World History Final Exam Review

the adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.

System where the power of the monarchy is defined and limited by a constitution

The idea that government should not interfere with or regulate industries & businesses.

What was the 1st Protestant religion?

Why did Champa Rice have such an enormous impact?

The idea that if one country falls to Communism, neighboring countries will also fall

An 18th-century movement in which thinkers applied reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society

How did Islamic scholars save the works of Aristotle from oblivion?

The transformation of the economy, environment, and living conditions that resulted from mechanization and innovation

The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

Why did the 3rd Estate lose hope in the Estates-General system?

Under the ruler _____, the empire's reputation for wealth spread far and wide.

Which of the following is not one of the main causes of World War I

Rights that all humans were born with, according to John Locke

A government controlled by religious leaders

To provide additional farmland, Aztecs fashioned _____, platforms of twisted vines on which they placed layers of soil.

Pledge made by France's National Assembly, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had a new constitution.

An economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public & operate for the welfare of all.

The growth of cities & the migration of people into them.

Which of the following Gunpowder Empires did not have a large Muslim population?

a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially.

Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts & focused on human potential & achievements.

Which of the following was not one of the requirements that the Treaty of Versailles placed on Germany?

In what year was the practice of footbinding banned in China?

Why were caravanserai spaced about 100 miles apart?

Who provided financial and military support to the Americans in their war for independence?

An association of workers, formed to bargain for better working conditions & higher wages.

The Reign of Terror was a period of widespread violence and mass executions carried out by _____.

In the context of the Cold War, what does the acronym "MAD" stand for?

The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement to divide up the unclaimed land of the world between which two countries?

A system in which means of production are owned by the people, private property does not exist, & all goods are shared.

A forced migration of native Americans that resulted in widespread death from exposure, malnutrition, and disease

What skill was expected of both male and female Mongols?

Political system in which a ruler holds total power

The network between Europe, Africa, and North America is known as _____.

Germany's proposal to pay for a Mexican invasion of the U.S. is known as the _____ Telegram

As a result of this intellectual movement, the French people began to question class divisions & the source of authority

The Aztecs seized prisoners of war for use as _____

Belief that power is received from God and that the ruler is only responsible to God and not to his or her subjects.

A 16th-century religious reform movement, led to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope's authority

The battles of World War I were characterized by high mobility and low casualties

A pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin

The system of growing a different crop in a field each year to preserve the fertility of the land.

The spark that started World War I was the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Ottoman Empire

The global transfer of foods, plants, animals, and diseases during the colonization of the Americas

The everyday language of people in a region or country

What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into orbit around the Earth?

The period of political tension following WWII and ending with the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union

Period of European history in which renewed interest in classical culture led to changes in art, learning & perspective

An economic system based on private ownership & investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit.