ancient civs
this is a government that is ruled by one person
what is a monarchy?
this was a document in england meant to limit the king's power
what is the magna carta?
this was the system of society before the french revolution with 3 classes or estates
what is the old regime?
this was the first industry to industrialize
what are textiles?
this was the first african nation to be colonized by a european power
what is the congo?
this was the birthplace of democracy
what is athens?
name either of the 2 enlightenment thinkers that advocated for a social contract
who are hobbes and rousseau?
"i live a very luxurious lifestyle. sure, my wife and i may not be king and queen, but having a noble title like marquis or lord is pretty nice too. it's also nice not having to pay as many taxes on my income."
what estate am i a part of?
what is the 2nd estate?
"i am tired of the owners of the factory abusing us. let's stop working until they give us the treatment we deserve!"
what does the above scenario describe?
what is a strike?
this is the act of creating empires by colonizing other countries; where strong nations dominate the weak ones
what is imperialism?
this is the first civilization of history
what is mesopotamia?
under this system, the american government is split into the national and the state governments
what is the federal system?
this is a name for the middle class of france
what is the bourgeoisie?
this is an agricultural process where a farmer chooses to breed animals with the best chosen qualities
what is selective breeding?
name BOTH canals created through imperialism that we studied in class
what are the suez and panama canals?
similar to the code of hammurabi, this was the written law code of the ancient romans
what are the twelve tables?
this is the idea that a king or queen's power comes directly from god?
what is divine right of kings?
this was a period of intense fear because people weren't sure if they would be attacked/executed next
what is the great fear OR the reign of terror?
this system of economics has the goal of making money; the means of production are owned by individuals
what is capitalism?
this US legislation stated that only the US could intervene in latin america
what is the roosevelt corollary?
this is a government that has elected representatives that vote on laws instead of everyone in a society
what is a republic?
the united states having the judicial, executive, and legislative branches was definitely inspired by this enlightenment thinker
who is montesquieu?
this was held to remake europe after napoleon's downfall and to prevent another person like him from doing it all again
this man is considered the father of communism
who is karl marx?
these 2 groups in india just could not get along, which delayed the progress of various independence movement
who are hindus and muslims?