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Who was the Cold War between?> Why were they at odds?: US AND Soviet Union.
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What were the basic principles of Roman law adopted by the USA?: Aperson is innocent until proven guilty, equality before the law.
What countries did the Axis powers include?: Germany, Italy, Japan
What was involved in triangular trade?: manufactured goods, raw materials, slaves
What organization was formed following WWI to monitor the "peace"?: League of Nations
Which factor contributed most to the state of Europe's Commercial Revolution?: trade
What did typical labor unions during the Insutrial Revolution work for?: better wages, shorted hours better working conditions.
when the Dorians invaded Greece entered a Dark Age. What is this characterized by?: A general decline in their culture and lack of writing.
What are the major factors of imperialism?: Industrial Revolution, Nationalism, Spread of Xanity
What was the main goal of a joint- stock company?: shared profits as well as the losses.
What were the MAIN causes of World war I?: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the Pax Romana?: A period of peace and prosperity throughout the Roman empire.
What English philospher influenced Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independance?: John Locke
Who was the Babylonian King who created a law for his empire?: Hammurabi
What did Thomas Hobbs believe?: absolute monarchy was the best kind of government.
What is the unstated assumption that Galieo discovered moons revolving around Jupiter?: that earth is not center of the universe
What limited King John's power when he was forced to sign it 1215?: Magna Carta
What were the causes of the French Revolution?: Royal spending , country heavily in debt and equality
What ideas were emphasized by the classical thinkers that many Renaissance Italians favored?: People could think for themselves
How can Stalin's rule over the Soviet Union be described?: totalinarialism
Who was Martin Luther's 95 these an atteack on the church?: He was questioning the sale of indulgences
How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?: Took away land, army repairations and took the blame
Where does Greek influence survive today?: art , drama, literature, and science
How did the monarchs power change as a result of England's Glorious Revolution?: The monarh ruled in the name of people and Parliament
Who preserved the legal heritage of Rome?: Justinian( Justinian code)
What is Fascism?: one party rule, extreme nationalism, glorification of state
Why did Egyptians of the Old Kingdom build Pyramids?: to honor their god (kings)
Why was 1917 a major turning point in WWI?: US entered, Russia got out
From 1347-1349. what caused Europe to suffer from the Black Death: causing one third to one half of the population to die?: Bubonic Plague
What was the ultimate reason the US entered WWI?: The Zimmerman telegram
What were the factors in the fall of the Roman Empire?: political instability caused by ineffective or corrupt emperers decline in agriculture production, invasion of German and Huns
Why is the Age of Reason also known as the Enlightenment?: applying reasons to everything
What did scientist conclude about Neanderthals having graves containing food?: that the people believed in life after death.
What did the Montesquieu believe?: 3 branches of government
From what study did the intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arise?: Study of the classical texts
Who were the bourgeoisie according to Marx?: the land owners
What was the cornerstone of John Calvins doctrine of theology?: Predestination
What problems existed in developing industries?: child Labor,. low wages, long hours, hazardous working conditions.
Where did all the early civilizations arise?: river valleys
What is Laisse faire?: governments keep hands off business
What was the time before writing was developed called?: Prehistory
Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Britian?: abundant labor supply, inventors, and intevaters
How did Samarian Art technology and religious beliefs outlive the civilization of sumer?: assimilation
What is the goal of the United Nations?: keep peace
What does The Five Pillars of Islam refer to?: the essential duties of muslims
How did a revolution in agriculture make the Industrial Revolution possible?: freed up the workers
What did increased trade throughout Europe lead to?: control fo numerous port cities throughout the region
What were liberals in the early nineteenth century struggling for?: liberty (rights), republican form of government
What was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire and the Roman Church?: Latin
What issue caused American discontent with British rule in 1763?: The taxation without representation
What was the most important cultural advance of the Neolithic Revolution?: food production
What documents make up the English Constitution?: 1) Magna Carta, 2) Petition of rights, 3) Bill of rights
What did archeologists and historians interpret from creation myths?: that they tell about the customs and religions and etc.
What rgion in the 1900's was referred to the as the "powder keg" of Europe?: Balkin Peninsula
What is the exchange of goodsand ideas among different groups of people?: cultural diffusion
What did John Locke propose?: People had natural rights, government for people, people have the right to overthrow
What did the Nile river contribute to the Egyptian political and cultural unity?: common trade, culture and woy of life.
What did Kepler's ideas about planetary orbits state?: the planets revolve around the sun and the orbits and are elliptical
When did William the Conqueror's victory at Hastings and his defeat of Harold Godwinson occur?: 1054
What accompanied the rapid spread of nationalism in Europe int he early 1800's?: they all wanted their own country.
What are the major features of mercantilism?: Increased trade thru controlling colonies, tried to export more than you import, maintaining balance of trade.
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?: No more new colonies in the americas
What economic systen forced colonists to supply raw materials to their parent country?: economic systems, merchantilism
Why was the Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe important?: world was round, oceans are connected, larger the thought, current flow same way by hemispere.
What is the best meaning of the word proletariat?: wage earning laborers
As a result of the spread of Protestantism during the Reformation, what happened to the age of religious unity in Europe?: disappeared
How was WWII more a total war than WWI?: fought in almost every continent
What did the French do to protect itself from the future German invasions?: Maginot Line
Who did Eastern Europe fall under domination of after WWII?: Soviet Union
What common problem was shared when the former comonial nations of Africa and the Middle East achieved independence after WWII?: Economically, politically they were weak

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