Brad Bledsoe

question ancien régime answer old order; system of government in pre-revoution France. question estate answer social classes used in France to classify people. question bourgeoisie answer the middle class of France. effected third class. question deficit spending answer the situation in which a government spends more money than it takes in. question Louis XVI answer […]

question 10% answer Glaciers cover less than ___% of the earth’s land surface question Greenland and Antarctic answer Most of this ice is in the ______ ; _____ ice sheets, and its accumulation over time has allowed scientists to measure past climatic changes question -Inundated (Flooding) -Rise in Global T (:. rise sea levels) answer […]

question Industry 1850s North answer Railroads carry raw materials east, manufactures and settlers west – small towns quickly become cities – telegraph wires provide fast communication question 1850s North Immigration answer Immigrants become industrial workers, fear expansion of slavery – slave labor might compete with free labor – could reduce status of white workers unable […]

question Taxonomy answer Branch of Biology that is concerned with naming classifying organisms question Carolus Linnaeus answer Modern taxonomy. Introduced the two part scientific name (Scientific bi nomenclature) question Two Part scientific name answer Genus species question Genus answer a group that includes a number of very closely related species question Species answer a genus […]

question What aspects of Europe’s nineteenth-century history contributed to the First World War? answer competing states, Franco-Prussian War, defeat of Napoleon, Germany looking for new place in Europe, European alliances question In what ways did World War I mark new departures in the history of the twentieth century? answer large scale casualties, new map at […]

question judiciary act of 1789 answer In 1789 Congress passed this Act which created the federal-court system. The act managed to quiet popular apprehensions by establishing in each state a federal district court that operated according to local procedures. question Bill of Rights answer a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten […]

question Which of the following is an important starting assumption in models of galaxy formation? answer Some regions in the universe start out denser than others. question What happens when a particle of matter meets its corresponding antiparticle of antimatter? answer The combined mass of the two particles is completely transformed into energy (photons). question […]

question Judaism answer One God Started in Middle East (6000 years old) Spread through family lines. Temple, Torah, Rabbi, Orthodox, Conservative Reform. Follow the laws of God as put forth in Torah; includes Ten Commandments and hundreds of other laws; purpose of life is to do God’s work here; no “promise” of an afterlife – […]

question Classical Civilization that was located in modern day Iran and spread throughout “Greater Mesopotamia”. Give both of its names. answer Persian / Achaemenid Empie question What was a satrap in the Persian Empire? What was their role? answer Governor, to collect tribute, keep order, and provide soldiers and a system of courts. question Maintained […]

question United Nations (UN) answer peacekeeping body of nations that replaced the League of Nations question satellite nation answer country that depended on and was dominated by the Soviet Union question containment answer effort to block Soviet influence by making alliances and supporting weaker nations question “iron curtain” answer the division of Europe between free […]

question Each state has ___ senators elected every ___ years. answer two, six question The U.S. Congress is bicameral, as is every American state legislature except ____, which has one house (unicameral). answer Nebraska’s question The Constitutional Convention resulted in what form of legislature? answer bicameral question Partisan ___ occurs when members of both parties […]

question aesthetics answer the study of beauty or good taste; anything related to the study of beauty or good taste question composition answer the way an artist organizes forms (lines, shapes, etc.) in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or by arranging forms in space question contour line answer a perceived […]

question Economic causes of the Civil War answer the north and the south each led different ways of life -North was industrial (railroads, factories) -South was rural (based on agriculture) On the outset of war, they were trying to take advantage of each other this was shown thru the Anaconda plan(take over south blocking their […]

question hunting and gathering answer The killing of wild animals and fish as well as the gathering of fruits, roots, nuts, and other plants for sustenance. question civilization answer a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) question Paleolithic answer second part of the Stone […]

question Which group of Texans pays the most in taxes proportional to their income? answer a. Middle class b. Wealthiest 20 percent (False) c. Purchasers of luxury cars d. Poorest 20 percent (True) question Which of the following is not a common concern about concentration of media ownership? answer a. The likelihood of homogenization of […]

question The old order answer Ancien Regime question A French social class. There were three estates answer Estates question Consisted of the clergy, who enjoyed enormous wealth, privilege and living standards answer First Estate question Consisted of the nobility who enjoyed the right to top positions in the government, military, courts and church. They feared […]

question What is the meaning of the word cosmos? answer the sum total of all matter and energy that is everything within and between all galaxies question Which of the following has your “address” in the correct order? answer you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Group, Local Supercluster question About where is our solar […]

question Fort Sumter answer South Caroline site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. question Shiloh answer Bloody Tennessee battle where Union soldiers were taken by surprise; Grant reorganized troops and won. question Ironclads answer A technological advance in maritime warfare exemplified by the ships Monitor and Merrimack. question Ulysses S. Grant […]

question democracy answer Idea that people can govern themselves question monarchy answer Government controlled by one person question Government answer System for exercising authority question citizen answer adult male resident granted certain rights and responsibilities question natural laws answer patterns and explanations of the world discovered through reason and intelligence question senate answer Roman nobles […]

question Mandate of Heaven answer Chinese religious and political ideology developed by the Zhou, according to which it was the prerogative of Heaven, the chief deity, to grant power to the ruler of China and to take away that power if the ruler failed to conduct himself justly and in the best interests of his […]

question Stamp Act answer required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for every legal document, newspaper, or pamphlet question Samuel Adams answer founder of the Sons of Liberty question Townshend Acts answer indirect taxes on imported materials like glass, lead, and paint question Boston Massare answer small battle between a few colonists and British guards […]

question Nomad answer a person moving from place to place and doesn’t settle in one area. Hunter, gather or herder. question Neolithic Revolution answer the beginning of farming about 10,000 b.c. question Subsistence Agriculture answer a system in which farmers only grow what they need to survive, rather than growing crops or produce for the […]