Empires, Empires, Empires!
Name that Empire!
1721-1917
Russia
A key leader was Peter the Great
Russian Empire
What was the Enlightenment Era?
An era of logical reasoning was used to understand and improve society.
French Revolution
When and where did the Industrial Revolution take place?
1780s, Great Britain
Name one motive for the start of imperialism
industrialization, competition of natural resources, unifying countries, enhance a nationi's status and superiority over others.
Name that Empire!
1603-1868
Japan
A key leader of this empire was Leyasu
Tokugawa Shogunate
Name that Thinker:
Believed in the idea that everyone is born with natural rights.
John Locke
100 Bonus Points: What 3 rights did Locke believe everyone has a right to?
Name the 3 prime leaders of the French Revolution.
Louis XVI: King up until his execution by Robespierre. (1789-1794)
Maximellian Robespierre: Led the Third Estate, executed Louis XVI, and led the Reign of Terror. (1794-1799)
Napoleon Bonaparte: Became the new leader over France's constitutional monarchy. (1799-1821)
What was the uprising of new technology used for farming called?
The Agricultural Revolution
What was one example of imperialism that took place from 1850s-1914?
Russia and Japan (Russo-Japanese War of 1904)
Great Britain and India
Great Britain and South Africa
Belgium and the Congo & Rwanda
China (spheres of influence)
Name that Empire:
1527-1857
Modern-Day India
A key leader was Akbar the Great
Mughal Empire
Name that Thinker:
Believed in women's rights
Mary Wollstonecraft
(A Vindication of Women's Rights)
Who was the main leader to help Haiti gain its independence from the French from 1791 to 1804?
Toussaint L'Ouverture
What were the names of the two systems for production in the home and production in a factory?
Domestic System and Factory System
What event took place during the Berlin Conference of 1884?
The Scramble for Africa
Name that Empire!
1453-1917
Middle East
A key leader of this empire was Suleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Empire
Name that Thinker:
Believed in the separation of powers
Montisquieu
What was the short-term cause that started the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille
Name two innovations that were created because of the Industrial Revolution.
Spinning jenny, telegraph, steam engine, Bessemer Process, water mill, railroads, trains.
What was "The Spheres of Influence"?
When European countries had divided up China and controlled regions political and economic power, specifically over trade.
Name these Thinkers:
Believed in the idea of a social contract between the people and government
Believed in the idea of capitalism, to which all individuals make an individual profit for personal gain
Thomas Hobbes
Adam Smith
200 Bonus Points: What books did these thinkers write?
Name the 3 leaders for the Latin American Independence Movements.
Miguel Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Name two effects of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
Poor working conditions, child labor, child labor laws, pollution, increased urbanization, burning of fossil fuels
Name two effects of imperialism on the world
Led to competition over natural resources, conflict/warfare (WWI), spread of nationalistic ideas, growing power of European countries over non-European countries