M.A.I.N Underlying Causes of WWI
Two shots in Sarajevo ignited the fires of war and drew Europe toward World War I.
What was the assassination of the Archduke of Franz Ferdinand?
The sacred text of the Islamic faith.
What is the Quran?
The belief that the earth rotates on an axis around the sun.
What is the heliocentric theory?
the exchange of plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between the Old World (Africa, Europe, Asia) and the New World (the Americas).
What is the Columbian Exchange?
the belief in one God?
What is monotheism?
Nations promising to defend each other in case of conflict.
What are Alliances?
he was told by the angel Gabriel that he was a prophet sent to earth by God and began preaching a new monotheistic faith called Islam.
Who is Muhammed?
he was on trial with the Catholic Church and forced to take back his statements and ideas on the heliocentric theory and other scientific discoveries.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
A settlement of people who live in a new territory, away from their home country, but linked to them by government or trade; they played a large role in mercantilism.
What is a Colony?
refers to the gradual spread of techniques of agriculture, and perhaps the plants and animals themselves, without the extensive movement of agricultural people
What is diffusion?
The glorification of the military; the belief that military strength meant that a nation would be prosperous and powerful
What is Miltarisim?
Followed the tradition of election and started with the election of Abu Bakar.
Who are Sunni Muslims?
he believed that all men were in a state of natural freedom and had the right to create a new government if the old government failed them.
Who is John Locke?
refers to the second leg of the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to be sold in the Americas. Conditions during this journey were notoriously brutal.
What is the Middle Passage?
German priest and theologian (1498-1546) who inaugurated the Protestant Reformation in Europe.
Who is Martin Luther?
Stronger nations taking over weaker nations or areas to make them colonies or annex them; Motivated by desire for natural resources, raw materials, trade, missionary work, etc.
What is Imperialism?
The leader of the religion has to come from the blood of Muhammed, the first being Ali.
Who are the Shia Muslims?
he helped the free market
Who is Adam Smith?
Represents the three reasons for Europeans to start exploring and traveling to new lands- to convert the natives to their religion; to get their name publicized and become famous; to gain riches and wealth.
What is God, Glory, and Gold?
a new way of thinking about the physical world, using reason, logic & theory testing, which led to modern science
What was the Scientific Revolution?
Having great pride in one’s nation (patriotism) but also prejudice or hatred against the peoples and ways of life of other nations.
What is Nationalism?
Declaration of faith, Obligatory prayer, Compulsory giving, Fasting in the month of Ramadan, and the Pilgrimage of Mecca.
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
he developed the scientific method
Who is Francis Bacon?
A theory of the 17th century that stated that the more bullion (gold and silver) a country has, the better its prosperity; nations tried to create a balance of trade to bring in more gold and silver.
What is Mercantilism?
the willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange for law and order in society
What is the Social Contract?