Question | Answer |
What do the Ural Mountains divide? | Europe and Asia |
What bodies of water border Europe? | Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea |
What form of religion became extremely popular and powerful during the Middle Ages? | Christianity |
What document limited the powers of the king in 1215, and is what our constitution is based on? | Magna Carta |
The Berlin Wall divided Germany into two parts. What part was democratic? | Western |
True or False: Machines in the Industrial Revolution increased productivity. | True |
What countries was the USA allies with in WWII? | Great Britain, Russia, and others. |
What did Johannes Gutenburg invent? | printing press |
T or F Working conditions in factories used to be very poor for many people. | true |
What is the difference between a democracy and a republic? | In a republic, people elect leaders to represent them. |
T or F Democracy came from Ancient Rome | false |
T or F Republic came from Ancient Rome | true |
T or F Europe is a country | false |
T or F The United States has a limited government | true |
T or F Our government has its roots in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome | true |
T or F Communism held back Eastern Europe's standard of living | true |
T or F The standard of living is higher in countries with little money | false |
T or F The Soviet Union does not exist anymore | true |
T or F Under a communist government, people can't start businesses and generate their own money. | true |
T or F Machines have made goods easier and cheaper to produce | true |