World in 1500, Empires in Asia and Africa
This empire was located in modern-day India.
The Mughal Empire
This person painted the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
This person used the telescope to support heliocentric theory.
Galileo Galilei
This invention increased the demand for slave labor on American plantations
Cotton gin
These two countries emerged as world superpowers after World War II
United States and Soviet Union
This empire was located in modern-day Peru.
The Incan Empire
This person believed in salvation by faith alone and that all human were equal before God.
Martin Luther
The military leader who seized control of France in a coup d'état
Napoleon Bonaparte
The four main causes of World War I
militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
This is the term for Truman's policy of preventing the spread of communism
Containment
This empire is considered to be located at the crossroads of trade.
the Ottoman Empire.
This person conquered the Incan Empire.
Francisco Pizarro
This person helped Germany become unified
Otto von Bismarck
These two African countries remained independent during imperialism
Ethiopia and Liberia
This is the term for the South African policy of separating the races
Apartheid
The purpose of foreign enclaves.
Control trade
What region did England colonize did the age of exploration?
North America (the 13 colonies)
The goal of the Congress of Vienna
Establish balance of power in Europe
This was intended to prepare territories for self rule
The mandate system
Armenians were targeted in a genocide that occurred in this location.
Ottoman Empire
Characteristics of this religion include the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
Buddhism
Define mercantilism
A country's power depends on it's wealth and colonies
Reasons for Latin American Independence Movements
Enlightenment ideas, emergence of strong leaders, American and French revolutions, discontent of those born in the colonies
Causes of the Russian Revolution
Lost the war with Japan, incompetency of Czar Nicholas II, military defeats in WWI
This person developed India's nuclear program
Indira Gandhi