Origins of the Modern World
What lifestyle did pre-civilized societies use?
Hunters and Gatherers
What were the wealthy, but not noble, people called prior to the Revolution?
Bourgeoisie
Before there was government, people lived in this theoretical existence
the State of Nature
What is censorship?
Government prevents you from hearing, saying, writing, reading things it doesn't like
Where did the IR begin?
Great Britain
In feudalism, kings gave this to nobles in exchange for what?
fiefs, protection
What was the date of the start of the French Revolution?
July 14, 1789
John Locke stated government was created to protect what three natural rights?
Life, liberty, and property
African National Congress; apartheid
What was the average number of hours per day and days per week a laborer worked in the early IR?
12-16 hours per day, 6 days per week
What are the two Houses of Parliament?
What battle was the final downfall of Napoleon?
Battle of Waterloo
What task does the monarch of the United Kingdom still do that was a result of the Personal Rule of Charles I?
Must call Parliament to session
What was Bismark's Blood and Iron Speech about?
He will unify Germany through war and industrialization
What type of new machines were invented in the IR?
Complex machines
What king signed the Maga Carta?
King John
Who was Napoleon's biggest military rival and from what country did he come?
Horatio Nelson; Britian
What three vows does the Catholic Church require clergy to take (especially after the Protestant Reformation began)?
Vows of poverty, chastity, and devotion
What are the two parts of the definition of nationalism?
Do not want to be ruled by someone with a different national identity; want self-determination
What was the benefit to the IR of more efficient farming and an increase in population?
More laborers to work in the factories
What Ancient Greek Tyrant gave legislative power to the Athenian Assembly?
Cleisthenes
Who made up the three estates, in order from smallest to largest percent of the population?
Clergy, Nobles, the People (Bourgeoisie, urban laborers, peasants)
What are four of the complaints MartinLUther had with the Catholic Church's practicing of Christianity?
Can't buy absolution, only two sacraments, forgiveness comes only from God, Salvation through faith only, pray only to God
After the War of Independence in 1948, which countries took the Gaza Strip and West Bank?
Egypt and Jordan
Who created the Invisible Hand Theory, and what does it state?
Adam Smith; if government stays out of the economy, then producers and consumers will agree on price and quality of products