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World History Exams
World History with Hrehor at Athens Drive High School
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By: Laura Holowecki
Created: 2011-01-11
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Created: 2011-01-11
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Archaeologist
Which type of person would dig to find out about early peoples?
River Valleys
Near which geographical features did cities first emerge?
Toolmaking
_________________ was a characteristic of the old stone age.
Historian
To study written evidence about the past is the job of a __________________.
Neolithic Revolution
The change from hunting and food-gathering to farming occurred during the _____________ _______________.
Hammuraa’s code
What was the name of the first major collection of laws?
Old Kingdom
What is another name for the Pyramid Age?
Gods
The ancient Egyptians viewed their pharaohs as ______________.
Afterlife
Since the Egyptians buried their dead, they must have believed in ______________.
Hieroglyphics
What did the Egyptians develop in order to keep written records?
Huang he (yellow river)
Which Chinese river often flooded and destroyed the crops?
David
Which person united the Hebrew tribes into one nation?
Occupation
The Aryans divided people into classes by ________________.
Indus; Ganges
The ________ and _________ rivers influenced early Indian civilization.
Mahabharata
A blending of Indian history, mythology, and religion are contained in the ______________.
Nile River
The _______ ________ was the greatest geographic influence on Egypt.
Dynastic Cycle
The ___________ _________ is behind the idea of the Mandate of heaven
Indus
Well planned cities suggested that the ________ had a well-organized government.
Nonviolence
Both Hindus and Buddhists believe in what?
The Chinese
Silk-making was first achieved by whom?
Peace; Prosperity
India enjoyed a golden age during the Gupta dynasty because it promoted __________ and ___________.
Silk Road
The trade route that linked China to the West was the ________ __________.
village council
The government of Indian villages was ruled by a __________ __________.
Hindu
To ensure spiritual purity, was the purpose of the caste system in _________ society.
Soldiers
Spartan boys were trained to be ___________.
Legalism
___________ was a Chinese philosophy that government should pass strict laws and enforce them with harsh punishments.
Alexander’s
The spreading of Greek culture was _____________ most lasting achievement.
Seas
Which geographic feature provided a link for the Greeks to the outside world?
Athens
____________ enjoyed a golden age under the leadership of Pericles.
Respecting Parents
According to Confucius, ____________ ____________was a person’s most important duty.
Persians
The tribunes represented the ___________ in Roman government
Athens; Sparta
The Peloponnesian wars were between ____________ and ___________.
Farming
The manor economy was based on ____________ and self-sufficiency.
Jesus
Bringing spiritual salvation to believers was whose mission?
Asia
Where did the earliest people from the Americas migrate from?
Magna Carta
Which important document asserted the monarch must obey the law?
The Church
Which institution during the middle ages decided who could achieve salvation?
Along the gulf coast of Mexico
Where did the first American civilizations emerge?
Greece
Roman art and literature blended Roman civilization with that of ___________.
It stopped the advancement of Muslims in W. Europe.
The battle of Tours was significant because _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Franks
The __________ conquered the former province of Gaul.
Charlemagne's
A strong efficient government helped to uni
Incas
The __________ ruled an area that included the Andes Mountains.
Constantinople
Constantine made __________________ the new Roman capital.
Agricultural
Increased food production led to new _____________ technologies in the Middle Ages.
Concordat of Worms
The treaty that ended the struggle between emperors and popes over investiture was the _____________ ___ _____________.
Justinian
The Byzantine empire reached its greatest size under ___________.
Joan of Arc
___________________ led the French to victories against the English in the Hundred Years' War.
Reconquista
The campaign to drive the Muslims out of Spain was the Reconquista.
Caliph
The split between Sunni and Shiite Muslims began with the disagreement over the choice of _________.
Crusacks
To free the Holy Land was the chief goal of the ___________.
Merchant
Muhammad was a ____________ before becoming the prophet of Islam.
Ivan the Terrible
Extreme absolute rule was associated with the Russian ruler ______________________.
Gothic
Flying buttresses was a key feature of ____________ architecture.
Greek; Roman
The Byzantine Empire preserved the _________ and _________ heritage.
Jews
___________ were the religious group that took refuge in Poland.
Autocratic
The kind of government that Russian rulers developed was ____________.
Monotheism
Muslims, Jews, Christians all believe in ______________.
Pillars of Islam
Faith, prayer, giving alms, fasting, and hajj are the ___________ __ _________.
Gold
What did the Spanish explorers travel to the Americas for?
Ottoman and Safivid
Which two empires based their empires on Muslim traditions?
Portugal
Which country gained control of trade in Southeast Asia by using military force?
Renaissance
Humanistic concerns are what the artists of the ___________ focused on.
Henry VII (8th)
Which English king took over the English Church when Pope would not annul his marriage?
Increased literacy
When did the development of the printing press in Europe lead to?
Martin Luther
Which reformer of the Church believed that salvation could be reached by having faith alone?
Selling indulgences
Luther criticized the Catholic Church for ____________ ______________.
Copernicus
The earth travels around the sun was proposed by ______________.
Renaissance
A wealth and powerful merchant class contributed to the cultural rebirth of Italy called the ______________.
Brazil
Which South American country was influenced by Portuguese culture?
The British were taxing the colonies without representation in Parliament.
Why di american resentment of British rule increase after 1763?
Treaty of Paris 1763
The British controlling most of eastern North American was the direct result of the ________________________.
Reason
Thinkers during the Age of Reason challenged the established social oder by calling for a just society based on ____________.
Slave Labor
Why did European traders send Africans to the Americas?
Navy
A strong ________ assisted Britain in becoming a global power in the 1700s.
Western Europe
Peter the Great of Russia wanted his country to become more like where/who?
Limit the power of the government.
Montesquieu believed the purpose of the separation of powers was to ________________________________________________________________________.
Russia
Who gained land along the Baltic Sea as a result of its war with Sweden?
Parliament
______________ (law making body) challenged the Stuart's claim to absolute power in England.
Catholics
In the 1500s France was torn apart by religious wars between the Huguenots and _______________.
Louis XIV (14th)
French styles of art, culture, manners, and customs became the standard for European taste as a result of the reign of who?
John Locke
The English Enlightenment thinker ___________ ____________ ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence.
Austria-Hungary
On the eve of WW1, Bosnia was ruled by who?
3rd
During the 1700s France's economy was supported by the 3rd Estate.
Minor Changes
The revolution in Russia, in 1905 led to _________ ___________.
Declaration Rights of Man
All men were born free and equal was stated in France's _______________________.
Austrian
During the 1800s nationalism posed to be the biggest threat to the ______________ empire.
They became more radical
How did the French respond to threats to the revolution?
Otto Von Bismark
Under who did Germany take a pioneering role in social and economic reform.
Napoleonic Code
The _____________ ______________ reflected Enlightenment principles by guaranteeing the equality of all citizens before the law.
Kultur Kampf
________ ________ referred to Bismarck's attempt to weaken th influence of he Catholic Church.
Otto Von Bismark
Who was responsible for the unification of Germany?
Franco-Prussian
Prussia defeating France and gaining territory was a result of the ____________ war.
WW1
Modern weapons were more deadly was the reason __________ was more destructive than previous wars.
Russia's
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended ___________ involvement in WW1.
US Involvement
What was the turning point of WW1?
Militarism
Nations made political and military alliance as a direct result of ______________ in Europe in the late 1800s.
Stalin
Who mainly used propaganda to increase support for communism.
Lenin
Who instituted the New Economic Policy to help rebuild the Soviet economy.
Stalin
Lenin's death is the reason why _____________ became the leader of the USSR.
Food Shortages
One cause of the March 1917 revolution was _________ __________.
Whites
Who did the Reds fight against after th Bolshevik Revolution?
5 year plan
To turn the Soviet Union into and industrial power was the name of Stalin's _____________________.
Life
Under Hitler, the Nazis controlled all aspects of German _______.
Soviet Union
The US and ______________ were major rivals during the Cold War.
D-Day
The Allied invasion of France was known as what?
Hitlers
The persecution and elimination of Jews was one of ______________ goals.
Japanese
The ___________ attacking Pearl Harbor brought the United States into WW2.
Berlin
The Capturing of _________ ended WW2 in Europe.
Holocaust
The massacre of more than six million Jews is known as the _______________.
Monotheism
Teaching a belief in ONE God.
Delta
A triangular area of marshland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers.
Ziggurats
a pyramid shaped temple built by the Sumerian's.
Mummification
The preservation of the dead.
Satrap
a governor of a province of the Persian empire.
Strait
a narrow passage way of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
Rhetoric
the art of skillful speaking
Aristocracy
A type of government ruled by the landholding elite is a (an) _________________.
Democracy
a type of government ruled by the people.
Monarchy
a type of government ruled by a king or queen.
Brahma
The Hindu god known as th Creator.
Siddhartha Gatutama
The founder of Buddhism
Shi Huancjai
The emperor who united China
Confucius
the philosopher whose ideas helped shpae Chinese civilization for 2500 years.
Asoka
The Maurya emperor that converted to Buddhism.
Reincarnation
The rebirth of th soul in another bodily form
Filial Piety
having respect for parents.
Patriarchal
The household that is headed by the father or eldest male
monopoly
having complete control of a product or business
Stupas
Large dome-shaped shrine that housed sacred remains
heresy
A belief that is contrary to official church teachings
legion
th basic structure of the Roman army
Bishop
a church official responsible for all Christians in an area.
Republic
A government in which officials are chosen by the people
Aqueducts
bridge-like structures that brought water from th hills to cities.h
Hippocrates
a Physician whose oath set ethical standards for doctors.
Pericles
The leader of Athens who introduced social, political and economic reforms
Homer
the blind poet that wrote the Illiad and Odyssey
Salon
_________________ established direct democracy in Athens.
Socrates
The philosopher who examined beliefs and ideas through critical question
autocrat
a ruler with sole authority
Schism
The permanent split in the Church
icons
a holy image
boyars
the name given to landowning nobles in Russia
Czars
an absolute ruler in Russia was called a ___________.
Joan of Arc
the French peasant woman that led France to victories against the English in the Hundred Years War.
William the Conqueror
the Norman king responsible for the Domesday Book.
Thomas Aquinas
the scholar who used reason to examine Christian teachings
Queen Isabella
used the Inquisition to help unify Spain.
Innocent III (3rd)
The Pope who led the Church at the height of its power during the Middle Ages
Jadwiga
The Polish Queen who controlled a large state (POLAND) in Eastern Europe
Anna Commena
the first female historian of the Western World.
Ivan the Great
Russia's first Czar
Ghengiz Khan
the chief who united the Mongols of central Asia.
Muhammad
the Prophet of Islam
Akbar the Great
The chief builder of the Mughal Dynasty
Sinan
__________ the Ottoman architect who designed the Selimiye Mosque.
Al-Kharizimi
The Muslim mathematician who pioneered the study of algebra
Tamerlane
the Mongol leader who conquered Persia and Mesopotamia.
Minarets
the slender towers on a mosque
Sultan
another name for a Turkish ruler
Hajj
The pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims
Arabesque
The intricate design of curved lines that suggests floral shapes
Millets
religious communities of non-Muslims in the ottoman empire.
Machiavelli
The author of The King
Davinci
an Italian Renaissance painter and inventor.
John Calvin
The religious reformer who believed in predestination
Henry VIII (8th)
The king who established the Church of England.
Media
a wealthy merchant and patron of Italian Renaissance.
Constitutional Monarchy
a government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch's power.
Balance of power
A distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from domination
Habeas Corpus
a principle stating tat a person can't be held in prison without first being charged with a crime.
Absolute Ruler
a rule who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people
divine right
the belief that authority to rule comes directly from God.
Constitutional Government
The powers of a(n) ___________ ___________ are defined and limited by law.
natural law
according to Hobbes and Locke, human nature was governed by ____________ _________.
Natural Rights
Life, Liberty are examples of ____________ ___________.
Enlightened Despot
Joseph II was a(n) ________ ________ because he used Enlightenment ideas to bring about political and social change.
Physiocrat
someone who believed that natural laws could be used to define economic systems.
Bismark
the Prussian leader who engineered German unity.
Alexander II (2nd)
The Russian czar who freed the serfs
Garibaldi
he Italian nationalist who helped to unify Italy
William II (2nd)
Th German ruler whose foreign policy was aimed at acquiring an overseas empire
Garibaldi
Helped to unify Italy
Blockade
a military tactic through which ports are shut off to keep supplies from moving in or out
Sans-Culottes
the radical working class of men and women during the French Revolution
Nationalism
The feeling of pride in one's nation
Bourgeois
The wealthiest members of the Third estate in France
Emigres
a person who fled revolutionary France to live in another country.
militarism
the glorification of the military
ultimatum
the final set of demands given to a nation
reparations
payment for war damages
mobilize
to prepare military forces for war
propaganda
spreading ideas to promote or damage a cause
socialist realism
a style of art glorifying Soviet life
Soviets
The council of workers and soldiers in the USSR
Kulak
a wealthy Russian Farmer/peasant
Totalitarian State
a form of government in which a one-party dictatorship tries to regulate every aspect of the lives of its citizens.
Collectives
large farms in the Soviet Union owned by the Peasants as a group.
Appeasement
Giving into one nation's demands is _________________.
About this deck
By: Laura Holowecki
Created: 2011-01-11
Size: 200 flashcards
Views: 761
Created: 2011-01-11
Size: 200 flashcards
Views: 761
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