What was the Mandate of Heaven?

ruler had the blessing of the gods to rule

union for the mutual benefits of those involved

What is a revolution?

forcible overthrow of a government or social order

What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?

Monotheism is belief in one god, polytheism is many gods

What does N.A.T.O. stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

social structure with a king, lords, knights, and peasants

What was the Silk Road?

trade route between Europe, Asia, and Africa

An English playwrite who is regarded as the worlds best

group of territories under the control of one leader

decisions made by or influenced the people directly

What was the Bubonic Plague?

disease that killed 1/3 of Europe's population

What was Triangular Trade?

trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

ignoring aggressive actions in order to avoid conflict

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1
What was the Mandate of Heaven?
pope's permission to go to war
document of peace between two countries
ruler is a descendant of the gods
ruler had the blessing of the gods to rule
2
What is the social/political/economic theory that creates a society without money or classes?
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Absolutism
3
When did Rome fall?
462
547
632
476
4
What does partition mean, such as Partition of Africa?
provide independence for a ethnic group
divided into smaller countries
create a larger country by conquering new territory
separate into different religious sects
5
What is excessive (too much) pride in one's country, thinking your country is superior?
Imperialism
Nationalism
Optimism
Patriotism
6
What are alliances?
agreements reached between corporations
musical compositions involving many composers
diseases that are easily spread between people
union for the mutual benefits of those involved
7
What is a revolution?
forcible overthrow of a government or social order
advancement of an organism
slow change in the economic system of a country
development of new technology over time
8
What is patriotic feelings or loyalty to one's country?
Patriotism
Imperialism
Optimism
Absolutism
9
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Monotheism is belief in one god, polytheism is many gods
Polytheism is many cultures, but monotheism is one.
Monotheism is growing one crop; polytheism is growing many
Polytheism is mixing many colors; Monotheism shows one color
10
What does N.A.T.O. stand for?
New Alliance for Technology in Oman
Northern African Trade Operation
Northern Arab Transportation of Oil
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
11
The daimyo in Japan is similar to what position in European feudalism?
lord
peasant
knight
king
12
What is feudalism?
system for solving problems between countries
social structure with a king, lords, knights, and peasants
economy using coins as the currency
law that gave the people control of the government
13
What event caused the change from hunter-gatherer to settled group?
Marriage
Agricultural Revolution
Civilization
Industrial Revolution
14
What is a dynasty?
truce between warring nations
Family of rulers
small fast boat with triangular sails
carefully built castle
15
What is the divine right theory?
document of peace between two countries
ruler is a descendant of the gods
pope's permission to go to war
Chosen by God to rule
16
What is the systematic killing of a group based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion?
homocide
suicide
mass murder
genocide
17
Name the capital of the Western Roman Empire.
Rome
Mogadishu
Constantinople
Cairo
18
republic
people choose their leaders.
By granting people citizen-ship, the Romans
19
The largest religion in the world today
Judaism
Islam
Buddism
Christianity
20
What are the structures and facilities necessary for society to exist, such as roads, called?
Public works
Architecture
Community projects
Infrastructure
21
What was the Silk Road?
highway paved with silk
road connecting India and China
region of China with numerous producers of silk thread
trade route between Europe, Asia, and Africa
22
Why did Rome fall?
Problems with military
Bad Government
Not Having enough food
All of the above
23
Who is Shakespeare
An Australian that goes to the beach
An Irish rugby player
An English playwrite who is regarded as the worlds best
A german philosopher
24
Which of the following was NOT a Germanic Tribe?
The Vandals
The Krankenwagens
The Franks
The Visigoths
25
12. The Roman Empire was ruled by an emperor.
False
True
26
What is an empire?
people with a common culture and beliefs
union of nomadic tribes
group of territories under the control of one leader
clans with similar trading practices
27
Democracy is
people elect representatives to make decisions for them
single ruler with absolute power
decisions made by or influenced the people directly
small elite group makes all decisions
28
What do sultan and shah mean?
ruler
priest
advisor
general
29
The culture, society, and way of life of a particular area is called a/an
federation
union
civilization
collective
30
What was the Bubonic Plague?
disease brought by Europeans to the Americas
disease that killed 1/3 of Europe's population
epidemic that killed 1/2 of Africa's population
epidemic that originated in Europe and spread to China
31
What was Triangular Trade?
trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Trade between Africa, Middle East, and India
trade between Japan, Australia, and the Americas
Trade between China, India, and Russia
32
Which is not a Asian religion
Buddhism
Jewish
Shinto
Hinduism
33
Major religion in India
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
34
What Germanic tribe invaded England?
Saxon
Magyars
Angles and Saxon
Vikings
35
What is appeasement?
process to find international balance of power
maintaining trade and communication between countries
making one happy through self discovery
ignoring aggressive actions in order to avoid conflict

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