Unit 1
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
The dynamic change from a hunter-gatherer society to a agricultural society; birth of agriculture.
Define the word "Caravan."
Group of people, usually traders, who travelled the desserts of Northern Africa and Asia.
Define the Renaissance
Period in history and a cultural movement marking the transition from the middle ages to modernity, characterized by an effort to revive ancient Greek and Roman culture.
Define the Continental System (State Goal as well)
Bans trade with Great Britain. The goal was to starve them into submission. It hurt English Industries.
Define Imperialism
Imperialism is the policy of entending a country's power and influence through diplomacy of military force.
State the types of government and explain each.
Pure Democracy, Representative Democracy, Absolute Monarchy, Consitutional Monarchy, Theocracy, Oligarchy, & Anarchy (more types of government can be stated).
What wa the mandate of heaven?
Divine approval of the ruler
Define Humanism and Secularism
Secularism: Having a worldly rather than religious/spritual focus.
What were the three estates and who makes up each?
First Estate: 1% of population; Clergy
Second Estate: 2% of population; Nobility
Third Estate: 97% of population; Commoners
How did the Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegraph affect WW1?
Both of these events prompted the United States to join the war.
Be able to demonstrate the evolution of written language form the devlopment of Cuneiform to the devlopment of the Alphabet
Cuneiform was the first written language which consisted of special characters. It was developed in Mesopotamia but its complexity caused its decline. Later, the Phonecians created a much simpler alphabet called the Phonecian Alphabet. The modern Alphabet is based on the Phonecian Alphabet.
Magna Carta, Crusades, Black Plague? (State what it was, cause, and importance)
Magna Carta: Document that restricted the King of England's power. It was written because of the multiple grievences against the king such as his high demand of taxes and his absolute power. Considered to be the first step towards democracy in England.
Crusades: Series of religious wars launched by European Christians to acquire the holy land. Caused by desire to regain the holy land and sermon preached by Pope Urban II. Important because it slowed the advance of Islam in Europe.
Black Plague: Devastating plague thar swept across Europe between 1347 and 1351. Caused by fleas on rats and the contact if rats and humans and eventually contact between humans. Important because it killed approximately 2/3 of Europe's population at the time.
What was the 30 years war and the glorious revolution? (State Significance as well).
Glorious Revolution: Bloodless transfer of power from James II to William of Orange and his wife Catherine; Parliament Power Increased.
What specific enlightment ideas are used to create the US government? French Government?
Ideas such as equality, liberty, justice, separation of church and state, checks and balances, separation of powers, etc.
State the leaders of the Italian Unification and what they were known as. Also state the leader of the german unification and by what "means" did he say he would accomplish goals?
Camillo Di Cavour: "Brains"
Guisseppi Mazzini: "Heart"
Guisseppi Garibaldi: "Sword"
The leader of the German Unifcation was Otto Von Bismarck, he used "realpoltik" to accomplish laws.
Identify the 5 major world religions and their ultimate goals
Hinduism: Attain moksha
Buddhism: Attain enlightment
Christianity: Live in Jesus' name
Judaism: Main the idea of a universal, political realm of justice & peace
Islam: Seek the pleasure of Allah
Spread of Islam in Africa?
Zheng He is known to be the greatest admiral in Chinese history. Zheng He's patron emperor died and the emperor's successors weren't interested in maritime trade. They were mostly more concerned with protecting China against its traditional enemies, the Nomads of the Steppe.
What was the Tennis Court Oath? Why was the Bastille Stormed? What is the significane of the storming of the Bastille?
The tennis court oath was a declaration made by the Non-clery and Non-noble group of France (Third Estate; Commoners; National Assembly) that they would not disperse until a new constitution was established for France. The Bastille was stormed because of the fear the Louis XIV (Fourteenth) would arrest France's national assembly, people started storming the Bastille and tore down the fort. This event showed the power and ability the French had to overpower the monarchy.
What does Russia become after its revolution? What party is in power? What did Vladmir Lenin become?
Russia became the USSR which was a communist country and the bolshevik party took power. Vladmir Lenin became the leader.
What technologies allowed civilizations to overcome limitations of trade? What was the silk road? Connection to cultural diffusion?
Compass, ships, general knowledge or land and sea routes; The Silk road was one of the major trade routes stretched from China to Europe. As people traded, they traded their ideas along too.
How did the Mongols conquer? How was this different from how they ruled? What did Mongols value as a society.
Mongols used guerilla warfare but ruled peacefully. Mongols valued Loyalty.
(1) The protestant reformation was a religious reform movement that spread in the 1500s. (2) Martin Luther is the "leader" of the reformation. (3) The selling of indulgences and corruption of the Church. (4) Culturally, Christianity split up into branches and politically, the church's power decreased and started to get questions. People didn't need to rely on the church for religious knowledge anymore.
Name the enlightment individuals. (For Extra 200 points, name what they did and what they believed in after the game ends)
John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Baron de Montesquieu, Voltaire, Thomas Hobbes, & Adam Smith.
Describe the economic theories of each economist below:
- John Maynard Keynes
- FA Hayek
- Robert Owen
- Karl Marx
John Maynard Keynes: Believed in spending "now," economy will not better itself, and bailouts are good
FA Hayek: Believed in rationalizing and saving, the economy will better itself, and bailouts are bad
Robert Owen: Socialist who believed in society owns property, society controls business, communities should be self sufficient and believed in social democracy.
Karl Marx: Founder/Father of communism and introduced the theory of communism. Believed that all goods and wealth were to be divided equally among people despite their levels in social hierarchy because there wasn't one in communism, everyone is equal