1200-1450
Identify TWO networks of exchange which connected civilizations across Afro-Eurasia and allowed for the exchange of culture and technology
Examples: Silk Roads, Trans-Saharan Trade, Indian Ocean Trade, Mediterranean Trade
Identify TWO technological innovations which allowed for maritime exploration during the period 1450-1750
Magnetic compass, lateen sail, astrolabe, astronomical charts, stern rudder, Portuguese caravel, Dutch fluyt, Spanish carrack
Identify ONE example of a new waterway constructed by an imperialist power to improve maritime commerce.
Panama Canal (built by the U.S. in Panama) or Suez Canal (built by Britain in Egypt)
Militarism, Alliance System, Imperialism, Nationalism
This type of development always occurs before an increase in global trade occurs
Technological advancements
Period 1: Magnetic compass
Period 2: Lateen sails, Portuguese Caravel, etc.
Period 3: Canals
Period 4: Cargo ships, shipping containers, the internet
Explain ONE reason networks of exchange grew more prosperous during the period 1200-1450
The Pax Mongolica (Mongolian Peace), improvements in navigation technology (magnetic compass), rumors of luxury goods from conquests/warfare (the Crusades)
Explain TWO effects of the Trans-Atlantic Trade Network
Population decline in Africa, epidemics in Americas, transfer of crops leading to population boom in Europe, syncretism of American/African traditions with Christianity (ex. Voodoo), invasive species in America
Describe TWO reasons the Industrial Revolution began in England
New Agricultural technology (Seed drill & Crop rotation) & the Potato increasing food access, environmental factors such as increased waterways and natural deposits of coal
Describe TWO major revolutions during the period 1900-present
Russian Revolution, Mexican Revolution, Chinese Civil War/Communist Revolution, Ottoman Turkification, Cuban Revolution, Iran's White Revolution
These traditional Asian practices have a continual influence on Chinese societies and China's tributary states throughout history
Examples: Civil Service Exam, Filial Piety, Imperial bureaucracy, Mandate of Heaven
Explain ONE consequence of connectivity along networks of exchange
Syncretic belief systems (Zen Buddhism & Sufism)
Epidemic diseases (the Black Death)
Movement of crops (Champa Rice & Sub-Saharan Bananas)
Explain ONE method of centralizing authority within the Gunpowder/Land-Based Empires
Palace of Versailles & the nobility (France), Edo Palace & the daimyo (Japan), Ottoman Empire & the devshirme
Identify THREE imperial colonies during the period 1750-1900 and which empire controlled each colony
British Empire & Egypt, Sierra Leone, Lagos, Cape Colony, India, Nigeria, Malaya
French & Algeria, Vietnam (Indochina)
Belgium & the Congo
Japan & Korea
U.S. & Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii
Describe THREE technological innovations which made a social impact during the period 1900-present
Crossbreeding/Genetic engineering, Antibiotics, Birth Control, Vaccines
Explain ONE reason for European colonial expansion across the entirety of the period 1450-1900
Spread of Christianity, collectinging resources/raw materials, European competition/mercantilism
Describe THREE examples of innovations that transferred to civilizations across networks of exchange
Examples: Paper money, banking houses, gunpowder, lateen sail, compass, astrolabe, stern rudder, Islamic medicinal practices
Explain ONE major commercial innovation which developed as a result of European Oceanic Exploration
Explain TWO responses to the Industrial Revolution from states outside of Europe & North America
Japan & the Meiji Restoration, Ottomans & the Tanzimat Reforms, China & the Self-Strengthening movement
Explain TWO major conflicts which occurred as a result of partitions
India/Pakistan & the Kashmir Conflict
North Korea/South Korea & the Korean War
Israel/Palestine & the multiple wars (Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, etc.)
Ireland/Northern Ireland & the Troubles
This process is seen across history with migrants settling in new lands either through trade networks or colonial relationships
Diasporic communities
Name TWO trading cities allowed for cultural connections and centers of study and trade for major networks of exchange
Examples: Kashgar, Samarkand, Timbuktu, Calicut, Cambay, Hangzhou
Identify TWO different European explorers and Describe the specific routes they took
Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartholomew Diaz, and Vasco de Gama establishing trading post empire around Africa
Ferdinand Magellan sailing around the world and conquering the Philippines for Spain
Explorers such as John Cabot and Henry Hudson searching for the Northwest Passage
Explain ONE technological development which made imperialism and colonization easier to engage in post-Industrial Revolution
Railroads, Steamships, Telegraph
Explain TWO mass atrocities, one by a totalitarian state and one by a democratic state
Totalitarian: Holocaust/Germany, Rape of Nanking/Japan, Great Terror/Soviet Union
Democratic: Nuclear Bombings/U.S., Dresden Fire Bombing/U.S. & Britain
Explain TWO examples of revolutions occurring as a result of previous conflicts
American Revolution as a result of Seven Years' War
Haitian Revolution as a result of French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars
Decolonization National Revolutions as a result of the World Wars