Unit 1
In historical timelines, the 3-letter abbreviation BCE refers to dates that occurred before year 1 in the Gregorian calendar. What does it stand for?
Before Common Era
This author's book Common Sense (1776) captured Enlightenment ideals, advocating for reason, natural rights, and self-governance - inspiring revolutionary spirit around the world.
Thomas Paine
Rapid and unplanned population growth in cities during the Industrial Revolution caused overcrowding and poor living conditions, a process known as this.
Urbanization
This term refers to Indian soldiers who served in the British East India Company’s army during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sepoy
This controversial British imperialist helped expand British territory in southern Africa and established a famous scholarship for students to study at Oxford.
Cecil Rhodes
Yersinia pestis is closely related with which important event?
The Black Death
A skilled and successful craftsmen in 18th century France would belong to which Estate?
Third Estate
Before the Industrial Revolution, most societies were ____________ societies, relying on the land for their economy and way of life.
Agrarian Societies
(Agricultural Societies)
This economic system was designed to increase a country’s wealth by controlling trade and accumulating precious metals through exports exceeding imports.
Mercantilism
This wealthy Italian family was known for sponsoring artists like Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance.
Medici Family
This term, derived from Italian meaning “rebirth,” refers to an important cultural movement that started in Europe.
This important war, fought from 1754-1763, resulted in Britain gaining substantial control over North American territory.
the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years' War)
During the Industrial Revolution, factors such as poor harvests and limited opportunities that drove people away from their homes are known by this term
Push Factors
This African nation successfully resisted European colonization during the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century.
Ethiopia (historically Abyssinia)
"Prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence, illustrating with examples"
Which Command Term does this describe?
Demonstrate
This architect solved a major engineering challenge in Florence by designing the massive dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral without using wooden scaffolding.
Filippo Brunelleschi
This French king was executed by guillotine in 1793 during the French Revolution.
King Louis XVI (16th)
Passed in Britain in 1833, it was one of the earliest laws regulating child labor and working conditions.
Factory Act of 1833
This poem by Rudyard Kipling urged Western nations to take responsibility for “civilizing” and governing colonized peoples during the age of imperialism.
White Man's Burden
Dissident Elites, Mass Frustration, State Crisis, and _____________ are the 4 common characteristics of revolutions.
Shared Motivation
The name for a government system where religious leaders hold power and make laws based on religious beliefs.
Theocracy
These three principles, often cited together, inspired revolutionary calls for freedom, fairness, and unity during late 18th-century France.
Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity
(Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité)
This is the term for a large network of multiple cities and their suburbs that have grown and merged together into one continuous urban area, containing tens of millions of people.
Megalopolis
How many European nations attended the 1884–1885 Berlin Conference, where they divided African territories among themselves?
14
(14 European nations attended the Berlin Conference, but only about 7 received formal territorial concessions in Africa.)
How many Formative and Summative Assessments appear in PCR for this class?
17