Interact: Ch16-18 Study Guide
NAME: ____________________________
Rise of Europe (Ch. 16-18)
...is about exploring the cultural, political, and economical revival of many western European countries
following its relative weakness during the postclassical era. As a result of Europe's rise to a position of
global power, Russia begins to increasingly enter the European realm.
Overarching Ideas:
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Humans need to adapt to environments has necessitated technological innovation.
Cultures spread through syncretism.
Economic conditions and religion are key components in legitimizing or undermining government.
Ever intensifying trade is a powerful force for social and political change.
Social inequality is source of conflict yet ever-present in civilizations.
Objectives:
1. Trace the early exploration of the world by the West.
2. Analyze the changes established by the Colombian Exchange.
3. Describe ways that the global economy of the 16th and 17th centuries differed from
previous (explain who is inside the new global economy and who is outside)
4. Analyze the connection between the economic changes of period with social changes
taking place.
5. Describe the major political changes in Western Europe in this era.
6. Define the Scientific Revolution and its influence on the Enlightenment.
7. Describe the nature of Russia serfdom and the basis for mass Russian culture.
8. Evaluate the extent to which Russia’s westernization bridged the gap between Russia and
the West.
Key Concepts:
Explain the definition, role, and significance of…
Chapter 16
Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Portugal
Spain
Netherlands
England
Dutch East India Company
British East India Company
Colombian Exchange
Small Pox
Nagasaki
Mercantilism
Seven Years War
East Indies
West Indies
Coercive Labor
Core-Dependent Zones
North American colonies
Latin American colonies
Chapter 17
Humanism
European-style families
Calvinism
Jesuits
Thirty Years War
Commercial Revolution
Proletariat
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Edict of Nantes
Copernicus
Galileo
Isaac Newton
John Locke
Absolute Monarchy
Parliamentary Monarchy
Louis XIV
Enlightened Despotism
Frederick the Great
Adam Smith
Witchcraft persecution
Cottage Industries
Chapter 18
Mongols
Ivan the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Cossacks
Boyars
Romanovs
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
The World Economy
Key Places:
Locate on the map…
Iberian Peninsula
Portugal
Spain
Venice
Britain
Netherlands
Cape of Good Hope
Goa
Macao
Brazil
Mexico
Peru
West Indies
Indonesia / East Indies / Spice Islands
Philippines
China
Japan
Nagasaki
India
Calcutta
Ceylon
Guided Timeline:
Portugal
1450
Spain
Netherlands
England
13941460
1497-1498
1492
1514
1509
1542
1519-1521
1562
1588
1588
1608
1641
1652
1750
17561764
17751783
Europe
Key Places:
Locate on the map…
Iberian Peninsula
Italy
Venice
Genoa
Rome
France
England
German Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg Austria-Hungary
Prussia
Guided Timeline:
World
Portugal explores
African coast
1450
Europe
1300 –
1500
1455 =
1517 =
Portugal sails East,
Spain sails West
1500 –
1600
1600 –
1700
1543-1642 =
1642-1727 =
1643-1715 =
1688-1690 =
Dutch in
Africa & SE Asia,
British in
Americas & India
1712-1786 =
1750
1700 –
1800
1776 =
Russia
Key Places:
Locate on the map…
Moscow
Ural Mtns
Caspian Sea
Siberia
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
St. Petersburg
Poland
Guided Timeline:
World
1450
Europe
Russia
Portugal explores
Renaissance
African coast
1350-1500
1462
Portugal sails
East, Spain sails
Reformation &
West
Commerce
1500-1600
1533 –
1584
1604 –
1613
Scientific
Revolution
1600-1700
Dutch in
Africa & SE Asia,
British in
Americas & India
1750
1649 =
1689 –
1725
Enlightenment
1700-1800
1762 –
1796
1785 =
Europe & World Economy
1450
15
16
1750
18
Discussion Questions:
 Considering the relative decline of serfdom in Western Europe, what forces do you think
led creation of coerced labor systems in colonies around the world?
 What are the similarities and differences between the Iberian empires and Russian
empire?