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1st Sem Final M/C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of government thrived during the age of Pericles? | A direct democracy |
| Which Greek city-state was a feared warrior society? | Sparta |
| Israelites differed from many ancient people in that | They did not believe their rulers were exempt from God's law |
| Which leader played the most influential role in the early spread of Christianity beyond Jewish communities? | Paul |
| Which document, signed by King John in 1215, helped establish the democratic right of "due process of law"? | Magna Carta |
| Which religion was begun by a Jewish group after the diaspora? | Christiantity |
| Among the Roman ideals that the US founders adopted were | The Senate, the veto, and checks on power |
| What set the Jews apart from other people in the Roman empire? | They prayed to a single God |
| Pax Romana refers to Rome's | Long period of peace, order, unity and prosperity |
| What government system did we get from the Greeks? | Democracy |
| One of Rome's greatest legacies to the modern world is the idea that: | Laws should be written down and should apply to all citizens |
| Who wrote that people have a natural right to overthrow a government that violates their rights? | John Locke |
| A literary form that developed during the Enlightenment was | The novel |
| What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights? | To recognize that the people have rights the government must protect |
| Which statement best describes the idea of Hobbes and Rousseau? | Hobbes believes people in their natural state were bad; Rousseasu believed they were good |
| Which book stated that only freely elected governments should impose control on people? | The Social Contract |
| How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment? | It encouraged people to use reason to try to understand social, political, and economic issues |
| What ideas of Montesquieu influenced the United States Constitution? | The separation of powers |
| The year 1776 is considered the United States birthday because | The Declaration of Independence was adopted |
| Which of the following European powers was Napoleon unable to conquer? | Britain |
| What war tactic helped the Russians defeat Napoleon? | Scorched-earth policy |
| How did European monarchs and nobles feel about the French Revolution? | They opposed it because they feared it would spread |
| Many people saw the Bastille as a symbol of | Tyranny |
| In France's old order, the clergy belonged to the | First estate |
| The third estate was | The largest of the estates |
| What happened after the Tennis Court Oath? | Royal troops gathered around Paris |
| French revolutionaries follow the example set by leaders of the American Revolution by | Issuing the declaration of the rights of man |
| The chief goals of the Congress of Vienna were to | Preserve peace through a balance of of power and restore monarchies |
| The Napoleonic code was reform of the nations | Legal system |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was modeled on the | American Declaration of Independence |
| Factories were first used in what industry? | Textiles |
| Low wages and poor working conditions of the early Industrial Revolution led to the formation of | Labor unions |
| During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way? | People migrated from cities to small towns |
| Karl Marx disliked capitalism because he believed that it | Created prosperity for a few and poverty for many |
| The cotton gin was a machine that could | Separate seeds from cotton |
| Why did people move to cities during the Industrial Revolution? | To find jobs |
| Which statement best describes a major reason why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain? | Sufficient coal and iron reserved combined with a good transportation system were available |
| The first factories that formed as a result of industrialization produced | Textiles |
| Two types of transportation developed around 1900 were | Automobiles and Airplanes |
| The main purpose for selling stock was to allow companies to raise | Production |
| John D. Rockefeller was associated with | The petroleum industry |
| The three social classes in Western Europe by the late 1800's were | The upper class, the middle class, and the workers and peasants |
| What did some critics of women's suffrage claim? | Women were too emotional to vote responsibly |
| To explain the long, slow process of evolution Charles Darwin proposed the theory of | Natural selection |
| How did the industrial revolution contribute to imperialism? | Industrialized countries sought new markets |
| Most Westerners felt that their cultures were | Better than non-Western cultures |
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