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1945A World history
Final Exam study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Plato's ideal form of government? He stated his philosophy in his work The Republic. | Believed that individuals should live in a just and rational state |
| Rome's first code of law | The Twelve (12) Tables. It explained the duties and rights of all Roman citizens |
| What are some major differences between the Greco-Roman and Jewish and Christian traditions? | They believed only one God ruled the universe(monotheistic). Greco-Roman faiths were Polytheistic/Polytheism: accepts the existence of other gods, and Henotheistic/Henotheism: they protect different geographical areas |
| How did the Classical Greeks think about the individual? It is central to Western political thought today | They believed that dignity, achievement,worth were important to an individual |
| A cornerstone of our government today is based upon some political ideas that came from Montesquieu. What are they? | Checks and Balances |
| Rousseau wanted society to e governed by what? | Everyone(The people) argued for the origin of the state as social contract theory |
| One of the accomplishments of the French Revolution was a document that was based upon the Declaration of Independence? What document? | Rights of man and the Citizen |
| The thinking behind the Enlightenment Era and how the people should be governed. | Humans are guided by natural laws through reason and thought. They learn about their natural laws and create bodies that govern the people based on them |
| What provisions were contained in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? | End tax exemptions, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press |
| What reforms did Napoleon introduce to France? | Napoleonic code, public schools system, and the construction of new transportation ; canals and roads |
| Philosophies of John Locke? | Humans have natural rights |
| What Enlightenment philosopher published Two Treatises of Government, in which he detailed his beliefs regarding natural rights,including the right to life, liberty and property? | John Locke |
| What was Glorious Revolution about? | William of Orange invaded England which over threw James II with almost no bloodshed |
| Why is the Magna Carta significant in the history of democratic ideas? | It strengthened the idea that a monarch's power was limited and not absolute |
| What factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution in England Britain? | Large labor force, improved food supplies, and money supply |
| The Textile industry met its last major challenge to full mechanization with the development of what? | Improvement of the steam engine |
| The Industrial Revolution created new jobs for what? | Coal mining, Factory production Railroad construction |
| Nationalism v. Patriotism define and compare each term | Nationalism-What is right for the country. Blind arrogance,Extensive pride no matter the cost Patriotism: What is right for the people. Creates a feeling of responsibility and sense of pride in ones country |
| What social change was brought about by the Industrial Revolution? | Emergence of the middle and working class |
| What was the objective of the Roman artists? | To stir up emotions |
| How long did the Enlightenment Period last? | It lasted 150 years |
| Mohandas Gandhi | Political campaigner for Indian Rights. Set up a nonviolent movement to help force the British into helping the poor and to grant India its independence |
| What did a growing Indian distrust of the British lead to? | The first War of Independence, Sepoy Mutiny called by the British |
| Democracy | Government ruled by the people. They have the right to openly discuss issues and vote in assembly |
| Enlightenment view of women | They were considered to have natural rights to home and family |
| The Declaration of Independence state that government should protect natural rights that were stated in what document | The Bill of Rights |
| How did the US Constitution reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers? | They created a government based on a social contract |
| How did France's revolutionaries follow the examples set by leaders of the American Revolution? | Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
| What did they write? | Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen |
| Napoleonic Code and the Enlightenment principles | Guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law |
| What is a direct result of the discovery that germs cause disease? | Improvement in sanitation |
| What had the greatest impact on the improvement of working conditions in the 1800s? | Labor Unions |
| What contributed to German's growth as an industrial power under Bismarck? | coal reserves and substantial iron |
| Most of the growth of nationalism in the Balkans? | Decline of the Ottoman Empire |
| What had great power in the Third Republic in France | The voter elected Chamber of Deputies had great power |
| Why were the British able to conquer India's vast territory? | Britain had exploited its diversity |
| What did Japan gain control over which aided in it becoming an imperialist power? | Korea |
| Which system of law appeared first? | The Code of Hammurabi |
| Aristotle | Greek philosopher that was interested in analyzing and classifying things as they are based on observation and investigation |
| Why did Christianity first begin to spread quickly through the Roman Empire? | Reports of Jesus being the Messiah and had overcome death |
| Why did King John not want to sign the Magna Carta? | He abused his power and signing it would strengthen the idea that the monarch's power was limited |
| A cause of the French Revolution. | Crisis in government finances |
| The most political form in classical Mediterranean world | Representative Democracy |
| The disease that took many lives in the fourteenth century | Bubonic Plague, The Black Plague |
| Middle Passage | Voyage from Africa across the Atlantic to the Americas |
| Which Enlightenment Thinker gave us the principle of " the ends will justify the means" approach to government? | Niccolo Machiavelli |
| The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 | Proclaimed by the US in order to keep European nations out of Latin America |
| Primary objective of the Declaration of Independence | To free the colonies from allegiance to Britain |
| One effect of the French Revolution | Nationalistic feeling were stimulated |
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