Kenneth McQuaid

question Humanism answer Interest in the study of the classical texts, values, and styles of Greece and Rome. Humanism contributed to the promotion of a liberal arts education based on the study of the classics, rhetoric, and history. question Christian humanism answer Closely studied classical texts. Sought to give humanism a specifically Christian content question […]

question Define revolution. answer Complete change in the economic, political, and/or social system of a nation or civilization. question What are revolutions usually brought about by? answer Force (war). question What are revolutions sometimes caused by? answer New inventions or ideas (Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution). question What were the Enlightenment ideas of revolutionaries? answer 1) […]

question Two long term trends in the history of American voting rights include a gradual answer Decrease in restrictions and a gradual increase in federal power question The 19th amendment prevents states from depriving any person of the right to vote on account of answer Gender question The lack of constitutional provision about qualifications for […]

question Define imperialism answer -a seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country question Although Europeans had formed contacts with Africa, large African armies were successful in keeping Europeans out of most of Africa for 400 years. In fact, in 1880, what percentage of land in Africa did Europeans control? answer -10% question […]

question Renaissance answer Improving the individual through education and classics question Protestant answer Christian that broke away from the Catholic Church during Reformation question Reformation answer Protestants wanting to change the Catholic Church question Huguenots answer French Protestant question Inquisition answer Catholic Church that triedProtestants question Secularism answer Non-religious study question Individualism answer Rebirth of […]

question James K. Polk- 1845-1849 answer President that supported manifest destiny question Uncle Tom’s Cabin- 1852 answer A book written to show slavery in the South also written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book was banned in the south. It was about slave families and was a best seller. “so this is the lady that […]

question Considering “Civil Disobedience,” which best describes one similarity between Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr.? answer Both felt that people have the moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. question Which best describes one way in which “Civil Disobedience” impacted people and events later in history? answer It fortified the beliefs of those who thought […]

question Implicit Meaning answer Refers to the Deeper meaning that lies below the surface of a film’s plot question There are 3 answer fundamentals of film form question The crafted interplay between motion-picture and shadow is defined as answer lighting question An object, document, or secret within a story that is of vital importance to […]

question Worship of many gods. answer Polytheism question Objects made or altered by humans. answer Artifacts question Modern human beings, or “thinking man”. answer Homo Sapiens question Deposits of mud and sand that make the soil rich. answer Silt question Era during which humans probably migrated to the Americas from Asia. answer Ice Age question […]

question “Singing the Blues” by Frank Traumbauer is an example of what kind of Jazz? answer Chicago Style question “Backwater Blues” Features what singer answer Bessie Smith question “East St. Louis Toodle-oo” is an example of what style jazz answer Jungle Style question “Grandpa’s Spells” is closely related to what type of jazz? answer New […]

question King Henry VIII answer king of Englad; broke with Roman church in 1530s, launching English Protestant Reformation; led to battle between Catholics and Protestants in England question Queen Elizabeth answer queen of England in 1558; Protestant; Protestantism became dominant in England (increasing rivalry with Catholic Spain) question Francis Drake answer English buccaneer who traveled […]

question Black Death answer Caused death of up to one third of Europeans; caused economic decline and reduced food production; people lost hope for the future question New Stone Age answer Began 10,000 BC when peoplelearn to grow crops, more sophisticated tools and weapons question Luther’s Teachings answer Believed the Bible was a higher authority […]

question Farce lacks three-dimensional characters answer true question Considered by Aristotle to be the most tragic of the Greek dramatists answer Euripides question Never found in Elizabethan theater answer female performers question The first recorded comedies were written by Greek tragic playwrights, possibly in order to answer send audiences home in a happier state of […]

question What are the universal requirements for voting in the United States? answer -Citizenship: Must be a citizen of the U.S. -Residence: Live in the state for certain amount of time -Age: Must be at least 18 years of age question What other requirements have States used or still use as voter qualifications? answer -Registration, […]

question What was the chief goal of the Crusades? A. To spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia and Africa B. To recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks C. To improve trade among Europe, Asia and Africa D. To force the Byzantines to become Catholics answer B. To recover Jerusalem and the Holy […]

question Neolithic Revolution answer The shift from hunting of animals and gathering of food to the keeping of animals and the growing of food on a regular basis around 8,000 BCE. Led to the formation of societies. question Theocracy answer A government controlled by religious leaders question Democracy answer a political system in which the […]

question 1. Apollo 11 stones. Namibia. c. 25,500-25,300 B.C.E. Charcoal on stone. 4 ½” x 5″. State Museum of Namibia, Windhock. answer -oldest evidence of human occupation/art in Africa – blades, pointed flakes, and scraper found -ritual significance,”human capacity” , modern symbolic thought and behavior -informational ,descriptive art, profile view vs frontal (conceals body), convince […]

question Attrition answer Also known as dropout Can occur in any research study question Comparative studies answer Examine the differences between intact groups on some dependent variable of interest. There is no manipulation of the independent variable. question Correlational studies answer Researcher examines the strength of relationships between variables by determining how changes in one […]

question Joseph Stalin answer Communist dictator of the Soviet Union question totalitarian answer Government that has complete control over its citizens and puts down all opposition question Benito Mussolini answer Fascist dictator of Italy question fascism answer Political system based on a strong, centralized government headed by a dictator question Adolf Hitler answer Nazi dictator […]

question Mauryan Empire answer a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in ancient India, ruled by the Maurya dynasty from 322 – 185 BCE. question Buddhism answer a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of reality. practices like meditation are means of changing yourself in order to develop […]

question Asthma is caused by a response of the: answer immune system question Dyspnea is MOST accurately defined as: answer CORRECT A) shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. B) a complete cessation of respiratory effort. C) a marked increase in the exhalation phase. D) labored breathing with reduced tidal volume. question In a healthy individual, […]

question Based on scapegoat theory, you would conclude that prejudice is caused by answer frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged question gender refers to answer the personal traits and social positions that members of a society attach to being male and female question max weber argues that, in agrarian societies, the dimension of social […]