Identity, Belief, and Power
In 509 BCE, the Romans kicked out their last king and established what type of government based on citizen participation and the rule of law?
A Republic
In its simplest form, what single word describes a more interconnected world where goods and people move across different countries?
Answer: Globalization.
Which European nation was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s?
Answer: England (or Britain).
What is the general term for a public expression of objection, disapproval, or dissent towards an authority or policy?
A protest
What type of historical evidence comes directly from the time period being studied, such as an original photograph, diary, or government decree?
Answer: A primary source.
Which highly popular Roman leader was appointed dictator for 10 years by the Senate in 44 BCE, leading to a major political crisis?
Answer: Julius Caesar.
What term is used to describe the network of processes, businesses, and transportation paths involved in moving a product from its creation to the consumer?
A supply chain.
What word means "connected with farming and the use of land for farming," describing the economy that existed before industrialization?
Agrarian.
Marches, demonstrations, sit-ins, and parades are all examples of what type of peaceful, protected legal right?
Non-violent protest (or peaceful assembly).
In Roman history, what is the term for a ruler who has complete, absolute power over a government, often taking control during a period of crisis?
Answer: A dictator.
What is the term for a large group of lands or countries ruled over by a single leader or central government?
Answer: An Empire.
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What type of migration occurs when people make a conscious, free choice to relocate to a new country or region?
Answer: Voluntary migration.
What invention dramatically increased the speed of textile production by allowing one worker to spin multiple spools of thread at once?
Answer: The Spinning Jenny.
What global organization authored the historical "Declaration of Human Rights" to protect individual freedom of opinion and expression?
Answer: The United Nations.
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels popularized a specific term to describe the industrial working class. What is that term?
Answer: The proletariat.
What governing body in Rome grew increasingly worried that Julius Caesar was accumulating too much personal power, leading to the crisis on the Ides of March?
Answer: The Senate.
What type of migration occurs when people are forced to move against their will due to conflict, environmental crises, or human trafficking?
Answer: Involuntary migration.
Before the Meiji Restoration, what was the name of the traditional, ruling military government in Japan?
The Shogunate (or Tokugawa Shogunate)
According to the Statement of Inquiry for this unit, what two elements of a community are being ignored when people feel forced to rise up and demand change?
Answer: Identities and rights.
What is the term for a historical analysis or textbook account written by someone who did not witness an event firsthand but analyzed primary records later?
Answer: A secondary source.
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When the Roman Empire split, what was the name of the eastern capital city (modern-day Istanbul) that became a strategic center of power?
Answer: Byzantium or Constantinople
Economically speaking, what mechanism or system is responsible for deciding how scarce resources are allocated to different parts of society?
Markets (or the market system).
What term describes manufacturing where goods are made by hand by individuals working out of their small homes or workshops?
The cottage industry or handicrafts.
Besides reaching government leaders, what major societal channel do protesters try to attract to broadcast their views to a wider public audience?
Answer: The media.
What major mode of overland transportation was completely revolutionized by the invention of the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution?
Answer: The locomotive / Railroads (or Steam trains).