2017 Review For EOG 1

1. The Ottoman Empire had taken control of most of the overland trade routes, so Europe needed to search for a cheaper route to Asia.

True

False

2. Which of the following is a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

Corn

Disease

Horses

Potatoes

3. What is the best definition of Renaissance?

Beginnings of Kings and Queens on the European continent

Refreshment of European interests in New World exploration

Reogranization of governments of Europe

Rebirth of culture in Europe

4. A theocracy can exist with other forms of government.

True

False

5. Complete the following analogyThomas Paine: __________Thomas Jefferson: _____________

Common Sense: Amenrican Crisis

Common Sense: Declaration of Independence

Common Sense: Constitution of 1776

Declaration of Independence: American Crisis

6. Democracy

Citizens hold the political power in government

King or queen rules in the nation

Mob rule- no one is in charge

God is the ultimate authority of the government

7. Why was the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?

He invented the term

He was an expert on New World species

His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange

His voyages marked the beginning of the exchange

8. Select the best definition of revolution.

Change

War

Conflict

Independence

9. The Declaration of Independence laid the foundation for democratic thinking.

True

False

10. Dictatorship

People of a country elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government

King or Queen rules the nation

One leader or person has absolute or total control over the people's lives in the nation

Citizens hold the political power

11. Monarchy

People hold the political power to the nation

King or queen rules/leads the nation

Government is headed by a strong military leader who has total control over the nation

No one is in charge-mob rule

12. The Scientific Revolution can be best described as...?

The realization that the Earth was round instead of flat during the Age of Discovery

The discovery of nulclear energy as a main source of power

An acceptance that the Catholic Church was the only true source of knowledge

13. Using the quote from the question above in number 26, if the document states that people have certain unalienable rights, what would be the best meaning of this?

Citizens have no rights at all

Rights can not be taken away- these are the natural rights that all people have

Only some people have rights

You must earn these rights over time

14. How did the printing press change lives of the people of Europe?

Books could be purchase by anyone, cheaper to buy them

Books were now available in many languages and more people could read them

The innovation made communication easier and faster for ideas to spread throughout Europe

All of the above

15. The Treaty of Tordesailles is important today because:

North America became a colony of Portugal

This treaty had no impact on life today

The Spanish took over all the land in the New World and Old World

16. The concept of natural rights was included in the Declaration of Independence- influenced from John Locke.

True

False

17. Which of the following best describes why the Age of Exploration occurred?

England and Spain wanted to expand their empire

Spain had claimed North and South America

European rulers wanted to find a cheaper way to obtain spices from Asia

English defeated the Spanish Armada

18. Rule of a government by a few could be best defined as...

Theocracy

Oligarchy

Monarchy

Autocracy

19. Which one would not be an example of a primary source?

Diary accounts

Soldier writing letters back home about his war experience

Textbook

Declaration of Independence

20. Use the following quote to help you answer the question below:"It must be acknowledged that the term 'republic' is of a very vague application in every language... I would say purely and simply it means a government by its citizens in mass, acting directly and personally according to the rules of the majority."- Thomas Jefferson 1816Which statement summarizes Jefferson's ideas about a republic form of government?

The power of govt. rests with the citizens

The power of the govt. rests with the leaders at the top of the govt.

Republicans are always in control

Republic forms of govt. have strict rules and laws that must be followed

21. This was the time of "radical" extreme leadership of the French Revolution in which many were executed in 1793-1794.

Renaissance

Storming of the Bastille

Reformation

Regin of Terror

22. Reformation: ____________ revolutionRenaissance: cultural revolution

Political

Religious

Economic

Social

23. Which of the following statements would be true concerning the tools of early navigators?

Navigators tools were often inaccurate and could put a ship crew off the orginial course

Navigators had advanced tools for the time period and always were on course to destination

Explorers maps were models for the 21st Century--- easy to navigate

Navigators only relied on the ocean currents and sky in order to get to New World

24. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."This quote came from which document?

US Constitution

Declaration of Independence

Olive Branch Pettion

Mayflower Compact