Imperialism
The economic system whereby the mother country controls all trade between her colonies and profits from her colonies.
What is Mercantilism?
A social, political, and economic system that existed during the Middle Ages whereby people worked the land in return for protection
What is feudalism?
a period of time when science (physics, astronomy, math, chemistry, etc.) changed people's perspective of the world
What was the Scientific Revolution?
A time in history of new thinking in Europe that challenged the power of the church and encouraged using reason over religion. This new way of thinking sparked revolutions around the world.
What was the Age of Enlightenment?
A lasting effect on politics was that many people started turning to science to explain the world instead of the church. Also, this ended feudalism.
What are lasting impacts of the Black Death?
the meeting that determined the fate of most African tribes when European countries divided the land between themselves with no regard to the native Africans
What was the Berlin Conference?
A willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
What is corruption?
a time after the Middle Ages when the perspective changed to the skill and strength of the individual person and weakened the role of the Catholic Church
What is humanism begins?
A time of rebirth in culture in Europe. It marked the beginning of the switch in perspective from the Church ruling and guiding everyday life to the importance of individual thinking, arts, science, philosophy, and technology.
What was the Renaissance?
Politics change from the Church to control by rich wealthy families; economics change from feudalism to a banking system; culture changes from focus on the Church to arts and education
What are lasting impacts of the Renaissance?
This area of imperialistic control lost their freedom but gained improvements of health and education. The area would one day be partitioned into two religious groups.
What is India?
payments made to the Church to buy a shorter time in purgatory
What were indulgences?
A time in history where new farming inventions created a huge increase in growing, producing, & harvesting crops
What was the 2nd Agricultural Revolution?
A time in history when science was used to create new or improve old machinery to efficiently produce new goods and services. This sparked the factory system.
What was the industrial revolution?
A fast sailing ship that turned easier and could sail closer to the coast.
What was a caravel?
This area lost control in response to opium addiction. A few wars were fought and eventually Britain gained come control in this area of great resources.
What is China?
Concentrate on and become an expert in a particular subject or skill
What is specialize?
The time period in history whereby gold, glory, and God were the motivation for trade and travel.
What is the Age of Exploration?
The time in history when certain European countries were expanding their land & power by taking over weaker areas of the world.
What was Imperialism?
The American Revolution, The French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution were also sparked by _________
What is the Age of Enlightenment (a new way of thinking)?
Imperialisms effect on this country was to force trade with the USA and to begin industrializing to keep control.
What is Japan?
an economic system where production & prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses
What is a market or free market economy?
The Black Death swept through Europe, killed thousands and brought an end to Feudalism
What is the End of the Middle Ages?
Innovations such as the astrolabe, maps, and triangular sails started a race to claim new land in the New World.
What was the Age of Exploration?
This system during the 2nd Agricultural Revolution was profitable for the wealthier but hurt the farmers.
What was the Enclosure system?