A2 (Lecture Quiz): The World Before the Revolutions

Instructions

STEP ONE: Complete your GUIDED NOTES (on paper!) as you watch the VIDEO LECTURE. 

STEP TWO: Turn the key terms from the video lecture into a CONCEPT MAP (on paper!).

STEP THREE: Take the LECTURE QUIZ at the bottom of this page. IMPORTANT NOTE: You should NOT look at your Guided Notes or your Concept Map when you take the Lecture Quiz. You should use the Lecture Quiz to test your memory (it is meant to practice, not be scored for accuracy)!

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Match the concept with its appropriate description.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Political		government-related
Cultural		social and intellectual-related
Economic		money-related

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Match the concept with some of its related questions.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Political		What has the power? Who makes the rules? What rights are given? Who is given these rights?
Cultural		What do people value and believe? How do they live their daily lives? What traditions do they uphold?
Economic		How is wealth created? How do products and services get made, distributed, and sold? Who is rich and who is poor?

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One way a nation-state is different from an empire is that a nation-state is supposed to have fixed borders while an empire's borders usually get bigger or smaller.

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The population of a nation-state tends to be a lot more diverse than the population of an empire.

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Which continent began to break into nation-states (instead of empires) in the 1500s and 1600s?

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What type of government did many European countries have in the 1500s and 1600s?

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According to theory of "divine right," kings and queens only get power if people elect them to be their leaders.

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In an absolute monarchy, leaders are generally born into a powerful family (rather than be elected to power).

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The first two European countries to establish empires in the Americas were Portugal and _______. Once the English, French, and Dutch saw these countries' wealth and power grow, they started to establish colonies of their own.

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The most profitable American colonies could be found in warmer climates, like in the American South and the Caribbean Islands.

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The most profitable cash crops of the Americas included sugar, tobacco, and cotton.

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Who performed almost all of the hard labor in the plantation system?

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Who made most of the profit in the plantation system?

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The colonial system relied on mercantilism, an economic system where colonies were forced to trade with their "mother countries" and no one else.

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Because Europeans were trying to profit as much as possible off of their colonies, the __________ made most of the economic decisions at this point in history.

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The one major advantage of the colonial system is that everyone who lived in, worked on, and ruled over the colonies was treated completely equally.

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Prior to the Reformation, many people relied on the Catholic Church to help them understand the world around them.

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Prior to the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, how did many people explain the world around them?

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The ideas of the Scientific Revolution ultimately led to a change in the way that people thought about other things like law, politics, and society.

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A2 (Lecture Quiz): The World Before the Revolutions

Match the concept with its appropriate description.

Match the concept with some of its related questions.

One way a nation-state is different from an empire is that a nation-state is supposed to have fixed borders while an empire's borders usually get bigger or smaller.

The population of a nation-state tends to be a lot more diverse than the population of an empire.

Which continent began to break into nation-states (instead of empires) in the 1500s and 1600s?

What type of government did many European countries have in the 1500s and 1600s?

According to theory of "divine right," kings and queens only get power if people elect them to be their leaders.

In an absolute monarchy, leaders are generally born into a powerful family (rather than be elected to power).

The most profitable American colonies could be found in warmer climates, like in the American South and the Caribbean Islands.

The most profitable cash crops of the Americas included sugar, tobacco, and cotton.

Who performed almost all of the hard labor in the plantation system?

Who made most of the profit in the plantation system?

The colonial system relied on mercantilism, an economic system where colonies were forced to trade with their "mother countries" and no one else.

The one major advantage of the colonial system is that everyone who lived in, worked on, and ruled over the colonies was treated completely equally.

Prior to the Reformation, many people relied on the Catholic Church to help them understand the world around them.

Prior to the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, how did many people explain the world around them?

The ideas of the Scientific Revolution ultimately led to a change in the way that people thought about other things like law, politics, and society.

During the Enlightenment, people started to challenge absolute monarchies, divine right, and individual rights.

Match the concept with its appropriate description.

Match the concept with some of its related questions.

One way a nation-state is different from an empire is that a nation-state is supposed to have fixed borders while an empire's borders usually get bigger or smaller.

The population of a nation-state tends to be a lot more diverse than the population of an empire.

Which continent began to break into nation-states (instead of empires) in the 1500s and 1600s?

What type of government did many European countries have in the 1500s and 1600s?

According to theory of "divine right," kings and queens only get power if people elect them to be their leaders.

In an absolute monarchy, leaders are generally born into a powerful family (rather than be elected to power).

The most profitable American colonies could be found in warmer climates, like in the American South and the Caribbean Islands.

The most profitable cash crops of the Americas included sugar, tobacco, and cotton.

Who performed almost all of the hard labor in the plantation system?

Who made most of the profit in the plantation system?

The colonial system relied on mercantilism, an economic system where colonies were forced to trade with their "mother countries" and no one else.

The one major advantage of the colonial system is that everyone who lived in, worked on, and ruled over the colonies was treated completely equally.

Prior to the Reformation, many people relied on the Catholic Church to help them understand the world around them.

Prior to the Reformation and the Scientific Revolution, how did many people explain the world around them?

The ideas of the Scientific Revolution ultimately led to a change in the way that people thought about other things like law, politics, and society.

During the Enlightenment, people started to challenge absolute monarchies, divine right, and individual rights.