Unit One 1. Consequences of the Neolithic Revolution didn’t include * End of hunting-gathering societies 2. Most scholars believe that‚ during the Paleolithic Age‚ social organization was characterized by * A rough social equality 3. The earliest metal worked systemically by humans are * Copper 4. The spread of the Bantu-speaking peoples over southern Africa can be best explained by their * Knowledge of agriculture 5. Characteristics of complex civilizations
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There are many distinct differences between the northern and southern settlers that came from Europe to inhabit the new world. Ranging form religious to economic backgrounds‚ these differences eventually lead to opposing viewpoints on slavery. The Protestants‚ mainly the Puritans‚ settled the north. Their strong religious convictions stemming from religious persecution in England and lack of a long growing season lead to an independence from slavery. The southern parts of the colonies were settled
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The flow of silver all over the world affected people socially and economically. All taxes and fees were demanded to be paid in silver by the Ming Chinese government which began to lead the world in silver production. During the mid-16th century to the early 18th century‚ the flow of trade caused social and economic effects in all regions linked with the trade by increasing the unification of Europeans in the globalization of world trade and creating greater economic opportunities but also growing
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At the beginning of the 1500s‚ Indians suffered the deadly epidemics which took from Europeans‚ however‚ they believe that is god’s willing to punish them. After that‚ European countries were trying to brake Indian people. The Native population of North America fell by more than 70 percent between fifteenth-century and nineteenth-century. Europeans judged Native people by Europeans values‚ social orders and gender assumption caused the policy of removing Indian people from east to west. Indians
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#8—Crash Course World History Alexander the Great 1. Alexander of Macedon‚ born in 356 BCE‚ died in 323 BCE at the ripe old age of _32_____. 2. Alexander was the son of King __phillip________ II‚ and when just 13 years old he tamed a horse no one else could ride named Bucephalus‚ which impressed his father so much he said: “Oh thy son‚ look thee at a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself‚ for Macedonia is too little for thee.” 3. Let’s to look at Alexander of Macedon’s story by examining
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The sugar trade was driven by its easy accessibility of slaves‚ land‚ and the sugar itself. Due to these characteristics the sugar trade flourished greatly through much of the world. Slaves were a main reason for the increase in sugar crops. The trading of slaves was already increasing at the time and therefore made obtaining them even easier. Document 10 show the correlation between slave population and sugar produced. It demonstrates how an increase in slaves produced an increase in sugar. Slaves
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During the late 19th century‚ the United States was divided into a informal country known as the Confederate States of America which consisted of seven secessionist slave holding states. Throughout this time period slavery played a prominent role in the Confederacy due to a great reliance of labor on the plantations in the South and it displayed a considerable amount of racism. Eventually‚ disputes between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and other problems led to the Civil War. After a
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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To what extent had the colonists developed a sense of their identity and unity as Americans by the eve of the Revolution? 1750-1776 Notes Documents: A) Gazette cartoon: The colonies need to be united against England or they will die. B) Why should Parliament rule the American Colonies as if they are small towns in England (no representation)‚ when the colonies are bigger than England itself and are an ocean away? American colonies are not European because they are separated by the European
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I. Popular sovereignty and political upheaval A. Enlightened and revolutionary ideas 1. Popular sovereignty: relocating sovereignty in the people a. Traditionally monarchs claimed a "divine right" to rule b. The Enlightenment challenged this right‚ made the monarch responsible to the people c. John Locke’s theory of contractual government: authority comes from the consent of the governed 2. Freedom and equality: important values of
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