Renaissance to Enslavement
European motivation for exploration often summarized as the “Three G’s.”
What are Gold, God, and Glory?
Philosopher who believed people had natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
During the French Revolution, this execution device became a symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to carry out public executions.
What is the guillotin
The country where the Industrial Revolution began.
What is Great Britain?
A policy where stronger nations dominate weaker regions.
What is imperialism?
The forced movement of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to work as enslaved laborers.
What is the Triangular Trade?
This thinker supported separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?
Leader who crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Machines and factories replacing hand production is known as this.
What is industrialization?
Meeting where European nations divided Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
The system where colonies provided raw materials and markets for their mother country.
What is mercantilism?
Author of The Social Contract who believed power comes from the people.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Who allegedly said "Let them eat cake?"
Who is Queen Marie Antoinette?
This new transportation system used steam-powered locomotives to move goods and people quickly across long distances.
What are railroads?
The division of Africa by European nations was known as this.
What is the Scramble for Africa?
The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This Enlightenment idea means freedom of speech, religion, and press.
What are civil liberties?
This revolution in Haiti was led by Toussaint Louverture.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
Movement of people from rural areas to cities for factory jobs.
What is urbanization?
This policy in China allowed multiple European nations and Japan to control trade in different regions of the country.
What are spheres of influence?
In his 95 Theses, Martin Luther listed complaints he had with the Catholic Church. These complaints included the sale of what?
Indulgences
The Enlightenment idea that people agree to give up some freedoms to a government in exchange for protection and order.
What is the Social Contract?
The storming of this prison marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
What is the Bastille?
Economic system where private individuals own businesses.
What is capitalism?
This phrase described the belief that Europeans had a duty to bring civilization, religion, and culture to non-European peoples.
What is the White Man’s Burden?