Economics
In this economic system, private business owners control the production and buying and selling of goods.
a. command b. Christian c. mixed d. market
d. market
How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a. Motivated the French people to a Reign of Terror against its people.
b. Led to new inventions and discoveries.
c. Motivated the French people to support their King.
d. Motivated the French people to revolt against the King.
d. Motivated the French people to revolt against the King.
How was Spain able to conquer the Aztec and Incan Civilizations?
A. Treaties with the Aztecs and Incas.
B. Alliances with the French.
C. Better weapons, including the use of iron, and the spread of diseases.
D. Environmental collapse.
C. Better weapons, including the use of iron, and the spread of diseases.
This theme of geography describes how humans have changed a particular place. An example would be colonists cutting down trees for farmland in the thirteen colonies.
A. Human-Environment Interaction
B. Movement
C. Region
D. Religion
A. Human-Environment Interaction
The following statements describe an important movement in European history.
- The movement began in the early 1500s.
- Important to the movement were Martin Luther’s 95 Theses.
- The movement’s followers protested the power of the Roman Church.
- New Christian Churches were created.
What movement do the statements describe?
a. The Protestant Reformation
b. The Renaissance
c. The Middle Ages
d. Scientific Revolution
a. The Protestant Reformation
In what economic philosophy does the government control all of the means of production, including private property, and make all decisions on how resources are to be used? The Soviet Union had this under Stalin.
a. communism b. socialism
c. capitalism d. mercantilism
a. communism
State one reason why American colonists revolted against Great Britain
- unfair taxes and no voting rights (No Taxation Without Representation)
- Acts of aggression by British military: Boston Massacre
- desired political freedom and more rights
- inspired by the enlightenment
What was the main reason European nations began the Age of Exploration?
A. To fight more wars.
B. To gain natural resources from other regions in the world.
C. To spread Democracy.
D. To spread Islam.
B. To gain natural resources from other regions in the world.
What was the main purpose of England’s colonies in North America?
a. England wanted resources to strengthen its economy.
b. England wanted to trade with Spain’s colonies.
c. England wanted to trade with Native Americans.
d. England wanted to build a castle in North America for its King.
a. England wanted resources to strengthen its economy.
The Scientific Revolution contributed to Enlightenment thought by influencing people to
a. believe in the power of human reason.
b. reject belief in the organized church.
c. study the ideas of past civilizations.
d. oppose individuality in favor of social order.
a. believe in the power of human reason.
This is an economic philosophy in which a country's industry is controlled by private owners for profit. Buyers and sellers of goods and services determine if a business is successfully. Most businesses in the United States practice it.
a. command b. capitalism
c. socialism d. communism
b. capitalism
Weaknesses of Imperial Power
Napoleon′s invasion of Spain
divisions among social classes
desire for independent, democratic government
desire for economic independence
Which might be the result of these factors?
A. anarchy B. socialism
C. revolution D. mutiny
C. revolution
Which factor influenced the settlement of coastal regions of West Africa during the Age of Exploration?
A. economic opportunity
B. European overpopulation
C. diplomatic relations
D. physical geography of the coast
A. economic opportunity
What was the impact Christopher Columbus had in this voyage to Hispanola (an island in the Caribbean in the New World) that changed world history?
He was the first European in the Americans (the New World).
How did the Industrial Revolution impact the industrialized countries of the world?
A. Increased the rural population
B. Decreased the overall population
C. Caused worldwide depression
D. Increased the urban population
D. Increased the urban population
All of the following are principles of capitalism EXCEPT -
A. investing for profit
B. free competition
C. private ownership of property
D. governmental control of businesses
D. governmental control of businesses
". . . reason, which is that law teaches all mankind, who would but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions."
Second Treatise on Civil Government by John Locke, 1689
Which concept of the Enlightenment would the above passage most likely support?
A. Truth can be discovered through reasoning and logic.
B. Humankind can and should improve over time.
C. People have a right to equality and freedom.
D. What is natural is also reasonable.
C. People have a right to equality and freedom.
Which of the following BEST describes the Columbian Exchange?
A. The transfer of goods, animals, ideas, people, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
B. Columbus exchanging ideas with other explorers of his generation.
C. The transfer of goods, animals, ideas, people, and diseases between Europe and Asia.
D. The transfer of power from the Old World to the New World.
A. The transfer of goods, animals, ideas, people, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
Reasons for migrations of people are described as “push factors” and “pull factors.”
Which was a “pull factor” for many immigrants coming to the United States between 1780 and 1850?
A. job opportunities
B. political oppression
C. colonization
D. overpopulation
A. job opportunities
How did the Industrial Revolution affect economic relationships among nations?
A. It created political alliances among nations with resources.
B. It promoted a greater degree of interdependence among nations.
C. It increased the standard of living for all nations.
D. It generated more isolationism among nations with economic resources.
B. It promoted a greater degree of interdependence among nations.
This economic system has private ownership of most businesses, but the government also plays a role in the economy (such as in education and transportation).
a. Market b. Command. c. Mixed d. Traditional
c. Mixed
The people are extremely well qualified for choosing those whom they are to entrust with part of their authority. - Montesquieu
Of Laws Directly Derived from the Nature of Government, 1748
Which best summarizes Montesquieu’s view of the responsibility of citizens in a democracy?
A. to lobby for new laws
B. to vote for their leaders
C. to respond to public opinion polls
D. to take part in election campaigns
B. to vote for their leaders
Mercantilism was an economic theory and practice used by Europeans in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to increase the wealth of a nation or empire. This was done by acquiring gold and silver and maintaining a favorable balance of trade, in which a country exported more than it imported.
How did mercantilism encourage European countries to colonize both the Americas and Africa?
A. Europeans wanted new navigational technologies.
B. Wealthy European merchants wanted to build their own empires.
C. New labor forces were needed to work large plantations in the New World.
D. European countries needed raw materials to produce manufactured goods.
D. European countries needed raw materials to produce manufactured goods.
Name one way Joseph Stalin governed as totalitarian dictator of the Soviet Union.
- took over the economy (Farming and businesses(
- Used the police to control the population
- censored and banned books and information
- jailed anyone against him
- citizen were taught to worship Stalin through propaganda
During the Italian Renaissance, artists and thinkers rediscovered classical knowledge and art. As part of that process some artists, particularly Leonardo da Vinci, began to challenge the explanations for the natural world offered by the Church. How did Renaissance art influence modern society?
A. Artists lost importance once they began to challenge social norms.
B. Intellectuals began to explore scientific explanations for the world.
C. Art became the only way through which to question society.
D. Monarchs became the only people who could gain access to knowledge.
B. Intellectuals began to explore scientific explanations for the world.