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What is the meaning of feudalism?
Feudalism is a medieval system where land was owned by kings and given to nobles in exchange for loyalty and military service, while peasants worked the land for protection.
Which movement started in Italy and caused an explosion of creativity in art, writing, and thought from approximately 1300 to 1600?
The Renaissance
What was the Atlantic slave trade?
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
What were the 4 natural resources that helped the Industrial Revolution start in England?
Iron
Water
Rivers
Harbors
What is the correct order of the feudal pyramid?
The feudal pyramid from top to bottom is: King → Nobles (Lords) and Church officials → Knights → Peasants (Serfs)
In which country did the Renaissance begin?
In Italy
What is the triangular trade?
Africans transported to the Americas were part of a transatlantic trading network
What is capitalism?
Capitalism is an economic system where private individuals or businesses own property and produce goods for profit in a free market.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
The Boston Tea Party was a protest in 1773 where American colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea Act and British taxation.
Who were serfs?
Serfs were peasants in the feudal system who worked the land owned by a lord.
The Manchus created which dynasty?
The Qing Dynasty
What were the 4 reasons Americans chose Africans as slaves?
Native American population declined due to diseases and war. Africans were more resistant to many European diseases. They were seen as a cheap and abundant labor source for plantations. European settlers had difficulty forcing Indigenous peoples into long-term labor, so they turned to Africa for workers.
What is the heliocentric theory?
The heliocentric theory is the idea that the Sun is at the center of the solar system and that the Earth and other planets revolve around it.
When did America gain its independence?
On July 4, 1776
Who introduced the use of juries in courts in England?
HENRY II
Who finished the unification of China, and which shogunate was established?
By Tokugawa Ieyasu
The Tokugawa Shogunate
Who was the leader of the Reformation?
Martin Luther
What was the idea of John Locke?
John Locke believed that people have natural rights—life, liberty, and property—and that governments should protect these rights.
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who established Parliament in England?
EDWARD I
Who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
What is indulgence?
An indulgence was a document sold by the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages that was believed to reduce punishment for sins
In which country did industrialization start?
Great Britain
What is the geocentric theory?
The geocentric theory is the idea that the Earth is at the center of the universe and that the Sun, Moon, and planets revolve around it.