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SS Exam.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the five themes of geography | Place, People, Region, Movement, and Interaction. |
| What is democracy? | Government ruled by the people, of the people, and for the people. Citizens share in running of the government. |
| What is Communism? | Total control by the government. |
| What is apartheid and where did it occur? | Apartheid separated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in Africa. |
| What is dictatorship? | A person who rules with complete power by force. |
| When did WWII begin? | 1939. |
| What are the three branches of American government? | Executive, legislative, and judicial. |
| What is the approximate population of the world? | 6 billion |
| What are the three reasons the that Europeans explored? (Three G's) | God, Gold, and Glory. |
| What is a colony? | Settlement in a new territory that keeps close ties with its homeland. |
| In the theory of mercantilism, what equals power? | Supply of gold and silver. |
| Define Scurvy | Disease caused by lack of vitamin C. |
| Define voyage | A quest or journey for something. |
| Napoleon Bonaparte was the ruler of ____ in ____. | France, 1799 |
| Define route | A certain plan to get somewhere. |
| What is the New Deal and how did it have to do with FDR? | The new deal was a plan that FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt) set up, it was to supply people with food and jobs. |
| Where did D-day occur? | Normandy, France. |
| Define astrolabe | Ancient Greek device used to find latitude. |
| Define conquistador | Spanish conqueror or soldier in the Americas. |
| Who was John Cabot? | English explorer who sailed across the Atlantic and landed on the Newfoundland |
| Who was Ferdinand Magellan? | Portages, but became Spanish. Sailed completed around the world. |
| Who was Henry Hudson? | From the Netherlands, found the Hudson river and the Hudson Bay. |
| Who was Jacques Cartier? | From France. Sailed past Newfoundland to St. Laurence river. |
| Who was Vasco De Nunez Balboa? | Led soldiers in to panama |
| What was the "Reformation?" | Martin Luther wanted to reform the Catholic church and it led to the creation of new Christian Churches. |
| Who was Martin Luther? | He tried to reform the Catholic church which led to a revolution in Christianity. |
| What did Martin Luther fight against? | The Roman Catholic Church. |
| Define Protestant | When you are against something |
| Define Indulgence | A pardon from the church for a persons sins |
| Define Industrialism | Economic system in which people rely more on the use of machinery and technology than an animal or human power |
| Define Textile | Woven or knit cloth |
| Define Corporation | Business organization that is allowed to own property and sell shares to investors in order to raise money. |
| Name the country where the industrial revolution started. | Brittan |
| What was the industrial revolution? | Rely on the use of machinery rather than animal or human power |
| Name five inventions from the industrial revolution. | Steam engine, light bulb, spinning jenny, powered loom, and a power spinning machine with water. |
| Name the English word that means "Renaissance." | Rebirth |
| Name the place where the Renaissance began. | Italy |
| Describe what the Renaissance was. | It was the rebirth in the interest of art and learning. |
| Name three things Leanora da Vinci is famous for. | Mona Lisa, last supper, and sculptor of pitea. |
| Name three works of Shakespeare. | Romeo and Juliet, a Mid Summer Nights Dream, Twelfth Night. |
| What is the definition of "The Divine Right of Kings?" | That kings rule by the will of God. |
| What country attacked Pear |
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