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Midterm Review
1500-Industrial Revolution
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History
9th Grade
01/17/2007

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Koran/Qu'ran
Definition
Sacred writing of Islam
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Indulgences
Definition
Sold to reduce time in purgetory
Term
Renaissance
Definition
Rebirth of Classical knowledge from the Greeks and Romans
Term
Which group lost power during the Renaissance?
Definition
Priests
Term
Predestination
Definition
A persons salvation is decided before they are born
Term
What group was formed during the Counter-Reformation
Definition
Society of the Jesus (Jesuits)
Term
Heliocentric Theory
Definition
Sun is the center of the universe
Term
William Harvey
Definition
Circulation of the blood
Term
Where is the Aztec Empire Located?
Definition
Central America (Mexico)
Term
Where was the Incan Empire Located?
Definition
South America
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Middle Passage
Definition
Brutal ocean voyage between Africa and the americas that brought slaves to the New World.
Term
What do these 3 statements stand for?
1. Spread Chrisitianity
2. Pride in one's country
3. Exchange of precious metals
Definition
God, Glory, Gold
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What was a joint stock company?
Definition
Merchants buying stocks and using the money to fund explorations.
Term
What was the advantage of a Joint stock company?
Definition
Helped the mercantilist economy of Europe.
Term
How did Peter the Great Reform Russia?
Definition
Westernization
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Divine Right
Definition
The belief that the authority to rule comes from God.
Term
What does Cardinal Richelieu want for France?
Definition
Reduce the power of the Nobles and the Huguenots.
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What did the Edict of Nantes do?
Definition
Gave the Huguenots the freedom to practice their religion in France.
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Where was Frederick the Great from?
Definition
Prussia
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Who said the following quote? and WHY???
"I am the state"
Definition
Louis XIV...Because he felt everything revolved around him.
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Where was the 30 years war fought?
Definition
Germany
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What 2 major religions fought in the 30 years war?
Definition
Protestant and Catholic
Term
Who took over during the Glorious Revolution?
Definition
William and Mary
Term
What type of music did Mozaret and Bach write?
Definition
Classical
Term
Which enlightened thinker believed in Natural rights?
Definition
John Locke
Term
Which enlightened thinker believed in a social contract between the government and the people?
Definition
Rousseau
Term
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
Term
Why are the bourgeoisie different from the peasants?
Definition
They had money and education...They were Lawyers, Doctors etc.
Term
What did the Committee of Public Safety do during the Reign of terror?
Definition
Killed opponents of the French Revolution.
Term
Conservative
Definition
Wants things to stay the same (keep status quo). Does not like Liberal ideas.
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Cottage Industry
Definition
System before the Industrial Revolution were goods were made in small shops or farmhouses.
Term
Coal and Iron
Definition
Were the 2 main raw materials used in the 1st phase of the Industrial Revolution.
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James Watt
Definition
Improved the steam engine
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Unions
Definition
Work for labor reform in the Idustrial Revolution. They want better pay, hours etc.
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Which group of people grew the fastest during the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
Middle Class
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Louis Pasteur
Definition
Pasteurization process
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Eli Whitney
Definition
Cotton Gin
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Edward Jenner
Definition
Smallpox Vaccine
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Who unified Germany?
Definition
Otto Von Bismarck
Term
Enclosure Movement
Definition
Process of taking over and fencing off land.
Term
Where is the Ming Dynasty?
Definition
China
Term
Which Empire exports Coffee and Ceramics?
Definition
Ottoman
Term
Urbanization
Definition
Moving from the Farm to the City.
Term
What religion's followers are called Hebrews?
Definition
Judaism
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Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Definition
Siddhartha Guatama
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Which religion today is located in India?
Definition
Hinduism
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