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Before World War II, both Japan and Germany
A) withdrew from the League of Nations of land disputes
B)experienced tremendous growth in the urban middle class
C) embraced social reform movements such as universal suffrage
D) opposed the spread of western influence and technology within their nations.
E) rebuilt their economies from the impacts of the Great Depression and significant war debts. |
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| A) Both Japan and Germany withdrew from the League of Nations before World War II over land disputes. |
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| Adam Smith is arguably the father of modern-day ___________. In "The Wealth of Nations" he notes that economies work best with the least possible interference. |
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| he is arguably the father of modern-day economics. |
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TRUE or FALSE:
By the late 1800's the slave trade had been abolished. |
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TRUE
By the late 1800's the slave trade had been abolished. |
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| In Han China, merchants had less status than farmers and artisans why? |
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| Merchants had less status then farmers in Han China because merchants produced no substancial goods. |
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| Who spread Hellenism (Greek culture)throughout much of the known world? |
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Alexander the Great.
He also conquered the Persian Empire and expanded his empire all the way into India. |
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| If everyone in the civilization has to keep control of a farm, will that civilization be successful? |
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Most likely not. If a certain number of farmers can provide a surplus of food, then other people in the community are free to build, invent, and create tools, art and institutions.
"Specialization of labor" |
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| What dynasty was in China from around 200 B.C.E. to around 200 C.E.? |
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| The Han Dynasty was in China from around 200 B.C.E. to around 200 C.E. |
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Athens and Sparta in Greece.
Which of the two was the political, commercial, and cultural center?
Which of the two was the agricultural and highly militaristic region? |
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Athens was political, commercial and very intellectual.
Sparta was very militaristic. |
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| ancient greece was located on a _____________ between the waters of the aegean and the mediterranean seas. |
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| By 600 C.E., interaction thru ___________, ____________, and _____________ had spread Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism far beyond their areas of origin. |
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| Trade, warfare, and migration |
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In order to hold on to their territory, the Ottomans instituted the Tanzimat Reforms, which included
A) access to western education
B) universal suffrage
C) nationalization of private industries
D) emancipation of slaves
E) elimination of the vicil service sytem. |
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| A) access to western education. |
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| The empire Charlemagne built would come to be called ______________________ upon the coronation of _____________________ in 962 |
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| The empire Charlemagne built would come to be called ___Holy Roman Empire___ upon the coronation of __Otto the Great__ in 962 |
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| The British Parliament passed laws, such as the ______________, which limited the hours of each workday, restricted children from working in factories, and required factory owners to make working conditions safer and cleaner. |
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| The British Parliament passed laws, such as the _Factory Act of 1883_, which limited the hours of each workday, restricted children from working in factories, and required factory owners to make working conditions safer and cleaner. |
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| Constant warfare in early modern Europe led to a military revolution in which cannon, muskets, and commoner foot soldiers became the mainstays of European armies. What are "foot soldiers"? |
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| Foot soldiers fought on foot and were located in the front of the line, often the first to die. Foot soldiers did not get a horse. |
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| What export from the America's caused major inflation through out the rest of the world? |
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| The ideas of the Enlightenment aroused opposition from many absolutist rulers and from clergymen, but the _____________ made possible the survival and dissemination of new ideas. |
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| With the defeat of Spain, _________ rose as the strongest power on continental Europe, while its rival England held superiority in naval power. |
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| The two MAJOR urban centers of the Indus River Valley were |
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Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
(Both urban centers may have controlled the surrounding farmland.) |
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| Which anceint civilization had an obsession with the after-life? |
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Egypt.
One effect of this obsession was mummification. |
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| The pharaohs were regarded as _____ come to earth to ensure the welfare and prosperity of the people |
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| Gods. Pharaohs were beleived to be gods themselves. |
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| From Darius on, the Persain Empire was divided into ----- provinces. Who was in charge of these provinces? |
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From Darius on, the empire was divided into twenty provinces.
A satrap who was related or connected to the royal court administered each province. The position of satrap tended to become hereditary. Satraps in distant provinces had considerable autonomy. |
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| The great pyramids were constructed with ...? |
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| stone tools and simple lever, pulley, and roller technology |
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| In Europe, between 1500s and 1700s most schools, proffesions and guilds bared _________ from participation. |
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| The advances in scientific thought inspired European governments and groups of individuals to question the reasonableness of accepted practices in fields ranging from agriculture to laws, religions, and social hierarchies. This intellectual movement, which assumed that social behavior and institutions were governed by scientific laws, is called the ... ? |
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The Mongols accepted religious pluralism. Mongol khans were thought to represent the Sky God, who transcended all cultures and religions; khans were thus conceived of as universal rulers who both transcended and used the various religions of their subjects. |
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TRUE
The Mongols accepted religious pluralism. Mongol khans were thought to represent the Sky God, who transcended all cultures and religions; khans were thus conceived of as universal rulers who both transcended and used the various religions of their subjects. |
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| The goal of the Il-khan State was to collect as much tax revenue as possible, which it did through a ________________. |
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| In Europe, between the 1500s and 1700s, women's status and work place was closely tied to ... ? |
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| Women's status and work were closely tied to their husbands' and families' |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: Messopotamia has a warm climate and good soil. |
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TRUE:
Messopotamia does have a warm climate and good soil, however, its difficult for agriculture to grow because there is little rain-fall and the rivers flood frequently. |
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| How many times did the Mongols invade Japan, and were they ever successful? Why or why not? |
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| Japan was invaded by the Mongols twice, both times were unseccessful due to storms. |
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| Messopotamia settled agriculture in an ___________ landscape. |
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| Messopotamia settled agriculture in an _unstable_ landscape. |
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| What river carries a lot of silt and floods regularly twice a year? Access to this river water for irrigation allowed farmers in area and related areas to produce two crops a year despite the region’s sparse rainfall. |
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| The Persian Empire was built up by a series of three kings: |
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| The Persian Empire was built up by a series of three kings: Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius I. |
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| Iran’s location, bounded by mountains, deserts, and the Persian Gulf, left it open to attack from ...? |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: The Protestant Reformation appealed mainly only religious sentiments and Germans |
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FALSE:
The Protestant Reformation appealed not only to religious sentiments, but also to Germans who disliked the Italian-dominated Catholic Church and to peasants and urban workers who wanted to reject the religion of their masters. |
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| TRUE OR FALSE: Europes city's population slightly decreased between 1500 and 1700 due to colonization. |
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FALSE:
Europe's cities experienced spectacular growth between 1500 and 1700. |
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| Greek religion involved the worship of anthropomorphic sky gods, many of whome had the power of _________. |
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| Untill around the _____ and _____, bullion was the major export from the new world. |
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| untill the _1700's and 1800's_, bullion was the major export from the new world. |
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| In Europe, between 1500s and 1700s most schools, proffesions and guilds bared _________ from participation. |
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| Discribe characteristics found in a polis in Greece. |
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| Characteristic features of the polis included an acropolis, an agora, fortified walls, and public buildings. There was no sharp distinction between urban and rural areas or their inhabitants. |
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| Pope Leo X raised money for the new basilica by authorizing the sale of ... ? |
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indulgences.
This is a key event that sparked the protestant movement. |
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| Greece is part of the Mediterranean _______________, an area in which all the various lands have a similar climate, similar seasons, and similar crops |
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| During the _________, Greeks began to develop the concepts of individualism and humanism. |
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| durring the ARCHAIC PERIOD,Greeks began to develop the concepts of individualism and humanism. |
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| One of the notable features of the Archaic period was explosive population growth. Possible causes of this population growth include the shift from a pastoral to an agricultural economy and importation of foods and raw materials. The effects of population growth included |
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| urbanization, specialization, and the development of the polis. |
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| The advances in scientific thought inspired European governments and groups of individuals to question the reasonableness of accepted practices in fields ranging from agriculture to laws, religions, and social hierarchies. This intellectual movement, which assumed that social behavior and institutions were governed by scientific laws, is called the ... ? |
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| Zoroastrianism was the major religion of which empire? |
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What does this define:
any specialized knowledge that is used to transform the natural environment and human society. |
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Technology.
Thus defined, the concept of technology includes not only things like irrigation systems, but also nonmaterial specialized knowledge such as religious lore and ceremony and writing systems. |
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| From Darius on, the Persain Empire was divided into ----- provinces. Who was in charge of these provinces? |
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From Darius on, the empire was divided into twenty provinces.
A satrap who was related or connected to the royal court administered each province. The position of satrap tended to become hereditary. Satraps in distant provinces had considerable autonomy. |
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| Munsah Mussah was from ________ and he went through Africa showing off his wealth by giving out gold. This caused major inflation and made his home a target. |
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The city-states in ancient Greece got along. |
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FALSE:
There were frequent wars between the various city-states. The Greeks developed a style of warfare that used hoplites—a close formation of heavily armored infantrymen who would try to break the enemy’s line of defense. The soldiers were mostly farmer-citizens who served for short periods of time when called. |
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All of the following countries experienced some form of genocide in the twentieth century EXCEPT:
A) Cambodia
B) the Soviet Union
C) Nicaragua
D) Nazi Germany
E) Rwanda |
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