☀️ A5 (MUST-DO): Retrieval Quiz - Empires

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At its peak, about what % of the world did the British Empire control?

5%

25%

50%

75%

Check off the TWO characteristics that are used to determine whether or not a civilization is an empire.

How much WEALTH it has

How much POWER it has

How many YEARS it has existed

How BIG it is

Check off the TWO main areas in an empire.

The TOP

The CENTER

The PERIPHERY

The WATER

Another word for "periphery" is __________.

Who always has more power in an empire?

The periphery

The center 

Empires usually give people the choice as to whether or not they want to join their empire.

True

False

One of the most common ways for empires to grow larger is to conquer other people.

True

False

Check off the TWO most common goals of empires.

Get more POWER

Get more WEALTH/MONEY

Get more PRIVACY

Get more FREEDOM

Where could you find empires throughout history?

All around the world

In the U.S. 

Nowhere - they only exist now, they didn't exist in history

Only in Europe

Running an empire is expensive.

True

False

People living in the periphery often rebel against the leaders of an empire because they are usually __________.

Empires often expand in order to get natural resources that they wouldn't otherwise have access to.

True

False

In some empires, leaders have been allowed to __________ anyone who didn't follow orders.

Empires often had to spend a lot of money on security because they would get attacked often.

True

False

The longer an empire's borders are, the __________ it is to control the empire.

Some empires last forever.

True

False

At what point do most empires usually collapse?

When they realize it is unfair to oppress people

When they finally get all the resources they need

When it becomes too expensive to run the empire

When their leader dies

At its peak, about what % of the world did the British Empire control?

5%

25%

50%

75%

Check off the TWO characteristics that are used to determine whether or not a civilization is an empire. 

How much WEALTH it has

How much POWER it has

How many YEARS it has existed

How BIG it is

Check off the TWO main areas in an empire. 

The TOP

The CENTER

The PERIPHERY

The WATER

Who always has more power in an empire?

The periphery

The center 

Empires usually give people the choice as to whether or not they want to join their empire.

True

False

One of the most common ways for empires to grow larger is to conquer other people. 

True

False

Check off the TWO most common goals of empires. 

Get more POWER

Get more WEALTH/MONEY

Get more PRIVACY

Get more FREEDOM

Where could you find empires throughout history?

All around the world

In the U.S. 

Nowhere - they only exist now, they didn't exist in history

Only in Europe

Running an empire is expensive.

True

False

Empires often expand in order to get natural resources that they wouldn't otherwise have access to.

True

False

Empires often had to spend a lot of money on security because they would get attacked often.

True

False

Some empires last forever.

True

False

At what point do most empires usually collapse?

When they realize it is unfair to oppress people

When they finally get all the resources they need

When it becomes too expensive to run the empire

When their leader dies