Chapter 7 Review

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Chapter 7 Review
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Ancient Greeks

• What were some of ancient Greeks greatest
  contributions to the world?

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Ancient Greeks

• Literature
• Democracy
• Historians
• Philosophers
• Poets
• Writers

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Ancient Rome

• What were some of ancient Romes greatest
  contributions to the world?

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Ancient Rome

• Roads (all roads lead to Rome)
• Aqueducts
• System of written laws
• Calendar

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Middle Ages

• After the collapse of Roman Empire, there was a
  long time of uncertainty and confusion.
• New structure of European society arose
• FEUDALISM

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Feudalism

• King
• Nobles
• Knights and soldiers
• Serfs
• Provided sense of order and security
• Religious faith

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Renaissance

• How did cultural life change during the
  Renaissance?

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Renaissance

• Wanted to improve this world rather than hoping
  for a better life after death.
• Renewed interest in learning and the arts.
• Humanism-focus of human beings and their ability
  to change the world

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Renaissance

• Why did Europeans begin to explore other lands
  during the Renaissance?

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TRADE

• Very profitable
• Search for wealth
• Gold, silver, ivory, slave, and spices
• Made the kings very rich and powerful.

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Age of Revolution

• Why are the 1600s and 1700s called the Age of
  Revolution?

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Age of Revolution

• Far reaching change
• American Revolution
• French Revolution
• Scientific Revolution

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Industrial Revolution

• How did the Industrial Revolution change peoples
  lives?

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Industrial Revolution

• Goods could be made more quickly and cheaply and
  in greater numbers
• Improvement in machinery, transportation,
  communication, and in agriculture.

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Industrial Revolution

• How did the Industrial Revolution lead to
  imperialism?

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Imperialism

• Colonies provided the raw materials
• Colonies provided markets for finished products
• Spread of religious ideas

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Nationalism

• How was nationalism a destructive force in Europe
  in the early 1900s?

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Nationalism

• European nations feared one another
• Alliances were formed
• War broke out
• Millions of people died

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Imperial Russia to the Soviet Union

• What themes appear in Russias history?

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Russia

• Expansion
• Harsh treatment of common people
• Slow westernization

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Communism

• Why did communism appeal to the Russian people?

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Soviet Union

• Nation of poor people who suffered terribly while
  a few rich people lived in luxury.
• Communism offered the hope of making everyone
  equal and improving life.

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Soviet Union

• Extremely powerful country after WWII
• Forced Eastern European nations to become
  Communist and cut off their contact with the West
• Attempted to expand their power
• United States determined to stop the spread of
  communism.

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Collapse of an Empire

• What are some of the causes of the collapse of
  the Soviet Union?

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Collapse of an Empire

• Economy did not grow fast enough
• Basic consumer goods were in scarce supply
• People did not want to be controlled by the
  government
• People got a taste of freedom
• Broke apart in 1991

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Europe and Russia today

• Europe formed EU (27 country strong, worlds
  largest economy)
• Russia Federation transition from a Communist
  system to a western-style economy has caused
  economic chaos, ethnic conflicts