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History Finals

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5 World Religions Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddism
Religion Founders Judaism- Abraham Christianity- Jesus Islam- Mohammad Hinduism- No main founder Buddism- Siddhartha Gautama (Buddah)
Practices of Judaism Tonakh- includes the Torah Talmud- guide to civil an religious laws -believe that go made a promise to Abraham that his descendants would be the chosen people of God -waiting for the messiah
Practices of Christianity believe that Jesus is the messiah believe in the Trinity - the father the son and the holy spirt believe in salvation
Practices of Islam 5 pillars of Islam Monotheistic
Practices of Hinduism Polytheistic Samara- presses of which someones body is transfers to another body after death Karma- accumulated score of ones good or bad deaes.
Practices of Buddhism 4 noble truths 5 precepts 8 fold path reincarnation- people reborn after death
Karma The accumulated sum of one's good and bad deeds
According to Hinduism how does karma effect what happens when you die? Karma determines how you will live your next life. Better action in your current life can cause you to have better karma and be.reborn at a higher level. bad Karma= Lower level next life higher caste.
Five Pillars of Islam Giving to Charity Pray 5 times a day Journey to Mecca declaration of faith fasting during Ramadan
Eightfold Path This is the path to enlightenment. Buddhism
Four Noble Truths Dukkha- suffering exists Samudaya- there is cause for suffering Nirodha- there is an end to suffering Magga- suffering ends when one follows the 8-fold path Buddhism stuff
Holy Books for reach religion Judaism- Torah and Tonakh and Talmud Christianity- Bible Islam- The Koran (Quran) Hinduism- The Rug Veda Buddhism- The Tripitaka
Where did the Bubonic plague start? It began in China and then came to Europe. It was brought by trade by Italian merchants.
how did the Bubonic plague spread? -Flees on rats in the streets(could jump from person to person to bite and infect them) -poor sanitation (helped the plague spread quicker) -Eventually mutated and then became airborne
Plague symptoms Chills Fever Diarrhea Headaches Convulsive Coughing Spitting Blood Swelling of infected lymph nodes Black patches on the skin
Who did Europeans blame for the plague? God (punished them) Jews (put poison in the wells)
Who was Martin Luther? -wrote the 95 thesis (arguments against indulgences and what he thought was wrong with the Catholic church) -he did all this
95 Theses arguments against indulgences or against the Catholic church things that Martin Luther thought was wrong
Why did Henry VIII want a divorce? He wanted to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon so he could marry his mistress Anne boylen.
What happens because Henry VIII wanted a divorce? The church did not let him get a divorce, so he broke away from the Catholic church, and started the church of England, and was the head of that.
Copernicus Came up with the heliocentric theory, but didn't have any evidence
Galileo Built the telescope. He found evidence to prove the heliocentric theory. Catholic church told him to stop spreading this info because it went against what they said. He didn't, and ended up signing a paper saying he was wrong to avoid torture.
Heliocentric theory Sun is center of the solar system theory
Geocentric Earth is center of the solar system theory
Gutenberg German inventor that invented the printing press with movable type
Epidemic outbreak of a rapidly spreading disease
Inflation Economic cycle that involves a rapid rise in prices linked to a sharp increase in the amount of money available
Vernacular Everyday language of everyday people
Predestination Calvinists beloved that God determined who would gain salvation
Theocracy government run by religious leaders
Canonize to recognize a person as a saint
schism permanent division of a church
indulgences pardoning of sins committed during a persons lifetime in the Roman Catholic church
scientific method careful step by step process used to confirm and to prove or disprove a hypothesis
newton discovered law of gravity
Positives of the Colombian Exchange 1. Old world got a bunch of healthier foods -population growth -longer lives 2. New Word Natives got horses -helped make hinting buffalo easier -process faster 3. New technologies in both places
Negatives of the Colombian Exchange 1. Europeans brought diseases -The natives had not been exposed to these sicknesses before -Natives died rapidly -sml pox 2. Salve Trade Increased -natives could be slaves because they were dying -Europeans wanted some one to do the work
The Middle Passage -Horrible conditions on the ships -4 1/2 ft ceilings -separated by age and gender - forced exercise - tortured or beaten -forced to eat -Women could be sexually abused or assaulted -Sickness was prevalent -Sick could be thrown overboard
The Middle Passage -People chained together -Dark cramped living -just had to lay there -relived themselves where they lay -10-20% didn't survive
Colombian Exchange global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
Mestizo person of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
Encomienda system landlords forced native Americans o far/ranch/mine for them
Olaudah Equiano An enslaved person who wrote about the inhumane treatment of pastured Africans
Atlantic slave trade the buying and selling Africans for work in the Americas
Triangular trade the transatlantic trading network that transported enslaved people/ manufactured goods/ and raw materials
capitalism an economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources such as money for profit
mercantilism policy where nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
favorable balance of trade when you sell more goods than you buy
Who were the absolute monarchs? Louis XIV Peter the Great LOUIS XVI Ivan the Terrible
Louis XIV Sun king build the palace of Versailles
Peter the Great Russian leader known as the Great reformer westernize Russia warm water ports first news paper St peters-burg expand an modernize military connect major cities newwesternn clothing better education beard tax
Ivan the terrible very crazy didn't like boyars secret police that executed many boyars took states and gave them to his noble that were loyal to him
Louis XVI French King Married Marie Antoinette beheaded by the guillotineduirnt he reign of terror in French revolution
1st Estate Clergy 1% of population Paid 0% of the taxes hated the enlightenment ideas
2nd Estate Nobles/Nobility 2% of population Pride 0% of taxes Disliked the Enlightenment ideas
3rd Estate Bourgeoisie/ lower class/ peasants 97% of the population Paid 97% of the taxes Embraced the enlightenment ideas Angry because of unjust systems in france
Causes of the French Revolution Political -king has all power estates have no voice -Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette -weak leader-didnt deal with issues didn't deal with proble Intellectual -Enlightenment idea Social -estates divided Economic - France bankrupt -taxation unjust
What were Frances financial problems before the revolution.? -France was bankrupt -Just paid for 7 year war -excessive spending - no regular budget - just had bad harvest too
What did Peter the Great do for Russia? Westernized Russia -modernize military -introduced potatoes -started Russia's first newspaper -raised woman status -changed nobles clothing to western fashions -advanced education
Enlightenment ideas New ideas about power and authority. they rejected the absolute monarchy they supported basic freedoms. The people of a country should govern it. Success of America as inspiration. Wanted democracy
Storming of Bastille -Rumors about king using military force on citizens (they wanted protection) -Got weapons and stormed the Bastille looking for gunpowder -They got control of the building -Fall of Bastille act of freedom and became July 14th. National French holiday
Absolute Monarchs ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people he or she governs
Versailles Royal French residence built by king Louis XIV
Westernization Adoption of western ideas/tech/ culture
Social Contract an agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos
natural rights rights that belong to all humans from birth such a as life liberty and property
Laissez Faire policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference
estate social class 3 of them
burgeoisie the French middle class
deficit spending a government spends more money than it takes in
estates general legislative made up of representatives of the 3 estates in pre revolutionary france
Marie antoinette queen of France. married to Louis XVI. beheaded by the guillotine during the reign of terror.
Robospirre leader of the committee of public safety. leader behind the reign of terror. Beheaded by the guillotine.
reign of terror period during the French revolution when people in France we arrested for not supporting the revolution and many were executed
Guillotine device used during the reign of terror to execute thousands by beheading
Nationalism a strong feeling of pride in and evolution to one's country
Napoleon Bonapart French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe following the French revolution
What was life like in the factories during the Industrial revolution? -Harsh condition -Pay was low Men>Women>Children -12-16 hour days -on feet all day -repetitive work -no safety features -White lung(textiles -Black Lung (Coal) -Hurt=fired
What was the growth of cities like during the industrial revolution? -People started coming in a lot faster=building up (tenements) -People working hard days=More pubs -More pubs= Crime rates went up -Higher crime rates= death rates up
Where did industrialization begin? Britain
Where were factories built and why? -by rivers or water -this was so they could be powered off the water
Which industry kick-started industrialization? The Textiles Industry
Henry Bessemer he created the process for making steel from pig iron by burning out impurities by means of a blast of air forced through the hot liquid metal
Thomas Edison invented the first electric light bulb
Interchangeable Parts identical components that can be used in place of one and other in manufaturing
Assembly Line production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks
Urban renewal process of fixing up the poor an rundown areas of a city
Standard of living measures the quality and availability of necessities and comforts in a socioty
Capital money or wealth used to invest in business or enterprise
Entrepreneur person who assumes financial risk in the hope of making a profit
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
Urbanization movement of people from rural areas to cities
tenement multistory building divided into crowded apartments
labor union workers organization
Why did Western countries chose to practice imperialism? Ideological- racism (white race is the best race) -social Darwinism religious- spread Christianity (educate more people) Political- increase empire (show military strength) Nationlism Economic- natural resources -cheep labor -control foreign trade
What type of protests did Gandhi practice? Gandhi practiced nonviolent civil disobedience. He thought that violence wasn't ever the answer.
What were two positive and two negative effects of imperialism? Positive (Britain POV) -Imperialism brought new technology and infrastructure, such as railroads and schools, to colonized regions. Negative- Imperialism caused loss of land and independence and led to exploitation of people and resources.
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