Download AP WORLD HISTORY – PERIOD V (1750

AP WORLD HISTORY – PERIOD V (1750-1900)
Week of February 2nd – 6th.
Chapter 16
WEEK 21 STUDY QUESTIONS
Responses due to turnitin.com by 11:59pm, 2-8
World History Concepts for the Week:
 The rise of Enlightenment thought that questioned established traditions in all areas of life
often preceded revolutions and rebellions against existing governments.
 Enlightenment philosophers such as Voltaire, Montesquieu, Locke, and Rousseau applied new
ways of understanding the natural world to human relationships while critiquing the role that
religion played in public life. Some developed new political ideas about the individual, natural
rights, and the social contract.
 The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were reflected in revolutionary documents and
influenced resistance to existing political authority.
 American colonial subjects led a series of rebellions – including the American Revolution, the
French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Latin American independence movements –
that facilitated the emergence of independent states in thee US, Haiti, and mainland Latin
America. French subjects rebelled against their monarchy.
Vocabulary for 3x5 Cards: Enlightenment, John Locke, ancien regime, petits blancs, grand blancs, gens
de couleur libres, nationalism
Monday, February 2nd.
Prompt: NO PROMPT TODAY – Study for your unit test!
Use and underline the following terms in your answer:
Tuesday, February 3rd. Read from page 781 to “Comparing Atlantic Revolutions” on page 784.
Prompt: Identify three ways in which the changes in the Atlantic (the revolutions) were a result of a
larger global context, and identify the most important outside influence.
Use and underline the following terms in your answer: Enlightenment, John Locke
Wednesday, February 4th. Read from “Comparing Atlantic Revolutions” on page 784 to “The Haitian
Revolution” on page 792.
Prompt: Compare and contrast the American and French revolutions using three categories for
comparison.
Use and underline the following terms in your answer: ancien regime, Enlightenment
Thursday, February 5th. . Read from “The Haitian Revolution” on page 792 to “The Abolition of
Slavery” on page 798.
Prompt: Contrast the Haitian Revolution to the American Revolution in terms of causes.
Use and underline the following terms in your answer: petits blancs, grand blancs, gens de couleur libres
Friday, February 6th. Read from “Echoes of Revolution” on page 798 to “Feminist Beginnings” on page
805.
Prompt: Identify three causes for the rise of nationalism in Europe, 1750-1900. Which is the most
important cause, and why?
Use and underline the following terms in your answer: nationalism
Glossary:
Enlightenment (AKA Age of Reason): Intellectual movement originating in Europe circa 1650 that
emphasized the application of reason and logic to understanding society and politics and rejected
religious dogma.
John Locke: English philosopher (1632-1704) who argued that all humans are born with natural rights
such as life, liberty, and property that can only be intruded on by the consent of the people (a “social
contract”).
ancien regime: Traditional feudal society in France in which the nobles and church exploited the
peasants to fund their lifestyle.
petits blancs: Poor whites in Haiti (Saint Domingue) who, while free from slavery, did not have equal
rights with the grand blancs.
grand blancs: Wealthy white plantation owners in pre-Revolutionary Haiti who dominated the social,
political, and economic life of the island.
gens de couleur libres: Free people of color or mixed-ancestry living in Saint Domingue. The class from
which the famous revolutionary leader Touissaint D’Overture.
Nationalism: a shared group feeling in the signifigance of a geographical and sometimes demographic
region seeking independence for its culture and/or ethnicity that holds the group together.
(source: Wikipedia)