Important People
Italian who 'discovered' the New World.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Name of the 'exchange' that occurred between the Old World and the New
What is the Columbian Exchange?
One of the earliest examples of Historical Globalization
What is the Silk Road?
Country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is England?
The event necessary for Imperialism
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Belgian king who had horrible things done to the people of the Congo
Who is King Leopold II?
The need for lots of workers in the New World led to this
What is Slavery/Indentured Servitude?
One of the diseases that spread to North America from the Columbian Exchange
What is Small Pox?
One of the most important early inventions
The empire that controlled 24% of the globe by the end of World War 1
What is the British Empire?
The man who conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortez?
The economic system Europe used during colonialism that favoured protectionism
What is Mercantilism?
The first people to settle in North America
Who are the Vikings?
The need for many workers in factories led to this
What is child labour?
A racist theory that motivated European Imperialism
What is Social Darwinism?
The man who wrote On the Origin of Species, developing the theory of natural selection
Who is Charles Darwin?
Name for the route across the Atlantic slaves had to cross
What is the Middle Passage?
A name for the three-way exchange of goods, resources and slaves between colonies and the mother country
What is Triangular Trade?
The average age of death for factory and mine workers in England during the Industrial Revolution
What is 25?
The conference where European countries divided up Africa
What is the Berlin Conference?
The man credited with circumnavigating the Earth
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
A debate between Bartolomé de las Casas and Juan de Sepúlveda in Spain about the treatment of Native Americans
What is the Valladolid Debate?
The name of Mr. Morrison's favourite band.
What is Iron Maiden?
The year Europe began to experience a "Second Industrial Revolution"
When is 1870?
The two African countries that remained independent during the Scramble for Africa.
What are Abyssinia and Liberia