Final Exam Review 2022 Flashcards | StudBud
  • 20
    All of the following are characteristics of a civilization except:
    • governments
    • cities
    • warfare
    • complex religion
  • 21
    Italy, Germany and Japan were all aggressive and imperialistic in the 1930's prior to WWII.
    • False
    • True
  • 22
    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
  • 23
    During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant because it
    • forced Germans to fight a two-front war on the mainland
    • led to the immediate surrender of German and Italian forces.
    • demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb.
    • resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler and the Nazi Party.
  • 24
    Shiites and Sunnis split over the choice of a caliph of Islam.
    • True
    • False
  • 25
    Alexander the Great’s conquests of Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia led to the
    • creation of Gaul
    • creation of Hellenism
    • creation of the silk road
    • Creation of the Islamic empire
  • 26
    A major reason for the decline of the Roman Empire was
    • the abolition of slavery throughout the Empire.
    • continued acceptance of traditional religions.
    • a series of military defeats in Africa.
    • political corruption and Germanic invasions.
  • 27
    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.
    • The religious unity and stability of the Renaissance period.
    • Martin Luther stresses the central role of faith.
    • The belief of predestination spreads throughout Switzerland.
  • 28
    The crusades resulted in
    • Europeans maintained control of the middle east
    • Islamic influence dominated Europe
    • Trade between Europe and the middle east expanded
    • Europeans developed tolerance of non Christians
  • 29
    Why did the ancient city-states of Athens and Sparta develop different political systems?
    • For over three centuries, civil wars raged in these city-states.
    • foreign trade introduced new philosophies
    • The mountains kept them separate and isolated
    • The military dictators made sure they had strong governments
  • 30
    Of the following which is NOT a common cause of revolution:
    • The introduction of new ideas that challenge the established order.
    • A government that extends civil liberties and rights.
    • A government that is corrupt and oppressive.
    • Food shortages, unemployment and/or working conditions.
  • 31
    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.
    • Church leaders gained influence as the world became more secular.
    • The Church provided a sense of stability, unity, and order.
    • Church leaders were involved solely in spiritual activities.
  • 32
    Which group reopened the Silk Road and used the tribute system?
    • Romans
    • Greeks
    • Mongols
    • Huns
  • 33
    The West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai grew and expanded between A.D. 700 and 1600 mainly because they
    • developed self-sufficient economies
    • received support from European colonial governments.
    • traded opium and silk
    • traded gold, ivory and salt
  • 34
    What type of warfare was typified in WWI and caused shellshock because of the horrific conditions?
    • nuclear
    • guerilla
    • biological
    • trench
  • 35
    "Seventy thousand people were killed instantly, and many more would die -- by radiation" is associated with
    • the bombing of Berlin and Cologne
    • the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    • the bombing of Pearl harbor
    • the bombing of Britain
  • 36
    Feudalism had what positive effect on the lives of peasants?
    • Peasants were forced to travel to Africa
    • Peasants had an abundance of food and clothes
    • Peasants received protection and land to work
    • Peasants had to pay half their wages to the church
  • 37
    A significant impact of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan was the
    • formation of cultural links with Europe
    • military conquest of China
    • isolation from the outside world
    • development of trade with the US
  • 38
    The map below shows Rome
    • Rivers kept invaders out of the Roman Empire.
    • Alexandria served as the eastern capital of the Roman Empire.
    • Carthage was eventually destroyed
    • The Roman Empire extended over three continents.
  • 39
    Enlightenment philosophers believed that
    • civil liberties should be given as rewards for political loyalty.
    • governments should protect the rights of the people
    • religious tolerance was a dangerous concept.
    • an absolute monarchy was the most effective government.
  • 40
    What change marked the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution?
    • a shift from stone tools to bronze tools
    • a shift from hunting and gathering to farming
    • the English shift from absolutism to democracy
    • the Catholic Church's shift to protestantism
  • 41
    A major effect of the Russian revolution was Russia becoming a communist state.
    • True
    • False
  • 42
    This country was established as a Jewish homeland after WWII.
    • Jordan
    • Syria
    • Palestine
    • Israel
  • 43
    Adolf Hitler used resentment toward the Treaty of Versailles to help him gain power in Germany.
    • True
    • False
  • 44
    What is a major difference between capitalism and communism?
    • governement's role in education
    • ownership of the means of production and distribution
    • role of trade in national prosperity
    • amount of resources spent on industrial expansion
  • 45
    What was a major reason for Napoleon's defeat in Russia?
    • the many rivers and mountains
    • the plague took the lives of Napoleon's men
    • the Japanese and Chinese militaries helped Russia
    • harsh winter and the scorched earth policy
  • 46
    The journeys of European explorers in the late 1400s were possible because of the
    • effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
    • trade connections established by Ibn Battuta.
    • support of exploration by the English government.
    • development of new navigational instruments and technology.
  • 47
    In 1453, the Ottoman Empire rose to power by defeating the
    • Greeks
    • Romans
    • Huns
    • Byzantines
  • 48
    What concept includes: a focus on the individual and the humanities?
    • Protestantism
    • Counter Reformation
    • humanism
    • nationalism
  • 49
    How did imperialism negatively effect Africa in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
    • used the most fertile land and took wealth out of the country.
    • helped the continent by finding its valuable minerals.
    • helped the continent by providing citizens with high-paying jobs.
    • took the citizens out of the country to work as slaves.
  • 50
    Otto Von Bismark, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian war all led to the unification of Germany.
    • True
    • False