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World history review
5th 6 weeks
| Which explorer, in 1487, was the first to round the southern tip of Africa in search of an easten sea route to Asia? | Bartholemeu Dias |
| Which of the following were the most powerful kingdoms in Europe in the 1500s? | Spain, Portugal, France, England |
| ______ founded a sea route to Asia by sailing east past the Southern tip of Africa and on to India. He later returned and sod his spices and made a profit of several thousand percent. | Vasco De Gama |
| Why were the westerners unable to travel by land from Europe to Asia? | Muslim (Ottoman) traders acted a middlemen and charged higher prices for goods & crossing the desert was long, hot, and hard with the technology available |
| Which country took the lead in navigation under the direction of Prince Henry the Navigator? | Portugal |
| In which way did Spain differ from the Portuguese in their search for new trade routes? | The Spanish monarchs financed Columbus who sailed West looking for sea routes |
| What lands did Columbus reach in his 4 voyages? | Major Caribbean Islands such as the Bahamas |
| ______ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas. | Christopher Columbus |
| What was the name of the set of principles that dominated the economic thought of the 1600s where a mother country developed a favorable balance of trade with its colonies? | Mercantilism |
| The southern tip of Africa was known as the _____. | Cape of Good Hope |
| The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, ____ | Established a line of demarcation between the land claims of Portugal and Spain |
| The "New World" referred to_____. | The Americas |
| Europeans replaced the dying natives with _____ to work the plantation. | Slaves from Africa |
| According to mercantilists, the prosperity ( and ability to complete with others) of a nation depended on _____. | A large supply of silver and gold |
| The pattern of trade that connects Europe,Africa, and the Americas was known as _____. | triangular trade |
| ________ was the first explorerr to circumnavigate the globe(sail around the earth). | Ferdinand Magellan |
| European merchants and monarchs were interested in making money off of _____, leading them search for water routes to the East. | The spice trade with Asia |
| What time period caused the Europeans to start to question the world around them, gain an interest in learning and motivated them to explore new lands? | Renaissance |
| How were Spanish conquistadors able to conquer large and powerful native empires such as the Aztecs? | Allying with other natives against the Aztecs, with new technologies such as guns and cannons, the introduction of dieases that devastated the populations |
| According to the Treaty of Tordesillas, | Spain and Portugal agreed to the pope's decision that Portugal would have rights to land claims east of the Line of Demarcation, while Spain would receive rights to Western lands |
| Which of the following is NOT a result of Columbian Exchange? | Catholicism was introduced to Europe, where it had not existed before |
| The Ottoman Empire was centered around | The Anatolian Peninsuka, trade, Islam |
| The Ottoman Empire, beginning in 1299, began to weaken and was eventually broken into the independent country of Turkey and several Europena mandates(such as French Mandate of Syria) after____. | Th defeat of the Ottomans and their allies in WWI |
| Which of the following is NOT true? | The Spice Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean near North America, were a valuable source of raw materials |
| Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration? | European influence spread to the Westerm hemisphere |
| Which of these events during the Age of Exploration was a cause of the other three? | Advances in learning and technology made long ocean voyages possible |
| The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of _____. | Diseases introduced by the Spanish |
| In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of the native people led to _____. | The importation of slaves from Africa |
| Which was a characteristic of the policy of mercantilism, using Spainas an example? | The Latin America colonies were required to provide raw materials to Spain and to purchase Spanish manufactured goods |
| The Crusades indirectly contributed to the discovery of the New World by____. | stimulating European demand for goods from the East |
| Economic reasons, such as gaining more wealth and better trade routes, was a major motivation for the Europeans to explore. | True |
| As a result of the European Exploration, devastating diseases were introduced into Americas that reduced the populations. | False |
| New advances in technology allowed Europeans to explore the oceans. | True |
| List two new technologies that allowed Europeans to explore. | astrolabe, caravel, and compass |
| The chief motives for European exploration into the new world were God, glory, and ____. | Gold |
| "The Travels" written by ______ encourage European explorations to get to Asia. | Marco Polo |
| The terrible journey of the slaves from Africa to the Caribbean Islands was called the _____. | Middle Passage |
| As cities grew and trade prospered, _____ arose based on private ownership of businesses. | capitalism |
| _____ are natural resources used to make manufactured products. | Raw materials |
| The two way exchange of goods and ideas between the Old and New World is known as the _____. | Columbian Exchange |
| The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was | a vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French constitution |
| Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because | thousands of Parisian women descended on the palace and captured him and his family |
| According to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, (reforms to the Church) | bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state |
| Which of France's estates was NOT exempt from the taille? | The third estate ( commoners) |
| Under the Constitution of 1791, the _____ would make the laws. | Legislative Assembly |
| The Second estate did all of the following EXCEPT | side with the peasants |
| The Paris Bastille was | an armory and prison |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed all of the following EXCEPT | equal rights for women |
| The National's Assembly's Constitution of 1791 | set up a limited monarchy |
| In Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract, | an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will |
| Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought was his | analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances |
| When the Estates-General convened in May 1789, it was the intention of Louis XVI to reform: | taxes |
| The ____, or middle class, included merchants, bankers, and industrialists. | Bourgeoisie |
| Merchants, bankers, industrialists, professionals | Bourgeoisie |
| French parliament under Louis XVI | Estates-General |
| Aristocratic privileges | relics of feudalism |
| Which sources of knowledge were most central to the Scientific Revolution? | observation and experimentation |
| Liberal thinkers John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau both agreed that a government should be based on the____. | consent of the governed |
| Which movement is most associated with the major ideas of John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Voltaire? | Enlightenment |
| Which of the following could describe John Locke's ideals? (natural rights is already listed) | life, liberty, and property |
| Which best describes the philosophy of Montesquieu? | powers should be divided between branches of government with a system of checks and balances |
| According to Locke, what do people have the right to do if the government fails in its purpose? | rebel and replace it |
| What does the term "general will" mean? | popular sovereignty, people can elect officials and vote on policies |
| Which of the following is true of France on the eve of Revolution? | The first and second estates had landholdings out of proportion to their size of population |
| Which diverse estate contained the bourgeoisie. urban workers, and peasants? | Third estate |
| Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution? | wide spread anger for not supporting the Americans in their revolution |
| What type of government did France have prior to the Revolution? | absolute monarchy |
| In this initial phase of the revolution, what major change was made? | France became a Constitutional monarchy, with an elected legislative body to make laws |
| The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute | enemies of the republic |
| What were the two major reasons that Napoleon's Grand Empire collapsed? | the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism |
| Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was | based on ability only, not rank or birth |
| Napoleon's Continental System was designed to | stop British trade with Europe |
| The term "sans-culottes", meaning "without breeches" implied that the members of this political group were | ordinary patriots without fine clothes |
| Who seized political power from the Legislative Assembly? | Paris Commune |
| In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by | the Duke of Wellington |
| ___ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety. | Maximilien Robespierre |
| Napoleon's military force was called the | Grand Army |
| Napoleon's coup d'état overthrew the ____ to establish his consulate. | Directory |
| Promotion within Napoleon's government and military was based on____. | ability |
| Napoleon's Civil Code treated women | as less equal than men |
| The Russians defeated Napoleon's superior Grand Army by | retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside |
| The 3 major parts of Napoleon's Grand Empire were | The French Empire, the dependent states and the allied states |
| The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to | defend France from threats |
| The Civil or Napoleonic Code preserved most of the gains of the revolution. However, the rights of ____ were severely curtailed. | women |
| One of Napoleon's first moves after the coup d' etat was to make peace with the oldest enemy of the Revolution, the _____. | church |
| _____ is the unique cultural identity of a people based on their common factors. | Nationalism |
| After the Reign of Terror, the Council of Elders selected five men to serve on an executive committee called the _____. | Directory |
| The Committee of Public Safety was dominated by George Danton, then _____. | Robespierre |
| During the _____, close to 40,000 people were killed. | Reign of Terror |
| Radical political group made up of the sans-culottes | Paris Commune |
| head of the Committee for Public Safety | Maximilien Robespierre |
| a sudden overthrow of the government | coup d' etat |
| site of Napoleon's final defeat | Waterloo |
| island off the coast of Tuscany, where Napoleon was first exiled | Elba |
| Napoleon's plan to weaken the British economy | Continental System |
| Island to which Napoleon was exiled after his final defeat | St. Helena |
| Used by the revolutionaries to execute opponents | guillotine |
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