Ancient Greece to Feudal Europe
Renaissance & Revolution
Industrial Revolution & Nationalism
Imperial Russia
Rise and Fall of the SU
100
What is the Middle Ages?
What is this a time between ancient times and present time (before the Renaissance).
100
Characterize the Renaissance period.
What is this was a time where people cared more about art and new ways of thinking instead of religion.
100
What is a textile?
What is a consumer good made of cloth.
100
What is Muscovy?
What is what is now known as Moscow.
100
DAILY DOUBLE... yes, this name is tricky - who brought freedom to the Russian people after Joseph Stalin?
What is Mikhail Gorbachev... Meek-el Gor-ba-ch-ek
200
What is Democracy?
What is a form of government where citizens have a say.
200
What is humanism?
What is a new approach to knowledge focusing more on worldly values rather than life after death.
200
Describe nationalism, both creative and destructive.
What is pride in one's country. Creative is for a common good - alliances, destructive tears nations a part - war.
200
What is westernization?
What is when Russian territories were trying to become more like western Europe.
200
True or false, Russia had both a civil war and a cold war.
What is true! Civil war against the communists of Russia and those who apposed it... cold war with US.
300
List some GREEK accomplishments and some ROMAN accomplishments. You need to know the different between the two.
What is Greek: democracy and city-states Romans: written policies, trading, written laws
300
Europeans began to travel to other countries during the Renaissance, why?
What is they wanted more to trade so they could make more money.
300
How did the scientific revolution caused the Industrial Revolution?
What is because scientists thought of new ways to achieve easier results, machines were made to speed up production. More machines meant a boom in the steel industry.
300
ID the following: Ivan the III, Golden Horde, Peter the Great.
What is Ivan III challenged the Mongolian Empire (Golden Horde) by refusing to pay taxes. Mongolian warriors who conquered Russia. Responsible for westernizing Russia.
300
Who formed the SU in Russia?
What is Vladimir Lenin.
400
Describe the feudal society.
What is .... monarch, lords, knights, serfs - manors for the serfs
400
Who was Louis the 14th and what did he do?
What is he was an absolute monarch who heavily taxed the people and used God to exercise control of the people.
400
What is imperialism?
What is when countries set out to other nations, took over the land, and used the land to develop raw materials for a profit.
400
What are the 3 common themes of Russia's history?
What is expansion, harsh treatment of the common people, and westernization.
400
Who was Joseph Stalin and what did he do?
What is he was a dictator of Russia who exiled and killed the common people.
500
Who were the Greek and Roman rulers? What did they do?
What is Rome: Alex the Great - he connected Greece with the Mediterranean world for trading and philosophical ideas. Rome: Augustus - Pax Romana established Roman peace Rome: Constantine - introduced Christianity to the people in a time of need.
500
Explain how revelations in government caused the scientific revolution.
What is people started to doubt government. They wanted more of a say in how they lived. This caused different ways of thinking and different views of the world. With government and religious beliefs aside, the scientific method was designed to explore new ways of thinking.
500
Explain 3 significant changes during the Industrial Revolution.
What is government turned towards democracy. Factories began to grow. Imperialism became popular.
500
Explain the Cold War between the SU and the United States.
What is a war without fighting which was caused by growing tension between the two. Both had control and money and the US was helping free European countries from communism enforced by Russia.
500
Explain why the Russian people supported Vladimir Lenin.
What is he brought about communism in Russia. At the time, people were either poor or rich. Communism was supposed to make everyone equal.
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