social studies final exam 6

What is the early 15th century known as?

The Age of Discovery

Who travelled from Italy, around South Africa, to China in 1269 CE?

Marco Polo.

What happened to farms during the Renaissance?

They became more productive.

How did productive farms affect Europe?

They helped the European economy grow stronger.

What did the increase in trading and shipping lead to in Europe?

A more sophisticated and stable financial and banking system.

Where did Christopher Columbus sail from and to, and why?

From Spain to Cuba, searching for a new route to the land of silk and spices.

Who sailed from Spain around the bottom of South America?

Ferdinand Magellan.

What did the Age of Discovery mark for Europe?

The period when Europe became a global power.

What did exploration and exploitation of foreign lands create for Europe?

Great wealth.

Who sailed from Norway to Greenland and Canada around 1000 CE?

The Vikings.

What stories excited the curiosity and greed of Europeans?

The Lost Continent of Atlantis and El Dorado.

What were there developments in during the Renaissance?

New technologies and new weapons for warfare

The rise of cities gave way to a new form of society called the _______________________

Burgher Society.

A crime against a________ was considered a crime against the city.

Burgher

In the medieval times landowners were usually ________ called ‘lords’.

soldiers

Wealthy Burghers were usually _____

city officials.

The word renaissance means_______

‘rebirth’.

During the middle ages European society had a ________system.

feudal

Aristarchus was a Byzantine scholar from ______

Samos.

_______________ , the astronomer, proved mathematically that the Earth orbits around the Sun.

Copernicus,

Italian astronomer __________ invented the telescope.

Galileo Galilei

The renaissance laid the _______ for the modern era of European society.

foundations

As cities grew larger and larger, a new type of __________

social class appeared.

Rise of cities also led to the growth of universities and the _______

importance of education

Artistic, cultural and intellectual achievements were made during the ____________

15th and 16th century.

During the renaissance only a few people _________

could read and write.

In the Burgher society trade became ___________

organized and profitable.

Name the event 1532 CE:

Copernicus proved that the Earth orbited the Sun.

9th century:

The Indian Philosopher, Yajnavalkya presented his theory based on math and geometry.

1609 CE:

Telescope was invented.

Answer the following questions./ What was feudalism?

During the medieval times the European society was structured around the relationship

between landowners and farmers or workers called feudalism.

How did feudalism work?

The landowner loaned out his land to a ‘Vassal’ to farm the land. Serfs or peasants lived on the farm and farmed the land which was supervised by the Vassal.

Name any three European painters.

Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.

Name some of the astronomers.

Copernicus, Aristarchus, Galileo and Yajnavalkya.

The _____ had been using wooden blocks to print since about 200 CE.

Chinese

Before the ______ was invented books had to be copied by hand.

printing press

In 1041 CE, an inventor named ______ invented what is called ______

Pi Sheng,‘movable type’.

There are ______ of characters in the Chinese languag

thousands

In 1436 CE _____4_____ designed a new kind of printing press that used metal

blocks in a metal frame

Johannes Gutenberg

Johann Fust, a _____ , invested in Johannes Gutenberg’s idea.

lawyer

The growth of the banking and trade industries demanded more and more ______ staff and

officials.

literate

____________ led to more and more enrollments into schools and universities.

Mass printing

Name the person./Designed a metal printing press

Johannes Gutenberg

Copied books by hand

Clergy

Needed textbooks

Students

Invested money into the idea of printing books

Johann Fust

Invented the first printing press

Pi Sheng

Answer the following / What were the drawbacks of making copies by writing by hand?

Firstly it was a long process,

secondly there were many chances of making mistakes and

more people had to engage in the work to produce more copies.

What made mass printing harder for the Chinese and easier for the Europeans?

The Chinese language had thousands of characters which had to be made into blocks and

sorted, while the Europeans had only twenty six alphabets to manage, which made mass printing

an easy option for the Europeans.

Explain the positive effects of the invention of the printing press, on European

The invention of the printing press brought about many positive changes in European

society. Trade and banking industries grew, more and more.

There was a demand for literate staff.

Students enrolled in schools and universities. This increased the demand for textbooks in bulk, the outcome was mass production.

Education was now available not only to the rich and the upper class but also for every common

man willing to learn.

Write ten different ways in which printing is in use today

Printing is extensively in use today for cloth printing, money printing, cakes and

confectioneries, plastic printing(debit/credit cards), Flex printing, rubberised puff printing, wood

printing, paper printing, engraving, gravure printing etc…

The ________ create, interpret, and execute laws.

government

All countries have a _____ system to protect people who live in their countries.

legal

Most of the governments have ______ different branches in their system.

three

The Legislative Branch, comprising of ___________, creates the law.

political leaders

. The executive Branch, comprising of the ___, executes or carries out the

law.

government officials

The ______ Branch interprets the law.

Judicial

In a _____ System, the Legislative and the Executive Branches are very closely

connected.

Parliamentary

In_________ System, people elect a party or a group of political leaders

Parliamentary

Separation of Powers’ is in practice in the _____________ System

Presidential

‘Separation of Powers’ is practiced to give ________ to each branch

limited power

All branches must work together to draft, interpret and execute laws in a ______________

System

Presidential

___________ Laws focus on violations of State or National law

Criminal

______ Law deals mainly with the problems between individuals.

Civil

In _______ law, disputes may be decide by a judge or a jury.

Criminal

The _______ system of a country is one of the most important tools that a government uses to

keep society functioning properly and effectively

legal

Match the following.(already matched)

A B

1. Legislative Branch …drafts and debates law.

2. Presidential System …keeps the Legislative and Executive branches

Separate

3. Civil Law …focuses on issues between individuals

4. Criminal Law …focuses on crime against the state.

5. Jury …listens to evidence and makes decisions in a law

Court

Arrange the legal process into correct order.(already in order)

1. The bill is drafted.

2. The bill is debated.

3. The bill is approved and becomes a law.

4. The law is executed or enforced by police.

5. The accused person goes to trial.

6. The judge or Jury interprets the law and decides the case.

Answer the following questions./ What is a jury?

A jury is a group of people who are called to listen to the evidence and decide on the

innocence or guilt of the accused.

Name the types of Laws?

There are two types of laws, Civil and Criminal.

What are some of the differences in civil and criminal law?

There are differences between these laws such as levels of punishment and types of

evidence that are acceptable.

What is one of the most important tools of the government?

The legal system of the country is one of the most important tools that a government uses to

keep society functioning properly and effectively.