Black Plague, Renaissance & Reformation
The Black Plague killed approximately what percentage of Europe's population?
30-60%
What percentage of indigenous Americans died in the century following European contact?
80-95%
(due to disease, war, forced labor, etc.)
What does “absolutism” mean in government?
What is when one ruler has complete power?
What is industrialization?
transformation of agricultural society to manufacturing society
The 1994 genocide involving mass killings between the Hutu and Tutsi groups happened in which African country?
Rwanda
The Renaissance began in which European country?
Italy
What was the name of the trade route connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Triangular trade
What revolution inspired the French Revolution?
The American Revolution
Which country was the first to industrialize?
Great Britain
The 1959 Cuban Revolution was led by whom?
Fidel Castro
Name one famous artist of the Renaissance?
Di Vinci, Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello
What was the biggest consequence to European exploration?
Start of transatlantic slave trade
What was the Enlightenment?
A movement that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights
What is imperialism?
when a country takes control of another land or people
What was the series of protests and uprisings beginning in 2010 across countries in the Middle East and North Africa called?
Arab Spring
Reform=change... What was being changed during the Reformation
The Catholic Church
Which country was the first to lead the Age of Exploration?
Portugal
Who wrote about natural rights and the social contract?
John Locke
Which country controlled the most land in Africa during the “Scramble for Africa”?
Great Britain
What was the late 20th-century conflict in Northern Ireland involving tensions between Catholics and Protestants called?
Irish Troubles
Who started the Protestant Reformation by posting the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
What were the THREE main reasons that motivated European exploration
God, Gold, & Glory
What country experienced a successful slave uprising (1791-1804) during the age of revolutions?
Haiti
How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to European imperialism in the 19th century?
created a demand for raw materials and new markets
How did the events that immediately followed WW2 lead to the Israel/Palestine conflict?
Partitioning of British controlled Palestine
(Britain split Palestine and gave a section of it to Jewish people seeking refuge after the Holocaust, Israel (Jewish state) declared independence, Arab countries fought back....)