Atlantic Revolutions
Name 3 Atlantic revolutions?
- American
- French
-Haitian
On what road was the camel saddle used?
silk roads and sand roads
Name the gunpower empires
Mughals
ottomans
safavids
What was the period called when people lived in nomadic bands?
paleolithic era
What is the estate's general?
A social hierarchy within France. She helped to make political decisions.
first estate- clergy
second estate- nobility
third estate- everyone else
What caused the Haitian revolution?
racial injustice
What was the guillotine used for, and when was it used?
Used for execution in the French Revoultion
Name one ruler of a gunpowder empire and the empire they were from
Shah abbas the Great Safavid
What was the Neolithic revoultion?
The transition from nomadic egalitarian societies to sedentary agricultural communities
why was the scientific revolution in Europe and not Asia?
European universities were secular, but there was more clash between religion and government in Asia. Europeans were more focused on learning and knowledge.
What was the result of the French rev?
Rise of Napoleon
dictatorship disguised as a democracy
what is the sextant?
Instrument for determining the angle between the horizon and a celestial body such as the Sun, the Moon, or a star, used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude
What is the ancient practice that the Ottomans used to collect taxes?
Tax farming!
What were Ziggurats?
Big temples that honored the gods
Who started the protestant reformation and why?
Martin Luther because he believed that the sale of indulgences was corrupt
Name a revolutionary leader
Toussaint Louverture
What country did the Dhow originate from?
India
What 2 empires were constantly at war?
ottoman and Safavid
Zoroastrianism and Judaism
In the English Civil War who ruled during the parliamentary period?
Oliver Cromwell
Who was the king that ruled as the French Rev started?
Louis XVI
What country was the printing press invented and around what year and by who?
Germany
Johannes Gutenberg
1440
which Gunpower empire had the most Persian influence?
Safavid
Name the 5 pillars of Islam
shahadah - a belief in one God
Salah - prayer, five times a day
Sawm- fasting in the month of Ramadan
Hajj - pilgrimage and
Zakah- the giving of alms.
What was the name of Henry VIII's first wife?
Karthine of aragon