REVIEW - Fall 2024 World History Final Exam

Before the French Revolution, which type of government was in place in France:

North Africa was most affected by the Atlantic Slave Trade.

Led the first circumnavigation of the world

A trade system that exchanged goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old and New World.

Oliver Cromwell abolished (got rid of) the monarchy after a civil war.

The Jacobins was the primary radical political group behind the Reign of Terror.

The divine right of kings is a concept supported by the Enlightenment.

Geography is the study of earth and everything in it or on it.

Copernicus proposed that the Earth is at the center of the universe.

Which continent did Eurpoeans NOT explore during the Age of Exploration?

William III and Mary II agreed to the Enlish Bill of Rights in 1689.

Meetings where people discussed Enlightenment ideas:

What was one long-term impact of the Atlantic slave trade on the Americas?

China's trade policies in the 1500s reflected ....

How did China respond to the growing European presence?

How did Napoleon rise to power?

Laws of gravity and electricty were explored during:

Which ocean is #9 on the map?

The Third Estate represented the majority of France's population.

Europeans gained new crops that improved their diet during the Age of Exploration.

The brutal voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the West Indies and the Americas was the:

Galileo is most famous for improving the telescope.

The main goal of the Reign of Terror was to eliminate enemies of the Revolution.

Napoleon Bonaparte was the leader of the Reign of Terror.

How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

King Louis XVI was the king of France at the beginning of the French Revolution.

The Third Etsate broke away from the Estates General and created the National Assembly to gain more power/rights.

Bread shortages and high prices led to widespread hunger and unrest (right before the French Revolution).

The guillotine was used for executions during the Reign of Terror.

"Human society could improve through reason and science", is an Enlightenment idea.

This intellectual movement greatly influenced revolutionary ideas in France:

Portuguese explorer who commanded the firsts ship to sail directly from Europe to India

Debt, food shortages, and taxes were all causes of the French Revolution.

Which continent is #3 on the map?

Marie Antoinette was the French Queen during the Revolution.

What was the main reason both China and Japan limited contact with Europeans?

The Directory was a five member committee that governed France after the Reign of Terror.

What was Japan's response to European explorers in the 1600s?

Why were European diseases so deadly?

"Japanese ships are strictly forbidden to leae for foreign countries" is an excerpt from which document?

Father of modern physics and known for his work on the laws of motion and gravity:

What was the significance of the Palace of Versailles under Louis XIV?

Which ocean is #10 on the map?

How were most people accused during the Reign of Terror?

What was a major goal of European Monarchs in sponsoring explorations?

"Old World" is used to descsribe the continents of North and South America

"Government should protect the rights of individual" is a major Enlightenment belief.

How was 90% of the native populations destroyed during the Columbian Exchange?

Trade route connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas

An agreement where people give up some freedoms in exchange for government protection.

The belief that monarchs were appointed by God:

Which continent is #5 on the map?

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

Completed four major voyages across the Atlantic Ocean between 1492-1503

Claimed modern-day Canada for France in 1534

"I disappove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it", is a famous quote by:

What was the primary pledge of the Tennis Court Oath?

What was one of the main goals of Enlightenment Thinkers?

Demonstrated the power of the Ming Dynasty by leading voyages to Southeast Asia

The urge to extend Christianity beyond Europe was one of the major motivations for European exploration.

The belief in the complete authority of the monarch, free from checks and balances:

The spread of Enlightenment ideas was one of the major causes of the Rise of Absolutism.

The main cause of the English Civil War was disputes between Parliament and the king over royal authority.

Division of power among different branches of government:

Louis XIV, noe of France's most powerful rulers, famously boasted:

What was the main idea of the English Bill of Rights?

Montesqueiu proposed separating power of government/limit the power of each branch... this is an example of:

Charles I and Parliament had a great relationship.

What effect did the introduction of new foods have on Europe?

Spanish conquistador who conquered parts of Mexico and the Aztec Empire

The primary goal of the Triangle of Trade was to gain wealth.

"It resulted in the loss of millions of people due to the slave trade" could be used to describe:

The First Estate felt they carried the burden of taxes while having little power which is why they revolted.

Which of these documents was directly influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

In a social contract, the people agree to give up some reedom and power for protection.