Prehistory
What is the time period before writing was invented called?
Prehistory
How did art change during this time?
Realistic, statues of people/gods and goddesses, texture
Rebirth
Who was Christopher Columbus?
An Italian explorer who opened exploration to the Americas
What event triggered WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Why were early people forced to migrate out of africa?
Climate patterns began changing - unable to live in colder temperatures
What was the Government of the Roman Republic like?
Citizens elect leaders to make laws and all government decisions
What was the Renaissance?
Period that focused on creativity, new ideas, and inventions
What does Divine Right mean?
Monarchs though god gave them the right to rule how they want
What did the Suffragettes achieve?
The right for women to vote
What are the three time periods within prehistory?
Paleolithic era, Mesolithic era, Neolithic era
What is a crusade?
A religious war
What were some positives to the printing press being created?
Why did Europeans launch the voyages of discovery?
Looking for new lands, riches, and trade routes to Asia
Spread Christianity
Looking for new markets for goods
What was the difference between work on a farm and work in a factory?
Farm: Scarce, safer, healthier, weather dependent
Factory: Plentiful, repetitive, dangerous, unhealthy
What are hunter-gatherers?
Early people who hunted animals and gathered plants to survive
What were some of the achievements made during this time?
Roads, aqueducts, Roman law, latin, architecture, military
What led to the reformation?
Church officials focused more on power than religion
How was Spain able to create a huge empire in the Americas?
They had horses, metal weapons, and spread European diseases
What was trench warfare like and what difficulties did soldiers face because of it?
Armies faced each other in dug out trenches/tunnels; easier to defend or attack
Hunger, cold, disease, poison gas
To make plants and animals more useful to humans
Put the following in order from most important to least important:
Nobels, Peasants, Kings, Knights
King, Nobels, Knights, Peasants
What is the term to describe the emphasis on the abilities and accomplishments of human beings
Humanism
Protect people's freedom and serve the people
What are the two big events happening during WW2?
The Great Depression
The Holocaust