World History final review

The hereditary nature of the position of sultan

A literary and artistic movement that rejected romanticism

Who led the Ming dynasty's naval voyages of exploration?

The difference between Mountain and Girondin factions of Jacobins was

Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy

wrote the book, The Prince

What did Darwin think was central to evolution?

Under the reign of Mutsuhito, Japan

wife of Louis XVI

form of entertainment that emphasizes action, music, and dramatic gestures

recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France

The policy that called for China to adopt Western technology while retaining their culture

storming of this began the French Revolution

In an attempt to adjust the trade imbalance with China, Britain began

System of government in which a ruler holds total power

the invasion of England by William of Orange

began the Protestant Reformation

This Ottoman leader conquered Constantinople

The first to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe

the "most Catholic king"

a military draft

French protestants influenced by John Calvin

The brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety

Emphasized feeling and emotions as sources of knowing

the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa and Asia

developed a philosophy based on the idea, "I think, therefore I am."

Completed the restoration of a central Japanese authority

his execution horrified much of Europe

The Tennis Court Oath was

Who proposed the germ theory of disease?

Europeans living by their own laws while on Chinese soil

Based on the literary works of Greece and Rome

Perhaps the greatest ruler in Chinese history, he reigned for 61 years

idea that the state should not interfere in the economy

"Gunpowder empires"

The belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints

allowed local rulers to maintain positions of authority in the new colonial setting

established the church of England

The janissaries were

Great Britain, France and Russia

made Martin Luther an outlaw

the journey of slaves from Africa to America

The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to

A distrust of the British led to

governor who ruled as a representative of the monarch

extremely profitable trade item in Southeast Asia

Siberian peasant who influenced Alexandra

What was "white man's burden?"

new name for the Bolsheviks after they seized power

Under his leadership, the Bolsheviks became a party dedicated to violent revolution

The Ottomans appointed officials called

Aggressive preparation for war involving growing a nation's armies

What was the name of Ottoman religious advisers?

introduced Western customs and ways of doing things in Russia

Councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers

Who established the Mogul dynasty?

The footbinding of Chinese women was

The final decrees of the Council of Trent

Sir Robert Clive

discovered the Americas

The Western Front of WWI was characterized by

established a line of demarcation between Portuguese and Spanish exploration

Officially ended the Thirty Years' War

political philosophy based on tradition and social stability

Who founded the Chinese Nationalist party?

America's first constitution was called

system in which a society owns and controls the means of production

Germany was unhappy with article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles because it

He set up a non-violent movement aimed to force the British to grant independence to India

A war that involves a complete mobilization of resources and people

Their slogan was "destroy the foreigner"

Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier which

Who brought an era of unity to the subcontinent of India in the late 1600s?

assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia

first European to study stars using a telescope

The Tai Ping rebellion

Because its rulers tried to keep it isolated from the rest of the world, Korea

The overthrow of the Ming allowed

The Safavids were eagerly supported by Shiite Muslims who believe

The publication of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses

site of Napoleon's final defeat

the idea that kings receive their power from God

Oliver Cromwell's defeat of the king's forces allowed him to

sailed around the cape of Good Hope to India

Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of a Renaissance man because he was

Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought

the spread of ideas to influence public opinion for or against a cause

Considered to be the first realistic social novel

The Russians defeated Napoleon by

preserved most of the rights of the people gained by the revolution

Shah Jahan built this is memory of his wife

His assassination started WWI

a sudden overthrow of the government

According to the Ptolemaic system,

Perhaps the most famous Ming art

The Treaty of Versailles was

Local elites are removed from power and replaced with new officials from the mother country

Charles Dickens was successful with his

In Jean Jacques Rousseau's social contract,

intellectuals of the Enlightenment