chapter 1,4 and 3
what is humanisiman and what two cultures were a rebirth of the Renaissance
greek and roman and focusing on human development
which word is best defined as, "the idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as god's representative on Earth." What is the geocentric theory?
Divine right and the moo, sun, and planets revolve around the earth
Define the Three Estate, Urbanization, Union and capitalism.
1st Estate - Represented the clergy
2nd Estate - Represented the nobility
3rd Estate - Represented the Common people
Urbanization - City buildings and the movement of people to cities. Union - Associations formed by laborers to work for change
Capitalism - System of privately owned businesses seeking profits
Know the difference between the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
Define Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism.
Triple Entente:France,Great Britain,Russia. Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy.
Militarism-the desire to have strong military. Alliance- formal agreement between two or more nations for mutual support in case of war. Imperialism- the practice of a nation forcefully imposing its rule or authority over other nations forcefully imposing a rule or authority over other nations. Nationalism- a strong devotion to one's country and/or culture
where were atomic bombs dropped? what was Hitler's final soultion
Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to elemaite all Jews from euorpe
what was an important effect of the invention of the printing press? how did the Renaissance reformation shapes idea about democracy?
it increasedd literacy and the use of vencular languages. emephiized individual and challenged rule authoritarian leaders
what were the main changes the English Bill of Rights made to the government after William and Mary took over post glorious Revolution and what was caused by the scientific revolution ?
No levying taxes without a specific grant from parliament, no interfering with freedom of speech in parliament, no suspending Parliament's laws. and Improvements in medicine and scientific instruments
what is the tennis court oath and what happens on bastille day?
not leaving the tennis court and the storming of the bastille
What is the Treaty of Versailles?Why is it important
Peace treaty between Germany and the Allies that supported Germany paying war reparations and loosing their colonies, and creating an international court
what is the day that will live in infamy
the attack on pearl harbor
why did the Europeans go exploring in the 1400s
god glory and gold
Which word is best defined as, "monarch claiming the authority to rule without limits on their power."
Absolutism
what did the reign of terror do? and what did Eli Whitney invent?
suspended individual rights and the cotton gin
What was wilson's 14 points plan?
A plan for achieving a fair and lasting peace, it supported no secret treaties and self-determination for colonies
what is the holocaust
to kill Jews for not being perfect
acording to the policy of mercantilism how could a nation increase its wealth?
sell more goods than it buys
How were Issac Newton and Francis Bacon important
Issac Newton - Developed the law of universal gravitation
Francis Bacon - English writer who helped develop the scientific method
who wrote the wealth of nations
adam smith
What three things increased during the Great Depression
Banks closing, unemployment, and business failures
germany invasion on france
how were Africans transported to the americas
triaunglar trade
How were Gelileo, Rene Decartes, and Nicholas Copernicus Important.
Galileo - First to use the telescope to study the heavens
Rene Decartes - helped develop the scientific method with an emphasis on logic
Nicholas Copernicus- First to argue that the sun, not the earth was the center of the universe
what are three factors of prpudition
land labor and caiptal
What event marked the beginning of The Great Depression
The stock market crash in 1929
who was the supreme commander of the western allide forces in europe
dwight d eisenhower