Economy
The earliest way people got what they needed to survive
hunter-gathering, bartering
Invented in 1983. Enables people to make contact instantly. Encourages Globalization and interconnectedness.
the internet
What were the 4 major river valley civilizations
Yellow, Indus, Tigris & Euphrates, and Nile
When people shifted from hunter-gathering to farming
Neolithic Revolution
Caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. Sparked by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand
WWI
Route between Europe, America and Africa. Included the middle passage and enabled the columbian exchange.
Triangular Trade
Theory that the sun was the center of the universe. Created conflict between the church and scientists.
Heliocentric universe
Major world power after WWII (especially after 1990)
United States
When people shifted from the cottage industry to manufacturing. People moved from the countryside to the cities. Began in England
Industrial Revolution
Francisco Pizarro conquered this American empire, known for rope bridges, quipu, and terrace farming
Incan empire
Economic system in europe during the medieval period
Manorialism
How did the printing press change society AND who invented the movable type printing press?
Enabled more people to read and helped spread ideas (ex: scientific revolution and reformation) AND Johannes Gutenberg
Name two successful medieval African Civilizations
Songhai, Mali, Ghana, Zimbabwe
Only successful slave revolt in history
Haitian Revolution
This military leader created the largest empire in the world at that time. It stretched from Greece to India and created cultural exchange leading to hellenistic culture
Alexander the Great
Company that has many investors. First created to colonize US.
Joint Stock Company
Mongol invention that improved their ability to conduct mounted warfare
stirrup
Dominant global empire in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The sun never set on me.
England
When the Catholic and Protestant church split. Caused European monarchs to have more power than the pope. Spurred by the writing of the 95 Theses.
Protestant Reformation
Period of tension between the US and the USSR when the USSR was planning to have missiles 90 miles off the coast of Florida
Cuban Missile Crisis
Economic system that emphasizes balance of trade. Common during colonialism and imperialism.
Mercantilism
WWI weapon that caused people to drown even when they were miles from water.
Poison gas
Large empire that fell in 476. Had a monarchy, republic and an empire
Rome
1950s event where the Chinese communist party purged people that could be a threat to their rule (intellectuals, non-communists, religious people, landlords etc.). Caused in part by the great famine where 50 million people died.
Cultural Revolution
These TWO military leaders both faced military defeat at the hands of Russian winter and the Russian's scorched earth policies
Napoleon and Hitler