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Warm Up
• What were the three environmental problems we learned about in Europe?
• What were the three environmental problems we learned about in Latin America?
Social Studies Post-Test Review
Europe & Latin America
By:Kim Jones, Ocie McMillian, Emily Pruit, Brant
Glover, Patrick Pitts, and Eddie Nemec
Prince Henry of Portugal
• Prince Henry “The Navigator”:– From Portugal
– Founded the School of Navigation which taught the basic information and new discoveries to sailors
Exploration & Trade• Some explorers believed that the quickest way
to Asia was to sail west of the Atlantic Ocean.• Spain and England understood that the
countries that controlled trade with Asia would experience great wealth and power.
Spanish Exploration & Trade
• Christopher Columbus:– He was Italian but was
hired by Queen Isabella of Spain to sail across the Atlantic.
– In 1492, Columbus landed in the West Indies falling short of Asia.
Aztec Empire
• Aztec Empire was located in modern day Mexico.
• Capital was Tenochtitlan• Ruler was Montezuma II
when Spanish arrived
Fall of Aztec Empire• Conquistador: men sent to
explore the New World and conquer people.
• Hernan Cortes was the conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire.
• 3 Main Reasons for success:– Better Weapons– Teamed up with tribes who
didn’t like Montezuma– Diseases (smallpox) wiped
out Aztecs
Incan Empire
• Located in the Andes Mountains in western South America
• Ruled by Atahualpa when Spanish arrived.
Fall of the Incan Empire
• Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas.
• Was able to conquer them for many of the same reasons that Cortes was able to conquer the Aztecs – Weapons– Enemies– Diseases
Who Fought Who?????HernanCortes1519
Atahualpa
Montezuma II
FranciscoPizarro1532
Columbian Exchange
• Exchange of goods and ideas between European countries and their colonies in North and South America.
Columbian Exchange
• Items introduced to Europe:– beans– potatoes – squash – maize (corn) – peppers – tomatoes
Columbian Exchange
• Items introduced to Latin America:– Animals/Food: Horses, pigs,
peaches– Clothes made from Spain– Disease: Smallpox killed many
of the indigenous (native) population
– Christianity: Many Natives Americans were forced to become Christians
Simon Bolivar
• Latin American Freedom fighter
• Know as “El Libertador”• Helped with revolutions
in:– Ecuador– Venezuela– Columbia– Peru
Toussaint L’Ouverture
• Former Slave• Helped lead slave revolt
in Haiti that eventually lead to the independence of Haiti.
Miguel Hidalgo
• Was a priest in Mexico (New Spain) who fought for Mexican independence.
• He was killed for committing treason against Spain, however, Mexico achieved independence 10 years later in 1821.
Cultural Exchange
• Spanish forced Natives to convert to their religion and their language.
• For this reason Spanish is spoken in most Latin American Countries today
• Roman Catholic is the most popular religion in Latin America today.
Russian Revolution
• The end of the Russian Empire– In 1914 World War I began, but
Nicholas II, the Russian czar did not want to get involved.
– Yet Russia found itself fighting against Germany and its partner
– In 1917 the Russian czar was forced to give up power, this overturning of the Russian monarchy is known as the Russian Revolution.
– In 1918 Czar Nicholas II and the royal family were all shot to death. This execution ended nearly 400 years of czarist rule.
Treaty of Versailles• The Treaty of Versailles
ended WWI. • The treaty demanded that
Germany be punished.• This treaty made Germans
very mad and helped to create economic (money) problems for Germany
Worldwide Depression
• Germany was faced with a bad economy.• Hitler told the people he could fix Germany’s economic problems by
ridding them of the Jews. • Germans elected Adolf Hitler, who became the leader of the Nazi
Party.• Germany killed 6 millions Jews, including men, women and
children, under Hitler. This is known as the Holocaust.
A Divided Germany Berlin Wall
• After WWII Germany was divided into East and West
• The Soviet Union had communistic control over East Germany.
• The United States, France and England had control over the West
• Berlin was divided by a wall.
Berlin Wall
WEST EAST
Emiliano Zapata
• Famous motto: “Land and Liberty”
• Fought for the rights of Mexican farmers
• Inspired Zapatista movement in Southern Mexico
Zapatistas
• Still active group who support improved rights and living conditions for Mexicans– Fight for the rights of Native
peoples
• In 1994, when NAFTA went into effect Zapatistas were called in to fight for small farmers rights
Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Disaster• Many cities in the world
are powered by nuclear power plants.
• A major accident at nuclear plant near a city in Ukraine called Chernobyl. (1986)
• This was caused by a human mistake
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
• The spread of radiation caused:
• Hundreds of deaths • High rates of birth defects
and cancer• Contamination to the
environment– Drinking water was unsafe
to drink for months– Fishing was unsafe for years
Acid Rain in Germany’s Black Forest
• Germany has an important natural resource called the Black Forest
• Yet acid rain is destroying the forest.
Acid Rain in Germany’s Black Forest
• Over half of the Black Forest in Germany has been destroyed by acid rain in the past 30 years
• Acid rain is caused by the smoke (sulfur) from coal burning factories
• Germany has tried to decrease the acid rain by promoting the use of clean energy
Air Pollution In the United Kingdom
• United Kingdom faces the problem of air pollution.
• Air pollution creates environmental & health problems.
• Air pollution goes back to the Industrial Revolution.
Air Pollution In the United Kingdom
• Great Smog Of 1952– In1952, London experienced four days were people couldn’t see in front of
them due to smog: when water mixes with smoke from coal factories
• Government Solution to the Great Smog– The United Kingdom created London smokeless zones that restricted the use
of burning dirty fossil fuels
European Languages
Most European languages fit into one of three categories
1. Germanic Language Group1. English and German
2. Romance Language Group1. French, Italian and Spanish
3. Slavic Language Group1. Russian
European Religion
• Christianity– Name of founder: Jesus– Sacred Text: Bible– Name of followers:
Christians• Islam
– Name of founder: Muhammad
– Sacred Text: Koran– Name of followers:
Muslims• Judaism
– Name of founder: Abraham
– Sacred Text: Torah– Name of followers: Jews
Mexico City Environmental Problem• Mexico City– Environmental problem: Air Pollution– Causes: Factories, Cars, Overcrowding, Mountains– Effects: Lung problems, Damage to atmosphere and
vegetation, and acid rain damaging monuments
Amazon Rainforest Environmental Problem• Amazon Rainforest
– Environmental problem: Deforestation– Causes: Logging, mining, farming, growing cities, cattle ranching– Effects: Global Warming, natives and animals are forced to move
Venezuela Environmental Problem
• Venezuela– Environmental problem: Oil Pollution– Causes: Oil tanker spills, Digging for oil by Lake Maracaibo – Effects: Lung problems, unemployed fisherman and floods
The effects of European Colonization and the Slave Trade
• Why is Spanish the most dominant spoken language and the Roman Catholic faith the most common religion in Latin America?
The effects of European Colonization and the Slave Trade
–Spain conquered much of Latin America and they spoke Spanish and are Christians of the Roman Catholic faith.
European Geography ReviewPhysical Features
Scandinavian Peninsula
Ural Mountains European Plain Rhine River Danube River Alps Mountains English Channel Pyrenees Mountains Iberian Peninsula Mediterranean Sea
European Geography ReviewPhysical Features Quiz
1. ______________2. ______________3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________7. ______________8. ______________9. ______________10.______________11.______________
Iberian Peninsula
European Plain
Scandinavian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
English Channel
Not GPS (Aegean Sea)
Ural Mountains
Pyrenees Mountains
Rhine River
Danube River
Alps Mountains
European Geography ReviewPolitical Features
• Russia• Poland• Ukraine• Germany• Belgium• United Kingdom• France• Spain• Italy
European Geography ReviewPolitical Features Quiz
1. ______________2. ______________3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________7. ______________8. ______________9. ______________
United Kingdom
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
Poland
Ukraine
Russia
Belgium
Latin America Geography ReviewPhysical Features
Sierra Madre Mountains
Gulf of Mexico Caribbean Sea Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atacama Desert Amazon River Panama Canal Andes
Mountains
Latin America Geography ReviewPhysical Features Quiz
1. ______________2. ______________3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________7. ______________8. ______________9. ______________
Sierra Madre Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atacama Desert
Amazon River
Panama Canal
Andes Mountains
Latin America Geography ReviewPolitical Features
• Mexico• Cuba• Haiti• Panama• Venezuela• Columbia• Brazil• Bolivia
Latin America Geography ReviewPolitical Features Quiz
1. ______________2. ______________3. ______________4. ______________5. ______________6. ______________7. ______________8. ______________
Mexico
Columbia
Brazil
Bolivia
Cuba
Haiti
Panama
Venezuela
In any government system, the best way a citizen can participate is by...
VOTING!
Under a PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM• There is a SEPARATION of
powers.
• The President is elected INDEPENDENTLY of the legislature.
• The head of the government is known as the President.
• Legislature is the law making body.
Under a PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM• Parliament IS the
lawmaking body.
• The executive power called the -
PRIME MINISTER– is a member of the majority party in Parliament, and stays in power ONLY as long as his/her party IS the majority party.
How do governments distribute powers?
• Unitary –One central government controls
everything. – Power is not shared between
states, counties, or provinces. – Examples : United Kingdom, France,
the Netherlands, and Spain
Confederation
• Individual states make their own laws and decisions.• Loosely aligned to a weak central
government.
Federal
–Power is shared by a powerful central government.
–States or provinces are given considerable self rule, usually through their own legislatures.
Federal RepublicBrazil & Mexico
A state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the
component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government;
ultimate power rests with the voters who chose their governmental representatives.
DictatorshipsCuba
A form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute
power (not restricted by a constitution or laws).
What is economics?
•The study of how people manage their resources by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.
•The study of how people, businesses, and societies choose to use scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants.
•Economics is about choice!!!
• How many basic types of economic systems are there?
• 3
• Name the economic systems. • Traditional, Command, and Market
• Which economic system is the most common throughout the world?
• Mixed.
• ???????? How is that true?????????
The 3 Types of Economies
Traditional Economy
*What will be produced?
*How will it be produced?
*For whom will it be produced?
Command Economy
*What will be produced?
*How will it be produced?
*For whom will it be produced?
Market Economy
*What will be produced?
*How will it be produced?
*For whom will it be produced?
Main Ideas of Economics
• Production- the act or process of being produced either by human or mechanical efforts; act of creating something of value by producing goods and services
• Consumption- the using up of goods and services by consumer purchasing or in the production of other goods
• Distribution- the process of marketing and supplying goods especially to retailers
Factors of Production
• Natural Resources• Capital Resources• Labor Resources• Entrepreneurs
Four Factors of Production-the resources needed to produce
goods and services• Natural resources- raw materials needed to make goods
(examples- land, water, forests, minerals, soil)• Labor resources- workers are needed with the right
amount of knowledge, skills, and experience to make goods or provide services
• Capital resources- machines, factories, supplies, and technology that are needed to make goods
• Entrepreneurs- the small business owners who take the risk of bringing land, labor and capital resources together to produce goods and services
Economic Systems
PureMarket
PureCommand
Mixed Economy
Economic
Systems
PureMarket
Russia51%
Germany
71%
United Kingdom79%
PureCommand Mixed Economy
1000
Economic
Systems
PureMarket
Cuba28%
Brazil57%
Canada81%
PureCommand Mixed Economy
1000