Black Plague, Renaissance & Reformation
What effects came from the Black Plague? (Name TWO)
50% of Europe's population died
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Less faith in the church
Improved medical technology
What explorer is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What does “absolutism” mean in government?
What is when one ruler has complete power?
What is industrialization?
transformation of agricultural society to manufacturing society
Describe South American Apartheid
Movement to end discrimination & segregation of Black South Africans
The Renaissance began in which European country?
Italy
What was the name of the system of trade that exchanged goods from the Old World (Europe & Africa) to the New World (Americas)
Columbian Exchange
What revolution inspired the French Revolution?
The American Revolution
Which country was the first to industrialize?
Great Britain
What was the name of the Genocide that killed over 800,000 people in 100 days in Africa (1994)
Rwandan Genocide
Name one famous artist of the Renaissance?
Di Vinci, Michaelangelo, Raphael, Donatello
What was the biggest consequence to European exploration?
Start of transatlantic slave trade
What was the Enlightenment?
A movement that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights
What is imperialism?
when a country takes control of another land or people
What two religions were primarily involved in the Northern Ireland Troubles
Catholic & Protestant
Reform=change... What was being changed during the Reformation
The Catholic Church
Which country was the first to lead the Age of Exploration?
Portugal
What country experienced a successful slave uprising (1791-1804) during the age of revolutions?
Haiti
Which country controlled the most land in Africa during the “Scramble for Africa”?
Great Britain
The India-Pakistan Conflict (1947-present day) involves India & Pakistan fighting over control for which region?
Kashmir
Who started the Protestant Reformation by posting the 95 Theses?
Martin Luther
What were the THREE main reasons that motivated European exploration
God, Gold, & Glory
Who wrote about natural rights and the social contract?
John Locke
How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to European imperialism in the 19th century?
created a demand for raw materials and new markets
How did the events that immediately followed WW2 lead to the Israel/Palestine conflict?
Partitioning of British controlled Palestine
(Britain split Palestine and gave a section of it to Jewish people seeking refuge after the Holocaust, Israel (Jewish state) declared independence, Arab countries fought back....