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World Civ Sem Exam
World Civ Semester Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Critical thinking – being able to see the __________________ of both (or all) sides of an issue | Pros and cons |
| Critical thinkers have an __________mind- They change their views based on new knowledge. | Open |
| What term means when someone only considers one side or favors only one side of and argument? | Bias |
| Different people have different ___________. You can never really be in someone else's shoes. | Realities |
| Name the seven continents. | Africa, Asia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Australia, Europe |
| Name the five oceans. | Southern, Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian |
| Which hemisphere is America in? | Northwest |
| Which oceans have parts that are in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian |
| Which ocean completely in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic |
| Which ocean is completely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Southern |
| Which oceans touch the United States? | Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic |
| What ocean feeds into the Caribbean Sea? | Atlantic |
| Which continents touch the Mediterranean Sea? | Africa, Asia, Europe |
| Which continents touch the Caribbean Sea? | North America, South America |
| What is the most important line of longitude? | Prime Meridian |
| What is the most important line of latitude? | Equator |
| Which continents are intersected by the Equator? | South America, Africa (Islands are not part of Asia) |
| Which continents are intersected by the Prime Meridian? | Europe, Africa, Antarctica |
| Which continents are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Australia, Antarctica |
| Why would a Muslim carry a compass with them? | So they can tell which direction to pray towards. |
| Which religion thinks the world is an illusion? | Buddhism |
| What is the oldest religion that is still practiced today? | Hinduism |
| What is the only one of the big five religions founded in CE? | Islam |
| What are the three Semitic or Abrahamic religions? | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| Which religion has the most followers in the world today? | Christianity |
| Which country has the most Jews today? | USA |
| Which two of the big five religions believe in reincarnation? | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| Who is the prophet for Buddhism aka the Buddha? | Siddhartha Gautama |
| What is the holy book of Islam? | Koran |
| What is the holy book of Judaism? | Torah |
| What is the place of worship for a Jew? | Synagogue |
| What is the place of worship for a Muslim? | Mosque |
| What is the place of worship for a Buddhist? | Home shrine |
| What is the place of worship for a Hindu? | Temple |
| Which of the big five religions is polytheistic? | Hindusim |
| Which of the big five religions are monotheistic? | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| Which of the big five religions is atheistic? | Buddhism |
| Who is the prophet of Judaism? | Moses |
| Which of the big five religions have the fewest followers? | Judaism |
| What country was Islam founded in? | Mecca (in Saudi Arabia) |
| What country was Buddhism and Hinduism founded in? | India |
| Which country has the most Buddhists today? | China |
| What is the purpose for life of a Muslim? | To submit to God |
| What is the purpose for life of a Hindu? | To move up the Caste System through reincarnation |
| What is the purpose for life of a Buddhist? | Nirvana |
| What type of map shows elevation? | Topographic |
| What type of map shows borders that are man-made? | Political |
| What type of map shows only God-made things like mountains and rivers? | Physical |
| What does "cart" mean like in the word cartographer or cartogram? | Map |
| What are the Five Pillars of Islam? | Pilgrimage, Belief, Charity, Prayer, Fasting |
| Latitude and Longitude measure what type of location? | Absolute |
| If an author only gives one point of view, they are _______? | Biased |
| What is the first thing you should read when you see a map or chart? | The title |
| The Torah is also the first ________ books of the Old Testament. | Five |
| What is the difference between a published and unpublished document? | Published is not private, unpublished is private |
| What is the difference between a primary and secondary source? | Primary is from history, secondary is from later and is about history |
| Who is at the bottom of the Caste System? | Untouchables |
| What is the Kabah? | A building in Mecca where Muslims pray towards. |
| 1. In which country did the Renaissance begin? | Italy |
| 2. The renaissance was a __________ of classical thought. | Rebirth |
| 3. The church losing influence, technological advancements and a growth of individual responsibility were all ways that ______________ influenced the renaissance. | Black Plague |
| 4. Humanism is a focus on the importance of the ____________. | Human/individual |
| 5. One trait of humanists is that they saw less importance in _____________. | Religion/the Church |
| 6. The ______________ is the center and measure of all things. (Humanist quote) | Human |
| 7. Name the humanities from the renaissance. | Grammar, rhetoric (speaking), poetry, history |
| 8. Name the three masters of the renaissance. | Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael |
| 9. Who was the most important family in renaissance Florence? | Medici |
| 10. Who was not allowed to receive an education in the renaissance? | Womern… |
| 11. What percentage of Europe was killed by the Bubonic Plague? | ½ to ¾ |
| 12. Who perfected the printing press in the renaissance? | Gutenberg |
| 13. Which country was the first to start exploring by sea? | Portugal |
| 14. What were the three Gs that describe why people explore? | God, glory, gold |
| 15. What term means the more money your country makes the more powerful it is? | Mercantilism |
| 16. Which country dominated the Aztecs and Incas during the age of exploration? | Spain (conquistadors) |
| 17. What was the Columbia Exchange? | Trade stuff from EUR to US and vice versa. Horses, tobacco, maters, taters |
| 18. The ______-American’s culture was taken over by Europeans during the age of exploration. | Meso (middle) |
| 19. Which explorer used disease to defeat the Incans of Peru? | Pizzarro |
| 20. Who was the leader of Portugal that pushed for sea exploration? | Prince Henry the Navigtor |
| 21. What does cartography mean? | Map maker |
| 22. Where did Columbus think he was when he landed in the Americas? | India |
| 23. Where was Columbus from? Who did he sail for? | From Italy sailed for spain |
| 24. What language do people in Brazil speak today? | Portuguese |
| 25. What was the Line of Demarcation? Who drew it? | Split between SPn and Por. Pope |
| 26. When a parent country controls another country, what do we call it? | Colonization |
| 27. Which three continents were involved in the triangle trade? | Americas, EUR, AFR |
| 28. What do we call the part of the triangle trade that brought slaves to the Americas? | Middle Passage |
| 29. What was the main reason Europeans began to explore in India and Asia? What did the Europeans want? | Spices |
| 30. What was the name of Spain’s great naval fleet? | Armada |
| 31. Where were the Aztecs centered? Where were the Incas centered? | Aztecs= Mexico Inca = Peru (SA) |
| 32. Between the following, which area was first explored by Europeans more thouroughly? Canada, US, South and Central America | South and Central America |
| 33. People from which continent benefited most from colonization of the Americas? | Europeans |
| 34. European countries experienced wide-spread____________ due to the amount of gold coming in from the Americas in the 16 and 1700s. | Inflation |
| (Brock will answer) What is one way that the Renaissance led to the age of exploration? | Technology, more money, individualism |
| (Brock will answer) What are the three similarities shared among the renaissance and the age of exploration? | Individualism, need to learn, rich benefit most |
| 9=A Norwegian explorer of about the year 1000 who is said to have discovered a place in North America called Vinland.9 | Leif Ericson |
| 11=A Portuguese navigator of the sixteenth century. His crew was the first to sail around the Earth, although he was killed on the voyage11 | Ferdinand Magellan |
| 15=Name the man who sailed for The Dutch East India Company on the Half Moon and claimed New York for the Dutch.15 | (Henry) Hudson |
| 16=Who led a Spanish exploration of the southeastern United States in 1539, discovering the Mississippi River?16 | (Hernando) De Soto |
| 21=Name this man who was instrumental in Portugalís exploration of the world.21 | Prince Henry the Navigator |
| 27=What English explorer discovered the Hawaiian Islands and established the first European colony in Australia?27 | (James) Cook |
| 29=What Portuguese sailor was the first European to find a sea route to India?29 | (Vasco) Da Gama |
| 39=Who was the French explorer who founded Quebec?39 | (Samuel de) Champlain |
| 41=Who was the English explorer who searched for a Northwest Passage?41 | (John) Cabot |
| 44=Name the Italian explorer who was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China.44 | Marco Polo |
| 49=This man explored for both Spain and Portugal and America is named for him.49 | (Amerigo) Vespucci |
| 50=This Portuguese sailor became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa.50 | (Bartholomeu) Dias |
| 59=Name the Englishman who gained a royal charter to found the settlement of Roanoke, located on an island off the coast of North Carolina.59 | (Sir Walter) Raleigh |
| What term means “the right to rule given by God? | Divine Right |
| Which two religious groups did most of the fighting in the 1500s? | Catholics and Protestants |
| Where were Huguenots from? What was their religion? | France, protestant |
| The Thirty Years War was the ___________ religious war in Europe. | Last |
| What did the Peace of Westphalia allow individual states to do? | Choose their own religion |
| Why did the Peace of Westphalia end the Holy Roman Empire? | Church didn't control the area anymore |
| The land that is now Germany was first part of the Holy Roman Empire, after the HRE fell, most of the area was known as ______________. | Prussia |
| How do monarchs get their power? | Birth |
| What does “absolute” mean in the term absolute monarch? | Controls errthing |
| What was Louis XIV’s nickname? | Sun King |
| Why did Louis XIV build his new palace outside of Paris in Versailles? | Didn’t want poor to see it |
| Before the Glorious Revolution, absolute monarchs said that they received their power from ________ therefore, the people shouldn't complain about how they ruled. | God |
| What makes an absolute monarch an “enlightened despot”? | They treat the ppl fairly |
| Which English war was fought between the king’s cavaliers and Cromwell’s roundheads? | ENG Civil War |
| What did Cromwell end up doing after overthrowing the king? | Became a dictator (Lord Protector) |
| Which two countries fought in the War of Austrian Succession? What was unique about Austria’s ruler at the time? | Austria breaks away from Prussia. 23 yo lady. |
| What role did the Mongols play in Russia’s late development? | They had no culture and kept RUS in dark ages |
| Which leader first tried to Westernize Russia and brought about what some call Russia’s Renaissance? | Peter the Great (Poser) |
| Name three ways that Peter the Great tried to make Russia more like France and England. | Beards, Ballet, Moved the capital to St. Petersburg |
| The English document that split the governmental power among the Parliament and the monarchy was the … | ENG Bill of Rights |
| Who won the Thirty Years’ War? | Protestants |
| Which event led to the end of Divine Right in England when Parliament chose the monarchs instead of God? | Glorious Revolution |
| What art style is basically a combination of Christian ideas with Renaissance style? | Baroque |
| What are natural rights? Who fought for these in the 1700s? | Rights you are born with. Locke |
| Which French philosopher came up with the idea of separation of powers? | Montesquieu |
| In France, philosophers were known as…. | Philosophes |
| Which philosopher thought that equal education was the key to equality among the sexes? | Wollstonecraft |
| Adam Smith was the father of ____________ and he thought that the ______________ should keep its nose out of the ______________ system. | Capitalism, government, economic |
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