Final Exam Review 2022 Flashcards | StudBud
  • 18
    Which one is NOT a major effect of the Columbian exchange on Africa and the Americas?
    • Native populations declined due to the spread of European diseases.
    • Major civilizations such as the Aztec and Incas collapsed.
    • The depopulation of Africa due to the Atlantic Slave Trade.
    • The Maya rose to prominence with Spanish assistance.
  • 19
    What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
    • the English shift from absolutism to democracy
    • the Catholic Church's shift to protestantism
    • a shift from stone tools to bronze tools
    • a shift from hunting and gathering to farming
  • 20
    Fascism in Europe in the 1920's and 30's totalitarianism glorified the state above the individual.
    • False
    • True
  • 21
    Why did the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta develop different political systems?
    • The military dictators made sure they had strong governments
    • The mountains kept them separate and isolated
    • For over three centuries, civil wars raged in these city-states.
    • foreign trade introduced new philosophies
  • 22
    Enlightenment philosophers believed that
    • civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty.
    • governments should protect the rights of the people
    • an absolute monarchy was the most effective government.
    • religious tolerance was a dangerous concept.
  • 23
    A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades (1096 - 1291) was to
    • capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers.
    • unite warring Arab peoples.
    • established Christianity in western Europe.
    • strengthen English dominance in the Arab world.
  • 24
    Which statement below best describes the role of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe during the Middle Ages?
    • The Church encouraged individuals to question authority.
    • The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, and order.
    • Church leaders were involved solely in spiritual activities.
    • Church leaders gained influence as the world became more secular.
  • 25
    Adolf Hitler used resentment toward the Treaty of Versailles to help him gain power in Germany.
    • False
    • True
  • 26
    Which group is responsible for the builiding of the Hagia Sophia and creating Justinian's Code?
    • Romans
    • Franks
    • Greeks
    • Byzantines
  • 27
    Why did the Renaissance begin in Florence, Italy?
    • Strong rulers censored new ideas.
    • Europe became increasingly isolated from other regions.
    • A wealthy merchant class could buy art
  • 28
    Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the
    • creation of Hellenism
    • creation of Gaul
    • creation of the silk road
    • Creation of the Islamic empire
  • 29
    A major reason for the decline of the Roman Empire was
    • continued acceptance of traditional religions.
    • political corruption and Germanic invasions.
    • the abolition of slavery throughout the Empire.
    • a series of military defeats in Africa.
  • 30
    A monarch with total power, no checks and balances and they believe their power comes from God believes in ...
    • feudalism
    • urbanization
    • absolutism
    • communism
  • 31
    Leonardo DaVinci, Michelangelo, and humanism are all associated with the time period known as the Renaissance.
    • False
    • True
  • 32
    Which group had the following achievements: calligraphy, medical encyclopedias, textiles, and algebra?
    • Russian Civilizations
    • Byzantine Civilization
    • Mongol Civilizations
    • Islamic Civilizations
  • 33
    What was a major impact of the voyages of Christopher Columbus?
    • He was the first to circumnavigate the globe
    • He modeled fair treatment for all
    • Europeans loved and admired him as a hero
    • He started a vast global exchange of people, plants, animals and disease
  • 34
    What was a major reason for Napoleon's defeat in Russia?
    • the Japanese and Chinese militaries helped Russia
    • the plague took the lives of Napoleon's men
    • the many rivers and mountains
    • harsh winter and the scorched earth policy
  • 35
    Feudalism had what positive effect on the lives of peasants?
    • Peasants received protection and land to work
    • Peasants had an abundance of food and clothes
    • Peasants were forced to travel to Africa
    • Peasants had to pay half their wages to the church
  • 36
    What concept includes: a focus on the individual and the humanities?
    • nationalism
    • Protestantism
    • Counter Reformation
    • humanism
  • 37
    All of the following helped shaped the Protestant Reformation and the Counter Reformation except:
    • The Council of Trent clarifies the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
    • Martin Luther stresses the central role of faith.
    • The belief of predestination spreads throughout Switzerland.
    • The religious unity and stability of the Renaissance period.
  • 38
    During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant because it
    • demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb.
    • forced Germans to fight a two-front war on the mainland
    • resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler and the Nazi Party.
    • led to the immediate surrender of German and Italian forces.
  • 39
    The Hejira, Mohammed’s journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD, is important to Muslims because the journey
    • ended Mohammed’s attempts to spread Islam throughout Arabia.
    • resulted in Mohammed’s early death.
    • established Byzantine rule throughout the region.
    • signified the establishment of the Islamic faith.
  • 40
    Which of these was a major social consequence of the Industrial Revolution in England?
    • the replacement of government welfare
    • a decrease in women in the workforce
    • the replacement of an absolute monarchy with a parliament
    • people moving from rural areas to urban areas
  • 41
    Italy, Germany and Japan were all aggressive and imperialistic in the 1930's prior to WWII.
    • False
    • True
  • 42
    A major effect of the Russian revolution was Russia becoming a communist state.
    • True
    • False
  • 43
    The map below shows Rome
    • Carthage was eventually destroyed
    • Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire.
    • Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
    • The Roman Empire extended over three continents.
  • 44
    What type of warfare was typified in WWI and caused shellshock because of the horrific conditions?
    • nuclear
    • trench
    • guerilla
    • biological
  • 45
    Of the following which is NOT a common cause of revolution:
    • A government that extends civil liberties and rights.
    • Food shortages, unemployment and/or working conditions.
    • A government that is corrupt and oppressive.
    • The introduction of new ideas that challenge the established order.
  • 46
    All of the following are characteristics of a civilization except:
    • warfare
    • complex religion
    • cities
    • governments
  • 47
    Shiites and Sunnis split over the choice of a caliph of Islam.
    • False
    • True
  • 48
    The main goal of European imperialism was to provide
    • a training ground for military forces.
    • sources of raw materials and markets
    • sources of labor for growing industries.
  • 49
    This country was established as a Jewish homeland after WWII.
    • Syria
    • Jordan
    • Palestine
    • Israel
  • 50
    Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Treaty of Versailles after WWI?
    • Germany received aid from Great Britain and France
    • Germany had to pay for all damages from the war.
    • Germany had to limit it's military.
    • Germany had to accept all the blame for the war.