Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
1. Etymology
2. Mesolithic
3. Neolithic
4. Paleolithic
5. Rural
6. Urban
answer
1-the study of the origins of words
2-the Middle Stone Age period
3-the New Stone Age period
4-the Old Stone Age period
5-the area outside cities; the country
6-the area that makes up a city
question
There were widespread agrarian societies during the ________ era.
answer
Neolithic
question
Hierarchical societies became more organized during the ___________ era.
answer
Neolithic
question
A characteristic of this era was the introduction of pottery.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
answer
Mesolithic
question
What are three characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution?
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.
Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on soil.
Larger cities became a reality.
Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals.
More people were needed for farming.
answer
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.
Larger cities became a reality.
Farmers learned to control water through wells and canals.
question
Match the inventor with his invention.
1. Fox Talbot X-rays
2. Isaac Singer
3. Etienne Lenoir
4. Alfred Nobel
5. Wilhelm Roentgen
In what areas did major changes take place during the Industrial Revolution?
oil production
mining
aviation
manufacturing
textiles
answer
mining
manufacturing
textiles
question
The Industrial Revolution saw many people moving from urban to rural settings.
True or False
answer
False
question
CHANGING WORLD POPULATION
answer
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question
The world's population grows by an estimated 120,000 people every day.
True or False
answer
False
question
The nomadic lifestyle of the humans of the Paleolithic Era resulted in rapid population growth.
True or False
answer
False
question
What was an effect of the discovery of the New World in the late fifteenth century?
depletion of resources
global exchange of plant life
shift to a sedentary lifestyle
domestication of animals
answer
NOT shift to a sedentary lifestyle
maybe global exchange of plant life
question
During the Industrial Revolution, the population declined due to a decrease in life expectancy.
True or False
answer
False
question
Which of the following could affect the human population?
A hurricane makes landfall on an uninhabited island.
A deadly virus emerges that can pass from human to human.
A civil war breaks out in Italy.
A solar eclipse occurs.
answer
A deadly virus emerges that can pass from human to human.
A civil war breaks out in Italy.
question
The forced transport of Africans to the Americas as part of the Atlantic slave trade was an example of which factor affecting population?
disease
environmental changes
conflict
international migration
answer
international migration
question
In 2004, a tsunami affected the population of _____.
Asia
South America
Europe
the United States
answer
Asia
question
Today, the majority of the world's population lives in Europe.
True or False
answer
False
question
In the 1970s, how did the Chinese government seek to limit the country's population growth?
by encouraging its citizens to immigrate to India
by encouraging families to have one child each
by increasing the availability of social services
by starting a war with India
answer
by encouraging families to have one child each
question
From this lesson, in what ways have some nations tried to educate their populations regarding the number of children that couples have?
by forcing people to take parenting classes
by producing posters
by distributing flyers
by creating television ads
answer
by distributing flyers
by creating television ads
question
If most of the population growth in the future is expected to take place in developing countries, predict what effects this will likely have.
People in these countries will live in poverty.
More jobs will become available.
People in these countries will become wealthy.
There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services.
answer
People in these countries will live in poverty.
There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services.
question
PANDEMICS OF THE WORLD
answer
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question
An infectious disease outbreak that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a large number of the population is called a(n):
Infectonia
Pandemic
Ebola
Black Death
answer
Pandemic
question
The 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu was the most destructive malaria epidemic in history.
True or False
answer
False
question
Why did the 1918 outbreak of the Spanish flu cause so many deaths?
The virus had combined with an even deadlier avian flu virus.
The United Nations could not distribute vaccines fast enough.
The influenza virus was a strain to which people had no immunity.
The World Health Organization had not yet been created.
answer
The influenza virus was a strain to which people had no immunity.
question
An account of the first recorded pandemic in human history was written by _____.
Pericles
Zeus
Thucydides
Justinian
answer
Thucydides
question
Scientists have not been able to eliminate the threat of future pandemics.
True or False
answer
True
question
A group of volunteers in San Francisco began making a quilt in 1987 to honor their friends and family members who had died of _____.
Ebola
AIDS
cancer
heart disease
answer
AIDS
question
Where have the highest number of HIV infections been reported?
Latin America
Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Europe
answer
Sub-Saharan Africa
question
What is likely to happen to a country's economy if its population is affected by a disease pandemic?
Economic productivity would increase.
Economic productivity would decline.
The country would export more vaccines.
Employment rates would reach an all-time high.
answer
Economic productivity would decline.
question
HIV is the virus that causes
answer
AIDS
question
What is the most deadly viral disease that scientists know of?
the bubonic plague
Ebola
cholera
chicken pox
answer
Ebola
question
Experts predict that a future disease outbreak will spread _______ because much of the world's population lives in crowded urban areas.
answer
rapidly
question
In what era did the domestication of animals begin?
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
answer
Mesolithic
question
In what era did hunter-gatherer societies thrive?
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
answer
Paleolithic
question
Select all that apply.
What are three characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution?
More people were needed for farming.
Larger cities became a reality.
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.
Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on the soil.
Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
answer
Larger cities became a reality.
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.
Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
question
Which of the following is an "old" country and has a declining population?
Yemen
Iraq
Japan
Afghanistan
answer
Japan
question
Penicillin was introduced in hospitals to sterilize surgical instruments.
True or False
answer
False
question
Select all that apply.
Which of the following could affect the human population?
An ethnic war breaks out in Eastern Europe.
A lunar eclipse occurs.
A deadly virus starts a pandemic.
A tornado touches down in an uninhabited area in the Midwest prairie.
answer
An ethnic war breaks out in Eastern Europe.
A deadly virus starts a pandemic.
question
In the sixth century, an outbreak of _______________ killed forty percent of Constantinople's population.
answer
bubonic plague
question
Select all that apply.
It appears that most of the world's population growth is taking place in developing countries. Predict what effects this will likely have.
People in developing nations will become more wealthy.
More employment opportunities will arise.
There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services.
More people are going to be living in poverty.
answer
There will be an increase in demand for access to basic goods and services.
More people are going to be living in poverty.
question
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
1. Etymology
2. Sedentary
3. Paleolithic
4. Mesolithic
5. Neolithic
answer
1-the study of the origin of words
2-the process of settling down in one location
3-Old Stone Age
4-Middle Stone Age
5-New Stone Age
question
Select all that apply.
Which of the following are examples of pandemics?
a few children in your neighborhood who come down with the common cold
the Spanish flu that broke out in 1918
the bubonic plague that swept across Europe in the mid-1300s
friends who get stomach aches after eating five bars of chocolate
answer
the Spanish flu that broke out in 1918
the bubonic plague that swept across Europe in the mid-1300s
question
Select all that apply.
The Stone Age is broken into what three parts?
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
Monolithic
Microlithic
Neolithic
answer
Mesolithic
Paleolithic
Neolithic
question
The World Health Organization is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
True or False
answer
False
question
In history, what altered the development and population of sub-Saharan Africa?
a potato famine
the Atlantic slave trade
a tsunami
a hurricane
answer
the Atlantic slave trade
question
The Industrial Revolution saw many people moving from rural to urban settings.
True or False
answer
True
question
What has been an effect of the AIDS pandemic?
Economic growth has skyrocketed in countries affected by AIDS.
There has been a mass migration of AIDS victims to Europe.
There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS.
There has been a decreased interest in vaccine research.
answer
There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS.
question
Since much of the world's population lives in crowded urban areas, experts predict that a future disease outbreak will spread
answer
rapidly
question
In what areas did major changes take place during the Industrial Revolution?
textiles
aviation
mining
oil production
manufacturing
answer
textiles
mining
manufacturing
question
In the 1970s, the Chinese government encouraged families to have .
answer
one child
question
EUROPEAN DOMINANCE
answer
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question
This period formed the foundation of the modern world:
American Revolution to World War II
War of 1812 to World War I
French Revolution to World War I
French Revolution to World War II
answer
French Revolution to World War I
question
Which statement best defines an entrepreneur?
Businessperson increases industrial production during the Industrial Revolution.
Gunpowder technology changes military strategies.
Politicians develop a nationalistic spirit in Britain.
answer
Businessperson increases industrial production during the Industrial Revolution.
question
Which event opened Asian countries to trade with Europe?
Opium Wars
Industrial Revolution
Military and Fiscal Revolution
answer
Opium Wars
question
Ethnic and cultural divisions between peoples were used by colonial powers to maintain control of their colonies.
True or False
answer
True
question
Which is not characteristic of the military and fiscal revolution?
New gunpowder technology and military advances occurred.
Governments found new ways to pay for expensive wars.
Countries used unfavorable trade treaties.
answer
Countries used unfavorable trade treaties.
question
Which term best describes a country formed on a shared culture, history, and language?
colonialism
nationalism
militarism
answer
nationalism
question
Which of the following factors is not responsible for European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
governments finding ways to pay for expensive wars
organization of labor on an international basis
shift of military power away from European countries
answer
shift of military power away from European countries
question
POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS
answer
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question
The Communist forces of Mao Zedong defeat the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek. The People's Republic of China is established on October 1, 1949.
True or False
answer
True
question
What was an immediate cause of the 1789 French Revolution?
the Enlightenment
the Springtime of the Peoples
the ideas of the Communist Manifesto
a financial crisis
answer
a financial crisis
question
What was the immediate cause of the Springtime of the Peoples?
a revolution in Iran
a revoltuion in China
a revolution in France
a building discontent with Europe's multinational empires
answer
a revolution in France
question
Who is a Nicaraguan national hero?
Augusto César Sandino
José Martí
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Emiliano Zapata
answer
Augusto César Sandino
question
By invoking the image of past national heroes, revolutionaries can_____.
isolate segments of the population
gain support for their movement
win financial aid from foreigners
make sure that their revolutionary movement will succeed
answer
gain support for their movement
question
Nationalism rejects _____.
socialism
foreign influences
patriotism
the good of the nation
answer
foreign influences
question
The 1917 Russian Revolution was influenced by the ideas of Adam Smith.
True or False
answer
False
question
A system of ideas is called _____.
a political refolution
an ideology
Communism
a theocracy
answer
an ideology
question
What form of government did the 1910 Chinese Revolution establish?
a totalitarian regime
a monarchy
a dictatorship
a republic
answer
a republic
question
In Chile, who initiated the "revolution from above?"
Chilean workers
Augusto César Sandino
Salvador Allende
Nicholas II
answer
Salvador Allende
question
The 1979 Iranian Revolution established _____.
an autocracy
an Islamic Repbulic
a monarchy
a Communist state
answer
an Islamic Repbulic
question
Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi led a failed revolution to free Italy from Austrian control in 1948.
True or False
answer
False
question
NATION-STATES
answer
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question
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
1. existence as an independent nation or government
2. a group of people united by a common language
3. ultimate authority over a state or independent state
answer
1-Autonomy
2-Nation
3-Sovereignty
question
Select all that apply.
The three forms of nationalism mentioned in this lesson are _____.
ethnic
political
geographic
intellectual
religious
answer
ethnic
political
religious
question
Currently, there are ____ sovereign countries in the United Nations.
answer
192
question
Many African nation-states were once colonies.
True or False
answer
True
question
The development of nation-states began _____.
during the development of early human societies
immediately after the fall of Rome
before the age of empires
in recent times
answer
in recent times
question
Select all that apply.
Two factors that make it difficult for people to retain a sense of nationalism are _____.
politics
globalization
immigration
geography
answer
globalization
immigration
question
Select all that apply.
What are three reasons for mass immigration today?
better job opportunities
famine
civil wars
education
disease
answer
famine
civil wars
disease
question
QUIZ 2: RECURRING PATTERNS
answer
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question
Which describes an entrepreneur?
Gunpowder technology changes military strategies.
A businessperson increases production during the Industrial Revolution.
A nationalistic spirit is developed by British politicians.
answer
A businessperson increases production during the Industrial Revolution.
question
Which term best describes a country formed on a shared culture, language, and history?
Imperialism
Militarism
Nationalism
Colonialism
answer
Nationalism
question
Select all that apply.
Nation-states are characterized by _____.
a multi-ethnic empire
common culture or language
a self-governing country
possessions around the world
answer
common culture or language
a self-governing country
question
Who is a Cuban national hero?
Augusto Cesar Sandino
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Emiliano Zapata
Jose Marti
answer
Jose Marti
question
European nations were able to dominate other countries during the period of colonialism because _____.
they had larger armies
they had superior communication, technology, and weapons
they had a greater population
they were more intelligent
answer
they had superior communication, technology, and weapons
question
The development of nation-states began _____.
immediately after the fall of Rome
before the age of empires
in recent times
during the development of early human societies
answer
in recent times
question
Select all that apply.
What are three forms of nationalism?
religious
intellectual
political
ethnic
geographic
answer
religious
political
ethnic
question
Revolutions from "above" are organized by _____.
the people
political leaders
counterrevolutionaries
foreigners
answer
political leaders
question
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
1. existence as an independent nation or government
2. a legal and social system where vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service
3. a group of people united by a common language
4. ultimate authority over a state or independent state
answer
1-Autonomy
2-Feudal
3-Nation
4-Sovereignty
question
The seeds for European economic dominance over the rest of the world were planted during the _____.
Agricultural Revolution
Technology Revolution
Political Revolution
Industrial Revolution
answer
Industrial Revolution
question
Select all that apply.
What are some of the characteristics of globalization?
trans-national corporations
real-time news from around the world
insourcing of labor
foreign investing
high tariffs between competing nations
answer
trans-national corporations
real-time news from around the world
foreign investing
question
Select all that apply.
What are three reasons for mass immigration today?
disease
better job opportunities
civil wars
famine
education
answer
disease
civil wars
famine
question
This event opened Asian countries, particularly China, to trade with Europe.
Opium Wars
Industrial Revolution
Military Revolution
The Great Famine
answer
Opium Wars
question
What was an immediate cause of the 1789 French Revolution?
the Springtime of the Peoples
the ideas of the Communist Manifesto
the Enlightenment
a financial crisis
answer
a financial crisis
question
Which of the following factors is not responsible for European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
Military power shifted away from European nations.
Governments found ways to pay for expensive wars.
Labor was organized on an international basis.
answer
Military power shifted away from European nations.
question
In 1979, followers of _____ overthrew the monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and established an Islamic Republic in Iran.
Fidel Castro
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Sun Yat-sen
Francisco Madero
answer
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
question
Match the terms to their definition.
1. barter
2. capital
3. production
4. quota
answer
1-to trade goods or services without the exchange of money
2-money that is used to produce greater wealth
3-something that is produced; a product
4-a fixed amount
question
COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
answer
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question
What best defines an economic system?
process by which people choose how to use limited resources in order to meet their needs
economy based on traditional production methods
government makes decisions
answer
process by which people choose how to use limited resources in order to meet their needs
question
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the new traditional economic system?
The economic decision making is closely associated with an established religion.
The government will control the means of production.
Advancing technology is responsible for the changes to old traditional economic systems.
answer
NOT Advancing technology is responsible for the changes to old traditional economic systems.
Maybe The government will control the means of production
question
What is the goal of a command economic system?
to maximize profit
to preserve the past
to make society more equal
answer
to make society more equal
question
What is another term for a market economic system?
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
answer
Capitalism
question
Central planning committees fix production quotas in the free enterprise system.
True or False
answer
False
question
Match the following items.
1. Free Enterprise System
2. mixed economy
3. the former Soviet Union
4. land and capital
answer
1-private ownership of capital
2-private and state ownership of business
3-command economy
4-factors of production
question
THE HISTORY OF CAPITALISM
answer
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question
Match the following items.
1. a person who studies the field of economics
2. an eighteenth-century French economist
3. an economic doctrine that opposes government interference in economic activities
4. an economic system under which colonies supply goods to the mother country
_______________ is characterized by the unregulated exchange of services and goods.
answer
Free Market
question
Mercantilism was based on a nation's power and wealth, which was enabled by _____.
the size of its army
the ability to import more goods than export
the amount of precious metals that could be had
the size of its population
answer
the amount of precious metals that could be had
question
According to the lesson, the economic doctrine that opposes government regulation of the economy is called _____.
perestroika
laissez-faire
glasnost
coup d'etat
answer
laissez-faire
question
How did the United States stop the spread of Communism in Europe following World War II?
by starting a war with the Soviet Union
by banning the sale of Communist-made goods
by rebuilding the European economy through the Marshall Plan
by inciting a capitalistic revolution inside Russia
answer
by rebuilding the European economy through the Marshall Plan
question
The economic system that came out on top at the end of the Cold War was _____.
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Communism
Mixed
answer
Capitalism
question
Communism allows for significantly more individual freedom than its rival economic system, capitalism.
True or False
answer
False
question
QUIZ 3: ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
answer
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question
__________ is another term for a market economic system.
answer
Capitalism
question
This economic system is characterized by the unregulated exchange of goods and services.
Mercantilism
Communism
Socialism
Free Market
answer
Free Market
question
Capitalism has evolved into a mixed economy throughout the world.
True or False
answer
False
question
Mercantilists stated that a country's wealth and strength came from the ability to _____.
hoard precious metals
maintain a large military
own more colonies
import more than it exported
answer
hoard precious metals
question
Capitalism allows for significantly less freedom than other economic systems.
True or False
answer
False
question
Adam Smith wrote the famous economics book _____.
The Wealth of Countries
The Rise of Mercantilism
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Economic Systems
answer
The Wealth of Nations
question
Which of the following best illustrates the traditional economic system?
label reading Made in China
passing clothes down from older to younger brother
choosing to start a sub sandwich restaurant
answer
NOT label reading Made in China
maybe passing clothes down from older to younger brother
question
TEST
answer
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question
The famous book on economics, The Wealth of Nations, was written by _____.
Adam Sandler
Adam Jones
Adam Smith
Adam Jackson
answer
Adam Smith
question
The Opium Wars opened Asian nations, particularly China, to trade with Europe.
True or False
answer
True
question
Another term for a market economic system is .
answer
Capitalism
question
Where is most of the future population growth likely to occur?
Brazil
industrial countries
Europe
developing countries
answer
developing countries
question
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
1. Capitalism
2. Communism
3. Economist
4. Laissez-faire
5. Nationalism
answer
1-an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit
2-a classless society where control of wealth and property belongs to the state
3-a person who studies the field of economics
4-an economic doctrine that opposes government interference in economic activities
5-a strong sense of love and devotion toward a nation
question
What has been an effect of the AIDS pandemic?
There has been a decreased interest in vaccine research.
There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS.
Economic growth has skyrocketed in countries affected by AIDS.
There has been a mass migration of AIDS victims to Europe.
answer
There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS.
question
Select all that apply.
Three major causes of mass migration today are _____.
better job opportunities
civil wars
disease
famine
education
answer
civil wars
disease
famine
question
Capitalism has evolved into mercantilism throughout the world.
True or False
answer
False
question
In the 1970s, the Chinese government encouraged families to have .
answer
one child
question
Which of the following factors is not responsible for European dominance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
Governments found ways to pay for expensive wars.
Military power shifted away from European nations.
Labor was organized on an international basis.
answer
Military power shifted away from European nations.
question
Match each concept:
1.Mixed economy
2. The former Soviet Union
3. Free enterprise system
4. Land and capital
answer
1-private and state ownership of business
2-command economy
3-private ownership of capital
4-factors of production
question
During the years of the Industrial Revolution, families had fewer children yet the population continued to grow. How was this possible?
A lot of triplets were born during this time.
The average life expectancy decreased.
Infant mortality increased.
People were living longer.
answer
People were living longer.
question
What are three characteristics of globalization?
insourcing of labor
high tariffs between competing nations
transnational corporations
outsourcing of labor
foreign investing
answer
transnational corporations
outsourcing of labor
foreign investing
question
Select all that apply.
Three forms of nationalism would include _____.
political
ethnic
geographic
intellectual
religious
answer
political
ethnic
religious
question
Revolutionary groups that have competing goals or visions about what the revolution is to accomplish are called _____.
factions
assemblies
parties
radicals
answer
factions
question
Match the vocabulary word with its meaning.
1. Globalization
2. Pandemic
3. Rural
4. Sedentary
5. Urban
answer
1-the process of conducting business on a global scale
2-a worldwide spread of a deadly disease
3-the area outside cities; the country
4-the process of setting down in one location
5-the area that makes up a city
question
How did the discovery of the New World influence population growth in Europe, Asia, and Africa?
Millions of Native Americans sailed to Europe, Asia, and Africa.
The addition of food crops from the Americas helped to support population growth.
People from Europe, Asia, and Africa migrated to the New World.
American diseases led to population decline in these areas.
answer
NOT People from Europe, Asia, and Africa migrated to the New World.
maybe the addition of food crops from the Americas helped to support population growth
question
Family planning is a service that assists couples in _____.
adopting children
creating a monthly budget
planning for their child's college education
deciding if they will have children and how many
answer
deciding if they will have children and how many
question
Colonized nations were dominated by European countries because _____.
they had smaller populations
they had smaller armies
they possessed inferior communications, technology, and weapons
They were less intelligent
answer
they possessed inferior communications, technology, and weapons
question
Select all that apply.
What are three characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution?
More people were needed for farming.
Larger cities became a reality.
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.
Crop rotation was invented, making it harder on the soil.
Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
answer
Larger cities became a reality.
New tools made it possible for more crops to be grown.
Farmers learned to control water through canals and wells.
question
Which term best describes a country formed on a shared culture, language, and history?
Colonialism
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
answer
Nationalism
question
Today, the world's population is younger than ever before.
True or False
answer
True
question
"Historical _________ are identified across times, places, ideas, institutions, cultures, people and events."
answer
patterns
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