NYSTCE CST Social Studies 2023;you should study this to
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What did the English Parliament create in 1689?
The English Bill of Rights
What was King John of England forced to sign in 1215?
The Magna Carta.
What was the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta is Latin for "Great Charter". It set down rights which became part of
English law and which are now the foundation of the constitution of all countries which
speak English.
What did the Medieval Manor represent?
The medieval manor was an agricultural estate. It was usually comprised of tracts of
agricultural land, a village whose inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house
where the lord who owned or controlled the estate lived. Manors were largely self-
sufficient.
What is the most important invention of the fifteenth century?
When Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1445, he forever changed the lives of
people in Europe and, eventually, all over the world.
Which of the following was the most frequent source of conflict between church and
state in Europe throughout the Middle Ages?
The doctrine of papal supremacy: The Catholic Pope
Which of the following breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries presented a major challenge to traditional religious conceptions
in Europe?
The discovery that the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun. Shifting
from a geocentric to a heliocentric perspective.
Describe the Romantic Era.
An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end
of the 18th century. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, it was also a revolt
against the aristocratic social and political norms.
Which of the following played a major role in the spread of both communist and fascist
ideologies in Europe between World War I and World War II?
The economic devastation caused by the Great Depression
Ethnocentrism?
A country develops legislation to restrict the opportunity of immigrants.
What was the main difference between China's Revolution and the Russian Revolution?
The Chinese Revolution lasted about 28 years, while the Russian Revolution only lasted
about one year.
What was a major reason European nations
competed for control of Africa during the second
half of the 1800s?
Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
The main source of wealth and power among the empires of West Africa between A.D.
400 and 1500 was control of:
, The trans-Saharan salt and gold trade.
What is The Silk Road?
The trade route that extended from Asia to the Mediterranean Basin.
Which factor made Athens' direct democracy different from representative democracy?
Citizens directly made the laws
themselves.
One can best distinguish totalitarian from authoritarian governments by examining
which of the following aspects of their political systems?
The pervasiveness of government control over non- governmental sectors of society.
What is a similarity between the hierarchy of Feudalism demonstrated by both the
Shogun in Feudal Japan and Catherine the Great.
Noble classes became more powerful
What form of government relates to the phrase "reigns but does not rule?"
Constitutional monarchy: The Queen of England
What is an oligarchy?
A form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of
people.
What is the difference between a chiefdom and a state.
A state, like a chiefdom, is centralized and stratified, however the level of stratification is
based on classes or castes. States are lead by a powerful official like a king,
What was the role of the chief in primitive societies?
to coordinate economic activity
A Caste system is part of the mixed culture of India, and a class system is part of
American Culture. What is the difference?
A class system has more flexibility than a caste system. You are born into the caste
system and remain there for your entire life.
What would be the Absolute Location of New York City on a map?
New York is positioned in both the northern and western hemisphere and its exact co-
ordinates are: 40º 43' N, 74º 0' W.
About 41 degrees North and 74 degrees West.
What do geographers use to indicate absolute location?
Absolute location is determined by a reference system, usually expressed in degrees
north and south latitude and east and west longitude.
Conclusion, about the geography of the Continents of Europe and Africa
River systems have helped development in
Europe and hindered it in Africa.
Why was The Ottoman Empire connected with the Age of Exploration?
The age of exploration was driven by the spice trade. To get to India, China from
Europe, had to go through Ottoman Empire, pay taxes.
Major point of exploration, to find another way to get to China, India, so they went the
other way. West.
What is the "Push Pull Factor?"
Push Factors: Reasons for emigrating (leaving a place) because of a difficulty (such as
a food shortage, war, flood, etc.).
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What did the English Parliament create in 1689?
The English Bill of Rights
What was King John of England forced to sign in 1215?
The Magna Carta.
What was the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta is Latin for "Great Charter". It set down rights which became part of
English law and which are now the foundation of the constitution of all countries which
speak English.
What did the Medieval Manor represent?
The medieval manor was an agricultural estate. It was usually comprised of tracts of
agricultural land, a village whose inhabitants worked that land, and a manor house
where the lord who owned or controlled the estate lived. Manors were largely self-
sufficient.
What is the most important invention of the fifteenth century?
When Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1445, he forever changed the lives of
people in Europe and, eventually, all over the world.
Which of the following was the most frequent source of conflict between church and
state in Europe throughout the Middle Ages?
The doctrine of papal supremacy: The Catholic Pope
Which of the following breakthroughs of the Scientific Revolution of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries presented a major challenge to traditional religious conceptions
in Europe?
The discovery that the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun. Shifting
from a geocentric to a heliocentric perspective.
Describe the Romantic Era.
An artistic, literary, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe toward the end
of the 18th century. Partly a reaction to the Industrial Revolution, it was also a revolt
against the aristocratic social and political norms.
Which of the following played a major role in the spread of both communist and fascist
ideologies in Europe between World War I and World War II?
The economic devastation caused by the Great Depression
Ethnocentrism?
A country develops legislation to restrict the opportunity of immigrants.
What was the main difference between China's Revolution and the Russian Revolution?
The Chinese Revolution lasted about 28 years, while the Russian Revolution only lasted
about one year.
What was a major reason European nations
competed for control of Africa during the second
half of the 1800s?
Africa had a wealth of natural resources.
The main source of wealth and power among the empires of West Africa between A.D.
400 and 1500 was control of:
, The trans-Saharan salt and gold trade.
What is The Silk Road?
The trade route that extended from Asia to the Mediterranean Basin.
Which factor made Athens' direct democracy different from representative democracy?
Citizens directly made the laws
themselves.
One can best distinguish totalitarian from authoritarian governments by examining
which of the following aspects of their political systems?
The pervasiveness of government control over non- governmental sectors of society.
What is a similarity between the hierarchy of Feudalism demonstrated by both the
Shogun in Feudal Japan and Catherine the Great.
Noble classes became more powerful
What form of government relates to the phrase "reigns but does not rule?"
Constitutional monarchy: The Queen of England
What is an oligarchy?
A form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of
people.
What is the difference between a chiefdom and a state.
A state, like a chiefdom, is centralized and stratified, however the level of stratification is
based on classes or castes. States are lead by a powerful official like a king,
What was the role of the chief in primitive societies?
to coordinate economic activity
A Caste system is part of the mixed culture of India, and a class system is part of
American Culture. What is the difference?
A class system has more flexibility than a caste system. You are born into the caste
system and remain there for your entire life.
What would be the Absolute Location of New York City on a map?
New York is positioned in both the northern and western hemisphere and its exact co-
ordinates are: 40º 43' N, 74º 0' W.
About 41 degrees North and 74 degrees West.
What do geographers use to indicate absolute location?
Absolute location is determined by a reference system, usually expressed in degrees
north and south latitude and east and west longitude.
Conclusion, about the geography of the Continents of Europe and Africa
River systems have helped development in
Europe and hindered it in Africa.
Why was The Ottoman Empire connected with the Age of Exploration?
The age of exploration was driven by the spice trade. To get to India, China from
Europe, had to go through Ottoman Empire, pay taxes.
Major point of exploration, to find another way to get to China, India, so they went the
other way. West.
What is the "Push Pull Factor?"
Push Factors: Reasons for emigrating (leaving a place) because of a difficulty (such as
a food shortage, war, flood, etc.).
