Governments
What is a single ruler that holds absolute power?
Autocracy
What document is the foundation of American liberties?
Magna Carta
What was the name for the different groupings of French citizens?
The Three Estates
This inventor created the seed drill which led to producing food at a lower cost.
Jethro Tull
This explorer established trade connections with China and prompted the desire of Europe to find a way to find a sea route directly to East Asia.
Marco Polo
What is a government ruled by a small group of noble, land-owning families
Aristocracy
This document gave power to Parliament and limited the power of the British monarchy.
English Bill of Rights
This meeting was set by Louis XVI to set a new tax, however the result led to the first rebellion of French citizens against the monarchy.
Estates-General
What event led to new farming methods being developed and farmers investing in more land to produce more food?
Agriculture Revolution or Enclosure Movement
What meeting was held between European countries to determine which parts of Africa they could claim without conflict?
Berlin Conference
What is a religious authority with a god-like figure as the absolute ruler?
Theocracy
Who argued that all people are born with the natural rights of Life, Liberty, and Property?
John Locke
In which event did delegates break down a door to a separate space and stay until a new constitution was written by the elite?
Tennis Court Oath
This inventor created the first, efficient, steam engine which led to a transportation boom.
James Watt
This event caused further tension between Indians and Europeans due to the lack of attention to Indian culture and tradition.
Sepoy Rebellion
What is a system in which citizens elect representatives to vote on their behalf?
Republic
This person believed in freedom of speech, which was used later, to create the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Francois Voltaire
This individual established new requirements of the French government and stripped power from the elite while creating terror and panic across France.
Maximilien Robespierre
This term references the shift from rural livelihoods to city life during the Industrial Revolution.
Urbanization
List at least 5 trading restrictions China had on European countries.
Trade only in Canton, 4 months trading, Kowtow, no women, no arms, only 8 Chinese men, no books, can't learn to speak Chinese move 100 yards from the warehouse
What is a classless society achieved through a one-party body that controls the economy?
Communism
Which thinker believed in the separation of powers?
Charles Montesquieu
This individual established goals to limit the power of France and restore power to royal, European families after Napoleon was defeated.
Klemens Von Metternich
what economic system has individuals rather than the government control the factors of production.
Capitalism
This African nation maintained their independence from European rule because they purchased advanced weapon to defend themselves.
Ethiopia