Enlightenment
what was the age of enlightenment?
defined as the period of rigorous scientific, political and philosophical discourse that characterized European society.
what was the cause of the Cold War?
ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR.
what is globalization?
a term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place.
what is absolutism?
How did America get its name?
named after Amerigo Vespucci.
What was the basis of the enlightenment thinking?
the use and celebration of reason.
Where did the two peace conferences take place at the end of WWII?
Potsdam, Germany
How would your life be different if globalization hadn't happened?
we wouldn't be as advanced with our technologies and communications as we are today.
How did absolutism affect society?
These were an extended royal household, including all those who regularly attend to the monarch and royal family. Monarchs would do this in order to appear more powerful and to control the nobility. They also regulated religion to control the spread of ideas.
For what European country did John Cabot sail?
England
How did the view of man and the world change?
reshaped the ways people understood issues such as liberty, equality, and individual rights.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
How has globalization affected your life?
decreases the cost of manufacturing.
What influenced absolutism?
the crises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Who were the first European explorers to reach North America, around 1002 AD?
The Vikings of Norway