Age of Exploration
I miscalculated my voyage by 5,000 miles and ended up in modern day Cuba and the Bahamas
Columbus
Name one feature of the quartering act (American Revolution)
Quartering Act - Colonists had to provide British troops in America:
Money
Living quarters
Supplies
This civilization was located in present day Guatemala
Maya
Which is more stable...
Absolutism or Democracy
Absolutism
This Enlightenment philosopher created the idea of Natural Rights (fundamental to the Declaration of Independence)
John Locke
The two countries with the most talented sea navigators during the Age of Exploration.
Spain and Portugal
Name one of the effects of the American Revolution
Independence
After an 8 year fight, America becomes a country
A new form of government
The ideas of the Enlightenment are put into effect
The French Revolution
France fell into debt supporting the US. This led to many wanting their own Enlightened government.
The Incans created this "wonder of the world"
Machu Picchu
Which has more freedoms....
Absolutism or Democracy
Democracy
This Enlightenment philosopher created the idea of Separation of Powers (fundamental to US government)
Montesquie
This treaty split the "new world" between Portugal and Spain
Tordesailles
Since the Middle Ages, the absolute monarchs had ruled France under the _____________
Under this government the _____________ estate had to pay half their income in taxes
Acien Regime
Third Estate
Mesoamerica: ___________ and __________ was civilized before the Spanish arrived
Mesoamerica: Mexico and Central America was civilized before the Spanish arrived
-Feudalism Decline
-Decline of Catholic Church
-Growing Middle Class
John Locke’s most famous political work was ___________________.
Two Treatisies of Government
The Columbian Exchange was an exchange of goods between the Old World and New World. Name one of the negative effects...
-Disease (smallpox, measles kill indigenous populations)
-Start of the Atlantic slave trade
The name of the first French Constitution
Declaration of the Rights of Man & the Citizen
This civilization believed in ritual sacrifice
Aztecs
I was the French king for over 80 years before I was removed during the French Revolution
King Louis XVI
I wrote "The Social Contract (1762)" which explained that individuals give up some freedoms to their government in exchange for government support and benefits.
Rousseau
This famous historical figure lived between (1394-1460) and....
Promoted exploration of west Africa
Sponsored voyages
Funded navigation schools.
Prince Henry “the Navigator” of Portugal
Many saw the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution as a sign that democratic and Enlightenment ideals were not sustainable
Who led the French government at the time?
Maximilien Robespierre
The capital of the Aztecs, modern day Mexico City
Tenochitlan
What is the vocab term?
"To increase the country’s wealth, armies and colonies were created and used to expand into new areas of the world"
Mercantalism
Philosophers like Montesquieu and Rousseau created new ideas that made the basis for the American government, name one of the principles they created
Consent of the Governed
Separation of Powers