An agreement between nations to stop fighting is referred to as an
What is an armistice
100
Humanism is a philosophy that
A. emphasizes the Bible and prayer.
B. leads to a happier life.
C. encourages people to bath everyday.
D. focuses on the human potential or what individuals can achieve
What is D. focuses on the human potential or what individuals can achieve
100
. Isaac Newton’s law of ____________ showed that a single force keeps the planets in orbit around sun
A. centripetal force
B. motion
C. mathematics
D. gravity
What is D. gravity
100
A slow process of change and development from a simple to more complex organism is referred to as
What is evolution
100
A ____________ can be described as a perfect society in which individuals live in harmony or a paradise.
A. Commune
B. experiment
C. Utopia
D. Theocracy
What is C. Utopia
200
The act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, attack is referred to as
What is attrition
200
One thing which was NOT an effect of mercantilism.
A. Deaths of native populations
B. Creation of colonies
C. Spread of Christianity
D. Discovery of ancient texts
What is D. discovery of ancient texts
200
The English playwright ___________________, who wrote Hamlet and Macbeth, was greatly influenced by the renaissance.
What is Shakespeare
200
To relieve or satisfy by giving into someone’s demands. This was also a cause of WWII.
Who is appeasment
200
Killing members of a group with the intent to destroy an entire national, ethnic, racial or religious group is referred to as _____________
What is genocide
300
Which event helped the Renaissance to develop?
A. many Muslims moved from Africa to Europe.
B. people became interested in other religions.
C. trade exposed people to new ideas and concepts
D. people wanted to prepare themselves for death.
What is C. trade exposed people to new ideas & concepts
300
a new way of thinking about science that promoted observation, hypothesis (educated guess), and experimentation to test the hypothesis. .
What is the Scientific Method
300
The spread of one aspect of culture from one area of the world to another area of the world, such as the ingredients in Gumbo combined from different cultures is referred to as ____________
What is Cultural Diffusion
300
a massive exchange or plants, animals, culture, and diseases between Europe, the old world, and the America’s, the new world.
What is the Colombian Exchange
300
A forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system is referred to as __________
What is Revolution
400
The political unit that contributed most to the development of the Renaissance?
What is City-State
400
A law and legal right that requires someone who has been arrested to be brought before a judge to determine if the detention is lawful
What is Habeas corpus
400
In Copernicus Heliocentric universe,
A. the earth was round
B. the sun was the center of the universe
C. the Earth was the center of the universe
D the sun was the center of a group of stars
B. the sun was the center of the universe
400
Sir Francis Bacon coined the term___________ which was the theory that the best learning comes from experience or evidence-especially as discovered in experiments.
What is Empiricism
400
The basic physical & organizational structures & facilities of a society such as roads, railroads, power supplies, and communication networks are referred to as ________
A. Capital
B. Infrastructure
C. Technology
D. Labor
What is B. Infrastructure
500
What organization did Woodrow Wilson propose in The Treaty of Versailles and his 14 point plan for peace after WWI to maintain peace in the world?
What is a league of nations
500
. The awareness & understanding of ones own thought process is referred to as
What is Metacognition
500
The city-state of Athens had a democratic government while the city state of Sparta had an Oligarchy form of government. An Oligarchy can be defined as a
What is a form of government where only a small group of people has control
500
Renes Descartes emphasized human reasoning or the philosophy of _________ which is the theory that opinions & actions should be based on reason & knowledge rather than religion & emotions. I think therefore I am!!
What is Rationalism
500
_________ is use of humor to expose someone’s or something’s stupidity, error, or foolishness . Commonly used to expose negative qualities of a government, society, or people
A. Propaganda
B. Satire
C. Editorials
D. Persuasion