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Civics and Economics
Major Trade Routes
Silk Road Linked Asia and the
Mediterranean Spread goods like silk and
spices
Trans-Sahara Crossed the desert in
Northern Africa, spreading goods and Islam
European Age of Exploration
What was the triangular trade? Connected Europe,
Africa, and the Americas
Slaves were shipped from Africa to the Americas on 2nd leg of the journey, known as the Middle Passage
European Age of Exploration
What was the Commercial Revolution? Using money instead of bartering
What is mercantilism? Theory that a country’s wealth was
dependent upon how much gold/silver it had
Used colonies as sources of wealth What was the impact of precious
metal exports from the Americas? Led to severe inflation in Europe during
the Age of Exploration
England and Government
Magna Carta Document from 1200s that limits the
monarchy
Civil War Fought in 1600s between supporters of the
King and supporters of Parliament over who should have power to rule
The first political parties develop
Glorious Revolution, 1689 William and Mary take the throne of England They sign the English Bill of Rights, which
gives Parliament certain powers and limits the monarch
The Enlightenment and Government
Who is associated with these ideas?Right to rebel, natural rightsSeparation of powers (branches of gov)Freedom of speech and religionThe social contractAbsolute monarchy is best (pre-
Enlightenment)
The Enlightenment and Government
How did Enlightenment ideas affectThe US?France?Latin America?
Napoleon and the Congress of ViennaNapoleon
Rose to power after the French Revolution
Created the Napoleonic Code (legal system)
Inspired nationalism, conquered much of Europe
Congress of Vienna Formed after Napoleon’s defeat to
divide up Europe Wanted to establish a “balance of
power” so no country could dominate Oppressed democracy and liberalism
Revolutions of 1848
People were unhappy with the results of the Congress of Vienna
A series of revolutions inspired by nationalism and liberalism broke out in 1848
They all failed!
Economics during the Industrial Revolution
How does capitalism compare to socialism and communism?
How was the labor force affected?How was the slave trade impacted?Why did labor unions form?
The Great Depression
Causes Stock market crash (1929) Reparation payments US economic dominance High tariffs Too much credit
Impact Unemployment, bank
failures, collapse of prices Growth of Nazi party in
Germany