Modern World
Study Guide
First Semester
Scientific Revolution: Chapter 7 pg. 190-195
Identify the method developed during the Renaissance based on experimentation,
repetition and observation
Explain the difference between heliocentric and geocentric views of the universe
Explain why church officials were upset with discoveries of the Scientific
Revolution
Identify similarities between the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment: Chapter 11 pg. 293-294, 297, 302-311
Explain why the 1700s were referred to as the Age of Enlightenment
Explain circumstances under which John Locke believed people could create a
new social contract; changing their system of government
Explain how Enlightenment ideas influenced the American and French
Revolutions
Explain Divine Right
Explain the concept of natural rights
Explain the difference between an Absolute Monarchy and a Constitutional
Monarchy
Explain how Absolute Monarchies are similar to dictatorships
Explain the main concept of a dictatorship
Explain the difference between a Presidential Democracy and a Parliamentary
Democracy
Identify the source of authority in a Democracy
Explain how citizens in Democracies typically achieve change
Explain how citizens in an Absolute Monarchy or a dictatorship achieve change
Identify features of the U.S. government influenced by the Enlightenment
French Revolution: Chapter 12 pg. 316-341
Explain the change leaders of the French Revolution called for
Identify the name used to refer to the three classes of French society
Identify the causes of the French Revolution
Identify which class in French society benefitted the most from the French
Revolution
Explain the significance of the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Identify the name of the time period during the French Revolution led by
Robespierre and characterized by frequent beheadings
Explain how Napoleon came to power in France
Industrial Revolution: Chapter 13 pg. 352-375
Identify which country led the Industrial Revolution
Identify the factors of production
Identify the first industry impacted by Industrialization
Explain collective bargaining
Explain why workers form unions
Explain a free market economy (laissez-faire)
Explain the law of supply and demand
Explain a command economy
Explain how a command economy could change to a market economy
Explain a mixed economy
Identify the last stage of socialism which includes a classless society
Imperialism: Chapter 17 pg. 470-485,
Explain the significance of imperialism/colonization
Identify the reasons European countries imperialized/colonized other territories
Explain paternalism as it relates to imperialism
Explain the significance of the white man’s burden
Explain the view most Europeans held of Africans, Asians, and other
non-white/western people
Explain how Africa changed politically as a result of imperialism
Explain what happened to China during imperialism
World War I: The Great War: Chapter 18 pg. 506-531
Identify the causes of WWI
Identify who was assassinated which sparked WWI
Explain the significance of the Black Hand
Explain why Russia withdrew from WWI
Explain why the League of Nations was ineffective
Explain how the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the collapse of the Weimar
Republic in Germany and the rise of the Nazi party
Essay
Absolute vs. Constitutional Monarchies
 Explain how monarchs acquire power
 Explain the difference between an Absolute Monarchy and a
Constitutional Monarchy
World War I
 Identify and explain the causes of WWI