Free Sat Ii World History Practice Tests – Flashcards
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Judaism was a unique religion in the ancient world because
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It was monotheistic
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The greeks promoted the use of natural laws which were based on
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reason and logic
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The roman code of law gave roman citizens equal protection under the law was the
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Twelve tables
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the magna carta officially recognized mutual rights and obligations between _____ and _____
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King and Nobles
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Renaissance thinkers looked too ____ and ____ thinkers for inspiration
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Greek and Romans
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An early roman body of law with legal principles that influenced the development of western laws was
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Justinian Code
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Primarily intended to protect feudal rights, the Magna Carta eventually
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guarantee the rights of all the people
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John Lockes ideas stated that all people were
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born with natural rights
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In Rosseaus concept of a social contract
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society agrees to be governed by its general will
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Lockes arguments were used in the eighteenth century to
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support demands for constitutional government
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James the 1st of England believed in the divine rights of kings, which is
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the idea that kings receive their powers from god and are responsible only to god
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Montesquieu ideas were used in
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the US constitution
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The Declaration of Independence illustrates what philosophical school of thought
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Enlightenment
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The idea for a constitutional monarchy in England was created during the
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Glorious Revlution
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The ideas of ________ can be found in the Declaration of Independence
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John Lock
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What is absolute monarchy
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A system of govt in which a ruler holds total power
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The religion of the Hebrew people was called____,it stressed the importance of the individual and his/her responsibility to fight injustice
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Judaism
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This became the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 AD:
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Cristianity
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Judaism,Christianity, and Islam all contributed which of the following ideas to a democraticthoucht
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The importance to individuals,equality, and justice
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One of Romes greatest influences influences on the modern world is the idea that
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laws should be written down and should apply equally to all citizens
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The first document to officially limit the powers of the king of England was
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Magna Carta
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The Greek philosopher who wrote The republic and argued that the wisest, not the wig=chest should rule society was
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Plato
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Rome had two of these leaders; one led the Senate, while the other commanded the army. They were the executive branch of the roman republlic
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Consuls
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This Greek Philosopher was the author of politics, he argued that control of a society should be held by a large middle class
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Aristotle
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this Greek king created the council of 500, which expanded Greek democracy to include in all classes of citizens
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Cleisthenes
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This Greek philosopher challenged most of his students to examine their most closely held beliefs by using a question and answer method
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Socrates
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the enlightenment philosopher believed that society should be forced to follow a social contract in which gov't would maintain order and security and the people would obey the gov't
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Thomas Hobbes
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The Enlightenment philosopher who believed that all men were born with natural rights was
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John Locke
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The United States constitution created a ________ system in which power would be shared between the national,state, and local gov't
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Federal
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The enlightenment Philosopher who believe that gov't should be divided into three separate branches was:
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Montesquieu
