the Columbian exange
This crop from the Americas became a staple in Ireland, eventually leading to a major famine.
What is the potato?
This class grew in size and power during industrialization.
What is the middle class?
The Industrial Revolution began in this country.
What is Great Britain?
This is the line at 0° latitude.
What is the Equator?
Islam began in this city in present-day Saudi Arabia.
What is Mecca?
This deadly disease from Europe devastated Indigenous populations in the Americas.
What is smallpox?
The rise of factories led to poor working conditions and long hours, especially for this group.
Who are women and children?
The spread of railroads helped this country industrialize quickly in the 19th century.
What is the United States?
This continent has the most countries.
What is Africa?
This trade route helped spread Islam into West Africa.
What is the Trans-Saharan trade route?
The Columbian Exchange increased the global population partly because of the exchange of
What are new food crops?
Rapid urbanization during industrialization often resulted in this kind of overcrowded housing.
What are tenements?
This Asian country rapidly industrialized during the Meiji Restoration.
What is Japan?
These lines run east-west but measure north-south.
What are lines of latitude?
Muslim rule in this European region lasted from 711 to 1492.
What is Spain?
This animal, brought by Europeans, changed the way Native American Plains tribes hunted.
What is the horse?
This economic theory, supporting minimal government intervention, became popular during industrialization.
What is capitalism?
Germany's industrialization was fueled by these two key natural resources.
What are coal and iron?
This mountain range separates Europe from Asia.
What are the Ural Mountains?
This group of Muslim traders and scholars played a key role in spreading Islam to Southeast Asia.
Who are the Sufis?
The Columbian Exchange caused a major environmental shift by introducing this practice to the Americas.
What is plantation agriculture?
These organizations formed to protect workers’ rights and demand better conditions.
What are labor unions?
In Russia, this czarist program helped the country begin to catch up with Western industrial powers.
What is state-led industrialization?
This desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara Desert?
The Islamic empire that spread across parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa after Muhammad’s death.
What is the Caliphate?