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CVHS cp western heritage final study guide
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History
9th Grade
06/03/2009

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Serf
Definition
a peasant who worked on the nobles property
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lord
Definition
a land owning noble who protected the vassal
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knight
Definition
a land owning noble who enforces the law and had political power
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vassal
Definition
a land owning noble who served a lord of higher rank
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What is the code of chivelry?
Definition
the rules that knights had to follow
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What is the purpose of a manor?
Definition
to be self-sufficient
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What was the source of power during feudal times?
Definition
land owning nobles
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What was life like for most during feudal times?
Definition
miserable, lots of work for little pay
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Who was the founder of Islam?
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Mohammed
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What is the holy book of Islam?
Definition
The Quran
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What is the importance of Palestine in relation to Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?
Definition
It was the holy land for all three religions
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What is heresy?
Definition
Going against the church
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What was the purpose of the Inquisition?
Definition
to find and get rid of all the heretics
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What was the importance of Thomas Aquinas?
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He wrote Summa Theologica
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Why was the Catholic Church important during the Middle ages?
Definition
It was the main religion
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What was the purpose of the Crusades?
Definition
To regain the Holy Land from the Muslims(Seljuk Turks)
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How succesful were the Crusades?
Definition
only the first was successful
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Why did towns begin to flourish during the Middle Ages?
Definition
trade grew
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Why were the Crusades a factor in towns beginning to flourish during the Middle ages?
Definition
trade increased after the crusades
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What effects did the Black Death have on Europe?
Definition
decline in population
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guild
Definition
a club of professionals of a certain job
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Who was William the Conqueror?
Definition
the duke of Normandy who became the king of England and took a census
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What battle did William the Conqueror win?
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The Battle of Hastings
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Why was the Magna Carta important?
Definition
influenced our declaration and constitution
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What is the importance of Joan of Arc?
Definition
saw visions from God and helped free France though she was burned at the stake
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What contributions did Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain make?
Definition
united spain, spainish inquisition, sponsered Christopher Columbus
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Explain the contributions of William Shakespeare
Definition
theater
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Explain the contributions of Leonardo da Vinci
Definition
art, inventions, and sculptures
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in what country did Leonardo da vinci work?
Definition
Italy
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Explain the contributions of Johannes Gutenberg
Definition
printing press
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In what counrty did Johnanes Gutenberg introduce his invention?
Definition
Germany
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explain the contributions of Erasmus
Definition
humanism and translations of the bible
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Explains the contributions of Michelangelo
Definition
Sistine chapel, david, Piete
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Who wrote Don Quixote?
Definition
Miguel Cervantes
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Define "Renaissance"
Definition
re-birth
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When did the Renaissance begin?
Definition
1300's
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When did the Renaissance end?
Definition
1600's
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
Definition
Florence, Italy
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Explain the artistic contribution of perspective.
Definition
looking at things at a different angle
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Who started the Protestant Reformation?
Definition
Martin Luther
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Why did Martin Luther begin the Protestant Reformation?
Definition
bible only in latin, selling of indulgences
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Who was Henry VIII?
Definition
king of England
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Why did Henry VIII of England break from the Catholic Church to form the Church of England?
Definition
Because he wanted to divorce his wife
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What were Elizabeth I's contributions
Definition
ended the popes authority in the English church, started Anglican Church
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Explain Calvin's idea of predestination
Definition
God decided who would be saved and who wouldn't
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Who was Henry IV?
Definition
Huguenot Prince who converted to Roman Catholic
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Who had the Spanish Armada built?
Definition
Phillip II
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What were the reasons why the Europeans wanted to explore the globe?
Definition
fame, money, religion, knowledge, and trade routes
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Identify the accomplishments of Chirstopher Columbus?
Definition
"discovered" America
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Why was Marco Polo important?
Definition
traveled to China
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About what did John locke write?
Definition
natural rights of people
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Who fought in the English Civil War?
Definition
roundheads and cavaliers
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Who were the leaders in the English Civil War?
Definition
Oliver Cromwell and Charles I
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How did the Glorious Revolution get its name?
Definition
Something changed with out a single shot being fired
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Why did the French Revolution occure?
Definition
Inequality between the estates, bad harvest, king and queen spend all gov's money
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What was the importance of the Bastille?
Definition
It symbolized the king and queens corruption
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Who was lOuis XIV?
Definition
The king of France who built the palace in Versailles
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What was Louis XIV's nickname?
Definition
sun king
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What was the fate of King Louis XVI?
Definition
beheaded
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Who restored order to France at the end of the Revolution?
Definition
Napoleon
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Identify Napoleon's contributions
Definition
improved economy, Napoleonic Code, changed education systems, expanded French Empire
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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Definition
England
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What was the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
the growth of industry
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Describe city life during the Industrial Revolution
Definition
crowded, dirty, dangerous, busy
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What were the long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
pollution, labor unions, urbanization, better working conditions
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Define imperialism
Definition
the extention fo a nation's power of another
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Define nationalsim
Definition
people who identify themselves based on culture
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Queen Victoria was from what country?
Definition
England
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Identify the reasons countries wanted to become imperialistic
Definition
more land, more resouces, spread of christianity
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What parts of the world were affected by imperialsim
Definition
Asia and Africa
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What two countries were the most imperialistic?
Definition
Britain and France
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Who was Otto von Bismark?
Definition
prime minister of Prussia who said he would unite Germany by blood and iron
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What event started WWI?
Definition
the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
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What were the causes of WWI?
Definition
Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, Communism,Alliances
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Why did the US enter WWI?
Definition
Zimmerman Note and the sinking of the Luisitania
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Who formed the Triple Alliance?
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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When was the Triplle Alliance formed?
Definition
1882
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What was the first aggressive movement in WWI?
Definition
Germany invaded Belguim
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What was the fighting style used during WWI?
Definition
trench warfare
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Where did this fighting style take place?
Definition
Western Front
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Explain the importance of machine guns
Definition
could fire multiple times without reloading
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Explain the importance of u-boats
Definition
submarines used for sneak attacks
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Why was the sinking of the Luisitania controversal?
Definition
because germans say there were weapons on board but the british say there weren't
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When did the sinking of the Lusitania happen?
Definition
1915
Term
What is an armitice?
Definition
an agreement to stop fighting
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When was the armitice signed?
Definition
November 11, 1918
Term
What was President Wilson's main goal of the Fourteen Points?
Definition
League of Nations
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How did the treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
Definition
land was taken, no military, reparations
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When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
Definition
June, 1919
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What happened in Russia after they withdrew from WWI?
Definition
revolutions and civil war
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Who was lenin?
Definition
the dictator of russia; lead the Bolsheviks
Term
Who were the Bolsheviks?
Definition
communists
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What event, and which group of people did Hitler blame for the problems in Germany after WWI?
Definition
Treaty of Versailles, Jews, and inflation
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Who founded fascism
Definition
Mussolini
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What was fascism?
Definition
Authoritarian goverment driven by extreme nationalism
Term
What were the casues fo WWII?
Definition
Italy was land hungry, Treaty of Versailles, rise of Hitleyr, invasion of Poland
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Who was Wisnton Churchill?
Definition
Prime Minister of England
Term
What was Mein Kampf?
Definition
book of Nazi goals and ideology
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Who wrote Mein Kampf?
Definition
Hitler
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What was the Third Reich?
Definition
the name of Hitler's empire
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Who was killed during the Holocaust?
Definition
Jews, Disabled, Gypsies, bankers
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Why did the US enter WWII?
Definition
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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What was Japan doing that angered many other countires going into WWII?
Definition
becoming imperialistic
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What invention contributed to the end of WWII?
Definition
atomic bomb
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On what two cities were atomic bombs dropped?
Definition
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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What worldwide conflict began after WWII?
Definition
cold war
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