Unit 1
Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
Italian Wealth
How did the Catholic Church try to reform?
The counter Reformation
What is the scientific method and why was/is it important?
A new way of experimenting / not a branch of theology (religion)
Which country aided the colonists during the American Revolution?
French
part A: How did the Industrial Revolution impact how people lived?
Part B: What do we call the movement of people from the countryside to cities?
A: the growth of cities and the development of working-class movements
B: Urbanization
What impact did the printing press have on society?
made written material available to multitudes
What motivated European explorers?
God Glory Gold Tech
What was the Enlightenment?
time period of science over faith
What were the 3 Estates of French society? Which 2 didn’t pay taxes?
Estates:1
1st 2nd 3rd
1st and 2nd did not pay taxes
part A: How were children impacted during the Industrial Revolution?
part B: What motivate Europeans during the second round of imperialism?
A: worked long hours /less educated /low pay
B: economic needs
Why did the Protestant Reformation happen?
Indulges
martin Luther
corruption in the catholic church
How were Native Americans impacted by the arrival of Europeans?
diseases
Important Enlightenment ideas:
Natural Rights-
Social Contract-
Rule of Law-
Natural Rights- Life liberty and property
Social Contract- Govt will protect your rights
Rule of Law- congress must follow the law
What events are considered the starts of the American and French Revolutions?
Sara toga (seize of Charleston)
Yorktown (end of war)
part A: What was the Monroe Doctrine?
Part B: How were China and Japan impacted by imperialism?
A: warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.
B:economic exploitation, the forceful relocation of large numbers of Chinese civilians, and extreme human rights violations
What were the effects of the Protestant Reformation in Germany?
they would let their leaders choose whether their religion was protestant or catholic
Settlement vs. Exploitation colonies
S: live permanently E: Natural Resources
What was Salutary Neglect?
Britsh policy importing goods
What documents outlined the basic rights that people would enjoy in American society? French society?
A: DOI
F:Declaration of the rights of man
What two continents were colonized IN THE 1800’s? (not the 1500-1700’s)
Africa +Asia
How did Christians apply humanist beliefs?
pray by them self and rely on God
What impact did the slave trade have on African empires?
Warfare Increased
Strong men and women taken in the population took down
Why were the American colonists angry at the British government?
taxation without any representation
What previous time period influenced the ideas of the revolutionaries?
The Enlightenment Revolutions
What are the MAIN causes of WWI?
Militarism= development
of armed forces as a tool
of diplomacy
• Each nation wanted
stronger armed forces than
potential enemies
Alliance System =
Nations forming a
pact to defend each
other
• Triple Entente
(Allies) = France,
Britain and Russia
• Central Powers =
Germany, Austria-
Hungary, and Italy
Imperialism-Extending their economic,
military and political
power over others
Nationalism = Loyalty to your cultural
group/nation; they should govern
themselves