Feudalism
RENAISSANCE
EXPLORATION WHO GOT WHAT MAP QUESTION. C 16 and again C19
Pizarro Cortes Columbus, The Columbian Exchange, Triangle Trade
REFORMATION Printing press and sailing technology Luther Calvin Henry 8 and Anglican Church,
Counter- Reformation, Jesuits, Council of Trent
RISE OF NATIONS STATES//ABSOLUTISM (autocracy, despotism)
Mercantilism,
England Elizabeth I Glorious Revolution
France Richelieu Louis XIV Versailles
Spain The Rapid rise and fall of Spain. Philip II Hapsburgs, Spanish Armada defeat
Divine right kingship
Russia’s rise to power achievements of Peter the Great and Catherine Great
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION and THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Achievements of Newton, Copernicus Galileo, Kepler, Harvey
Social contract state of nature Montesquieu Hobbes, Locke
Mercantilism Laissez faire
FRENCH REVOLUTION The pattern of revolution, bourgeousie
3 estates, Declarations of the Rights of Man, Robespierre, Reign of Terror Bastille,
Napoleon’s domestic and international/military achievements,
Metaphors for revolution,
Revolutions in the Americas Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar,
Congress of Vienna Goals (and results) of the Peace Settlement , balance of power
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: agricultural revolution, enclosures, social conditions of factories, why IR in
Britain’s first,(the ingredients needed for industrializing) ideas of Malthus, Robert Own, Bentham,
Marx, communism, socialism, new middle class utilitarianism, reforms to living and working conditions
Second Industrial Revolution, chemical industry, electricity, transportation,
Pattern of IR as seen in other countries
RESPONSES TO THE WEST: TO MODERNIZE OR NOT? EXAMPLES FROM ORAL PRESENTATIONS ON
Japan, Tokugawa, shogun, samurai, zaibatsu, Commodore Perry Meiji Transformation, Sino-Japanese
War, Russo-Japanese War
China Opium War, extraterritoriality, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, Qing Dynasty
Mexico Juarez’ reforms, Diaz reforms, Order and Progress,
Russia Alexander II, emancipation, Nicholas II, Bloody Sunday, Slavophiles, westernizers
Ottomans Janissaries, Crimean War,
plus COLONIALISM IN Indonesia, Indochina, India
Bismarck, realpolitik, Cavour, Garibaldi, Napoleon III, Franco-Prussian War
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What connections can you draw between the agricultural revolution and the Industrial
revolution?
What role for competition in spurring European nations forward.
Show how the arrival of USA ships off Japan led to the end of the samurai and the emergence of
aggressive expansion in Japan .
SAMPLE ESSAY questions
1.explain in a clear paragraph, with specific examples, how each contributed to the rise of Europe after
1500.
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Age of Discovery/Exploration
liberalism
Reformation
Industrial revolution
Explain how nationalism became such a powerful force during the 1800-1914 period. Discuss some of
the reacitons to and consequences of nationalism in the period.
2. Explain the role competition played in boosting Europe above other
3. Rank all the nations we studied in oral presentations from best to worst response.
4. Describe how the Enlightenment ideals were expressed in arts and literature.
Explain how these works helped spread a new social order across Eruope and the Americas
5. Rank nations from most adaptive to least to least. Explain your rankings.
6. Comment on World trade patterns from 1500 – 1800. What changes occurred in location and type of
trade? Who benefited and who was disadvantaged by these changes and the increased globalization
during this period? Be sure to include events in Europe, Africa, Asia and America.
Its impact on society and foreing relations. Motivations for trade. How did it bring about change?
7. Create a dialogue/debate in which you debate the pros and cons of nationalism using examples from
at least 4 nations.
8.Use the events in any two of the following situations to judge how closely they fit with the“anatomy
of revolution” model taught in class.
Haiti in 1790-1804, 19th century Japan,
9. To what extent do you accept the claim that the Early Modern period in European History 1500-1800
was an age when faith and church authority was lessened. Support your view with ample examples
taken from the history of this time.
Austria: “Uniting these lands proved difficult. Not only were they divided by geography, they included a
number of diverse peoples and cultures as well.“ (text page 165) Provide context for these remarks
and support them with specific examples of the geography and history of the region, showing what
peoples and cultures were difficult to unite and why.
“The Mughal empire was larger, richer, and more powerful than any kingdom in Europe. When
Europeans sought trading rights, Mughal emperors saw no threat in granting them.” (text page 98)
Discuss how this practice worked out for the Mughal leaders. Also, compare the Indian experience of
interaction with Europeans to that of EITHER Indochina or Indonesia.
“In reaction to the Terror, the revolution entered a third stage. … moderates produced another
constitution, the third since 1789.” (text page 226) Explain this quote. What is the terror. Who are the
moderates, how does this third Constitution differ from the earlier ones? In short, put the information
in the quotation into proper context.
German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck said “Since the treaties of Vienna, our frontiers have been ill
designed for a healthy body politic. The great questions of the time will be decided not by speeches and
resolutions of majorities (that was the mistake of 1848 and 1849) but by iron and blood….”. Provide
context for this remark. What are the treaties, why do they harm Germany? What happened in 1848?
How did “iron and blood” figure into the history of Germany while Bismarck was its ruler? Make
reference to specific events, people and places.
In your group, discuss 4-6 major and significant changes to this map. For each, describe what the
change is and why it occurred. If nations grew or shrank, explain why. Each person in your group is
responsible for describing in @100 words one of the changes and the reasons for it. You will need to
include some specific details in your writing.
In addition, as a group, redraw the map to show the changes you have chosen to discuss.