Topic 0: Around the World
What are the three religions/belief systems that were followed by people in China early on.
Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism
What is meant by the philosophy "Divine Right"
Kings or Queens had the right to rule because God said they had that right.
Name one reason why there was a population boom in Europe before and during the Industrial revolution
The agricultural revolution preceded the IR, new medical discoveries, improved healthcare and better diets, and a decrease in wars and improved public sanitation.
The arrival of Commodore Perry in Japan in 1854, led to the end of Japan practicing what type of foreign policy?
It signaled the end of the isolationism
The three basic factors of production are:
Land, Labor, Capital
Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo and Adam Smith were all important ___
Economists
Who was the richest person in the world from the Mali Empire who went on a journey to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
The writings of Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke are similar because they all supported what type of government?
A democracy
A long-term result of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was
A general rise in the standard of living, improved technology, improved transportation.
True/False: The results of the Opium Wars indicated that China was not strong enough to resist Western demands.
True
The earliest source of energy for factories was
Water
Who led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?
Robespierre
Which empire developed in modern day Mexico in the 1200-1400s?
Aztecs
Enlightenment Thinker Thomas Hobbes' theories were not included in the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution because...
He believed that to prevent disorder, people must submit to authoritarian rule.
Adam Smith
What was the point of the Boxer Rebellion?
When Japan began to reform themselves after ending their political isolationism, this became known as the ____ restoration
Meiji
What was the name of the empire that took over most of India prior to 1700?
The Mughal Empire
When a King or Queen takes complete power in a country and does not allow for the citizens to have any say, this is called a
Absolute monarchy
Who wrote the book, the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
In 1880 - 1910, which nations were most involved in colonizing Africa?
Industrialized Western European nations
When members of the Third Estate in France took the Tennis Court Oath at the start of the French Revolution, they vowed not to stop meeting until they formed
a new constitution for France.
What was name of the last dynasty in China that came about prior to the 1700s?
The Qing Dynasty
Which enlightenment thinker wrote the Vindication of the Rights of women in which she stated that women should have the same political rights as men?
Mary Wollstonecraft
The telegraph sends messages over wires using electrical impulses and was invented in 1830 by__
Samuel Morse
The Treaty of Nanjing after the Opium Wars between the Chinese and Britain gave Britain control of ___
Hong Kong
Man is born with natural rights
People, not God, give governments the right to rule
People can take power away from governments if they do not protect the rights of the people.
These are all the ideas of ___
John Locke
The journey that African slaves made from Africa to the colonies (over the Atlantic Ocean) was called the ___
Middle Passage
U.S. Bill of Rights, Declaration of the Rights of Man, English Bill of Rights.
The phrase that means the government NOT interfering with business practices is known as
Laissez-faire
Liberia and Ethiopia
Which of the following are descriptors of Utopian Socialists?
A. Were lead by socialist Robert Owen
B. Set up Ideal communities such as New Lanark Scotland
C. Were Critics of Laissez faire economics
D. All of the above.
All of the Above