Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards
Indian Ocean Trade traded..
Spices, silk, gold and silver, china
Silk Road traded…
Silk, spices, technology
Trans Saharan traded…
Gold, ivory, salt, and slaves
Positive and negative impacts of trade
Positive -Introduced new foods, ideas, religions
Negative -Disease
What were some of the defining characteristics of the Ottoman military that set them apart from other empires of the time?
the Janissaries, gunpowder empire
What allowed the ancient kingdoms of Western Africa to thrive?
Trade and much resources -gold, salt, ivory
Which of the Chinese dynasties was the longest reigning and most stable of all Chinese dynasties?
The Ming Dynasty
Which empire was able to unify the majority of the Indian subcontinent under one government?
The Mughal Empire
What major events/timeframes in history led people to start questioning the world around them? Why?
The Renaissance, Reformation and Enlightenment
How/why was the Renaissance able to happen? (think about the location of where it began)
It had been the heart of the Roman Empire, new ideas flourished
How did the invention of the printing press change the course of history? (What impact did it have on the lives of common people? What impact did it have on communication?)
More people became educated and learned how to read and write
During the age of exploration, what was the MAIN GOAL of most explorers?
Wealth/Economic gain
What was the biggest contributing factor to the decrease in population among natives during the age of exploration?
Disease
Name at least 5 food items from the Old World and NEw World. What was this exchange called?
Called the Columbian Exchange
From New World - Tobacco, Potatoes, Turkey, Pumpkins
Old World - Livestock, Grains, Bees, Coffee, Sugar cane,(disease)
What was traded along the middle passage of this trade route? Explain what that transportation looked like.
Middle Passage traded slaves. They were on the ship for months and many died along the way. It was cramped, unclean, and many suffered torture.
As plantations emerged in the new world and private ownership of industry became more common, there was a shift in economic structure from ________ to ______.
mercantilism
capitalism
What major event led to the development of the world’s first Constitutional Monarchy?
The Revolution in England
Describe the various stages of the French Revolution from the causes to the rise of Napoleon.
Tennis Court Oath, Storming the Bastille, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Revoluntionary Wars, National Convention created, Execution of Louis XVI, Directory established, Napoleon as first Consul of France
Compare and contrast the American and French Revolutions.
French - Had a reign of terror
American -Did not have a reign of terror
Same -Led to freedom
What were some of the contributing factors of the Haitian Revolution?
The French Revolution inspired the Haitian Revolution. Slaves had to pick coffee and sugar for markets in Europe. Political power weakened colonial power, news reached the island of declarations in Paris about universal human rights.
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Toussaint Louverture
Leader of the Mexican Revolution
Francisco Madero
Leader of the Gran Columbia Revolution
Simón Bolívar
Leader of the Argentina, Chile, Peru Revolutions
José de San Martín
How did the 2nd Agricultural Revolution impact the populations of Europe and the United States?
High food production leads to higher birth rates, increase in population and life expectancy.
What major industry emerged after the 2nd Agricultural Revolution (one of the first profitable factories in the Industrial Revolution)?
textile
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? Why?
England because of the waterways and resources
Mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading
Capitalism
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
Marxism/Communism
individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things
How/why was Marxism created? What was it in response to? What country first experimented with this social, political, and economic theory? Who led the revolution to get there?
Karl Marx’s Marxism argues that capitalism as a form of economic and social reproduction is inherently flawed and will ultimately fail. Russia was the first communist state.
What was the Meiji Restoration? Explain how it influenced Japanese economics.
Meiji Restoration : long reign to strengthen Japan. Discontent led to revolt that placed new Emperor onto the throne, who took the name Meiji “enlightened one”
Positive and Negatives of IR
Positive -More jobs, Improvement in transportation,Efficient production of goods
Negative -Child labor, Unfair pay, Long Hours, horrible living conditions, unsafe working conditions, environmental harm