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Technology and the State in World History
Technology and the State in World History
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Quinine, the Maxim Gun, steam ships, and telegraphs all...
enabled Europeans to exploit foreign peoples and resources
were breakthroughs shared with Asian and African societies
enabled greater cooperation among the European states
were obsolete by the outbreak of World War I
2
Which of the following are NOT innovations of ship designs in the early 16th century?
Fluyt
Carrack
Caravel
Steam Ships
3
What goods do container ships usually carry?
Vechicles
All of the above
Foods
Furniture
4
She oversaw China's Self Strengthening Movement and the Boxer Rebellion.
Bixi
Fixi
Dixi
Cixi
5
Which of the following is not one of the Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century?
Electrification
Apple iPhone
Radio and Television
Internet
6
What’s the difference between innovations and inventions??
Invention= a philosophy Innovation= a book
Invention=a teacher Innovation=a lion that ate my girlfriend
Invention= a creation innovation= an improvement on creation
Invention=An improvement Inovation=A creation
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By 1830 revolutions in the Atlantic world resulted in which of the following changes?
The creation of a politically unified South America
Political and econ domination of the W Hemisphere by the US
The political independence of colonies in both N & S America
The emancipation of slaves everywhere in the Atlantic world
8
Insulin is a drug discovered in 20th century to treat:
infection
pneumonia
smallpox
diabetes
9
What were the Tanzimat Reforms
New laws that limited the power of European traders.
A series of taxes preventing corruption.
New edicts for a newly militarized society against Europe.
A new base of reforms for a new centralized state,
10
The House of Wisdom was pivotal in advancing innovations and scientific thinking becuase
It preserved the lost works of the Library of Alexandria
Had no future impact on the European Renaissance and Scientific Revolution
Scholars translated works from Greek to Persian and Arabic
It preserved the original versions of the Quran and the Hadith
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Efforts at industrialization in Russia and Japan were similar in that
Both countries developed more centralized governments
Both depended on the textile industry
Both began in the late 19th century
Both countries adopted Western practices
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The Chinampas were examples of
ability of civilization to adapt to their physical geography
mesoamerican art forms
colonial economic policies
slash and burn farming techniques
13
The High Speed Rail offers an ____ for commuters who dislike the cramped cargo of the train and bus.
turmeric
sanitation
transparency
alternative
14
When the people of a nation show pride in their shared history and loyalty to their nation
Nationalism
Sovereignty
15
The biggest change in world labor systems during the period 1450-1750 was
the use of local slave labor
the use of non-indigenous slaves
increasingly capitalist with wages paid for in work
increasingly sharecropper or tenant farmer asscociated
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Technological innovations were more likely to be adopted in...
Societies with a strong guild system
Weakly guilded societies
17
The Industrial Revolution led to
the increase of cottage industries
stage 3 of the demographic transition
a decrease in non-point source pollution
a decrease in labor unions
18
Which of the following is true about the spread of Chinese innovations?
Porcelain was not demanded by other neighboring countries
Europe did not adopt printing
Compass from China rarely helped the Afro-Eurasian trading world
Gunpowder from China influenced the “gunpowder revolution” in Europe
19
What was the effect of the Three field system?
Cinnamon buns
Food is great
Farmers produces more food and villagers had more to eat
They all get food equally
20
Why did pastoral societies emerge only in the Afro-Eurasian world and not in the Americas?
The environments in the Americas were not suitable
There were no agricultural societies with which to trade
There was a lack of large animals that could be domesticated
Settled societies in the Americas lack military prowess
21
Which of the following is NOT true about technological innovations helping societies grow and prosper?
Saddles for transportation along the Silk Roads
Printing of paper for money and taxes in China
Improvements in sails for transportation along the Sea Roads
Telescope for astronomical discoveries
22
Why did the industrial revolution start?
the availability of food and living supplies
people were fed up by jobs not being available
the lost of farms and crops
population caused demand in goods meaning factories gotbuilt
23
Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?
columns, pillars, and democracy
gunpowder, pagodas, and silk
aqueducts, roads, and polytheism
mosques, medical books, algebra
24
Which mathematic accomplishment came from the Islamic Golden Age?
Geometry
Addition
Newtonian Physics
Algebra
25
What made major improvements during the Industrial Revolution?
Transportation
Agriculture
Women's Rights
Factories
26
Innovations spread from the place they originated, called…
Space
Origins
Heads
Hearths
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What was the Scientific Revolution?
A time where more research was being done on science
the Scientific Revolution never happened
A time where science became more popular
28
What was the dhow ship significantly known for?
Carrying an average of 200 tons of products a time
Becoming a permanent home for children
Sailing quickly across shallow waters
The use of the lateen sail to go along strong winds
29
Which of the following environmental innovations was UNIQUE to the challenges of sailing in the
Indian Ocean
?
Creating ways that lateen sails could move with square sails.
An understanding of seasonal monsoon wind patterns
Applying paper technology to maritime maps
Learning about magnetic poles & latitude to create the astrolabe & compass
30
What don't Inventions and Innovations help do?
Speed up processes
Make us more comfortable
Improve safety
Increase IQ
31
What was the Green Revolution?
It used new tech. to increase agric. yields in dev. regions
It restored tropical forests destroyed by slash-and-burn
it sought to limit the use of nuclear energy
it prevented oil exploration in endangered species' habitats
32
The innvention pictured below changed the world in every way EXCEPT
It led to the emergence and grwoth of a market economy
It led to drastically higher mortality rates
It led to the formation of standardized time zones
It led to the quicker diffusion of people, ideas and goods
33
What 20th century discovery was made by Crick & Watson?
Antibiotics
ABO blood groups
Structure of DNA
Viruses
34
What contributed to the growth of cities in the Islamic world?
Paper manufacturing
All of the Above
Increased agric. production
Industrial production
35
What are some innovations that encouraged trade on the Silk Road?
All of the above
Paper money
Bills of exchange
Caravanserai
36
What century did vaccines become mainstream on a global scale?
17th century
21st century
20th century
19th century
37
what was the scientific revolution?
movement where people thought about things in a logical way
People didn't want to go to church on Sunday.
branched off enlightenment, as another movement.
mixture of logical realization about scientific discoveries
38
What was another technology the explorers from the old world used to get to the new world ?
Snapchat
Computers
Compass
Binoculars
39
What is the digital divide?
Some people have access to the internet and others do not
Everyone has internet access except old people
Only people with iPhones have access to the internet
8/2=4
40
What were some Chinese practices/products adapted by Europeans?
Gunpowder, Paper making, & Printing
Textiles & Fireworks
Salt, Spices, & Pottery
Painting, Writing, & Silver
41
What was the maxim gun?
The first bayonet
The first machine gun
The first tank
The first airplane
42
What is the primary purpose of Silk Roads in World History?
Provided unity for people of different cultures to collide
Was a new form of trade that transported silk across the sea
An era of many break throughs of new technologies
Created many forms of trade like the Colombian exchange etc.
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Lateen Sail from here
A
D
B
C
44
The majority of the slaves in the Islamic world were
soldiers or house servants
able to return to their homes for special occasions
mistresses kept in harems
converts to Islam
45
Time of Peace, Prosperity, Stability and Innovations in Science, Arts and Technology
Legalism
Darma
Golden Age
Silk Road
46
Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?
The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.
Europeans changed their thinking about therole of government
The Columbian exchange occurred.
Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church
47
How did the industrial Revolution encourage imperialism?
It made Europeans feel sorry the their "little brothers"
It created a need for raw materials and markets
It made westerners feel obligated to improve human species
It created a need for land
48
The Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution contributed AOTF innovations to Europe EXCEPT
movable type
Diderot's Encyclopedia
heliocentrism
the concept of the Social Contract
49
Who was the reigning caliph during the start of the Islamic Golden Age?
Bashar al-Assad
Jafar Madabi
Omar al-Farouk
Harum al-Rashid
50
What disease does quinine treat?
Cancer
Malaria
Measles
Leukaemia
51
Why are cities important in World History
Surplus grains are grown in cities
They serve as centers of culture, trade & political admin.
For most of human history, most people live in cities
They are not important
52
Atomic bombs
Japan
Soviet Union
Italy
Germany
53
What was the maxim gun?
The first tank
The first machine gun
The first bayonet
The first airplane
54
What was the role of Swahili civilization in the world of Indian Ocean commerce?
B-b-b-b-b-bantu!!!
Swahili is fun to say
Connected interior Africa with Indian Ocean Trade Network
Swahili cities adopted Buddhism from Ocean traders
55
Why are the late 1400s considered to be a "turning point" in world history?
The first Native American empires arose.
The first widespread epidemic diseases started.
There were new religious movements for the first time.
The Eastern and Western hemispheres traded on a large scale.
56
Examples of technological innovations (1200-1900 CE) include
assembly line, crop rotation and lateen sails
gunpowder, firearms, cows
silk, silver, and tobacco
paper, printing press and devshirme
57
What caused the industrial revolution??
Never happened
Food Production
Farming Advancements
Not discovreed yet
