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History FE Fall 10th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the objective of the Romantic artists? | Stir up emotions and strong feelings. (Not only with art like paintings and sculptures but with written words. |
| What social change was brought about by the Industrial Revolution | The emergence of the working class and the middle class. |
| Nationalism vs. Patriotism (covers more than one question, be sure to define and compare each term) | Nationalism: Creates feelings of blind arrogance and a sense of excessive pride at any cost. "My country is better than all others.” Patriotism: Creates a feeling of responsibility and a sense of pure pride in one’s country. “I love my country.” |
| The Industrial Revolution created new jobs in which new industries? | Railroad construction Factory production Coal mining |
| The Textile industry met its last major challenge to full mechanization with the development of what? | With the development of the Steam Engine. |
| What factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution in England Britain? | Improved food supplies Large labor force Abundant money supply |
| Plato's ideal form of government? | Plato believed that individuals should live in a just and rational(logical) state. |
| Rome's first code law? | Twelve Tables |
| What are some major differences between the Greco-Roman and Jewish and Christian traditions? | Believe in one god: Judeo-Christian Many Gods: Greco-Roman |
| How did the classical greeks think about the individual? | Individual achievement, dignity, and worth are of great importance. (This concept is central to western political thought today) |
| What are some political ideas that came from Montesquieu that based the cornerstone of our government today? | His analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances (separate branches that limit each other's power) |
| Rousseau wanted to be governed by... | (a government that was governed by) the general will of the citizens for the common good. |
| One of the accomplishments of the French Revolution was a document that was based on the Declaration of Independence. What was the name of this document? | Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
| What were the Enlightenment Era ideas about how people should be governed? | The enlightenment philosophers believed that humans are guided by natural laws Through reason and thought leaders can create bodies that govern the people based on these natural laws |
| The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed.. | Freedom of Speech Freedom of the press An end to tax exemptions |
| What reforms did Napoleon introduce to France? | The Napoleonic Code A public school system Construction of new transportation options including canals and roads |
| What argument did John Locke make about society? | He said that before society was organized, humans had natural rights. (So human should have a government that should protect those rights) |
| What Enlightenment philosopher published Two Treatises of Government, in which he detailed his beliefs regarding natural rights, including the right to life, liberty and property? | John Locke |
| What was the Glorious Revolution all about? | This was the invasion of England by William of Orange He easily overthrew James II -The revolution was “glorious” because there was almost no fighting. |
| Why is the Magna Carta significant in the history of democratic ideas? | It strengthened the idea that a monarch’s power was limited, not absolute. (because King John had to sign over a few of his rights to the nobility) |
| How long did the Enlightenment Period last? | 150 years |
| What is Mohandas Gandhi best known for? | Gandhi is responsible for the movement to grant India’s independence from Great Britain. He also pushed the British government to aid the poor and practiced non-violent methods of protesting British rule. |
| What did a growing Indian distrust of the British lead to? | The First War of Independence (1857) The British called this movement the “Sepoy Mutiny” in India. |
| Democracy How did it first develop? | Government in which the people hold ruling power. All citizens of Athens (a city-state in Greece) had the right to discuss issues openly and to vote in the assembly. |
| Enlightenment view of women | Women were considered to have natural rights to home and family. |
| The Declaration of Independence stated that the government should protect natural rights that were stated in… | The Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. |
| How did the US Constitution reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers? | It created a government based on a social contract. |
| How did France’s revolutionaries follow the examples set by leaders of the American Revolution? What did they write? | By writing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. |
| How did the Napoleonic Code reflect the Enlightenment principles | The code placed its value on individuals above all else. |
| What is a direct result of the discovery that germs cause disease? | Efforts to improve sanitation to prevent illness. |
| What had the greatest impact on the improvement of working conditions in the 1800s? | The creations of Labor unions (reduced working hours and pass worker protections) |
| What contributed to Germany's growth as an industrial power under Bismarck? | Germany’s natural resources, including iron and coal. |
| What event most led to the growth of nationalism in the Balkans? | The decline of the Ottoman empire. |
| Who had great power in the Third Republic in France? | The voter-elected Chamber of Deputies |
| Why were the British able to conquer India’s vast territory? | Britain was able to utilize the nation’s diversity and internal divisions |
| What did Japan gain control over which aided in it becoming an imperialist power? | Korea |
| Which system of law appeared first? | Hammurabi’s Law Code |
| Who was Aristotle? | Known for analyzing and classifying things as they are, based on observance and investigation. |
| Why did Christianity first begin to spread quickly through the Roman Empire? | Paul of Tarsus traveled throughout Asia Minor preaching the gospel. |
| Why did King John not want to sign the Magna Carta? | Because it would strengthen the idea that the monarch’s power was limited. |
| The main cause of the French Revolution. | The crisis in government finances. |
| The most political form in classical Mediterranean world: | Democracy |
| The disease that took many lives in the fourteenth century: | The Bubonic Plague |
| What was the Middle Passage | The voyage from Africa across the Atlantic to the Americas (where the slave trade brought slaves from africa to the new world.) |
| Which Enlightenment Thinker gave us the principle of “the ends will justify the means” approach to government? | Machiavelli |
| What did the Monroe Doctrine (1823) express? | The United States’ belief in its right to control North America from coast to coast. |
| Primary objective of the Declaration of Independence | To free the colonies from allegiance (loyalty) to Great Britain. |
| One effect of the French Revolution | Nationalistic feelings grew. |
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