Vocab
Tombs built by Muslims in Swahili city-states, adopted from Indigenous culture
Pillar tombs
What is the largest country?
Russia
Enlightenment philosopher who argued that natural rights were protected by the social contract
John Locke
Revolution in America against the British government inspired by Enlightenment ideals
American Revolution
Emphasizing the rights, freedoms, and equality of all people
Democratic
What Island had a Revolution?
Haiti
The empire conquered chiefdoms and expanded trade. At one point, they controlled almost the entire Trans-Saharan gold trade.
Mali Empire
Leader of a series of revolutions against the Spanish government in Latin America
Simón Bolívar
Revolution in which the French overthrew their monarch to establish a republic based on Enlightenment ideals
French Revolution
The region in Eastern Europe in which many states sought to break away from the Ottoman Empire
Balkans
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
United Kingdom
Land-based Empire during 1750-1900?
Russia
Explorer sponsored by Spain and the first European to land in the Americas
Columbus
British investors invested huge amounts of money for cattle to be raised in Argentina and shipped to the U.K. to feed the people in its industrial cities
Argentina’s cattle industry
Policy by the Ottoman Empire to create a new nationality of “Ottoman” to unite the different nations within its borders
Ottomanism
Where did Europeans go to gather raw materials during imperialism? (2 places)
Africa and Asia
The empire that a "Khan" ruled?
Mongol
Chinese military leader who commanded a fleet of junks to spread Chinese culture and influence in Afro-Eurasia
Admiral Zheng He
Religious movement among Indigenous people in the United States that Jesus would return to destroy white people
Ghost Dance Movement
Belief system that began in China that emphasizes social order; often used by Chinese governments to justify their power
Confucianism
The increase in the population of cities, especially due to the migration of people from rural areas
Urbanization
3 land-based empires from 1750-1900
Safavid, Mughal, Ottoman
Mexican dictator who allowed American economic imperialism and rapid increases in economic inequality
Diaz
A racist belief based on Darwin’s theory of evolution that white people were superior
Social Darwinism