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Mrs. Gates - World History
World History Final Exam
110
History
10th Grade
05/24/2013

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Renaissance
Definition
rebirth
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Humanism
Definition
man is greater than God
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Humanities
Definition
liberal arts
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Medici family
Definition
wealthy Italians who contributed lot of money for the arts
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Erasmus-published first edition of...
Definition
Greek's New Testiment
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Gutenberg-_______________ printing press.
Definition
Term
3 Results of the movable type printing press.
Definition

1-cost of books dropped significantly

2-decreased errors

3-rapid spread of ideas

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Raphael-School of Athens
Definition
painting
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Michelangelo-_________ Chapel
Definition
Sistine
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Positive and negative consequences of the Renaissance.
Definition

Positive-led to Reformation

Negative-weakened morals, church filled with wickedness

Term
Followers of John Wycliffe
Definition
lollards
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John Huss-what happened to him and why?
Definition
burned at the stake; heresy
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Recant
Definition
to take back
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Romans 1:17 supports the just _____________
Definition
shall live by faith
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Johann Tetzel sold __________, which are ___________________.
Definition
indulgences; passes from purgatory
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Ninety-five Theses-know date and significance.
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1517; started Reformation
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John Calvin wrote...
Definition
The Institutes of Christian Republic
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King Henry VIII had the Act of Supremacy passed and it made the king the _____________.
Definition
ruler of state and church
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Mary I was a devout...
Definition
Catholic
Term
What significant impact did the Spanish Armada have have on the world?
Definition
Made England a world power. Prevented Spain from taking over America. Prevented Catholicism from becoming dominant religion.
Term
What is the difference between a  Puritan and Separatist?
Definition

Puritan - purify

Separatist - separate

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John Knox was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in...
Definition
Scotland
Term
What is a Huguenot?
Definition
French Protestant
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What was the Edict of Nantes?
Definition
legalized Christianity
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Counter Reformation means...
Definition
against (Catholic church wanted to counteract Protestant Reformation)
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Be familiar with the motives for exploration.
Definition

-Search for trade routes

-gold

-adventure and glory

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Christopher Columbus-who sponsored him? Where did he land?
Definition
Isabella; San Salvador
Term
Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
circumnavigated globe
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Hernando Cortes conquered...
Definition
Aztecs
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Hernando de Soto
Definition
discovered Mississippi River
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Samuel de Champlain - "Father of _____________"
Definition
New France
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What is the difference between mercantilism and capitalism?
Definition

Mercantilism benefits mother country and is based on gold.

Capitalism advances wealth; invest

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Define divine right
Definition
absolute authority, not bound by any manmade laws but were responsible only to God for their action
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Richelieu, Louis XIII's advisor, wanted to expand the power of the king by destroying what group of people?
Definition
Hugenots
Term
How did that group of people respond?
Definition
learning of fighting
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Which king had the Palace of Versailles built?
Definition
Louis XIV
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Peter the Great-How did he adopt Western ways?
Definition

1-Hired Western experts

2-Built a navy and new capital

Term
What was the only thing that James I did that the Puritans wanted him to do?
Definition
a Bible (KJV)
Term
John Bunyan is the author of...
Definition
Pilgrims Progress
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John Milton is the author of...
Definition
Paradise Lost
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What is another name of the Seven Years War?
Definition
French and Indian War
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Pilgrims set sail for the New World. What was the first thing they did when they got there?
Definition
Mayflower Compact
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July 4, 1776
Definition
Declaration of Independence
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What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
Definition
Paris
Term
Be familiar with who makes up the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Estate.
Definition

1st - clergy

2nd - nobility

3rd - commoners, working class

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What was the Tennis Court Oath?
Definition
3rd estate meeting until a new constitution is written
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What happened to Louis XVI?
Definition
he was beheaded
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Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety?
Definition
Robespierre
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What was the purpose of the Committee listed above?
Definition
to control public as well as war through terror
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Napoleon's accomplishments
Definition
Napoleon's Code (p. 425)
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What two places were Napoleon exiled to? Know the order.
Definition
Elba and Saint Helna
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What Duke defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?
Definition
Wellington
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Who was the leading figure at the Congress of Vienna?
Definition
Metternich
Term
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
Definition
stop the invasion of Latin America
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What was the first major conflict after the defeat of Napoleon?
Definition
Crimean War
Term
_______________ established the modern nursing profession.
Definition
Florence Nightingale
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3 Important factors to make possible the "Industrial Age"
Definition

adequate food

large work force

trade

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What is the factory system?
Definition
Brought workers raw materials and machinery under one roof
Term
Henry Bessemer
Definition
established an inexpensive and efficient steel-making process
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Henry Ford
Definition
assembly line / first car
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4 methods of mass production
Definition

-automation

-interchangeable parts

-division of labor

-assembly line

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Socialism was built on what two false ideas
Definition

1-man is by nature good

2-if society can be improved, then man will be improved

Term
______________- Father of Communism
Definition
Marx
Term
Robert Raikes-started the Sunday School movement. (true or false)
Definition
True
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Charles Darwin wrote ______________ and _________________.
Definition

Descent of Man

Origin of Species

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What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the size of America?
Definition
almost doubled the size of the United States
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What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary?
Definition
America would intervene if anyone messed with Latin America
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Define imperialism
Definition
the extension of power by one country over another country
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What led up to the Sepoy Mutiny (or Sepoy Rebellion)?
Definition
Indian soldiers feeling they had to break religious customs
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Matthew Perry-opened ________ to _______.
Definition
Japan; trade
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David Livingstone-missionary to _______
Definition
Africa
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Mary Slessor-missionary to _______
Definition
Africa
Term
Negative and positive results of imperialism
Definition

Negative - greediness

Positive - missions

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4 reasons of fear
Definition

-Extreme Nationalism

-Militarism

-Imperialism

-Rival Alliances

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What sparked WWI?
Definition
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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Define mobilize
Definition
make ready
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The Schlieffen Plan was intended to isolate ________.
Definition
France
Term
Why was Russia defeated?
Definition
Shortage of men and food
Term
What is a U-boat?
Definition
German submarine
Term
On May 7, the Germans sank the _____________
Definition
Lusitania
Term
What was the result of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
Definition
Russia left the war
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Be familiar with the list on p. 531-532 describing whey the United States enters the war.
Definition
Term
Define armistice
Definition
cease fire, stop fighting
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What is the date of Armistice Day? What is the other name for it?
Definition

November 11, 1918

Veterans Day

Term
What was the main treaty to end WWI concerning America? List the three main provision categories.
Definition

Treaty of Versailles

1-Economic provisions (reparations)

2-Military provisions

3-War guilt clause

Term
What were the problems of France?
Definition

1-Change prime members

2-Weary of Germany

3-Political parties strengthened

Term
The Senate of America refused to ratify the ______________.
Definition
Treaty of Versailles
Term
Who did the Americans blame for the Depression?
Definition
Hoover
Term
What was FDR's plan called?
Definition
New Deal
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What Russian leader led the Bolshevik Revolution?
Definition
Lenin
Term
____________ organized the Red Army.
Definition
Trotsky
Term
What was the Reign of Terror?
Definition
Stalin's purges
Term
What is the symbol of the Nazi movement?
Definition
Swastika
Term
Who was the Nationalist leader of China?
Definition
Chaing Kai Skek
Term
Who was the communist leader of China?
Definition
Mao Sung
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What was the name of Hitler's empire?
Definition
Third Reich
Term
Define fifth columnists
Definition
traitors
Term
Who was the most notorious fifth columnist?
Definition
Quisling
Term
When did WWII begin?
Definition
September 1, 1939
Term
Describe the type of battle in Britain
Definition
air
Term
Wha was the  Lend-Lease Act?
Definition
allowed president to control military, supplies, space.
Term
What was Operation Barbarossa? Why was the area needed or wanted?
Definition

Russia was invaded for materials.

Germany's invasion of Russia.

Term
December 7, 1941
Definition
Pearl Harbor
Term
"Date which will live in infamy" refers to what?
Definition
Pearl Harbor
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Where did D-day occur? When?
Definition
Normandy, June 6, 1944
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Who was president when the atomic bombs were dropped?
Definition
Truman
Term
Where were the bombs dropped?
Definition
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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When was V-J Day?
Definition
September 2, 1945
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Why was the United Nations formed?
Definition
to prevent war
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