Monday, December 15, 2014

Final Exam REVISED ( it was on the other blog; my regrets)



1.Make a Timeline and Name 6 important ancient civilizations and provide general dates or centuries of their existence.  (India, Rome, Greece, Mesopotamia, Israel, Egypt)
2.Make a Timeline and Provide approximate dates for:  English Revolution, Enlightenment, French Revolution, Industrial revolution
3.List and explain 3 important skills of ‘Thinking Like an Historian”.
4.List and explain 6 historical themes in World History.  P. 49
5.Ethics is the study of making humane, fair choices or decisions.  Right and wrong.
6.Morals the high standards of behavior Greeks and Romans expected from citizens.  They were  based on the Bible.
7.General will is what the most  popular people have to say about an important vote or decision.
8.Monarchy means that a King is appointed by God, as in Divine Right.
9.Oligarchy is a form of government in which a group of powerful individuals maintain control of the government.
10.Tyranny is a form of oppressive rule  that was a characteristic of Cromwell, Napoleon, and King Leopold in the Congo.
11.Direct democracy is what we have in the United States in all circumstances.
12.Hammurabi’s code was a fair but cruel system of laws.
13.The caste system in India allowed people to rise from one social class to another, as Gandhi rose to be a lawyer.
14.Being a citizen in Greece did not include direct democracy.
15.John Locke argued that rights of the people had to be balanced with rights of kings.
16.A Republic necessarily requires direct democracy.
17.The Magna Carta protected the rights and promised justice for all citizens.
18.Oliver Cromwell used military rule to remove the King and change England.
19.English Bill of Rights was not influenced by the Magna Carta.
20.Divine right was a policy that supported the concept of Imperialism.
21.Enlightenment was based on scientific reasoning.
22.Social Contract theory was written by Voltaire and Rousseau.
23.The Enlightenment inspired the English Revolution.
24.The 3 estates had equal representation at the National Convention at Versailles.
25.The Fall of the Bastille was in response to the soldiers sent onto the streets in Paris by King Louis.
26.The Declaration of Rights of Man was eventually agreed upon by King Louis.
27.“Liberty, equality, fraternity! Was a slogan embraced by all of France during the Revolution.
28.The March to Versailles is an example of ‘the right to overthrow’ an unjust  government
29.King Louis and Marie Antoinette were beheaded for trying to escape to Prussia.
30.Reign of Terror was not the plan of Robespierre since he was also beheaded.
31.Napoleon: was a liberator who wanted the end of monarchy and equality in Europe.
32.The  Industrial was in the 1800’s and originated in America.
33.The major imperialist nations in Africa were Belgium, England, France, and Spain.
34.Imperialism benefited African nations because it brought education, trains, and democracy.
35.Gandhi is known for the INC, nonviolent resistance, and embracing Indian culture.
36.Nelson Mandela was known as the Great Soul because he survived 27 years in prison.
37.Indigenous is a term that could be applied to Native Americans.
38.Exploitation of humans and natural resources was a characteristic of imperialist countries.
39.Social Darwinism was an unscientific theory to justify imperialism.
40.Make a Timeline and Date:  Gandhi is born      I Have a Dream Speech    King is assassinated  1880 Imperialism begins       Martin Luther King is Born   India gains Independence  South Africa gains independence Mandela is elected president
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