Exploration
What was the primary motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?
What is the search for new trade routes and resources?
What term describes the policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization?
What is imperialism?
What is the holy book of Islam?
What is the Quran?
What is absolutism?
What is a political system in which a single ruler holds complete power?
What is nationalism?
Loyalty to nation of people with common culture and history
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Which African country successfully resisted colonization during the Scramble for Africa?
What is Ethiopia?
Which religion is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama?
What is Buddhism?
Who was the famous French king known for his absolute rule and the saying "I am the state"?
Who is Louis XIV?
What was the period of history noted for the use of machines to increase the output of goods?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
What impact did exploration have on indigenous populations in the Americas?
What is the spread of disease and colonization leading to population decline?
What was the main reason for British imperialism in India?
What is economic exploitation and control over trade?
What major Christian event took place in the 16th century, leading to the establishment of Protestantism?
What is the Reformation?
Louis XIV had a magnificent palace built, this was called what?
Versailles
What is a system of privately owned businesses seeking efficiency and best practices to earn profits?
What is Capitalism?
Name one technological advancement that made exploration possible during this time.
What is the compass or the astrolabe?
What is the concept of the "White Man's Burden"?
What is the belief that Europeans had a duty to civilize non-European peoples?
What is the term for the belief in multiple gods?
What is polytheism?
Name one way that absolutist monarchs justified their rule.
What is the divine right of kings?
How did King Leopold make his fortune?
What is through exploitation of Africans to produce rubber for the industrial revolution?
Who was the man credited with “rediscovering” the New World?
Who is Christopher Columbus?
What did the European nations agree upon during the Berlin Conference? (1884 - 85)?
What is how to split up Africa without the consent of the Africans?
What was the biggest unifying force in Western Europe during the middle ages>
What is Christianity?
How did the Glorious Revolution in England challenge absolutism?
What is it led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy?
Identify and explain one farming practice of the Agricultural Revolution.
What is Crop Rotation, the practice of growing different crops in the same area in a sequence over multiple growing seasons?