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Global Trade, 1400s-1700s
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Revolutions, Absolutism, and Napoleon, 1600-1800
What's the Word?
100
This island in the Mediterranean was Napoleon’s first place of exile in 1814.
Elba
100
This was the capital city of the Aztec Empire before the Spanish arrived.
Tenochtitlan
100
Name one major benefit of Ming China's isolationist policies
protection of Chinese culture / reduced foreign influence / greater internal stability
100
This social group paid nearly all taxes under France’s Old Regime.
Third Estate
100
The crime Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were beheaded for.
treason
200
This European city was the location for the Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815.
Vienna, Austria
200
Zheng He’s massive treasure ships traveled throughout the Indian Ocean mainly to show this:
Chinese superiority (China's power and wealth)
200
Enslaved Africans were often forced to endure this painful punishment used to maintain control on ships.
Flogging
200
This radical political group led the Reign of Terror.
The Jacobins
200
These were used in place of jury trials to convict enemies more quickly during the Reign of Terror.
Tribunals
300
This South American colony, ruled by Portugal, dominated the sugar trade and was the largest importer of enslaved Africans.
Brazil
300
The brutal journey enslaved Africans endured across the Atlantic.
Middle Passage
300
This French king was considered the “perfect” example of an absolute monarch.
King Louis XIV
300
This event is considered the beginning of international cooperation.
Congress of Vienna
300
A strong sense of pride and loyalty to one's country, often involving the belief that one's country is superior to others.
Nationalism
400
Which nation is located at letter D?
German Confederation
400
This is how Hernan Cortes was able to conquer the Aztec Empire.
Alliances with rival tribes and superior weapons
400
Arab Muslim control of these key trade routes helped push Europeans to seek sea routes to Asia.
Silk Roads
400
Napoleon’s final defeat, ending the Hundred Days, occurred at this famous battle.
Battle of Waterloo
400
This is the difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy:
Absolute monarchy grants the ruler total power, while a constitutional monarchy limits the monarch's authority by a constitution. The key difference is the check on power: absolute monarchs are above the law, whereas constitutional monarchs are bound by it.
500
Which letter marks the location of Japan?
G
500
Name one major impact of the slave trade on Africa.
Population loss / dependence on Europe
500
What does "God, gold, and glory" refer to?
Motivations for European voyages of exploration
500
This was the goal of the Congress of Vienna in 1815:
Restore the balance of power in Europe to prevent future revolutions / Redraw Europe's borders and restore monarchy across Europe to prevent future revolutions
500
This type of warfare, used by Spanish rebels during the Peninsular War, relies on small, surprise attacks.
guerrilla warfare
600
This country is located at letter D
Vietnam
600
Compared to Europeans in the Americas, Europeans in Southeast Asia had to take this approach to gain influence.
Negotiate / pay tribute / kowtow
600
Japan’s isolation preserved Japanese culture, yet produced this major long-term disadvantage by the 1800s.
Falling behind technologically and/or militarily
600
European states used absolutism to gain stability, yet absolutism directly fueled the rise of this movement that challenged absolute power.
The Enlightenment
600
An idea that exists because society as a whole agrees and believes it does.
social construct