Location
This country, located east of China, practiced isolation under the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1750.
What is Japan?
The Andes Mountains stretch along the western coast of this continent.
What is South America?
In 1750, this empire ruled China and controlled trade with Europe.
What is the Qing Dynasty?
This cash crop, primarily grown in the Caribbean and Brazil, fueled the demand for slave labor during the 18th century.
What is sugar?
This practice involved cutting down trees to make room for sugar plantations in the Caribbean.
What is deforestation?
What is the Caribbean?
This capital city, now in modern-day Turkey, was a key cultural and political center of the Ottoman Empire in 1750.
What is Constantinople?
This region of Europe (Northern, Southern, Eastern or Western) experienced the rise of absolute monarchies and the Enlightenment in 1750.
What is Western Europe?
This precious metal, mined extensively in Spanish colonies, became a significant export to Europe and contributed to the global economy in the 18th century.
What is silver?
This major change in farming during the 18th century used machines to help produce more food.
What is industrialization?
In 1750, this empire spanned parts of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa, controlling key trade routes.
This city, once the heart of the Mughal Empire, was known for its impressive and elaborate architecture.
What is Delhi (India)?
This was mandated for men during the Qing Dynasty.
What is a hairstyle?
This system involved the forced labor of Africans, transported to the Americas to work on plantations and in mines during the 18th century.
What is slavery (or the transatlantic slave trade)?
This natural event occurs when there is a long period of time without rain, leading to water shortages and crop failures.
What is drought?
This island was a French colony and one of the world's most profitable sugar producers in 1750.
What is Haiti?
This coastal city in central Vietnam was a major trading port in 1750 that attracted merchants from China, Japan, and Europe.
What is Hoi An?
This Russian empress, who came to power in 1762, expanded her empire and embraced Enlightenment ideas.
Who is Catherine the Great?
This term describes the practice of recruiting laborers from India and other regions to work on plantations in the Caribbean after the abolition of slavery.
What is indentured labor or indentureship?
European countries wanted to take over lands in the Americas to grow crops and gather resources. What is this process called?
What is colonization?
This African kingdom, located in present-day Benin, was known for its involvement in the Atlantic slave trade in 1750.
What is Dahomey?
This ancient city, one of the oldest continuously inhabited in the world, was a major center of Islamic culture and trade during the Ottoman Empire in 1750. It is located in modern-day Syria.
What is Damascus?
This European nation was known for its powerful navy and extensive colonies in North America, the Caribbean, and India by 1750.
What is Britain?
This African region (North, South, East or West) was a major source of enslaved people for the Americas in the 18th century.
What is West Africa?
This farming method involves creating flat areas on sloped land to grow crops, helping to prevent soil erosion and manage water more effectively.
What is terracing?