.
The Black Death did not affect northern Europe the most.
During the Renaissance, more Europeans became increasingly interested in
education and the arts
business and religion
religion and spirituality
education and the military
Which best states how the Renaissance affected Europe between 1300 and 1600?
The Renaissance led to major artistic changes but few social changes in Europe
The Renaissance led to major social changes but few political changes in Europe
The Renaissance led to no major artistic, social, or political changes in Europe
The Renaissance led to major artistic, social, and political changes in Europe
Which best states how wealthy men changed their interests during the Renaissance?
They began to focus on military goals and foreign trade to control markets
they began to focus on religious goals and teachings to strengthen the Church
They began to focus on military goals and weaponry to become better soldiers.
They began to focus on educational goals and new skills to become well rounded.
A significant concept that influenced Renaissance artists, many philosophers and political leaders was
spiritualism
humanism
medievalism
socialism
Which best describes how italy's location on the Mediterranean Sea contributed to the flourishing of the Renaissance?
Italy's location allowed many artists and writers to protect new ideas.
Italy's location allowed many philosophers and politicians to try new ideas.
Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to challenge new ideas.
Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to bring back new ideas
During the Renaissance, Italian artists were supported by wealthy
priests
scholars
patrons
popes
Which was a result of the Protestant Reformation in Europe?
Catholic Church accepted Protestant Religion
Spain became a protestant nation
Catholic church changed ALL of their practices.
The power of the Catholic Church was weakened.
Martin Luther’s statements criticizing the church are called the
Commandments
Perspectives
Thirty-Five Complaints
Ninety-Five Theses
The “Act of Supremacy”
Established the King as head of the church in England
Established the Catholic Church as the only church in England
Kicked Martin Luther out of the church
Guaranteed heaven after death
Why did Henry VIII (8th) break from the Catholic Church?
Selling indulgences
Executing Martin Luther
Named himself Holy Roman Emperor
Wanted to divorce his wife
How did the Catholic Church respond to the work of Galileo?
The Church embraced the new findings and supported the work of Galileo
The Church helped to publish Galileo's book and incorporated the new science into church doctrine.
Galileo's work was viewed as heresy (belief or opinion contrary to religious doctrine and carried harsh punishments)
Galileo was forced to recant (take back) his support for heliocentrism
Which term BEST describes an intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought:
Religion
Enlightenment
Government
Radicalism
What was the effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Native American population?
the spread of higher calorie food that allowed Native Americans to rest more
an increase in the average global temperature
an increase in oral storytelling to pass down Native American history
the spread of Old World diseases to which the Native Americans had no immunity
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
o find the city of gold in southern Africa
How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?
The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves
The slaves were well fed and clothed
The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves
All of the above
This Explorer was the first to establish an Indian trade route by sailing south around the Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco de Gama
Bartholomew Dias
John Cabot
Hernan Cortez
What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?
to sail from one continent to another
to sail all the way around the world
to sail from one hemisphere to another
to sail to an unexplored part of the world
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both
had the support of the Roman Catholic Church
placed great value on traditional beliefs
emphasized the value of human reasoning
contributed to the end of feudalism
Absolutism is -
The idea that there is an important question that a monarch needs to force into law particularly when dealing with a female inheriting the throne.
The idea that a monarch has direct power from God to rule and that they are responsible to God alone.
The idea that a monarch has the authority to have complete and absolute control.
The idea that a monarch has the ability to tell his subjects what they are to do in life.
An absolute monarch justified their power with the theory known as—
Balance of power
Divine right
pragmatic sanction
regiments of grants
Absolute monarchs, Philip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were all considered absolute rulers because they –
broke from the Roman Catholic Church.
helped feudal lords build secure castles .
Instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments.
made government decisions without the consent of their people .
-spread ideas quickly throughout Europe
-literacy rates increased in many areas
-people were able to read The Bible in their vernacular
What technological advancement is being described above?
invention of the printing press
new navigational tools
invention of the telescope
diffusion of Romance languages
The document that increased the rights of all French citizens
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Declaration of Independence
Tennis Court Oath
Constitution
The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.
Guillotine
Robespierre
The Jacobins
The Bastille
The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution
The Bastille
The Tennis Court
Versailles Palace
Paris
Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.
Tennis Court Oath
Estates General
Estates System
Guillotine
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.
Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.
The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.
How was the Social System in Latin America different than the Social System found in France?
It was based on education
It was based on wealth
It was based on race
It was based on land occupation
This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the northern part of South America from Spain. He was also known as the "Great Liberator".
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L' Ouverture
Jose San Martin
Father Miguel Hidalgo
This revolutionary of the Latin American Revolutions helped liberate the Haiti from France. This freed slave led one of the only successful slave rebellions in the western hemisphere.
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L' Ouverture
Jose San Martin
Father Miguel Hidalgo
What was the immediate cause of the Spanish American War?
Explosion of the USS Maine
Yellow Journalism
Sympathy for Cubans
Atrocities of Spanish generals in Cuba
The _______________ was a foreign policy statement issued in 1823 stating that the U.S. would oppose any intervention by European nations to control nations in the Western Hemisphere.
Monroe Doctrine
Articles of Confederation
Mayflower Compact
Treaty of Paris
What was the intended purpose of the Open Door Policy?
Develop American-style democratic institutions and practices in China
Prevent Japan and powerful European nations from locking the United States out of trade monopolies in China
Establish a strong American military presence on the Chinese mainland
Support Japanese efforts to industrialize farming and mass production techniques
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
muckraking
yellow journalism
journalism
reporting
What territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898?
Hawaii & Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, Guam, &
the Philippines
Japan, Puerto Rico & Guam
Puerto Rico, Hawaii & the Philippines
The following is a new technology used in WWI
U-Boats
Mustard Gas
Airplanes
all of the above
What does this political cartoon best represent?
Public opposition to the League of Nations
German Imperial Fleet discussing a blockade of Mexico
The Zimmerman Telegram
Talks of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
Wilson's suggestions
League of Nations
In 1919, after communist revolutionaries known as Bolsheviks overthrew the czar in Russia, established the Soviet Union, and called for a worldwide revolution to destroy capitalism, people in the United States began to fear communists. This fear of international communism was called __________________.
Socialism
The Red Scare
The Immigrant Scare
The Isolationism Movement
France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion
appeasement
praise
extermination
interventionism
The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called
Holocaust
Genocide
Concentration Camp
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws
separated Jews from German society
said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews
said Jews couldn't own businesses
all of the above
Why was this night known as "the night of the broken glass"
Someone broke a glass cup and forgot to clean it up
The nazi's were playing baseball and broke a window
The nazi's broke through synagogues, schools, and other jewish buildings, and broken glass was all over the streets
The jews threw glass at SS officers as a protest
Which statement best summarizes the Nuremberg War Crimes Trails?
The court ruled that the German government could restrict the right of the Jews is the were not
citizens of Germany.
The trials were used to decide which Jews would be sent to the death camps in Germany.
The trials were used to convict Hitler of crimes against humanity and sentence him to death.
The trial led to the conviction and death of twelve Nazi officials and civilians.
Match the following Cold War vocab words to the correct definition
Marshall Plan
Gave aid to nations after WW2 so they would not fall to communism
Truman Doctrine
US would provide financial and military aid to any democratic nation falling to communism
Berlin Airlift
U.S. airdropped supplies to the democratic part of Berlin. that the USSR cut off from the world
Containment
U.S. would stop the spread of communism. BUT NOT overthrow already existing communist nations
Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?
the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities
the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists
the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans
the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer
What is the 38th parallel?
A border that splits West Germany and East Germany
A border that splits North Korea and South Korea
A border that splits Western Europe and Eastern Europe
A border that splits North Dakota and South Dakota
If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
What was the result of the Berlin blockade?
Military conflict escalated between the U.S & USSR
Germany fell to communism
The Cold War ended
The U.S airlifted supplies to West Berlin and avoided war with the Soviet Union
What country put the first human-made space satellite into orbit around Earth?
the United States
Great Britain
the Soviet Union
France
What were the sites of the two major hot conflicts of the Cold War?
Korea and Vietnam
Germany and France
Algeria and Morocco
Cuba and Spain
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?
Mikhail Gorbechev
Joseph Stalin
Boris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
What agreement did Reagan and Gorbachev make at the end of the Cold War?
to reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons
to create an international space station
to withdraw troops from Asia
to halt all satellite development programs
Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?
glasnost
perestroika
democratizatsiya
shock therapy
This 1989 photograph symbolizes the
end of the Cold War
importance of the Berlin airlift
creation of a divided Germany
fear of Nazism among Germans
