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W.H stack
World History stack for PACE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are three reasons the Renaissance started in Italy? | --Prosperous trade and manufacturing centers --Wealthy patrons --Central geographic location |
| Which states or empires from 1500 were located in the Western Hemisphere? | Incan and Aztec |
| What were some important trade areas or routes for world trade in 1500? | Black Sea and W. European bodies of water Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Silk Road and South China Sea |
| Martin Luther first protested the sale of indulgences and other things in the Catholic Church with: | writing of the 95 Theses |
| What is an important ideas in the Hindu religion? | --Reincarnation |
| What is the holy text of Islam? | The Kuran or Quran |
| Who is the founder of Buddhism? | Siddhartha Guatama |
| What is an important belief of Buddhism? | the four noble truths and the eight-fold path. |
| What is the holy book of Judaism? | The Torah |
| What is the main difference between Judaism and Christianity? | Jews- The Messiah is coming. Christians- The Messiah has come. |
| Where is Christianity mostly centered at? | Americas/Europe |
| Where is Islam mostly centered at? | The Middle East |
| Where is Judaism mostly centered at? | Israel/Americas/Europe |
| Where is Hinduism mostly centered at? | India |
| Where is Buddhism mostly centered at? | Southeast Asia |
| What are three big ideas of Calvinists? | Predestination, Work hard, Live a Christian lifestyle |
| What was one thing Calvinists did not agree with? | Self-interpretation of the Bible |
| Which church did Henry VIII break away from when they refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon? | Catholic |
| Which Holy Roman Emperor supported the Catholic Church during the Reformation? | Charles V |
| Which event inspired the French revolution? | The American Revolution |
| The statement that all Frenchmen had natural rights of “liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression” was found in which document of the French Revolution? | The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen |
| Who led the radical, leftist Jacobin political party during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror? | Maximilien Robespierre |
| Which Latin American liberator is paired with Mexico? | Hidalgo |
| Which Latin American liberator is paired with Bolivia? | Bolivar |
| Which Latin American liberator is paired with Haiti? | L’Ouverture |
| Which Latin American liberator is paired with Venezuela? | San Martin |
| What are topics reflective of the colonial system in Latin America? | Catholicism, Viceroys as head of colonial governments, Rigid class structure based on European blood (e.g. creoles, mestizos) |
| What are some good statements that describes the Congress of Vienna? | -European leaders restored conservative ideals, like a balance of power and restoration of monarchs -Napoleon lost all power in France -France became less powerful |
| What would be reflective a conservative ideology in 19th century Europe? | Monarchial governments are good |
| Describe Realpolitik | Power and the needs of the state mattered more than integrity and principles |
| Who unified Southern Italy? | Giusseppe Garibaldi |
| Which of the following things allowed for lightly populated areas to have more political influence in Parliament then heavily populated industrial centers? | Rotten boroughs |
| What are some truthful facts about Vietnam in the 20th Century? | . Ho Chi Minh’s nationalist, communist Vietcong defeated South Vietnam and US forces in the Vietnam war, Vietnam was a French Colony, Vietnam was divided like Korea along the 17th parallel into a communist North and Democratic South |
| What are some facts about India after WWII? | Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are all nations that are a part of the Indian Subcontinent,Indira Mohandas Gandhi used civil disobedience to help free India from British Colonial rule |
| What is true about Margaret Thatcher? | Margaret Thatcher sought to create a more capitalist economy and place less emphasis on the welfare state |
| What are some factors leading to the fall of Communism in Soviet Russia, and Eastern Europe? | Glasnost and Perestroika policies of Mikhail Gorbachev, The Fall of the Berlin Wall, Nationalism in Eastern Europe and areas of the USSR that expressed the feeling to be free from Soviet domination |
| What are some true factors regarding Africa after WWII? | West African nations were born out of former European colonies without violence, African colonies gained independence from Europe, citing the self-determination principle in the U.N. Charter, Wars for independence occurred in Algeria and Kenya |
| Which of the following is true regarding North Africa and Middle East? | Israel sought close ties with Britain and the U.S. while fighting with Arab neighbors under Golda Meir in the Yom Kippur War, |
| What are two examples of global economic interdependence in the modern world (there are 2 correct answers)? | Efforts of the UN and IMF to aid developing countries, Multinational corporations and the agreements of the WTO |
| What are some examples of the political and social issues in the modern world? | Refugees flee oppression from one country and attempt to emigrate to another, “guest workers” from developing nations get visas to find jobs in the West |
| What are some examples of a modern environmental or economic issue? | Companies must use a part of their profit or increase production costs in order to be environmentally friendly, High birth rates and migrations to cities, Pollution, losses of natural habitats and global climate change |
| What are some reactions to major international terrorist attacks like the Munich Olympics, 9/11, car bombings, suicide bombings and airplane hijackings? | Increased surveillance and security, especially at ports and airports, Changes in law to alter rights of privacy, Use of identification badges and photos |
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