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