Merchants and peasants - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

End of Semester Test: World History A (for Edmentum / Plato) Already Passed Q 1 Type the correct answer in the box Identify the type of source based on the information provided A historian found a journal belonging to an ancient Indian princess. The princess liked to keep a record of all the royal women of her dynasty who lived before her time. She tried to collect as much accurate information about their history as possible. Her joumal is a great source of historical information Based on th...

ABCTE World HistoryMaurya Empire 322- 185 BCE - correct answer Indian Empire that was very powerful, ruled by Chandragupta Maurya. They were highly developed and had a strong military. They traded with the Greeks. Their goods were silk, exotic foods, and spices. The main religions were Buddhism and Jainism. They were taken over by Demetrius. After death of Ashoka, Mauryan empire fell. Song Dynasty 960-1279 CE - correct answer Chinese dynasty that was responsible for uniting China. They were...

In 1491 the Inka [Inca] ruled the greatest empire on earth. Bigger than Ming Dynasty China, bigger than Ivan the Great's expanding Russia, bigger than Songhay in the Sahel or powerful Great Zimbabwe in the East Africa tablelands, bigger than the cresting Ottoman Empire, bigger than the Triple Alliance (as the Aztec empire is more precisely known), bigger by far than any European state, the Inka dominion extended over a staggering thirty-two degrees of latitude - as if a single power held sway f...

HIEU 202 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct Conditions of life in Early Modern Europe *Unstable Feudal order eroding- nobles, peasants *World of death- "nasty, brutish, short", poverty was the norm, average lifespan of 25-27 years *The killers: WAR, plague (Black Death killed ⅓ of population), childbirth, starvation, hygiene *Marriage/Family- basic unit of society and economy, extended family, unpredictability of life put pressure to marry young, marriages broken by death, sense...

What idea did Calvin promote? - ANSWER-Predestination (people cannot work to achieve salvation) What was Calvin's ideal government? - ANSWER-Theocracy (the elect) Where did Calvin and Luther disagree? - ANSWER-Predestination, whether church is subordinate to state In 1541, what did Protestants in Geneva ask Calvin to do? - ANSWER-Transform city into model Christian community In the late 1550s, what did John Knox bring to Scotland? - ANSWER-Calvinism The new monarchs retained thei...

Conditions of life in Early Modern Europe - *Unstable Feudal order eroding- nobles, peasants *World of death- "nasty, brutish, short", poverty was the norm, average lifespan of 25-27 years *The killers: WAR, plague (Black Death killed ⅓ of population), childbirth, starvation, hygiene *Marriage/Family- basic unit of society and economy, extended family, unpredictability of life put pressure to marry young, marriages broken by death, sense of community Louis XIV - () Known as the Sun Ki...

Test Bank for Western Civilization: Volume I: To 1715, 10th Edition by Jackson J. Spielvogel. ISBN-13: 0640 Full Chapters test bank included Chapter 1: The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations The First Humans The Emergence of Homo sapiens The Hunter-Gatherers Of The Old Stone Age The Neolithic Revolution (ca. 10,000–4000 B.C.E.) The Emergence Of Civilization Why Did Early Civilizations Develop? Civilization In Mesopotamia The City-States Of Ancient Mesopotamia Empires ...

Which of the following was not a reason for both peasants and merchants being enticed by Eastern Europe? a. the promise of relative freedom b. an indigenous population of culturally like-minded Germans c. the allure of abundant lands d. the potential to amass some of the regions untapped wealth - ANSWER-b. an indigenous population of culturally like-minded Germans What Czech religious reformer challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and became the direct theological predec...

What is the most important function of the law to business? - facilitating planning The example of protecting the $1 Billion investment that car companies make per model is an example of the law doing what? - Facilitating Planning What did the UN decide is the reason underdeveloped countries have poverty? - They don't have laws that protect business investment. The example of Huego Shavez and why Venezuela is poor is an example of a lack of what? - Facilitating Planning ...

The Decline of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th century can be traced to all of the these reasons except? A. Sultans who were weak or inept rulers B. Frequent defeat if the ottoman empire and annexations of it's land C. Religious differences within Islam D. Decline in the productivity of peasants and artisans Religious differences within Islam Which of these statements is a fact about Turkish foreign relations between 1850 and 1914? A. Turkey fought frequent wars with Russia and l...