MWH Honors-Semester 1 Final Review

Mercantilism is the economic system based on the accumulation of wealth.

Which country had a beard tax for those nobles/boyars who did not shave their beards off?

What letter represents Europe?

The encomienda system was designed to provide cheap labor for the Spanish.

The Safavid Empire was dominated by which sect of Islam?

Aurangzeb can be attributed with the building of the Taj Mahal.

Which was not a "G" of exploration?

What intellectual movement arose during the Renaissance?

What resulted from the loss of Native American life due to disease?

Which European country was the initial leader in exploration?

The Torah is associated with which religion?

This treaty was signed by the Spanish and Portuguese to decrease New World conflict.

China's Forbidden City was designed to increase Chinese exploration.

Supported self-government and that the job of the government was to protect the people's rights.

Which European nation won favor with the Chinese due to kowtowing?

What did not aid Hernan Cortes in conquering the Aztecs?

What did the Restoration "restore" to England?

Which religion believes in reincarnation?

Joint-Stock Companies were created to fund the colonization of the Americas.

This thinker felt people were naturally wicked and selfish and wrote Leviathan.

The time before writing is called

Who founded the Society of Jesus/Jesuit order?

This economic system is based on private ownership and investment

What was the title given to the Ottoman ruler?

Who fought the Cavaliers/Royalists in the English Civil War?

Which is not a characteristic of Absolutism?

What color/letter represents the Holy Roman Empire?

What color/letter represents the Ottoman Empire?

The Tokugawa Shogunate is associated with which country?

This right gave prisoners the right go before a judge.

To have a favorable balance of trade you are supposed to import more than you export.

The Atlantic Ocean is represented by which letter?

Renaissance means "rebirth".

Began the Reformation by nailing the 95 Theses on the door of the Church in Wittenburg.

Scientist who helped demonstrate the law of gravity

Who referred to himself as the "Sun-King"?

This country was placed in extreme debt over their leaders lavish spending on places such as the Palace of Versailles

This Enlightened thinker argued against the use of torture and for the reform in the justice system

Which economic concept maintains the more of something that is available the cheaper that item becomes

The English Bill of Rights made clear the limits of royal power.

Which czar helped modernize Russia by visiting western Europe to learn about new technology?

The Enlightenment promoted the growth of religion.

How did the Catholic Church try to stop the spreading of Protestantism?

Which continent was not involved in Triangular Trade?

Dissected humans to discover the humans modern anatomy.

What letter represents North America?

Proposed the heliocentric theory, or the idea of a sun-centered universe.

What letter represents the Indian Ocean?

What color/letter represents the Russia?

Who opened the city of Constantinople after conquering it for Islam?

What color/letter represents the Slave Coast?

Economic system where goods are produced by the private sector rather than public sector

Which is not true about the voyages of Christopher Columbus?

One cause of the Reformation was

Who abolished the English Monarchy and ruled as a dictator?

Suleyman and Abbas were both Sunni Muslims.

What color/letter represents Japan?

Divine right was used to justify absolutism.

Who came to power as a result of the Glorious Revolution in England?

Which religion is monotheistic? (Believes in only one god)