NAME: ________________________
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5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- Hieroglyphics
- Voltaire
- Confucianism
- Peter the Great
- Adam Smith
- a Czar and social reformer who tried to make Russia more like Western Europe; tried to modernize Russia; fought wars to gain warm-water ports on the Black Sea
- b China; Confucius; Philosophy; Relationships; taught the most important duty was respect for parents
- c Scottish political economist who wrote Wealth of Nations; He is a major contributor to the modern perception of free market economics.
- d Philosophe who wrote the "Candide", satirizing prejudice, oppressive government, and bigotry. Championed freedom of speech, religion and thought.
- e Egyptian writing; developed from a need to keep records
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- Laws that were the same for all people
- Oldest of the monotheistic religions; Hebrews; Torah is their holy book
- Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation and encouraged ocean exploration; because of his efforts, Portugal led the way in exploration
- New style of architecture during the Middle Ages that points upwards - pointed arches, ribbed vaults, stained glass, flying buttresses, gargoyles
- Mali storyteller
5 True/False Questions
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5 Pillars of Islam → Pillar 1 - faith; Pillar 2 -Pray 5 times a day; Pillar 3 - Alms giving or charity; Pillar 4 - Fasting during Ramadan; Pillar 5 - Pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime
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Merchant Guilds → Groups which dominated economic and political life of towns during the Middle Ages
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Korea → Because of Korea's geography (mountainous), fishing was a major source for protein
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Trade → Influenced by Portuguese culture - they speak Portuguese
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The Dutch → Greece's geography led to the development of many small city-states known as polis
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