Transcript potpourri review - Salem City Schools

What was the original
location of the Ottoman
Empire?
Asia Minor
Asia Minor
What did Martin
Luther write? What
was it about?
95 Theses
95 statements against
Catholic Church
Where is the Mayan
Empire located?
What were the three
motivations for
exploration?
Gold, Glory,God
What happened in
the year 1789?
Start of French
Revolution:
Storming of Bastille
The Ottoman Turks
renamed Istanbul.
What was its old
Christian name?
*Constantinople*
What is the holiest
city of Islam?
Why is it the holiest?
Mecca
Muhammad was born there
What two natural
barriers isolate
China?
Gobi desert
Himalayas Mountains
Himalayas
China was connected
with the Middle East
via what road?
The Silk Roads
What are
enclaves?
A city set aside for
trade with foreigners
What is the
Enlightenment commonly
referred to as?
The Age of Reason
What new form of
literature evolved
during the Age of
Enlightenment?
The novel
The most
popular novel
author today is
John Grisham
Tom Clancy is also
very popular today
Who wrote Don
Quixote?
Cervantes
Cervantes was from Spain
What Age of
Enlightenment
book did Thomas
Hobbes write?
Leviathan
A Leviathan is a huge
“sea monster”
What was the location
of the Mughal Empire?
Northern India
What were the
chief products
traded by the
Mogul Empire?
Textiles
clothing products
Which European country
was MOST influenced by
the Mughal Empire’s
textile industry? (they
copied it)
Great Britain
British Empire
in India and the world
What were the
Mayans best
known for?
Corn, calculus and
pyramids
Why did
Columbus set
sail in 1492?
He wanted to find a western
route to India, but he ran into
the Caribbean island of Cuba.
Columbus thought
India was here
Columbus’ first trip
Cuba became a
colony of which
country?
Spain
Columbus sailed for Spain, so he
claimed Cuba for Spain
Spain
Cuba
Pizzaro claimed
most of South
America for
which Empire?
Spain
Former Inca Empire
now belongs to Spain
Pizzaro used the excellent
Inca roads to move
quickly and defeat them
What was Japan’s
reaction after
seeing how
powerful the
West was?
They industrialized
and wanted to be
more like the West.
What war did
Japan win in
1905?
Russo-Japanese War
General Tojo
and Emperor
Hirohito.
What did they
do to acquire
raw materials?
When, where, and
why did Japan attack
the US?
a.) Dec. 7, 1941
b.) Pearl Harbor
c.) to get rid of US influence in the Pacific
What two cities had
atomic bombs
dropped on them?
Why did the US do
this?
a.) Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
b.) US didn’t want to
invade Japan
What was Japan not
allowed to have after
WWII?
A military
Describe
Japan today.
Highly developed country,
low birth rate, long life span,
high literacy rate, and high
GDP.
What religion
did the Moguls
introduce into
India?
Islam
especially into an area called
Kashmir in the Himalayas
Kashmir
What architectural
achievement are the
Moguls famous for?
The Taj Mahal
Who was the
first European
to sail to India?
Vasca Da Gama
Portugal
Da Gama’s
route to India
After Da Gama’s
trip, which three
European countries
set up trading
posts in Mogul
India?
Portugal, England, and
the Netherlands (Dutch)
England
Netherlands
What were the
Aztec best
known for?
Gold and human sacrifice!
What
missionaries
were sent to
Latin America?
Jesuits
Catholic missionaries, since
Spain is Catholic
What language
dominates Latin
America?
Spanish
Name the four major
European countries that
R.A.C.E.D.to conquer
the Americas.
Spain: Caribbean, Latin America
Portugal: Brazil
France: Quebec
England: eastern North America
Which products
went from America
TO EUROPE due to
the Columbian
exchange?
Corn, tobacco, and potatoes
were seen for the first time in
Europe
What is the
dominant
religion in
India?
Hinduism
Hinduism in the world
What is the holy
text of
Hinduism?
The Vedas
Where did
Buddhism
spread to?
Who spread it
there?
China and Southeast Asia
Spread by the missionary Asoka
Asoka spread
Buddhism here!
What is
reincarnation?
Hindu (and Buddhist)
belief that your soul
is reborn over and
over again as
different people or
animals.
What did Hobbes
argue was the best
form of government
in Leviathan?
absolutism
Hobbes
absolute
ruler
The Leviathan, or sea
monster, represents the
all powerful government
Hobbes believed exist
to avoid chaos
What three rights did
Locke say the
Government MUST
protect?
Life, liberty,
and property
What was Voltaire
famous for saying?
“I disapprove of what you say,
but will defend to the death
your right to say it”