Pre Ap Social Studies Final Exam Review Flashcards

26826066	Economy, history, government, civilization, grography	What are the five pillars of social studies?	0
26826067	vote	As a citizen of a democracy, one of the major respinsibilities is to ____.	1
26826068	Constitional monarcy	Great Britain's form of government ia a ________ _________.	2
26909717	currancy	What is anothername for money?	3
26909718	Athens	Where was the worlds1st democratic constitution adopted?	4
26909719	equator	An imaginary line of latitude called the _______ divides the earth into two hemispheres.	5
26909720	peninsula	A body of land enclosed on three sides by water, jutting out from a larger body of land.	6
26909721	civilization	A ______________ has a culture that has a system of writing, cities, and specialized workers.	7
26909722	philosophers	Who were Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle?	8
26909723	The Great Barrier Reef	The largest coral reef in the world.	9
26909724	Australia	Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?	10
26909725	equator	Australia is called the "Land Down Under" because it is located under the ______.	11
26909726	polis	What was an ancient Greece city-state called?	12
26909727	The Nile River	The longest river on earth is called______ ____ ______.	13
26909728	The printing press	What was invented that increased the number of avalible books and made them less expensive?	14
26909729	Johannes Gutenberg	Who invented the printing press?	15
26909730	renaissance	a renewal ofactivity, intrest, or enthusiasm about something or someone.	16
26909731	Leonardo Divinci	Who painted 'Mona Lisa' and 'Last Supper'?	17
26909732	Michelangelo	Who painted the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?	18
26909733	Shakesphere	The best known writer of the Renaissance. He wrote plays like "Romeo anf Juliet" and "Hamlet"	19
26909734	Colombus	This person wanted to discover a route to the West Indies, but instead discovered America.	20
26909735	Marco Polo	This person was responsible for finding a land route to the far east, bring spices, silkes, teas and medicine to Europe.	21
26909736	Asia	World's largest Continent.	22
26909737	Russia	What is the World's largestCountry by size?	23
26909738	China	What is th eworld's largest country by population?	24
26909739	Antartica	What is the worlds largest, coldest desert?	25
26909740	Saharah	What is the worlds largest, hot desert?	26
26909741	Vatican City, Rome	The Pope lives and works in what city/place?	27
26909742	serfs	Who are the people at the bottom of the feudal system who had to work as ordered by the lords of the manor?	28
26909743	Julius Caesar	Who was the Roman dictator who was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate who were afraid her would become emperor?	29
26909744	Britain, France, China and United Stated	Who were the Allies countries during World War II?	30
26909745	Hitler	Who wasthe leader responsible for the Holocaust?	31
26909746	Axsis Powers	What was the World War II alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan called?	32
26909747	The shooting of the Arch Duke Ferdinan	What was the minor event that triggered the beginning of World War I?	33
26909748	genoside	Killing of a group of people based on their race, religion,or culture is called_______.	34
26909749	Mt.Everest	The worlds highest point at 29,035 feet is____ _______.	35
26909750	Eternal	Rome is called the ________ city because it was a dominant world leader for ONE THOUSAND YEARS!	36
26909751	Saharah	The world's largest hot desert is the ____________.	37
26909752	himalayan	Mt.Everest lies in the _________ MOUNTAIN RANGE.	38
26909753	members of the Roman senate / his council	Who was responsible for the death of Julius Caesar?	39
26909754	less	The Industrial Revolution made consumer good, like clothing ______ expensive.	40
26909755	Bombed Japan with the atom bomb	World War II cam to an end when the United States did this.	41
26909756	European Union	The euro is the currancy of the _________ _________.	42
26909757	Circle the earth	Sputnik I was the first to do this.	43
26909758	Brazil	What is th ecountry that makes up almost half of the population of South America.	44
26912908	Angel Falls	Name of worlds highest water fall, located in South America	45
26912909	Brazil	The Amazon Basin is located in the northern region of what South American country?	46
26912910	stations	Cattle and sheep ranches in Australia are called__________.	47
26912911	Great Britian	Both Australia and New Zealand were colonies of what European Country?	48
26912912	Wellington	The capital of New Zealand is ___________.	49
26912913	Canberra	The capital of Australia is __________________.	50
26912914	collisiums	The name of the arenas where gladiators fought to the death.	51
26912915	Alexander the Great	Who conquered a large empire that spread the Greek culture throughout the world?	52
26912916	Athens	What was the home of the world's first democracy?	53
26912917	aquaducts	What was the pipe or channel that carried water into Rome called?	54
26912918	Every day language	During the Renaissance era, what language di dwriters use to reach a wider audience?	55
26912919	Vasco da Gama	During the age of exploration, which Portuguese explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India?	56
26912920	Martin Luther	Who was one of the first Protestant leaders to challenge the Catholic Church?	57
26912921	United Stated and Russia	What two super powers came out of World War II	58
26912922	Neil Armstrong	First person to walk on the moon.	59
26912923	Great Britian	Most people of New Zealand trace their ancestry to which group of people?	60
26912924	Krill and fish	What is the main food source for many Antarctia's animals?	61
26913284	ethnocentrism	Judging people by ones own set of cultural standards is called ______________.	62
26918252	charters	Written document that granted privileges and freedoms to city residents during the Middle Ages.	63
26918253	Middle Ages	During which period did Christianity become a political power in Europe?	64
26918254	The Union	What were the groups called that formed to bargin with the factory owners for better working conditions and higher pay for the workers?	65
26918255	The Cottage Industry	What was the first major industry to emerge during the Industrial Revolution?	66
26918256	Karl Marx	Communism was based on the teachings of which person?	67
26918257	imperalism	What were the countries who claimes colonies in other lands called?	68
26918258	Berlin Airlift	The purpose of the _______ _________ was to get supplies into Berlin.	69
26918259	Truman Doctrine	The plan behind this was for the u.s.to offer aid to countires like Turkey and Greece who were fighting communism	70
26918260	Germany	Which country split into communist and democratic parts but is now reunited?	71