World History and Western Civ

Where was the last place homosapiens migrated

New Zeland

What did the surplus caused by the Agricultural Revolution provide

development of new skills

What advantage did homo sapians behavioral modernity provide

adaptation to diffrent climates

Characteristics of First Civilizations

surplus in food production

labor specialization

social classes

Government Bureacuracies

What is considered to be the first Civilization and the origins of writing

Mesopotamia

Which first civilization lasted the longest and unified city states under one goernment

Egypt

Which is the earliest human innovation?

use and control of fire

Where did the world's earliest civilizations tend to develop?

In river valleys

Who concurs Greece, the Persain Empire and Egypt and is responsible for the Hellenistic Age

Alexander the Great

Which classical empire is responsible for popular political traditions such as a Senate

Roman Empire

Which empire begins as warning states

Qin Dynasty

What/who gave chinese dynasty’s the right to rule

Mandate of Heaven

Which religion believes suffering is caused by desire

Buddhism

The idea of democracy comes from which classical wisdom tradition

Greek Philosophy

Which wisdom tradition believes order will come if we carry our relationships in a certain way

Confucianism

Steppe

High elevation and grasslands known for domesticating horses and militarism

Sown

Areas of land prepared for planting crops, often characterized by cultivation and agriculture.

"We know so little about how to live in this life that there is no point in worrying about what may happen to us after death. First, let us learn to live in the right way with other people and then let whatever happens next take care of itself."

The quotation above best expresses the philosophy of:

Confucius

The Peloponnesian Wars were primarily the result of:

Athenian imperialism

The ancient Greeks derived their greatest sense of cultural unity through:

participation in athletic games

The Post Classical era is also known as

Medieval time or the Middle Ages

What did Revival Empires contribute to the Post-Classical Era

established governance

What did Nomatic Empires contribute to the Post-Classical Era

United large parts of the world

Emperor Constantine

Trasitioned Rome to christianity

Song Dynasty

established confusionism as central to China’s govenment and began Confusion exams

Abbasid Dynasty

known as the “golden age” of Islamic era

Did islamic empires in the Post Classical Era force islam on their concurred regions

no

Mongolian Empire

Known as the “Largest land Empire Ever” built along the silk road

Which wisom tradition in the Post Classical World gained wealth by working with Merchants along the Silk Road

Buddhism- gave merchants places to stay and prayers of safe travel

Who was the spiritual authority of west europe in post classical times

The Pope

1054

Patriarch of Orthdox church excommunicates Pope, Pope excommunicates Patriarch

How did the Mongul Empire enhance trade on Silk Road

Monguls supply security and limit taxes

How Did Islam enhance World Trade in post classical period

The Pilgramage to Mecca (Hajj)

What did the islamic empire trade in exchange for Mansa Musa’s gold?

Salt

Of the following, which group was the first to establish trade links with both East Africa and the upper Niger Valley?

The Arabs

Which of the following cultures provided a link between ancient Greece and medieval western Europe, designed methods for making steel and leather, and contributed to scientific knowledge of mathematics?

Islamic

Which Empire believes they are the center of the world and takes voyages to show off wealth

Ming

Constantinople’s new name after the Ottman Empire conccured the Byzantine

Istanbul

Ottoman Empire

Empire promotes based on merit not birth

Which Empire sails around Africa to elimite the Ottaman Empire being a middle man

Portugul

Line of Demarkation

The pope rules the spanish can concur west of the line and portugul can concur east

Martin Luther

Turns against the Catholic Church due to corruption

Englightenment

answered culture questions through the scientific method

John Locke

believes everyone should have the right to life, liberty, and property

Montesquieu

divided government power and examined function of government

Columbian Exchange

traded old world products with new world

Atlantic Slave Trade

Brought slaves from Africa to America to improve mass production on plantations

Silver

the Global Currency during the Early Modern Era

Which of the following best describes the impact of Spanish colonization on the indigenous peoples of Central and South America in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries?

Their populations decreased dramatically as a result of contact with the Spanish.

Which of the following best describes the political power of the Ottoman Empire circa 1550 C.E.?

It was at its peak as a result of a series of military successes.

Which of the following would be an example of the Columbian Exchange?

The introduction of horses and cattle into the Western Hemisphere

Which of the following has been a sacred site for both Christians and Muslims?

Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

Which of the following countries is most closely associated with the scientific and artistic developments of the Renaissance?

Italy

7 years war

Britain wins more control of North America From French but leaves Britain in debt

Napolien

stabilize France after Revolution

Hati

the wealthiest colony before their rebellion

What class did the Industrial Revolution create

the middle class

Gun Boat Diplomacy

use of force to get nations to sign treaties

How do European Powers become to control most of Asia

Britain importing opium into China

Abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade was difficult to achieve in the early 1800s because:

profits from the slave trade were high

The Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) resulted in

a significant weakening of the tsarist government

European imperialism in Africa in the last quarter of the nineteenth century differed from European imperialism in Africa of earlier periods in which of the following ways?

It combined commerce with extensive territorial acquisitions.

Anti-Jewish pogroms in Russia in the late 19th century had which of the following effects?

Jewish emigration to Britain and the United States increased dramatically.

Which of the Atlantic Revolutions began when the King called an Estates General?

French

The Industrial Revolution led to which of the following?

urbanization

1914

Arch Duke of Austria-Hungry assasinated by Serbian Nationalist

Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria- Hungry, Italy

Triple Entente

France, UK, Russia

Leauge of Nations

proposed by US President Woodrow Wilson to create peace and wake wwI the war to end all wars

Europe (The Center of Power) collapses

outcome of WWII

Marshall plan

U.S needed to stablize Europe so it didn’t become communist

Korean and Vietnam War

proxy wars between Soviet Union and United States

Great Leap Forward

Mao Zedong’s collective agriculture movement that leads to famine and starvation

One of the fundamental changes that took place in the twentieth century was a gradual:

increase in economic interdependence

Major political revolutions in the twentieth century most often occurred in countries with:

small industrial and large agricultural sectors

In the late twentieth century, Islamic fundamentalism had the least influence in which of the following countries?

China

In the United States and European countries, mobilization for the Second World War differed from mobilization for the First World War for which of the following reasons?

During the Second World War, governments recruited women to work in weapons industries.

After their defeat by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, Chiang Kai-Shek (Jiang Jieshi) and many supporters of his Nationalist government chose to:

flee to the island of Taiwan (Formosa)