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World Civ Test 1
Questions from test 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who moved the Imperial capital of Japan from Kyoto to Edo (present day Tokyo)? | Shogun Tokugawa |
| What did the global cold spell cause on earth? More than 1 answer | An increase in the size of the Sahara Desert and Loss in food production |
| Why was sugar considered a "killing" crop? | All of these (European diseases, Tropical diseases, Tropical heat) |
| What happened to Ming China during the Little Ice Age? (more than one answer) | The Manchu conquered China and began the Qing Dynasty and Famine pushed China into crisis and the Chinese believed the Emperor had lost the "Mandate of Heaven." |
| The creator of the "scientific method" was: | Sir Francis Bacon |
| Which crop created the most profit for Europeans in the Americas? | Sugar |
| Which two inventions did the Chinese come up with before the Europeans? | Printing press and Gunpowder |
| Which philosophe's book, The Wealth of Nations, argued that government should stay out of interferring with the economy and use laissez faire methods. It helped end mercantilist policies. | Adam Smith |
| Sufis were: | Islamic mystics who stressed comtemplation and ecstasy through poetry, music & dance. They made great missionaries for Islam. |
| Which of the following European countries did the Enlightenment affect more (more than one)? | Britain and The Netherlands |
| In Tokugawa Japan a new, wildly popular among the non-elite, theater was created called: | Kabuki |
| Who were the Mamluks? | Arabic for owned, these military men ruled Egypt under an Ottoman governor who was a figurehead. |
| The Ottoman delight for luxury is shown in their selection of a symbol for use everywhere in Ottoman society, it was: | The Tulip |
| The first European nation involved in the African slave trade was: | Portugal |
| Which empires suffered revolt and failure during the Little Ice Age? (more than one answer) | Safavid empire and Ming China |
| The first Shiia Islamic empire was: | The Safavids |
| What African country was able to keep Portuguese slave traders from raiding their country until their Queen died? | Kongo |
| This philosophe argued that divine monarchy was a myth and that people had the right to rebel as a tyrranical government that had broken the social contract. | John Locke |
| Most enslaved Africans to the Americans came from what area of Africa? | West Africa |
| After the Seven Years War, 1756-1763 (French & Indian in America), who became the dominant colonial power? | Britain |
| He published Principia Mathematica in which he set forth his findings on the laws of motion and gravity. | Sir Isaac Newton |
| Which European country was first in creating a chartered company that dominated trade in Southeast Asia? | The Dutch |
| What percent of the Native American population was decimated within the first 100–150 years following 1492? | 80-95% |
| How were the European countries (West) finally able to catch and pass the East (Islam/China) in science & knowledge during the Enlightenment? | New ideas and knowledge disturbed the established powers of the Islamic and Chinese world. |
| What was the Epic of Sundiata? | The creation tale of Mali. |
| Which country served as a model to other European countries as a "absolute monarchy?" | France |
| The main religion of Japan was: | Shinto |
| The Safavid Shahs wished to show absolute authority and accessibility. They did this by: | Designing the government buildings in the capital of Isfahan to be open to the outside. |
| The Celai Revolt took place in: | Central Anatolia |
| Bioprospecting was: | The taking of botanical information from one place and using it in another, thereby adding value to it. |
| Which sect developed in the Mughal empire as a combination of Islam and Hindu? | Sikhs |
| What global event caused problems around the world from 1620-1680? | The Little Ice Age |
| The major item of trade from North America to Europe was? | Beaver furs |
| What was one of the more negative, developed ideas from the Enlightenment? | A scientific look at race |
| Which power & culture in the world was the most diverse? | Mughal empire |
| What was a major factor in pushing the European nations to a pursue of knowledge? | New knowledge was seen as giving them an edge against their fellow European rivals. |
| In West African countries, people who were wealthy displayed their status with the wearing of: | Kente cloth |
| In 1500 the most dynamic cultures in the world were located in: | Asia |
| Which culture's arts were the least influenced by other regions of the world? | Africa |
| Ulama were: | Islamic jurists who stressed tradition and religious law. They interpreted the Quran. |
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