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Lab Practice 13
Global History and Geography II
Name: _______________________
E. Napp
Date: _______________________
1- Olympic games, the poems of Homer,
and Hellenistic culture are associated with
which ancient civilization?
(1) Egyptian (3) Roman
(2) Greek
(4) Phoenician
2-The Code of Hammurabi was a major
contribution to the development of
civilization because it
(1) treated citizens and slaves equally
(2) ended all physical punishment
(3) recorded existing laws for all to see
(4) rejected the principle of filial piety
3- In his book The Prince, Niccolò
Machiavelli advises that a wise ruler is one
who
(1) keeps taxes and food prices low
(2) encourages education and the arts
(3) allows advisors to speak their minds
(4) does what is necessary to stay in power
4- The archaeological evidence found at
the Mesoamerican sites of Tenochtitlan
and Machu Picchu suggests that these
societies
(1) consisted of hunters and gatherers
(2) were highly developed and organized
cultures
(3) practiced a monotheistic religion
(4) followed a democratic system
5- King Louis XIV of France, Peter the
Great of Russia, and Suleiman the
Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire were
all considered absolute rulers because they
(1) broke from the Roman Catholic
Church
(2) helped feudal lords build secure castles
(3) instituted programs that provided
more power to their parliaments
(4) determined government policies
without the consent of their people
6- One way in which the Scientific
Revolution and the Enlightenment were
similar is that they
(1) encouraged the spread of new ideas
(2) strengthened traditional institutions
(3) led to the Protestant Reformation
(4) rejected Renaissance individualism
7- When Koreans call their land “a shrimp
among whales,” they are referring to
(1) the mountains that cover much of the
Korean peninsula
(2) the environmental damage caused by
overfishing in the Pacific
(3) their traditional respect for the sea
(4) their location between powerful
neighbors: Russia, China, and Japan
8- The main reason Japan invaded
Southeast Asia during World War II was
to
(1) recruit more men for its army
(2) acquire supplies of oil and rubber
(3) satisfy the Japanese people’s need for
spices
(4) prevent the United States from
entering the war
9- The Twelve Tables, Justinian’s Code,
and the English Bill of Rights are similar
in that each addresses the issue of
(1) social mobility
(2) economic development
(3) the individual and the state
(4) the importance of religion
10- The Panama Canal and Suez Canal
are similar in that both
(1) shortened shipping routes
(2) were built by the British
(3) replaced the Silk Road as the world’s
main trade route
(4) directly connected the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans
Complete the Storyboard: The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in
Great Britain in the 1750s. It quickly
spread to other parts of Europe, the
United States, and later to the rest of the
world. There were many reasons why
industrialization began in Britain.
Britain had many harbors, rivers, and
coal. Britain’s colonial empire brought
valuable raw materials to her ports.
Britain’s middle class was able to bring
together land, labor, capital and new
inventions to create new businesses.
Before industrialization, weavers and
craftsmen worked at home. This was
known as the domestic system.
Industrialization replaced this system
with a factory system. Workers moved
from countryside to factories in cities.
This shift from countryside to cities is
known as urbanization. Many cities
became crowded and unsanitary. Steam
engines powered locomotives, creating
the first railroads in the early 1830s.
Industrialization brought many changes.
Capitalists composed of merchants,
businessmen, and bankers helped to
develop an economic system known as
laissez-faire capitalism. The government
did not interfere in business.
The Industrial Revolution was a
turning point. It increased productivity
and changed the way people worked. It
also led to workers working long hours
in unsafe conditions in factories.
“The Final Solution”: Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) was the Nazi dictator of Germany. As an anti-Semite
and a nationalist, Hitler blamed the Jews, the Treaty of Versailles, and the leaders
of the democratically elected Weimar Republic for Germany’s problems. He
increased the size of Germany’s army and began a war of aggression to build a Nazi
Empire, a Third Reich. In addition, Hitler instituted the Nuremberg Laws, a set of
laws that denied German Jews citizenship and voting rights. Having denied Jews’
citizenship rights, Hitler proceeded to murder Jews in Germany and the Nazi
conquered territories. His “Final Solution” was a plan to murder all European
Jews. When the war ended, the Nazis had murdered six million Jewish men,
women, and children. In addition, the Nazis murdered communists, homosexuals,
gypsies and the mentally disabled. Hitler’s aggressive actions led to the Second
World War when Nazi Germany allied with Fascist Italy led by Mussolini and
Militaristic Japan led by Prime Minister, Tojo, with the support of the Emperor
Hirohito. The Axis powers fought against the Allied forces which eventually
included Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. When the war
finally ended, Adolf Hitler committed suicide rather than face imprisonment, trial,
and execution.
Primary Source: An excerpt from Adolf Hitler’s Speech before the Nazi Reichstag
(Parliament) on the sixth anniversary of his coming to power
"In the course of my life I have very often been a prophet, and have usually been
ridiculed for it. During the time of my struggle for power…I said that I would one
day take over the leadership of the State, and with it that of the whole nation, and
that I would then among other things settle the Jewish problem…Today I will once
more be a prophet: if the international Jewish financiers in and outside Europe
should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world war, then the result
will not be the Bolshevizing of the earth, and thus the victory of Jewry, but the
annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe!"
Questions:
1: Who was Adolf Hitler?
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2: What was Hitler’s “Final Solution”?
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3: According to the Hitler’ primary source, what are the Jewish people responsible
for?
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4: According to Hitler’s primary source, how will the Nazis respond to the Jews?
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5: What happened to Hitler at the end of the Second World War? _______________
Outline the Thematic Essay:
Theme: Turning Points
Turning points are major events in history that have led to lasting change.
Task:
Identify two major turning points in global history and for each:
• Describe the historical circumstances surrounding the turning point
• Explain how each turning point changed the course of history
Suggestions: the Neolithic Revolution, the Crusades, the Renaissance, the Encounter,
the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution of 1917, World War I, creation of the
modern state of Israel, Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa, and the fall of
the Berlin Wall
Divide the box and outline the essay:
From the Global History and Geography Regents:
What concept is illustrated by this late 19th Japanese century print?
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Explain the main point of the cartoon.
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