World History Final

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Diversity Unit: (Diversity Vocabulary)
What is Institutional racism?

Polices or practices in institutions that favor certain racial groups or put racial groups at a disadvantage

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What is Microagression?

An everyday slight, putdown, indignity, or invalidation intentionally or unintentionally directed toward people of a marginalized group

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What is Dehumanization?

Dehumanization is the act or process of reducing people to objects that do not deserve the treatment accorded humans

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What is Colorblindness?

The idea that ignoring or overlooking racial and ethnic differences promotes racial harmony

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What is Multiculturalism?

The view that various cultures in a society merit equal respect and scholarly interest

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What is Racism?

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior

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What is Sexism?

Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex, as well as conditions that foster stereotypes of gender roles

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What is Discrimination?

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

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What is Feminism?

The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men

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What is Stereotype?

Stereotypes are characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, national origin and other factors. These characteristics tend to be oversimplifications of the groups involved

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What is Classism?

Differential treatment based on social class or perceived social class

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What is Wealth Inequality?

The unequal distortion of assests within a population

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What is Socioeconomic class?

The social standing or class of an individual or group. It is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation

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What is Privilege?

Historical and contemporary advantages in access to quality education, decent jobs and livable wages, homeownership, retirement benefits, wealth, and so on

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What is Anti-Racism?

Actively fighting racism and its effects

Diversity Unit: (Wealth Inequality) How much wealth does 1% of America have?

40% of the nation's wealth.

Diversity Unit: (Wealth Inequality) How much wealth does the bottom 80% of America have?

7% of the nation's wealth.

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How much national income does the 1% make?

24%

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What is the median income for a family of 4 in the U.S?

$61,937

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What is the average yearly income of the top 10%?

$162,000

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Average yearly income of the bottom 10%?

$14,000

Diversity Unit: (Gender Bias & Stereotypes)
How is gender bias shown in America?

-The United States Congress is male-dominated
-Labor jobs are male-dominated
-Fatal work injuries in labor jobs (92% men, 8% women)
-Hours worked in labor jobs (57% men, 43% women)
-Only 4.6% of CEO's in 500 companies are women
-Women have less influence in businesses and the U.S Congress
-Men report twice as much as women do on broadcast channels
-Women are paid less than men (All men $1, all women $0.82)
-In the same jobs, women, and men receive different pay

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of all men?

1 in 9

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of white men?

1 in 17

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of Black men?

1 in 3

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of Latina men?

1 in 6

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of All Women

1 in 56

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of White Women

1 in 111

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of Black Women

1 in 18

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism) What is the Lifetime Likelihood of imprisonment of Latina Women

1 in 44

Diversity Unit: (Institutional Racism)
Examples of Instituional racism

-Black people stay 20% longer in prison than white people
-Black people are twice more likely to receive a death penalty for killing a white person than a white person killing a black person
-Median net worth of white families is $265,000 and $28,500 for black people
-Black people break traffic laws at the same rate as white people but they make up 40% of stops and 73% of arrests
-Black people are pulled over more frequently

Types of Government:
What are the different types of governments?

Democracy, Autocracy, Aristocracy, Totalitarian (Dictator)

Types of Government:
What are the characteristics of a Democracy?

Rule by the people
-People are in charge of making laws and governing the country
-Simple majority
Example: Switzerland

Types of Government:
What are the characteristics of an Autocracy?

System of government by one person with absolute power
-No constraints on the person in power
-Monarchy - rule of one, hereditary
Example: Louis XIV

Types of Government:
What are the characteristics of an Aristocracy?

'Rule of the best'
-Power is in the hands of a small, privileged, ruling class
-Oligarchy: Rule of the few, usually wealthy, land-owning, or influential members of society
Example: Sparta

Types of Government:
What are the characteristics of a Totalitarian (Dictator) ?

System of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to state
Example: Hitler's Germany

Map Projections:
What is bias?

Favoring one side over another

Map Projections:

What are examples of bias

Orbis Terrare (historical world map from the 1580s): wonky and lopsided map \n (Examples: inaccurate sizes, distances, equator line, organized and easier to read maps)

Map Projections:

What is the bias in the Goode Projection?

Weird shape of world map London Tube (Subway) Map for riders: map is easier to look at because its organized but its still biased

Map Projections:

What is the bias in the Peters Projection?

Distances are all wrong

Map Projections: What is bias in Mercator’s Map?

Greenland and South America appear nearly the same size, but South America is actually 8 times bigger. Antarctica is barely present in the globe. Location of equator is not in the middle but 2/3s.

Map Projections:
What are the advantages of globes?

-Accurate, represents true land shape, distances, and directions

Map Projections:
What are the disadvantages of globes?

-Details cannot be seen on a globe (roads, cities, etc)
-Not easy to carry/portable

Map Projections:
What are the advantages of maps?

-Can show small details
-Easily folded/carried

Map Projections:
What are the disadvantages of maps?

-Inaccurate size, shape, and relative location
-Distorted

Map Projections:
What are map projections?

A way to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

Early Humans:
Where did early humans originate?

Eastern Africa

Early Humans:
How did early humans communicate?

Creating artwork, musical instruments, mourning the dead through funerals

Early Humans:
How did early humans live?

They were nomadic

Early Humans:
Where did early humans migrate?

Asia between 100,000-60,000 years ago
South Pacfic (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia) 60,000-45,000 years ago
Europe 40,000 years ago
North & South America 15,000 years ago

Early Humans:
Why did physical differences originate?

-Lived in a range of different physical environments and adapted to them (cold environments: short, stocky people) (Hot and sunny environments: darker skin to protect against overexposure to the sun)
-Cultural selection

Jared Diamond:
What is his theory on geographic luck?

Some areas of the world are geographically blessed, which gave these areas a head start on advanced civilizations and they developed more rapidly and were able to expand and conquer

Jared Diamond:
What is the Guns, Germs, and Steel Theory?

the idea of different countries advancing faster than others due to "geographic luck"

Jared Diamond:
What are the 3 major elements that separate the world's 'haves' from the 'have nots'

Guns, germs, and, steel

Guns, Germs, & Steel - Ep 1:
Why did Papua New Guinea never advance?

• their crops took longer to harvest, were less rich in protein, and were more perishable

• they also did not have beasts of burden, (animals) which caused them to not be able to increase the production of their land

Guns, Germs, & Steel - Ep 1:
What is the positive feedback loop of early civilizations?

New technologies developed -\> Villages grew bigger -\> There were more people to work on the land -\> More people could produce food more efficiently -\> Specialists/new skills

Guns, Germs, & Steel - Ep 1:
What are different geographic advantages

-Fertile crescent
-Cattle
-Rivers
-Wheat
-Goat
-Rice
-Sheep
-Horse
-Millet
-Corn

Agricultural Revolution:
What is a surplus?

Quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded

Agricultural Revolution:
How does surplus impact growth of a civilization?

The population of civilizations begins to grow rapidly (and then a positive feedback loop)

Agricultural Revolution:
What is specialization?

The development of skills in a specific kind of work

Agricultural Revolution:
How does specialization impact a civilzation?

It allowed for people to develop and contribute important skills to help maintain their civilization (and then a positive feedback loop)

Early Civilizations Ch. 1 Section 3:
What are the 7 traits of early civilization?

1. Organized governments

2. Complex religions

3. Job specialization

4. Social classes

5. Arts and architecture

6. Public works

7. Writing

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
How did location (size) impact early civilizations?*

-Could limit where people could settle and build cities
-Limit the size of a civilization

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
How did food (what is available) impact early civilizations?*

-More abundant food supplies could support denser populations
-Agriculture
-Food surplus
-Allowed advancements

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
How did trade (communication, movability) impact early civilizations?*

-Increased contact \= spread of cultures ideas and things \= more advancements

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
How did government (systems of government develop differently based on geographic features) impact early civilizations?*

-Nile River was very fertile so Egypt advanced fast
-Greece had mountains that divided the government into Polis (small city-states)
-Valleys/flat lands allowed easier communication through the land and allowed for one government

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
How does geography impact these factors of civilization?*

-Fertile lands \= more food \= bigger population
-Seas allowed for easy communications
-Advancements of civilization depended on geography

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
Why features would limit a civilization?*

-Flooding and dry seasons limited expansion
-Mountains divided the land
-Living near rivers (Tigris and Eurphrates) always flooded
-Natural resources and their limitations of them

Geographic impacts on early civilization:
Which features would benefit a civilization?

-Fertile land
-Valleys
-Good food sources
-Access to water

Origin Stories:
What were the main events in the Egyptian origin story?

-Nu (name of darking swirling chaos)
-Atum rose out of these waters by sheer force
-Atum joined with shadow to produce son and daughter
-Atumn (god of air) Tefnut (goddess of mist and moisture)
-Gods made principles of life (Maat)
-Nut produced rain for Geb and Geb made things grow on earth
-Shut and Tefnut produced other gods (like Gen the earth and Nut the sky)
-Chaos was still vast and not fully separated into order of Maat
-Atum's children were lost and when they returned, Atum cried and his tears became the first men
-Men's job was to tend earth and worship gods

Origin Stories:
Common features of origin stories

-Explains the world
-Often a higher power or force that is involved with creating the world
-Explained things as to why there are seasons, water, sky, earth
-The idea of how the world came to be (and usually humans)

5 major world religions:
What are the 5 major world religions?

Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Muslim

5 major world religions:
What are the specific beliefs of each religion?

Hinduism: Samsara (continious life cycle w/ reincarnation) and karma (the universal law of cause and effect)
Judaism: Only one god and belief in Torah
Buddhism: Human life is one of suffering and meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are ways to achieve enlightenment
Christianity: Only one god and he created the heavens, the earth and the universe
Muslim: God and his prophet and obligations of prayer, charity, pilgrimage and fasting

5 major world religions:
How many followers are in each religion?

Hinduism: 1 billion
Judaism: 14 million
Buddhism: 1 billion
Christianity: 2 billion
Muslim: 1.9 billion

5 major world religions:
What is each religions holy book?

Hinduism: the Vedas
Judaism: Hebrew Bible or Torah
Buddhism: the Tripitaka
Christianity: the Bible
Muslim: Koran

5 major world religions:
Which religions are monotheistic and which are polytheistic?

Hinduism: Polytheistic
Judaism: Monotheistic
Buddhism: Polytheistic
Christianity: Monotheistic
Muslim: Monotheistic

5 major world religions:
What are the ceremonies or customs of each religion?*

Hinduism: Vivaha/Marriage
Judaism: Shabbat, Hanukkah, Sukkot
Buddhism:
Christianity:
Muslim:

5 major world religions:
Who/what is the founder of each religion?

Hinduism: No founder, fusion of various beliefs
Judaism: Abraham
Buddhism: Siddhartha Gautama
Christianity: Jesus Christ
Muslim: Prophet Muhammad

Silk Road:
What were significant commodities traded?

-Silk (duh)
-Spices
-Tea
-Ivory
-Cotton
-Wool
-IDEAS

Silk Road:
Where did the silk road go?

Mediterranean Sea and East Asia
-Land and water routes

Silk Road:
What is the effect of the Silk Road on the world?

-Allowed communication and the spread of ideas and culture throughout Europe and Asia
-Allowed more advancements
-Spread of the Black Death
-Dissemination of religions

Silk Road:
Why were the Middlemen significant?

They were considered the greatest of middlemen and they benefited the most from the Silk Road from the increased price of spices

The Mongols:
Who are the Mongols?

Known for their extreme brutality while conquering most of Asia, creating the largest empire on land to ever exist.

The Mongols:
What were some of the Mongols military tactics?

-Horses
-Mongol Bow
-Army divided into decimals of 10
-Deception

The Mongols:
What is Pax Mongolica?

The Pax Mongolica is a period of relative stability in Eurasia under the Mongol Empire during the 13th and 14th centuries. The Pax Mongolica brought a period of stability among the people who lived in the conquered territory

The Mongols:
What are some pros of the Mongols?

-Technologies, artistic traditions, and cultural traditions spread rapidly during Pax Mongolica
-Pax Mongolica which brought a tolerant society, effective government, and eased trading
-Religious tolerance
-Safer trading
-Postal system developed
-Built road and introduced paper money
-Mongols protected those under their authority
-Increased status of merchants and artists

The Mongols:
How many living descendants?

16 million

The Mongols:
Who are the well-known leaders of the Mongol empire?

Genghis Khan, Chinggis Khan, Mongke Khan

The Black Death:
How many people died from the Black Death?

25 million people, 1/3 of Europe's population

The Black Death:
What are the symptoms of the disease?

-Buboes (pus filled swelling near the armpits or groin)
-Fever
-Fatigue

The Black Death:
How was the disease spread?

-Flea-ridden rats on boats that travelled
-Moved with armies
-Silk Road

The Black Death:
What were the effects of the disease on Europe?

-Crops on fields rotted
-Buildings and roads fell to ruins
-Higher wages
-Peasent revolts
-Shortages
-Many dead people (also dead jews)
-Trade decay

The Black Death:
What were the effects of the Black Death on Church?

Faith began to decrease and branches of Christianity began to take hold

The Renaissance:
What was the difference in the Church between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

-Demands of society shifted during the Renaissance
-The Catholic Church struggled to remain in control during the Renaissance because:
-New Kings realized they did not need the support of the church to remain in power
-The prestige of the Church was hurt
-Church had a difficult time adjusting to this new way of thinking

The Renaissance:
What was the difference in Education between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

Medieval:
-People had limited understanding of the Church and many could not read or write
-Average person learned about Christian faith through art
-Monks played a crucial role in medieval intellectual and social life(schools, hospitals, food, guest houses)
Renaissance:
-Humanists opened up schools and many people became educated
-Humanists broke tradition of writing in Latin(which many people did not understand) and wrote in languages more commonly used

The Renaissance:
What was the difference in the Government between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

Medieval:
-European Nobles assumed many of the powers usually are held by the government
-Feudal system
Renaissance:
-City-states felt it necessary to turn over all political authority to a single powerful leader

The Renaissance:
What are the major revolutions in Renaissance Art?

-Realistic
-3d perspective-
More about daily lives rather than religion (More in Northern Europe than Florence Italy)

The Renaissance:
What are the well-known Renaissance Artists?

Italian:
Donatella
Raphael
Michelangeo
Leonardo Da Vinci
Northern:
Jan Van Eyck

The Renaissance:
What were the differences between Medieval and Renaissance art?

Medieval:
-Focused on Christianity and superstitions (from fear)
-Flat and unrealistic
Renaissance:
-Explored more topics (beauty, nature of the human being)
-Realistic and proper proportions

The Renaissance:
What are the Differences in Italian Art and Northern Art?

Italian:
commissioned by wealthy
focused on religious and mythology
Northern:
More realism
Focused on daily life
Different color pallet (darker, warmer)