Thematic Review

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Thematic Review

• Global History II Review

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Change

• Neolithic Revolution (11,000 years ago)
• First farmers and settlements
• Industrial Revolution (Europe 1700-1800s)
• Power-driven machinery replaces humans
• Urbanization, pollution, standard of living h
• Chinese Communist Revolution (1948)
• Mao Zedong established a Communist State

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Turning Points

• Fall of Constantinople (1453)
• End of the Byzantine Empire and emergence of the
  Ottoman Empire (Muslim Empire)
• Voyages of Columbus (1492)
• Started European colonization of Americas
• French Revolution (1789)
• Spread of democratic ideals
• Collapse of Communism in the USSR
• Ended the Cold War, change in Europe

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Belief Systems

• Hinduism (3,000 years old)
• Impact on India, SEA, and the rest of the world
• Buddhism (500s B.C.)
• Impact on India- spread throughout Asia
• Judaism Monotheistic
• Christianity Monotheistic
• Islam Monotheistic
• spread through Middle East and Southeast Asia

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Geography and Environment

• Early River Civilizations (source of life)
• Early civilizations grew around rivers
• Chinese Influence on Japan
• Korea served as a bridge for cultural
• Industrialization in Britain
• Natural resources, good harbors
• Ind. Revolution Impact on Environment
• Created pollution, urbanization

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Economic Systems

• Traditional Economy Subsistence Farming
• Manorialism Feudal Europe based on lands
  surrounding the manor
• Mercantilism Nations export more than they
  import- led to imperialism (colonialism)
• Capitalism (Market Economy)
• Means of production are privately owned
• Marxist Socialism (Command Economy)
• Communism state ownership over everything

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Political Systems

• Monarchy King or Queen central power
• Autocracy, Divine Right
• Feudalism Decentralized government established
  based on land ownership
• Democracy people hold the power to rule
• Totalitarianism one-party dictatorship regulates
  every aspect of citizens lives

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Culture and Intellectual Life

• Roman Civilization
• Laws, Latin, architecture, engineering
• Gupta Golden Age
• Mathematics, Medicine, Arts, Architecture
• Islamic Golden Age
• Mathematics and Science
• African Civilizations
• Learning and Art developed
• Renaissance Europe
• Humanism- importance of the individual
  (secularism)

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Nationalism

• German and Italian Unification
• India learned ideas of democracy
• Devotion to Hindu and Muslim culture
• Zionism Desire for a Jewish homeland
• African Independence Movements
• 1945 after WWII push for freedom from European
  powers

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Imperialism

• British in India (Late 1700s-1900s)
• Industry and infrastructure improved while
  culture of native Indian people suffered
• European Powers in Africa (1880s)
• Carved up continent into colonies
• Japan Meiji Restoration led to dominance
• Imperial Rivalry competition between European
  nations leads to World War I

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Diversity and Interdependence

• Byzantine Empire
• Blended many diverse cultures (preserved)
• Balkans
• Religious and ethnic diversity (led to conflict)
• Global Economy
• 1900s nations depend on trade (Imperialism)
• Environmental Issues
• Environmental decisions effect everyone

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Justice and Human Rights

• Code of Hammurabi (1800 B.C.)
• First major written code of laws
• English Bill of Rights
• Limited power of the monarchy (basic rights)
• Irish Potato Famine
• At least 1 million Irish died (migration)
• Tiananmen Square
• Students demanded freedom/ killed by state

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Movement of People and Goods

• Muslim Influences on Africa
• Traders spread religion and culture
• Silk Road Trade between China and the
  Mediterranean world linked cultures
• Crusades Late 1000s to 1200s
• Christians and Muslims fought over Palestine
• Created a great deal of cultural diffusion
• Modern Communications Internet/Satellite

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Science and Technology

• Neolithic Revolution
• Knowledge to farm, domesticate animals
• Invention of the Printing Press
• Allows for the spread of ideas
• Computer Revolution
• Society is dependent on digitized information
• Space Explorations

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Conflict

• Religious Conflicts Began in ancient times and
  still exist today in places like Northern
  Ireland, India, and the Middle East
• Political Revolutions Violent revs as people
  sought freedom and democracy
• World War I First modernized, fully
  industrialized war
• The Cold War (1945)
• Global competition between USA and USSR

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Modern Global Connections and Interactions

• Global Environmental Cooperation
• Nations are increasingly interdependent
• Global Migrations
• Africa, Asia, and LA to Europe and America
• Move to improve economic conditions
• International Terrorism
• Modern technology and transportation allow
  violent groups to express frustrations
• The United Nations
• Created after WWII as a place to seek peaceful
  solutions to global problems and conflicts