Ancient Mediaeval
What were the effects of the Neolithic Revolution?
Name 2
EXTRA - Name 3
Advance Agriculture
Permanent settlement
Job Specialization
Animal Domestication
During the Renaissance, humanist scholars and artists sought to revive which classical cultures?
Greek, Roman
What is an absolute monarchy?
Absolute rule of a king or queen over the government and the people justified by divine right.
What is imperialism?
Strong and powerful nations go to weaker nations to exploit them for Economic / Political control
What is a social hierarchy?
Social class based on who you are and what you are born into or can work to become
EX: Feudalism, Caste, Encomienda
Why was the invention of the printing press significant?
EXTRA - What book was mass produced
Allowed for literature to be read by every one.
Helped spread ideas through things like the mass production of the Bible
What is the concept of natural rights as defined by John Locke?
Life, Liberty, and property
What were the motivations for European imperialism?
EXTRA - Name the two other G's that had consequences.
The three G's: God, Glory, Gold
How did the Silk Road contribute to cultural diffusion?
Name three things
Spread of: Religion, Technology, Goods, Art
What were the motivations for European exploration and colonization of the Americas?
EXTRA - Name three things
Economic, Political, Religious
Unrest with styles of government in charge along with financial issues in the country
What does it mean if a nation follows a policy of isolationism?
The nation does not get involved in foreign relations.
During the medieval era, what natural resources contributed to the wealth of west African empires?
Gold, Salt
How did Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation challenge the authority of the Roman Catholic Church?
Through writing his 99 thesis and revolting against the church
What were the negative impacts of industrialization?
Poor working conditions, Child labor, Long hours,
How did imperialism affect Africa and Asia?
It started the divisions in Africa and lead to the Rwandan Genocide. Colonies were forced to give up raw materials and Asia revolts from this.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread from Asia to Europe?
EXTRA - Who did the people blame and how did they spread the disease?
Fleas on Rats through trading
EXTRA - Jews for poisoning the wells
What factors contributed to the demand for African slave labor in the Americas? What were conditions like onboard the slave ships of the Middle Passage?
Demand for plantation workers in the southern sugar, raw material farms and the conditions were terrible. People were packed in tightly with poor living conditions.
Why did Karl Marx predict a revolution of the working classes?
Karl Marx though capitalism was bad and unequal so people would want a new economic system
EXTRA - Socialism, Communism, Capitalism
What is the treaty that splits Spain and Portugal in south America
Treaty of Tordesillas