Global I Review - True Or False

Front 1

The use of terrace farming by the Inca and Japanese cultures is an example of how cultures have adapted to their surrounding geography.

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TRUE

Front 2

China's geography isolated it from much of the world.

Back 2

TRUE

Front 3

China developed an open trade policy because of its geographical isolation.

Back 3

FALSE - *closed* trade policy

Front 4

The sub-Sahara area of Africa has very diverse geography and climate.

Back 4

TRUE

Front 5

The sub-Sahara area of Africa does not have a wide variety of cultures of peoples.

Back 5

FALSE - it *does* have a wide variety

Front 6

The problem of limited amounts of resources and how people use their resources is studied by ecologists.

Back 6

TRUE

Front 7

The Jewish religion is influenced by the Torah and Covenant (God's promise).

Back 7

TRUE

Front 8

The Eightfold Path and the Five Pillars of Faith both provide followers with a guide for ways to live.

Back 8

TRUE

Front 9

The introduction of Buddhism to China and Islam into Indonesia are examples of ethnocentrism.

Back 9

FALSE - examples of *cultural diffusion*

Front 10

Karma and Dharma are major parts of the Hindu belief system.

Back 10

TRUE

Front 11

The caste system allows for a great deal of social mobility.

Back 11

FALSE - it *doesn't* allow it

Front 12

Hindu beliefs helped to establish a set of rules for everyone in Indian Society.

Back 12

TRUE

Front 13

In a caste system a person is a member of the caste which they are born into for their entire life.

Back 13

TRUE

Front 14

The only way to improve your caste level is to be reincarnated into a better caste by obeying your dharma and achieving good karma in your present life.

Back 14

TRUE

Front 15

The major principles of Buddhism include giving up worldly desires and practicing violence.

Back 15

FALSE - *non* violence

Front 16

The various religious sites in Israel demonstrates the cultural diversity of the Middle East.

Back 16

TRUE

Front 17

Muhammad explained the five relationships: Ruler to subject, father to son, older brother to younger brother, husband to wife, and friend to friend.

Back 17

FALSE - *Confucius*

Front 18

In the 5 relationships listed above the superior set a good example and protect the inferior, and the inferior should be loyal and obey the superior.

Back 18

TRUE

Front 19

Friend to Friend is the only relationship which is equal by nature.

Back 19

TRUE

Front 20

A surplus of food allowed for the development of more complex societies.

Back 20

TRUE

Front 21

The Neolithic Revolution is a direct result of civilizations having a surplus of food.

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FALSE - *indirect* result

Front 22

The development of farming helped to produce a surplus of food.

Back 22

TRUE

Front 23

Many early civilizations began along the mountain valleys.

Back 23

FALSE - *river* valleys

Front 24

The Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Huang He, and Indus Rivers all had fertile land because of floods.

Back 24

TRUE

Front 25

The ancient Egyptians Sumerians, Harappians, and ancient Chinese civilizations all developed monotheistic religions.

Back 25

FALSE - *polytheistic*

Front 26

Alexander the Great's conquest created the Hellenistic culture.

Back 26

TRUE

Front 27

The Hellenistic culture is the blending of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Roman cultures.

Back 27

FALSE - (instead of "Roman") *Indian*

Front 28

The geography of Greece can be described as rocky islands, extensive coastlines, and isolated valleys.

Back 28

TRUE

Front 29

The geography of Greece led to the development of a strong centralized nation.

Back 29

FALSE - *did not lead*

Front 30

Ancient Athens developed the concept of a direct democracy.

Back 30

TRUE

Front 31

All citizens of Athens had the right to attend the Assembly, participate in discussions, and cast votes.

Back 31

TRUE

Front 32

Rome developed the Republican form of government.

Back 32

TRUE

Front 33

One of the greatest contributors of the Greeks and Romans were the new types of government they developed.

Back 33

TRUE

Front 34

Principle of Law is one of the Roman Empire"s lasting legacies.

Back 34

TRUE

Front 35

Pax Romana was a time of war and turmoil in Rome.

Back 35

FALSE - *peace* in Rome.

Front 36

Constantine decided that the Roman Empire was too large and split it between himself and Diocletian.

Back 36

FALSE - *The senate* decided

Front 37

Marcus Aurelius was the closest thing to Plato's concept of a philosopher king.

Back 37

TRUE

Front 38

The Romans created sewers to carry water from the mountains to the cities.

Back 38

FALSE - they created *aqueducts*

Front 39

Julius Caesar enacted numerous reforms to help the poor including giving public land to plebeians to farm.

Back 39

TRUE

Front 40

Athens had a golden age under Julius Caesar.

Back 40

FALSE - under *Pericles*

Front 41

The Persian war was fought between the Persians and the Greeks.

Back 41

TRUE

Front 42

The Greeks were victorious in the Persian war.

Back 42

TRUE

Front 43

During the Peloponnesian war the Greek city-states divided up between Sparta and their allies and Troy and their allies.

Back 43

FALSE - (instead of Troy) *Athens*

Front 44

The Peloponnesian wars greatly weakened Greece.

Back 44

TRUE

Front 45

The Punic Wars were a series of 3 wars fought between Rome and Carthage.

Back 45

TRUE

Front 46

Hannibal brought Elephants over the Alps and onto the Italian peninsula during the second Punic war.

Back 46

TRUE

Front 47

The Romans won all 3 Punic wars, giving them complete control of the Mediterranean Sea.

Back 47

TRUE

Front 48

Diocletian was the emperor who put an end to the persecution of the Christians.

Back 48

FALSE - *Constantine*

Front 49

The decline of the Roman Empire was a slow process with numerous contributing factors.

Back 49

TRUE

Front 50

Genghis Khan was the leader of the Huns who were a threat to the Roman Empire.

Back 50

FALSE - *Attila the Hun*

Front 51

Otto Von Burgher was the German prince who ousted (forced out) the last Roman Emperor.

Back 51

FALSE - *Odacier*

Front 52

The Fall of the Roman Empire led to a time of peace and unity in Western Europe.

Back 52

FALSE - *chaos*

Front 53

Clovis and Charlemagne both unite large areas of the former Western Roman Empire.

Back 53

TRUE

Front 54

The Eastern half of the Roman Empire ended when the Western half fell.

Back 54

FALSE - it *didn't end*

Front 55

The Eastern half of the Roman Empire became known as Constantinople and then as the Byzantine Empire.

Back 55

TRUE

Front 56

Justinian was an emperor of the Byzantine Empire who preserved Roman law by writing down a code of laws.

Back 56

TRUE

Front 57

Justinian's wife was Theodora, who pleaded with him to flee the country to escape death.

Back 57

FALSE - *stay in* the country

Front 58

Clovis and Mansa Musa were both religious converts.

Back 58

TRUE

Front 59

Clovis converted to Christianity.

Back 59

TRUE

Front 60

Clovis gained a very powerful ally in the English King by converting to Christianity.

Back 60

FALSE - in the *Pope*

Front 61

Mansa Musa converted to Christianity.

Back 61

FALSE - *Islam*

Front 62

Mansa Musa's religious conversion put Axum on the map, and being a cultural exchange between many African kingdoms and Islamic countries.

Back 62

FALSE - it put *Mali* (or Timbuktu)

Front 63

The invasion on the vikings led to the development of feudalism.

Back 63

FALSE - The *Fall of Rome*

Front 64

In the feudal system, serfs are tied to the manor (lord's land).

Back 64

TRUE

Front 65

Under feudalism, the lord provides protection to the serfs in exchange for the serfs working the lord's land for very little pay.

Back 65

TRUE

Front 66

During Medieval Europe, the knights lived by a code of conduct known as the Bushido.

Back 66

FALSE - *chivalry*

Front 67

The three-field system, used by farmers during the middle ages, allowed the peasants to produce more crops.

Back 67

TRUE

Front 68

The Roman Catholic Church during the middle ages in Europe provided a sense of stability, unity, and order.

Back 68

TRUE

Front 69

The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars fought to gain control of the Holy Lands.

Back 69

TRUE

Front 70

The Church had so much power during the middle ages because they were the only ones who could guarantee salvation.

Back 70

TRUE

Front 71

Excommunication is the official accepting of a heretic into a church.

Back 71

FALSE - the official *banishment*

Front 72

The church could put pressure on a lord, king, prince or other ruler by threatening to excommunicate them or by placing an interdiction on their town, manor, or lands.

Back 72

TRUE

Front 73

The Crusades resulted in an increased demand for goods and products from the Middle East and Asia by Europeans.

Back 73

TRUE

Front 74

The development of towns was hindered by the Crusades.

Back 74

FALSE - was *not*

Front 75

Orthodox Christianity spread from the Byzantine Empire to early Russia.

Back 75

TRUE

Front 76

The Bubonic plague was caused by fleas on brown rats.

Back 76

TRUE

Front 77

The bubonic plague caused 1/3 of the European population to die.

Back 77

TRUE

Front 78

The bubonic plague caused the church to grow in power as they were the ones who put an end to it,

Back 78

FALSE - they *lost* power because people lost faith in the Church

Front 79

People blamed the bubonic plague on the Jewish people, mankind's sins, and saw it as a punishment from God.

Back 79

TRUE

Front 80

The Bubonic plague ended when evolution had the brown rat replace the black rat.

Back 80

FALSE - evolution *helped people to develop immunity to the disease*

Front 81

The ancient river civilizations of were all able to create a surplus of food.

Back 81

TRUE

Front 82

Civilization began along rivers.

Back 82

TRUE

Front 83

The Egyptian writing system was known as hieroglyphics.

Back 83

TRUE

Front 84

Pyramids were built as burial tombs for Pharoahs.

Back 84

TRUE

Front 85

Egyptians developed a calendar, geometry, and irrigation ditches to try to predict and control the flooding of the Nile River.

Back 85

TRUE

Front 86

Trade prevents the spread of cultural diffusion.

Back 86

FALSE - *helps*

Front 87

Early civilizations of the Americas and the Kingdoms of Africa developed complex societies well before their encounters with Europeans.

Back 87

TRUE

Front 88

The Renaissance started in England because they were the home of the Roman culture, and they were in better economic shape than the rest of Europe.

Back 88

FALSE - it started in *Italy*

Front 89

The Renaissance was characterized by a spirit of adventure, humanism, and individuality.

Back 89

TRUE

Front 90

The Renaissance was the rebirth of classical Greek and Egyptian ideals.

Back 90

FALSE - Greek and *Roman*

Front 91

There were numerous advances in the arts and literature during the Renaissance.

Back 91

TRUE

Front 92

The Protestant Reformation began with a German monk named John Calvin,

Back 92

FALSE - *Martin Luther*

Front 93

Martin Luther was angered by the sale of indulgences, so he made a list of arguments against the church abuses called the 95 Theses and then nailed them to the front of the Church's door.

Back 93

TRUE

Front 94

Both Calvinist and Lutherans believe that the faith allow can lead to salvation, the bible is the only source of truth, and that clergy (priests and other church officials) do not have "special powers".

Back 94

TRUE

Front 95

Luther was not only a religious reformer, but he was also a social reformer who helped peasants who were being oppressed by German nobles.

Back 95

TRUE

Front 96

Calvin set up a democracy in Switzerland.

Back 96

TRUE

Front 97

Henry VIII was the Catholic king of England who began his own church (the Church of England) because the Pope wouldn't give him an annulment from Catherine of Aragon.

Back 97

TRUE

Front 98

Queen Mary I of England, the oldest daughter of Henry VIII, was a devout Catholic who attempted to return England to the Catholic church during her reign. She persecuted numerous Protestants and earned the nickname Bloody Mary.

Back 98

TRUE

Front 99

Queen Elizabeth I of England was a Protestant who brought England to a time period of religious tolerance and prosperity.

Back 99

TRUE

Front 100

Oliver Cromwell led England during the period known as the commonwealth.

Back 100

TRUE

Front 101

Philips II of Spain was the king of Spain and the Habsburg Empire.

Back 101

FALSE - and the *Americas*

Front 102

Philip II increased royal authority in Spain during his reign.

Back 102

TRUE

Front 103

The goal of the Spanish Inquisition was to get rid of heretics.

Back 103

TRUE

Front 104

The geography of Japan can best be described as a mountainous archipelago.

Back 104

TRUE

Front 105

Korea is known as the welcoming kingdom.

Back 105

FALSE - the *hermit* kingdom

Front 106

Japanese civilization adopted and practiced Shintoism.

Back 106

TRUE

Front 107

Japan developed feudalism during the Shogun rule.

Back 107

TRUE

Front 108

The Japanese Bushido can be compared to the concept of Chivalry in Medieval Europe.

Back 108

TRUE

Front 109

Japan was greatly influenced by Russian culture.

Back 109

FALSE - *Chinese* culture

Front 110

The Silk Road of China linked Japan and the Middle East.

Back 110

FALSE - it linked *China and Rome*

Front 111

The Protestant Reformation caused the end of religious unity in Europe.

Back 111

TRUE

Front 112

Europe was interested in Africa because they believed that they could find workers for its colonies in the Americas.

Back 112

TRUE

Front 113

The need for labor in the colonies of the Americas led to the transatlantic slave trade.

Back 113

TRUE

Front 114

Michelangelo began a global exchange of goods, people, plants, technologies, ideas, and cultures.

Back 114

FALSE - *Columbus*

Front 115

The Spanish conquistadors treated the natives which they encountered very well.

Back 115

FALSE - *not* very well

Front 116

The Kingdoms of West Africa were heavily influenced by Islam.

Back 116

TRUE

Front 117

The Kingdoms of West Africa relieve heavily on their ability to control the gold and sugar routes.

Back 117

FALSE - gold and *salt* routes

Front 118

The Spanish set up a system of balance of power in order to make the natives work for them and pay them taxes.

Back 118

TRUE

Front 119

Cardinal Isaac increases the extent of royal authority in France.

Back 119

FALSE - Cardinal *Richelieu

Front 120

Louis XIV made France the center of culture in Europe, but he also leaded their eventual decline by spending much of the treasure fighting wars, throwing parties, and building palaces.

Back 120

TRUE

Front 121

After Elizabeth I of England died, England experienced a time of political and religious turmoil.

Back 121

TRUE

Front 122

While the authority of rulers in Spain, France, Austria, Prussia and Russia was increasing, the authority of the English monarchy was decreasing.

Back 122

TRUE

Front 123

Italy was divided up between Austria, Prussia and Russia in order to maintain the balance of power and prevent fighting.

Back 123

TRUE

Front 124

The thirty years wars had both religious and political motives.

Back 124

TRUE

Front 125

Peter the Great wanted to modernize Russia. He wanted Russia to be more life Western Europe.

Back 125

TRUE

Front 126

Peter the Great gained a warm water port for Russia.

Back 126

FALSE - *Catherine* the Great

Front 127

Catherine the Great provided government funded education for both boys and girls.

Back 127

TRUE

Front 128

The founder of Judaism is Moses.

Back 128

FALSE - *Abraham*

Front 129

The founder of Christianity is Jesus.

Back 129

TRUE

Front 130

The founder of Islam is Muhammad.

Back 130

TRUE

Front 131

Genghis Khan was the leader of the Mongols.

Back 131

TRUE

Front 132

The Mongols had a very diverse empire.

Back 132

FALSE - they had a *low-skilled* empire

Front 133

The Mongols gained control over areas such as China, Russia, Eastern Europe, and India.

Back 133

TRUE

Front 134

An absolute monarchy is a political system in which a country is controlled by a monarch who has total control and authority over their kingdom and subjects.

Back 134

TRUE

Front 135

The collection of moral and social teachings of Confucius is known as the alchemist.

Back 135

FALSE - the *Analects*

Front 136

Anti-Semitism is the hatred of the people of Jewish descent.

Back 136

TRUE

Front 137

Ahimsa is the principle of non-vioolence against all living creatures.

Back 137

TRUE

Front 138

Under the belief system of Confucius, China developed filial piety (respect for one's parents).

Back 138

TRUE

Front 139

The 5 pillars of Islam are: give alms to the poor; make a pilgrimage to Mecca; celebrate Ramadan; pray 5 times a day facing toward Mecca; learn to speak Arabic.

Back 139

FALSE - (last one only) *belief*

Front 140

The Aztecs were a nomadic group of warriors from Central Asia who migrated into India around 1500 B.C.

Back 140

FALSE - they migrated into *the Americas*

Front 141

Galileo Galilei was a Polish astronomer who wrote, "On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres" and developed the heliocentric model of the Earth's orbit.

Back 141

FALSE - he was *Italian*

Front 142

The Holy Reformation was the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to end the spread of Protestantism, turn back the tide to the Reformation, and to address corruptions within the church.

Back 142

TRUE

Front 143

The first Islamic religious shrine is located in present day Jerusalem and is known as the Rock on the Dome.

Back 143

TRUE

Front 144

The most important invention of the Renaissance was the printing press. It was made by John Calvin. It helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation more quickly & more easily.

Back 144

FALSE - It was made by *Johannes Gutenburg*

Front 145

Galileo was brought before the Inquisition because of his outspoken theory of the Earth rotation around the sun.

Back 145

TRUE

Front 146

The heliocentric view of the Earth's orbit has Earth serving as the center of the solar system.

Back 146

FALSE - the *geocentric* view

Front 147

The Old Stone Age is also known as the Neolithic Age. It was characterized by nomadic peoples hunting & gathering for food. They relied heavily on nature.

Back 147

FALSE - the *Paleolithic* Age

Front 148

Contributions of the Chinese included the Great Wall, fireworks, the wheelbarrow, and silk.

Back 148

TRUE

Front 149

"The King" was a book written by Niccolo Machiavelli, in which he discusses how to be an effective rule, and if it is better to be loved or feared as a ruler.

Back 149

FALSE - "The *Prince*"

Front 150

The process or cycle of rebirth, but in a different form, is known as reincarnation

Back 150

TRUE

Front 151

In the dynastic cycle, an empire can lose its mandate of royalty, if they become an aged dynasty.

Back 151

TRUE

Front 152

The Mandate of Heaven is what gives a Chinese emperor the right or authority to rule.

Back 152

TRUE

Front 153

The world's largest desert is the Sahara; it is located in Southern Africa.

Back 153

FALSE - *Northern* Africa

Front 154

The Huang He River was known as the River of Joy because it left behind good soil to farm.

Back 154

FALSE - River of *Sorrows*

Front 155

The Peace of Westphalia put an end to the Thirty Years War and brought about a general European peace and an attempt to settle other international problems.

Back 155

TRUE