Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Chapter 11 Test
CCS 7th Grade History Test- Chapter 11
46
History
7th Grade
04/27/2010

Additional History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
The Social Gospel is a result of the acceptance of this man's ideas.
Definition
Charles Darwin
Term
He had great faith in God's ability to provide for the spiritual and physical need of the orphaned children in his care.
Definition
George Mueller
Term
What is not a characteristic of romanticism in art?
Definition
A desire to create an impression
Term
Why are the 1890s often called the "Mauve Decade"?
Definition
Because of the widespread use of synthetic purple die
Term
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Definition
Charles Darwin
Term
Who used realistic elements in his stories of working-class Englishmen?
Definition
Charles Dickens
Term
Name one of the two men whose preaching brought many to Christ in the 1800s.
Definition
D.L. Moody & Charles Spurgeon
Term
Belief in evolution affected science only.
Definition
False
Term
Ludwig Van Beethoven is the best-known composer of the romantic era.
Definition
True
Term
Impressionism rejected romanticism's dreamlike quality by emphasizing how life really is.
Definition
False
Term
Why was Britain spared the disruptive revolts taking place in the rest of Europe?
Definition
Because it recognized the need for change and gradually made changes
Term
What was not a major problem the Congress of Vienna faced?
Definition
Recognizing middle-class power
Term
Who was the leading statesman at the congress of Vienna.
Definition
Prince Metternich
Term
What type of government did Great Britain have?
Definition
Representative
Term
What was not one of the ideas spread by France during the age of Napoleon?
Definition
Absolutism
Term
In 1829 this country gained its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Definition
Greece
Term
What is an intense devotion and loyalty to one's own people?
Definition
Nationalism
Term
What country gained it's independence from the Netherlands in 1831?
Definition
Belgium
Term
Who declared himself emperor of France in 1804?
Definition
Napoleon
Term
England's stable government did not keep its people from revolting.
Definition
False
Term
European leaders met at the Congress of Vienna to put Europe back together after Napoleon was defeated.
Definition
True
Term
What was The Great Exhibition a tribute to?
Definition
The middle-class
Term
What is a Philanthropist?
Definition
A person who gives their resources to benefit humanity.
Term
The influence of England's ruling monarch gave the nineteenth century this title.
Definition
The Victorian Age
Term
What was the main rule of Victorian decorating?
Definition
Fill every bit of space
Term
What was the main source of heat in the typical middle-class Victorian home?
Definition
Coal
Term
What attitude best describes the middle class in the nineteenth century?
Definition
Optimistic
Term
What was the name of the structure that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851?
Definition
The Crystal Palace
Term
This servant's job was to supervise the family's children.
Definition
Governess
Term
Wealthy Englishmen attempted to relieve the poor and suffering.
Definition
True
Term
The nineteenth century saw the growth of the middle-class in England.
Definition
True
Term
What is not related to socialism?
Definition
Capitalism
Term
Which nation led the free-trade movement by trading freely with her colonies?
Definition
Great Britain
Term
In which country were communists successful in overthrowing the government?
Definition
Russia
Term
Which of these is a characteristic of socialism?
Definition
Encourages government control
Term
Who wrote "Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital"?
Definition
Karl Marx
Term
Who invented the telephone?
Definition
Alexander Graham Bell
Term
What is the economic system in which all property is privately owned?
Definition
Capitalism
Term
What invention allowed families and historians to chronicle life more accurately?
Definition
Photography
Term
Iron was used to insulate the underwater transatlantic cable.
Definition
False
Term
Marketing includes setting prices for products and advertising them.
Definition
True
Term
During this time people began to accept the idea of single women working outside the home.
Definition
True
Term
In 1866 an undersea telephone cable was laid between Europe and North America.
Definition
True
Term
Cast iron was the building material of choice after the 1850s.
Definition
True
Term
Producers base a product's price on supply and demand.
Definition
True
Term
Capitalism works best when there is free trade.
Definition
True
Supporting users have an ad free experience!