Music 101
This term refers to the speed or pace of a given piece of music, often indicated by Italian terms like 'Allegro' or 'Adagio'.
What is tempo?
This collection of ancient religious texts, written in Sanskrit and forming the basis of Hindu philosophy, includes works such as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita."
What are the Vedas?
This French philosopher, famous for his articulation of the separation of powers, wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws' in 1748, influencing many constitutional framers
Who is Montesquieu?
This Ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founded an academy in Athens and wrote 'The Republic,' discussing justice and the ideal state.
Who is Plato?
This type of market structure is characterized by a single seller, no close substitutes for the product, and high barriers to entry.
What is a monopoly?
This Austrian composer, a crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, composed nine symphonies and was deaf for much of his later life
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This founder of Buddhism is known for attaining Enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and establishing a religion focused on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
This term describes the economic and social changes that transformed agricultural societies into industrial powerhouses, beginning in the late 18th century in Britain.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This branch of philosophy focuses on the theory of knowledge, dealing with questions regarding belief, truth, and justification.
What is epistemology?
This indicator measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
Originating in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this music genre is characterized by syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, and the use of original improvisation.
What is jazz?
This term refers to the monotheistic faiths historically originating in the Middle East, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What are the Abrahamic religions?
This 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union brought the world to the brink of nuclear war, sparked by the discovery of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This 20th-century French philosopher and playwright, known for his existentialist works such as 'Being and Nothingness,' argued that 'existence precedes essence.'
Who is Jean-Paul Sartre?
This Scottish economist and philosopher wrote 'The Wealth of Nations' and is often referred to as the 'Father of Economics' or 'Father of Capitalism.'
Who is Adam Smith?
This opera by Giuseppe Verdi, based on a play by Shakespeare, tells the tragic story of a Moorish general in Venice and his descent into jealousy and madness.
What is 'Otello'?
"In Islam, this term refers to the mandatory alms-giving, one of the Five Pillars, which acts as a form of wealth redistribution among Muslims.
What is Zakat?
Written in the mid-1st century AD, this set of biographies by Plutarch compares the lives of famous men of Greek and Roman history, highlighting their moral virtues and vices.
What is 'Parallel Lives'?
This 17th-century English philosopher wrote 'Leviathan,' advocating for the social contract theory and the necessity of a sovereign power to prevent societal collapse into a 'state of nature.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This type of economic policy involves altering the supply of money, typically through actions by the central bank, to influence interest rates and achieve macroeconomic objectives.
What is monetary policy?
This Baroque composer, known for the Brandenburg Concertos and the Well-Tempered Clavier, has been regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time, influencing the development of harmony and counterpoint in Western music
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
"This 16th-century figure initiated the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses, challenging the practices of the Catholic Church, notably the sale of indulgences.
Who is Martin Luther?
This theory, proposed by German historian Oswald Spengler in the early 20th century, suggests that civilizations pass through a cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death.
What is the theory of cultural cycles?
Often considered the father of modern philosophy, this 17th-century French philosopher is known for his statement 'Cogito, ergo sum' ('I think, therefore I am') and his work in dualism, separating mind and body.
Who is René Descartes?
This concept refers to the decrease in the marginal utility a person derives from consuming each additional unit of a good.
"What is diminishing marginal utility?