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Which of the following disease outbreaks occurred between 1346 and 1352 and claimed up to one- third of the population of Europe? Black Plague T/F:is it possible for a single…

The title Christ literally means the Anointed one Who emerged as the leader of the reform movement in the sixteenth century? Martin Luther In Christianity a sacred rite that is…

Which is the correct order of major events in the history of twentieth-century communism? Long March in China, Korean War, China’s Cultural Revolution Which of the following statements best describes…

Why was the War of 1812 the worst fought wars? It is one of the worst fought wars in American history because of the disunity and there wasn’t any national…

Slave Societies South, entangled with every aspect of society; their economies and societies were totally based on slaves, and without that labor, the whole system would collapse Society with Slaves…

Holy Roman Empire Ruled vast lands from Germany to Italy. Developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806. Henry IV crowned King of Germany in…

Absolute Monarchy A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has almost complete power. Mary Wollstonecraft English writer and…

Moia People Easter Island 1200 CE Basalt show relationship to birdman cult through back carvings Important ancestors Toppled by European colonists Nan Madol Feather Cape Hawaii 1850 CE Feather and…

On what memorable day in history does this story take place? November 22, 1963 — the day President Kennedy was assassinated. How does the narrator first become aware of Eugene?…

Romantic or Classic era? Romantic What work is Vivaldi most known for? “The Four Seasons” What works are Bach most known for? “Cantata Wachet auf” and “The Art of Fugue”…

Christopher Columbus An Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish Government to find a passage to the Far East. He is given credit for discovering the “New World,” even…

Fertile cresent Arc of land between the persian gulf and the medditerean sea in southwest asia Mesopotamia The birth place of civilization(first river valley) Mesopotamia Land between the rivers Tigris…

George Washington Vice President: John Adams Party: None First President of the United States (1789-1797), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the…

How did the Crusades change life in Europe and beyond? In Europe, the Crusades led to economic expansion; increased trade and use of money, which undermined serfdom and led to…

Novgorod commercial a trade city that linked the Hanseatic League and Mediterranean trade Timbuktu commercial a trade city along the Trans-Saharan trade route Kilwa commercial a trade city on the…

A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: unable to produce or understand speech. The spinal cord exits the cranium through the: foramen magnum The three major parts of the brain…

Polish Corridor the strip of territory cut through Germany to allow Poland access to seaport, from Versailles, led to Baltic Sea Non-Aggression Pact 1939-Secret agreement between German leader Hitler and…

Ottoman Empire Turkic empire established in Asia Minor and eventually extending throughout Middle East; responsible for conquest of Constantinople and end of Byzantine Empire in 1453; succeeded Seljuk Turks following…

Britain’s National Debt British national debt soared from £75 million in 1756 to £133 million in 1763; British raised taxes on the poor and middle classes; increased size of British…

Peter Drucker: -Creator and inventor of modern management. 1. Workers should be treated as assets 2. The corporation could be considered a human community 3. There is “no business without…