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Age of Exploration
Why did exploration begin during this period (technology?, motivation?)
Who are Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, and Prince Henry the Navigator?
Europeans largely ignored Africa during this time why?
How was the way Europeans acted different in Asia and America in the 1500's?
What was the Columbian Exchange?
How did the exchange affect Europe, America, and Africa.
What was the Great Dying, and why did it happen in the Americas? How did affect economics, politics, and
society?
What was triangle trade, and what was the horror of the Middle Passage?
What other advantages did the Europeans have over the Native Americans?
Who were Hernan Cortes, and Francisco Pizarro? What was the name of the group of people they represented?
The Spanish set up what system to control American Colonies? How did that system work?
Why did the Spanish and Portuguese mainly settle on the coast?
What was being traded through the Columbian Exchange?
Terms: Line of Demarcation, Old World, New World, Cultural Diffusion, Mercantilism, Population Distribution,
Supply and Demand, Black Death (Bubonic Plague), Columbian Exchange, Hispanic Caste System, Conquistadors,
The Middle Passage
Revolutions and Economics
Agricultural Revolution: where does it begin? Why?
How is technology involved? How is science involved?
How is the New World involved?
What are the major effects of the Agricultural Revolution?
Terms: Crop Rotation, Enclosure Movement.
Scientific Revolution:
Who were Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton, Copernicus, Darwin? What were their major contributions to the Scientific
Revolution?
What power did these men and their ideas challenge?
What other ideas were advanced?
Term: Scientific Method.
Industrial Revolution:
Where does it begin? Why? How is Geography involved?
How does society change?
What political and economic beliefs are reactions to the abuses created by the Industrial Revolution?
What class rises greatly in power during this time?
What are some specific inventions made during this Revolution? What impact did they have on the quality and
quantity of production?
Terms: Cottage Industry, Putting Out System, Labor, Urbanization, Mercantilism
Enlightenment:
What form of government is the Enlightenment against? Why?
What rights come out of this philosophy?
Who were John Locke, Baron Montesquieu, Jean-Jaques Rosseau, Voltaire, and Diderot? Why was Mary
Wollstonecraft different?
What form of government did the Enlightenment favor? How are the responsibilities of the citizen changed by this
new government form (make a t-chart)
Terms: Human (or Natural or Inalienable) rights, philosophy, rule of law, citizenship, Sovereignty
American, French, and Latin American Revolutions:
How are they related to the Enlightenment?
Were these peaceful or violent affairs?
Terms: Cultural Identity, Nationalism, Estates, Reign of Terror.
How do the thoughts of these revolutions lead to Capitalism (laissez-faire), Socialism, and Communism.
Define market, mixed, command, and traditional economies. What are strong and weak points of each one.
Government Systems and Propaganda:
What is the difference between an absolute and constitutional monarchy?
What is a democracy?
How is Communism considered both an economic system and a form of government?
What are some characteristics of Fascism?
What is Propaganda?
Name some specific examples in history when propaganda was used to persuade a group of people into doing or
believing something? (i.e. World War I)
Imperialism:
DO NOT get this confused with the Slave Trade.
What is the economic connection between industrialization in Europe, and colonization in Africa?
How does Social Darwinism contribute to Imperialism?
What are benefits of Imperialism?
What are the negatives of Imperialism?
Why does this mainly affect Africa, Asia, and Australia, and not the Americas?
Term: Assimilation, Racism, Power, Social Darwinism, Treaty of Nanking, Opium Wars
WWI:
Nationalism, alliance system, militarism, and competition all help cause WWI. How?
What were the sides?
How did technology change warfare?
Why was the treaty of Versailles a disaster?
How did WWI advance the cause of Communism?
Terms: Inflation, Depression, Trench Warfare, Alliance, Treaty of Versailles, Triple Alliance (Central Powers), Triple
Entente (Allies), Schlieffen Plan
WWII:
What caused WWII in Asia, in Europe? What role did the Great Depression play?
What is appeasement?
What were the sides?
How did technology change warfare? (Blitzkrieg, others)
How did the Holocaust change world culture?
Terms: Massacre of Nanjing, League of Nations, Totalitarianism, Propaganda, Genocide, Fascism, Axis Powers v.
Allies, Blitzkrieg,
International Organizations:
How have the WTO, G20, OPEC, NAFTA, and the EU changed the world economy?
How has the UN increased the cooperation between countries?
Why has the UN not been effective in increasing international cooperation?
How effective have the WHO, OAS, EU, and NGOs been in consensus building?
What impact have these organizations had on worldwide disease in regards to economics, politics, and society?
Do these international organization works well together to help people after natural disasters in poor countries?
Terms: Globalization, Interdependence,
Personal Finance:
How does credit, savings, investing, and giving impact the quality of life of people?
What are some of the different types of saving and investing?
What is the impact of a high or low credit score?
How does buying a house generate wealth?
Why must you be careful with credit cards?
How does personal financial decision-making affect the quality of life?
Cold War:
Why is this conflict more dangerous than previous ones?
What are the opposing philosophies of the USA and USSR?
Which philosophy generated more ideas and money? Why?
How did this conflict spread democracy around the world, especially after the break up of the Soviet Union?
What were some of the leading causes contributing to the end of the Cold War?
Why was the Cold War defined as a “cold” war?
Terms: MAD, containment, NATO, Warsaw Pact.
Decolonization:
How did the colonies win their independence?
Why did freedom do little to change Africa’s basic economy?
How did International Organizations, such as the United Nations, play a role in decolonization?
What government were most countries when they achieved freedom? What did many revert to? Why?
What role did Apartheid play in South Africa?
Why did many former colonies have religious and ethnic conflict after the Imperial power left?
Terms: Developed, Developing, Emerging, Standard of Living,
Geography:
How do natural barriers, scarcity of resources, and other factors influence settlement?
How do demographic trends such as aging populations (people living longer), young populations, the one-child
policy affect nations?
What pushes people away for migration?
What pulls people to other countries for migration?
How has urbanization changed society?
What effect have irrigation, scientifically enhanced seeds, and recycling had on humanity?
What effects have deforestation, pollution, and climate change had?
Culture:
How does culture unite people?
How does culture divide people?
How do art, literature, architecture, and music influence modern society?
Government:
What are the differences between democracy, dictatorship, communism (a form of dictatorship), absolute
monarchy, limited monarchy, theocracy?
What are the responsibilities of the citizen in each form of government?
Which form of government influences the most people in the world today? How does it influence them?