Foundations Review
What are primary sources?
A firsthand record of an event created by a participant or witness to that event.
_________ was instrumental in weakening the power of the Romanov dynasty
Serfdom/Russia's outdated social system
How did Galileo Galilei find proof for the heliocentric theory?
He observed the sky through a telescope
Gunpowder was likely first developed in:
China
The Renaissance artist most famous for his painting the "Mona Lisa" was
How are secondary sources different from primary sources?
Secondary sources are created by someone who was not present at the event in question
What motivated Japan to try to prevent contact with foreigners?
Concern about Catholic missionaries attracting converts
What did Isaac Newton explain?
The laws of gravity and motion. He explained them in his "Principia"
In the Ottoman Empire, many top officials were:
Enslaved
Which reformer said that any Christian could read the Bible and understand God's message?
Martin Luther
Historians often divide history into periods of time based on:
Major turning points
Chinese rebels used gunpowder weapons to defeat their ________ rulers and establish the Ming dynasty in the 14th century
Mongol
Who was the first to come up with heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
By using gunpowder weapons in their conquests, the _______ were instrumental in spreading these items across Eurasia
Mongols
Money to support the arts in Renaissance Italy came primarily from wealthy patrons who got their wealth from ________
What were the lives of pastoral nomads based on?
Herding domesticated sheep, goats, and cattle
Japan was unified and ruled by a strong, centralized government under the ________ rulers
Tokugawa
Why did the Catholic Church feel threatened by the Scientific Revolution?
New findings sometimes contradicted church doctrine. New theories challenged the church's authority on matters of natural philosophy
What resulted from the Safavids' loss to the Ottomans at the Battle of Chaldiran?
The Safavids realized that they needed to use gunpowder weapons
The Council of Trent was part of the:
Counter-Reformation
What sort of areas did the earliest settled societies develop in?
Areas rich in natural resources
How did Peter the Great change Russian culture?
He introduced European customs and learning
In "The Wealth of Nation," Adam Smith argued for what?
A free market based on competition
Where did the Mughal Empire arise in the 1500s?
India
Why did Portugal and Spain invest heavily in exploration?
They wanted to bypass the Muslim and Italian traders who controlled the trade of luxury goods from Asia