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Which factor contributed to favorable interactions among Muslim, Jewish, and Christian societies in Europe during the Middle Ages?
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WH Spring Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which factor contributed to favorable interactions among Muslim, Jewish, and Christian societies in Europe during the Middle Ages? | A mutual desire for profitable trade |
| One factor that favored the spread of Islam to West Africa was — | trade along gold-salt routes |
| One result of the interaction of Jews, Christians and Muslims in medieval Spain was — | a golden age of science and intellectual advances |
| In what way did the spread of the Black Death change the manorial system in Europe? | Population loss allowed peasants to leave the manor to seek jobs. |
| The prestige and authority of the Pope’s leadership of the Roman Catholic Church were most challenged by the events of the — | Great Schism |
| A direct result of European exploration was — | a competition for colonies among European leaders |
| As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the landscape of the Americas was significantly changed by the introduction of — | new livestock |
| How did European exploration of the Americas change trade patterns? | The Europeans developed a global commercial network. |
| As a result of the Columbian Exchange, western Europeans were introduced to — | new food crops that improved the European diet |
| In the fifteenth century, the Ming dynasty excelled at — | shipbuilding |
| As a direct result of the trans-Atlantic slavery trade, many leaders in West Africa - | gained access to weapons that helped consolidate their power |
| Which factor contributed most to the development of the Renaissance in Italy? | City-states in Italy had become wealthy from trade. |
| The most immediate cause of the Reformation included — | Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses |
| The Crusades helped to contribute to the beginning of the European Renaissance by — | facilitating the revival of trade with the East |
| Which scientist applied reason and rationality to devise his laws of motion? | Isaac Newton |
| How did Gutenberg's invention of the printing press contribute to the Reformation? | The Bible was printed in vernacular languages leading to greater criticism of the Church. |
| Which sixteenth century scientist proposed the heliocentric theory which was later supported by Galileo? | Nicolaus Copernicus |
| A major contributing factor to the start of an independence movement in the American colonies was — | the lack of representation of the colonists in the British parliament |
| The European response to the rise and fall of Napoleon’s empire helped to spread the idea of — | nationalism |
| Which legal precedent was established in England when King John signed the Magna Carta? | No leader may be above the law of the land. |
| One similar result of the American and French Revolutions was that in both countries — | the citizens gained more political rights |
| One characteristic of an absolute monarchy includes — | centralized control of all political processes by the ruler |
| Which of the following most contributed to start of the French Revolution? | Rise of a middle class that lacked political representation in government |
| What is one way that France and the American colonies differed at the onset of their revolutions? | France suffered more severe economic problems than the American colonists. |
| European nations in the nineteenth century had an economic incentive to colonize Africa because of — | the vast natural resources available |
| During the Industrial Revolution the expansion of free enterprise economic principles resulted in — | an accumulation of wealth by factory owners |
| One way the lives of many nineteenth-century Europeans changed because of industrialization includes — | shifting from an agrarian lifestyle to an urban lifestyle |
| Socialism developed in Europe largely because of the efforts of — | reformers wanting to improve working conditions |
| New economic theories came about during the Industrial Revolution in response to — | the economic disparities between the wealthy and the working class |
| Many colonized people responded to European imperialism by — | organizing resistance movements against European colonists |
| Which system of government is described by being led by a dictator with complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, strict regulation, and emphasizes aggressive nationalism? | Fascism |
| Totalitarianism is best characterized by — | government control over all aspects of people’s lives |
| How did nations act to reduce the possibility of future wars after the First World War and the Second World War? | By establishing international organizations |
| Which characteristic is always true of a totalitarian government? | The government controls most aspects of citizens' lives. |
| Why was the German invasion of the Soviet Union a military disaster? | The harsh winter halted the invasion and devastated German forces. |
| Which weapon of the First World War resulted in trench warfare and high numbers of casualties? | Machine guns |
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