Question | Answer |
Western from Eastern Europe | western is capitalist and eastern is communist |
Western Culture came from...? | Ancient Greece: democracy, philosophy, architecture, and education |
Which empire united most of the European continent? | Roman Empire |
476 | fall of the Roman Empire & Europe entered the Dark Ages |
What was the Western Part of the Roman Empire reborn as? | Holy Roman Empire |
What was the Eastern part of the Roman Empire reborn as? | Byzantine Empire |
The Middle Ages was a time of what two things? | Feudalism (political) and Manorialism (economic) |
Renaissance | 14-15th centuries; marked a new era of increased learning and new scientific knowledge |
Age of Enlightenment | 17-18th centuries; age of reason; intellectual movement; Bak, Newton, Hailes |
Agrarian Revolution | new inventions changed farming: new soil preparation- seed drill (Jethro Tull); new crops like potatoes |
French Revolution | Late 1700's; ushers in the ideas of the Enlightenment and rule by the people |
Industrial Revolution | 18th century; began in GB move away from agriculture to increased population and prosperity |
Silk Road | an ancient network of trails and trading routes connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean |
Major Geographic Qualities | displays a wide range of topographic, climatic, and soil conditions |
Islam Diffusion | immigrant communities in Germany, UK, Sweden, & France |
Jewish Diffusion | Germany, France, UK |
Buddhist Diffusion | thinly spread throughout |
Sikhism & Jainism | UK |
Christianity | widely spread throughout |