Fall of Rome, Rise of BE, & Crisis in Europe
What are the three social classes that contributed to the medieval social hierarchy?
Nobles, Clergy, and Peasants
What did the West African Kingdoms Control?
The Gold and Salt Trade
What were the motivators of the Age of Exploration?
3 G's: God, Gold, Glory
What was the Enlightenment?
An intellectual movement during the 17th and 18th century that celebrated knowledge.
What new military tactic was used in WWI that changed the nature of the war?
Trench Warfare
Who was the leader that focused on rebuilding the Roman Empire and wanted to spread Christianity?
Charlemagne
Who was Ibn Batutta and what did he do?
The man to take the longest journey by foot.
What was the Renaissance?
A cultural rebirth that happened during the 16th century that began the Middle Ages and modernity, characterized by a revival of Classical Greek/Roman art, literature, and philosophy.
What was the Industrial Revolution? (what was it characterized by?)
A period of rapid industrial growth, where productions witched from hand to machinery, and it was characterized by the use of new energy sources.
What does the acronym M.A.I.N. mean when referring to the causes of World War 1?
M- iilitarism
A - lliances
I - mperialsim
N - ationalism
The Bubonic Plague that killed more than a quarter of the European population. It was brought by rats and spread by fleas.
Where was the Incan Empire located and what did they believe in?
They were located in the Andes mountains and were polytheistic and believed in nature.
Why did the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Begin?
Due to Native American death and needing labor, also wanting wealth.
Who were the main fascist leaders during WWII? (name 2)
Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini
Name the Mesoamerican and South american Civillizations
Incans, Mayans and Aztecs
Who conquered the Incan Empire and the Aztecs Empire?
Why was Napoleon important? (name 2 positive and 2 negative)
What was the Cold War? Explain to me the Containment Policy and the Truman Doctrine.
The Cold War was a non-direct war between the US and the USSR on Communism. America wanted to stop the spread of Communism and so they declared war on it as a whole. The Truman Doctrine was a U.S. pledge that President Truman issued to provide aid to nations threatened by communist subversion, which implemented the policy of containment.
Containment was the concept of containing the spread of communism.
What was the Schism of 1054?
The separation of the Byzantine and the Roman Catholic Church. The popes exocommunicated each other.
What did the Eastern African Kingdoms do for trade? And what was the main religion in Africa?
Trade by water and Islam
What were the impacts of the Slave Trade on Africa, America, and Europe?
Africa - Unbalanced demographics and lack of labor
Europe - Kickstarted the Industrial Revolution
America - Racism, and a new developed rich nation
What is the difference between Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism?
Capitalism - Individual ownership, no government control
Socialism - Wealth Equality, government owns major companies
Communism - Complete government control, no private ownership
What were the 4 main things that ended WWII?
D-Day Invasion, USSR invading Berlin, Hitler's Suicide, and The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.