Chelsea Kim Mr. Brewer AP European History‚ Period 5 4-2-13 Chapter 26 Outline * An Uncertain Peace * The Decline of the West by German writer Oswald Spengler (1880-1936): reflected the idea that something was drastically wrong with Western values when he emphasized the decadence of Western civilization and posited its collapse * The Impact of World War I * As over 10 million people died in the war‚ an immediate response to these deaths was ceremonies to honor the
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Chapter 12: The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages Use this outline to preview the chapter before you read a particular section in your textbook and then as a selfcheck to test your reading comprehension after you have read the chapter section. I. Prelude to disaster A. Poor harvests led to famines in the years 1315-1322. 1. Fewer calories meant increased susceptibility to disease and less energy for growing food. B. Diseases killed many people and animals. C. Economies slowed down and
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#1 Identify the features of the 18th century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences Thesis: The technological advances in the eighteenth century slowly allowed for the advancement of people’s lives economically‚ but social injustice remained. 1.Crop Rotation a.Eliminated fallow season by alternating grain with nitrogen-storing crops i.Peas‚ beans‚ turnips (Charles Townsend)‚ potatoes‚ clovers‚ and grasses b.New crops made ideal feed for animals i.Build their
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1) The 18th century is known as the era of the Global Economy. Describe the world economy in the first half of the 18th century and assess the effects of the economic‚ political‚ and social trends. I. Intro II. Economically‚ the old regime was marked by a scarcity of food‚ agrarian economy‚ slow transport‚ little iron production‚ unsophisticated finances‚ and sometimes commercial overseas empire. (And mercantilism) Mercantilism and the Atlantic Economy A. European maritime exapansion
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0Chapter 25 Outline: The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution I. The Road to World War I Notes A Nationalism and Internal Dissent B Nation-States caused conflict instead of companionship i. Intended to unite nations ii. Rivalries over colonial and commercial interests C Crooked Actions i. Governments avoiding war being punished‚ instigators seen as heroes ii. Allies/Enemies were formed iii. Each nation-state thought of themselves as individuals D Self-Segregation
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1 / 259 AP Euro Notes Unit 1: Renaissance and Discovery I. The Renaissance in Italy (1375-1527) Renaissance-a time of transition from the medieval to the modern world Jacob Burkhardt: the renaissance was the release of the “full‚ whole nature of man” Started after the death of Pertrach‚ “the father of humanism” and ended with the sack of Rome from Spanish-imperial soldiers. A. The Italian City-State Growth of City-States: endemic warfare between emperor and pope of Italy weakened
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My interest in traveling to and participating in a study tour of Germany stems most currently from my fervent study and passionate teaching of Advanced Placement (AP) European History; yet the genesis of this interest began decades earlier. In the 1950s my mother grew up in Munich as an Army brat while my grandfather was a full Colonel of the United States Army stationed at U.S. Army Garrison Munich after World War II. The images of my mother ice skating on frozen ponds and my grandfather’s collection
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Chapter 16 SECTION ONE: -Who were three major Greek scientists that inspired 16th century Europeans? What/ fields were great scientific advancements made that these scientists represented? Aristotle in physics‚ Ptolemy in astronomy‚ and Galen in medicine. -Why did European scientists have to make adjustment to ancient theories? Scientists did not want to abandon theories. Rather‚ they adjusted them. They were forced to do this because they began to notice things that contradicted ancient theories
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AP WORLD HISTORY - CHAPTER 26 - The New Balance of Power - Study Guide 1. By 1915‚ the U.S. railroad network was [A] built with the labor of African slaves. [B] designed by German engineers. [D] the largest in the world. [E] second only to Japan. 2. How was ocean shipping transformed by the mid-nineteenth century? [A] The average size of freighters increased from 200 to 7‚500 tons. [C] Propellers replaced paddle wheels. [D] Steel replaced wooden hulls. 3. The “annihilation of time and space
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AP Euro Mr. Anderson/ Mr. Charboneau DBQ – Point of View assignment Directions: Read the following DBQ questions and documents‚ paying special attention to the document source information (author‚ time‚ place‚ political and/or religious affiliation‚ etc.). For each document write a possible point of view statement about the author. Remember‚ P.O.V. is NOT the author’s opinion‚ but rather a possible reason why the author may hold that opinion. Point of view can sometimes be seen as the author’s
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