1. Know the following terms. Be able to use these term to write paragraph format short identifications if necessary. These are building blocks for larger answers. Remember to ask (and answer) why these terms have historical relevance/importance.
Columbian Exchange
Capitalism
Joint-stock company
Merchantilism
Cardinal Mazarin
Versailles
Modern State
Westernization
Charles I
Puritan Morality
Geocentric/heliocentric
Scientific Method
Hobbes’s Social Contract
Philosophes
Philip II
Jan Vermeer absolutism divine right
Cardinal Richelieu
Edict of Nantes
Skepticism
Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)
Thirty Years War
War of Spanish Succession
Serfdom
English Civil War
Louis XIV (Sun King)
Peace of Westphalia
Peter the Great
Oliver Cromwell
Glorious Revolution Petition of Right habeas corpus 1689 English Bill of Rights
Scientific Revolution Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon Rene Descartes
John Locke
Montesquieu
Mary Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Model Short Identification Space
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2. Be prepared to map out commodity chains like you did in class.
3. Essays: Three to study; 2 options on test; 1 to answer
1. In clear, complete sentences, with focus on correct paragraph and essay structure, and through the use of supporting evidence including the image above as a prompt, and what you know about trans-Atlantic slavery, describe the major features of the Atlantic World. Be sure to address all major themes that give this region cohesion. Content and style both matter! Write legibly and organize your answer. Remember to think through SPICE.
2. In clear, complete sentences, with focus on correct paragraph and essay structure, and through the use of supporting evidence, please answer the following: How did the rise of Absolutism effect the social,

economic, political, and cultural development of Europe from the 1500s through the 1700s? Remember to think through SPICE.
3. In clear, complete sentences, with focus on correct paragraph and essay structure, and through the use of supporting evidence, describe the Scientific Revolution and its relationship to the enlightenment. Be sure to include specific people and concepts and link them with clear and active writing. Remember to think through SPICE.
Model of Essay Test Space
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