Unit 1 - Pre Modern World
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
The invention of farming or agriculture
What was the event where the representatives of the Third Estate swore to create a new government that better represented the people of France?
The Tennis Court Oath
Which economic system had key characteristics of high taxes and more public services?
Socialism
Name three countries of Southern Asia
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, etc.
What is the type of government that has a small group of people as rulers?
Oligarchy
Which of these was NOT true about life in the Pre-Modern Era?
A) Most people weren't literate
B) Most people did not travel more than 50 miles from their birthplace in their lifetimes
C) Most people did not have enough to eat
D) Most people believed the Earth was flat
What year did Napoleon crown himself Emperor of France?
1804
What was a major difference between the First and Second Industrial Revolution?
First was only in Britain, Second spread to Europe and America
First was really focused on textiles, Second involved many more industries
Name the three largest religions in Southern Asia
Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism
What country defeated Napoleon and ultimately ended his takeover of Europe?
Russia
Name three things that were developed during the Golden Age of Science in the Middle East
Modern medicine/surgery, physics, algebra
What was the name of the radical government of the French Revolution?
The National Convention
How did the Industrial Revolution lead to imperialism?
Industrialized countries needed new markets (to sell their goods in) and more resources (to make more things from)
What product did India produce before the British colonized it?
Textiles
When was Louis XVI executed?
1793
What was the "Great Divergence"?
When Europe became more wealthy and powerful than the rest of the world
Before the revolution, the politics and economy of Saint Domingue were mostly ruled by a group of wealthy white landowners known as:
The Grand Blancs
What invention kicked off the Industrial Revolution?
Spinning Jenny
Define extractive imperialism
One country controlling another and taking its resources and goods to make money
Why were France's colonies in Africa not as wealthy or productive as Britain's or Belgium's?
A lot of them were in/around the Sahara Desert.
What is the definition of sovereignty?
Who gets to make decisions about what kind of government a certain nation/state has
What was the social class that had the most political and economic power in Latin America (before the Revolutions)
Spaniards or Peninsulares
How did industrialization lead to urbanization?
More factories and manufacturing meant more jobs were available, so more people moved to cities to get those jobs
Who was the king of Ethiopia that defeated the Italians at the Battle of Adwa?
What did the Bessemer Process do?
A much cheaper, faster way to make steel