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1
The location of different cultural hearths
USA, Italy, Spain
Aztec, Sumer, Indian
Aztec, Sumer, Egypt
Egypt, Aztec, USA
2
What role did Egypt’s geography play?
It looks cool on a globe. Like, really cool. It's a nice shape
Nile river provided life and transportation for farming
Surroudned by deserts which gave isolation aand protection
Nile River: transportation, surrounded by deserts: isolation and protection
3
What is a push factor?
a force that causes people to stay in an area: positive or negative
a force that causes people to leave an area: negative
a force that causes people to leave an area: positive
I dont know
4
What was the seventh event of the Rwandan Genocide
The Tutsi rebel army retakes Rwanda & the genocide ends
After WWII, the UN puts the Hutu majority into power
The UN peacekeeping mission under Dallaire starts
UN peacekeeping troops are further reduced to 450
5
What were the FLN's motivations in Algeria?
They didnt have any motivations
Kill everyone, they were a seperate group from the civil war
Target anyone, including fellow algerians, who sided with france
They wanted money and power and to get that meant killing anyone
6
What is the philosophy of mercantilism?
The white mans burden
Country's power could be measured by how much money it had
Country's power could be measured by how much they imported/exported
How much money a country has
7
What was the fifth event that happened in Alegeria after WWll?
French paratroopers are sent in, but cannot crush the FLN
Algeria tries to become independent without the use of violence
FLN strikes in the countryside of Algeria
Protests about Algeria break out in France, a military coup is launched
8
The Straight Line Instinct
Makes us assume that trends just continue going “as is”
Makes us misjudge the proportions or sizes of certain things.
Makes us pay more attention to negative events than positive ones
Makes us more likely to divide things into two groups.
9
What is the first pre-requisite for urbanization (really all civilization, generally)?
Specialization of labor
Agriculture
Religion
Farming
10
The Mau Mau rebellion should be understood as what kind of war?
Civil War
World War
Space War
Political War
11
What was the most profound effect of European colonization of the Americas?
Death of every 9/10 Native Americans and cultural genocide
Population growth
World War ll and the Great Migration
Chenicak pollution, deforestation, desertification
12
Our population will decline and stay at around 5 million people
False
True
13
The Urgency Instinct
Our tendency to find a clear, simple reason for why something has happened
Gives us a sense of urgency—“now or never!”—and makes us act immediately
Gives us the impression that innate qualities determine the fate of people
Gives us a sense of urgency—“now or never!” and makes us leave
14
What are the 3 G's?
Guns, God, Gold
Gallant, Garb, Garnish
God, Gold, Glory
God, Gold, Gorlified
15
Feudalism and urbanizing on feudal manors was common in the Middle Ages
True
False
16
What was the location of christianity?
China
North America
Europe
South America
17
What was the sixth event of the Rwandan Genocide
UN peacekeeping troops are further reduced to 450
The UN peacekeeping mission under Dallaire starts
The Interahamwe begins mass killings
Western powers evac their own civilians, leaving Rwandans to die
18
Where are the majority of megacities located today?
Aisa
The interstate
Italy
Europe
19
What was the location of Buddhism?
Japan
South America
India
Europe
20
What was the eighth event of the Rwandan Genocide
The Interahamwe begins mass killings
The UN (and the Gacaca courts) attempt to mediate justice
The Tutsi rebel army retakes Rwanda & the genocide ends
UN peacekeeping troops are further reduced to 450
21
What was generally the earliest use for writing systems?
To write.
Because they wanted to keep track of things.
Tracking the trade of goods.
To keep track of the people in the town.
22
What was Operation Anvil?
The British last step to crushing the Mau Mau Rebellion
The British second step to crushing the Mau Mau Rebellion
The British tenth step to crushing the Mau Mau Rebellion
The British first step to crushing the Mau Mau Rebellion
23
What was the second event that happened in Alegria after WWll?
FLN strikes in the countryside of Algeria
Algeria tries to become independent without the use of violence
The FLN is gradually crushed by the French military
Charles Du Gualle lets Algeria become independent
24
What infrastructure development in the 1950’s encouraged Americans to continue (and increase) using cars?
The interstate system.
The highway system.
The navigation system.
They made the cars faster.
25
Where are the fastest urbanizing areas in the world
Italy
Europe
The developing world.
Aisa
26
Match the colonizers with Africa
Everything was owned by the british
Nothing was colonized in africa
Ghana-British; kenya-british; algeria-french; the congo-belgium
Ghana-british; kenya-france; algera-british; the congo-belgium
27
What’s one of the main reasons the world did not help stop the Rwandan genocide?
Many countries did not see it in their self-interest to do so
The death of U.S. peacekeepers in Mogadishu before the Rwandan Genocide
They had no intel about what was going on in Rwanda
Rwanda caused touble that they did not want to get in between
28
It was the Europeans who carved up africa for colonization during the Berlin conference
True
False
29
The Aztecs farmed using chinampas
True
False
30
What is a remain factor?
I dont know
a force that causes people to stay in an area: positive or negative
a force that causes people to leave an area: negative
a force that causes people to leave an area: positive
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The Gap Instinct
Makes us pay more attention to negative events than positive ones
Makes us assume that trends just continue going “as is”
Makes us focus our attention on dramatic dangers; overlook the real dangers
Makes us more likely to divide things into two groups.
32
What events had the greatest effect on Indianapolis’s urbanization?
Urbanization
The Great Migration
WWll AND The Great Migration
WWll
33
The Genralization Instinct
Makes us clump things together, like people and countries
Our tendency to find a clear, simple explanation
Makes us misjudge the proportions or sizes of certain things
Makes us focus our attention on dramatic dangers and overlook real dangers
34
What’s a background reason the United States did not get involved in Rwanda?
The death of U.S. peacekeepers in Mogadishu before the Rwandan Genocide
They didn't have a way to get there to help anyway
The USA was not involved in the first place; they were enemies
There was nothing for the USA to gain from getting involved
35
How did the Aztec’s geography affect their farming?
They had to construct farming platforms (chinampas) in Lake Texcoco
They had to make chinamps in lake colorado
The chinampas looked very cool.
They used just regular farming
36
What was the eighth event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
The OAS is formed, but Algeria becomes independent anyways
The FLN is gradually crushed by the French military
Protests about Algeria break out in France, a military coup is launched.
FLN strikes in the countryside of Algeria
37
What was the seventh event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
Algeria tries to become independent without the use of violence
The FLN shifts its attacks to Algiers, the capital
Charles Du Gualle lets Algeria become independent
The FLN is gradually crushed by the French military
38
The Negativity Instinct
Makes us misjudge the proportions or sizes of certain things
Makes us pay more attention to negative events than positive ones.
Gives us the impression that innate qualities determine the fate of people
Makes us clump things together
39
What was the fourth event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
FLN strikes in the countryside of Algeria
The OAS is formed, but Algeria becomes independent anyways
France occupies Algeria as a settler colony
The FLN shifts its attacks to Algiers, the capital
40
How did Greece’s geography affect its urbanization?
It created similar city-states
Mountains divided people, but the sea encouraged trade; city-states
It create a unified civilization on the mountains
Mountains isolated the Italian peninsula; no invasion; unified civilization
41
What is a pull factor?
a force that causes people to stay in an area: positive or nagative
a force that causes people to leave an area: positive
a force that causes people to leave an area: negative
I dont know
42
What was the tenth event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
French paratroopers are sent in, but cannot crush the FLN
Algeria tries to become independent without the use of violence
The FLN is gradually crushed by the French military
The OAS is formed, but Algeria becomes independent anyways
43
What was the first event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
Algeria tries to become independent without the use of violence
France occupies Algeria as a settler colony
French paratroopers are sent in, but cannot crush the FLN
After WWII, the FLN is formed
44
A migrant can only be declared a refugee if they have been threatened or experienced violence
False
True
45
The Industrial Revolution began in England because
New production techniques let labor be concentrated in a single spot
New agricultural technologies allowed for less laborers to do farming
Commoners lost their land to enclosure and became a new supply labor
All of the above
46
Why were some of the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia (near the Tigris and Euphrates River)?
Rivers would provide good water to grow crops with.
The water was always clean in the rivers.
Rivers would flood each spring -- made agriculture easy.
The rivers woudl flood- makeing it imposisble for them to get dehydrated.
47
Why did human beings settle together?
Protection, trade, to help each other
Because they loved each other.
Protection, Trade, Cultural Similarities
They got along due to cultural similarities
48
environmental concerns that come along with urbanization
All of the above
Desertification
Chemical pollution
Deforestation
49
A cultural hearth is another word for civilization.
False
True
50
What were the effects of the Neolithic Evolution?
It was the biggest event in human history
increased food, farming, population and the added social classes
villages, food, population boost, labor, government, social class
People settled down and made their own government
51
Where is the origin of Islam?
India
Mecca
China
South Ameirca
52
The Blame Instinct
Makes us assume that trends just continue going “as is”
Our tendency to find a clear, simple explanation
Gives us the impression that innate qualities determine the fate of people
Makes us pay more attention to negative events than positive ones
53
What was the third event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
France occupies Algeria as a settler colony
After WWII, the FLN is formed.
Algeria tries to become independent without the use of violence
French paratroopers are sent in, but cannot crush the FLN
54
The Fear Instinct
Makes us focus our attention on dramatic dangers and overlook real dangers
Makes us more likely to divide things into two groups
Makes us clump things together
Our tendency to find a clear, simple
55
What motivated Columbus’s exploration?
money
cotton
adventure
The three G's and the spice trade
56
How did Italy’s geography affect its urbanization?
It create a unified civilization on the mountains
Mountains isolated the Italian peninsula; no invasion; unified civilization
It created similar city-states
Mountains divided people, but the sea encouraged trade; city-states
57
Why did Western countries not want to call the killings in Rwanda a “genocide”?
Declaring it a genocide means they woudl be charged for not helping
They didn'd have authority to decare it a genocide
Declaring it a genocide means that any U.N. member country has to intervene
They didn't want to be a part of it in any way
58
What was the fifth event of the Rwandan Genocide
The Interahamwe begins mass killings
The UN peacekeeping mission under Dallaire starts
After WWII, the UN puts the Hutu majority into power
The Tutsi rebel army retakes Rwanda & the genocide ends
59
What was the third event of the Rwandan Genocide
The Hutu’s presidents plane is shot down
The UN (and the Gacaca courts) attempt to mediate justice
The UN peacekeeping mission under Dallaire starts
The Interahamwe begins mass killings
60
How did France assimilate Algeria?
Algeria already has french people inside, the french just moved more
French fries
Algeria was never assimilated by france it was the british
Algeria was apart of france itself; spreading all french customs
61
What was the ninth event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
Protests about Algeria break out in France, a military coup is launched.
France occupies Algeria as a settler colony
After WWII, the FLN is formed
Charles Du Gualle lets Algeria become independent
62
Britain lost money then reclaimed it by addicting china to opium; at the start of the trade relationship
True
False
63
What is C.P.R.S.W.A.G?
Class heirarchy, pool, required, specialization of labor, writing, arts,
Class heir, public works, religion, speciallabor, writing, arts, government
Public works, religion, writing, arts, government, specialization of labor
CPRSWAG
64
Why did the Europeans colonize Africa?
White mans burden
All of the above
Raw materials for industrial revolution
Power, status, and setter colonies
65
A primary source is a witness to an event.
False
True
66
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of cultural traits from place to place
Another word for civilization
Cultrual similarites
Everyone had the same culture
67
Why was feudalism and urbanizing on feudal manors common in the Middle Ages
For privacy
For pretection
People were trying to take the castle
Cause they wanted to
68
What is the origin of Hinduism?
China
India
Indus Valley
South America
69
What is the original source of the Mau Mau Rebllion?
The Britain’s denial of the best farming land to native Kenyans
The oringinal source
The FLN's retalitation
The Roawndan Genocide
70
What was the second event of the Rwandan Genocide
European powers increase the class/ethnic tensions between Hutu & Tutsi
UN peacekeeping troops are further reduced to 450
After WWII, the UN puts the Hutu majority into power
The Tutsi rebel army retakes Rwanda & the genocide ends
71
What was the sixth event that happened in Algeria after WWll?
After WWII, the FLN is formed
Protests about Algeria break out in France, a military coup is launched
The FLN shifts its attacks to Algiers, the capital
French paratroopers are sent in, but cannot crush the FLN
72
The Berlin conference was a meeting where Britain carved up America for colonization
False
True
73
What was the ninth event of the Rwandan Genocide
The UN (and the Gacaca courts) attempt to mediate justice
UN peacekeeping troops are further reduced to 450
The Hutu’s presidents plane is shot down
Western powers evac their own civilians, leaving Rwandans to die
74
How did King Leopold acquire the Congo?
He got the United States his claim to the Congo territory early
He told European powers he was going to help the Native congolese
Sir Henry Stanley, to survey the territory for him before Berlin Conference
All of the above
75
Where are the most urbanized areas in the world?
Asia
USA
Europe
Dubai
76
The Size Instinct
Makes us more likely to divide things into two groups
Our tendency to find a clear, simple explanation
Gives us the impression that innate qualities determine the fate of people
Makes us misjudge the proportions or sizes of certain things.
77
The Destiny Instinct
Makes us misjudge the proportions or sizes of certain things.
Gives us the impression that innate qualities determine the fate of people
Makes us assume that trends just continue going “as is”
Makes us pay more attention to negative events than positive ones.
78
What was the fourth event of the Rwandan Genocide
The Hutu’s presidents plane is shot down
European powers increase the class/ethnic tensions between Hutu & Tutsi
UN peacekeeping troops are further reduced to 450
Western powers evac their own civilians, leaving Rwandans to die
79
What was the city of Indianapolis like in the 1960’s and 1970’s?
Stagnating with little development, mostly due to white flight.
No one wanted to be there
There was a lot of violence and stagnating
It was basically deserted
80
Why did the British colonize India?
Power and status
Trade
White mans burden
All of the above
81
How did King Leopold maintain control in the Congo?
Use of his private army, the Force Publique.
Use of his private army, the FLN
Use of his private army, the Force public
Use of his private army, the Space Force
82
A secondary source is a witness to an event
False
True
83
What was the first event of the Rwandan Genocide
European powers increase the class/ethnic tensions between Hutu & Tutsi
Western powers evac their own civilians, leaving Rwandans to die
The Interahamwe begins mass killings
After WWII, the UN puts the Hutu majority into power
