Hist 1b - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CAUSES Why were Europeans interested in colonizing this area? What factors were driving this new imperialism? What resources attracted European interest? Europe saw the colonization of Africa as an opportunity to acquire a surplus population, thus settler colonies were created. With this invasion, many European countries saw Africa as being available to their disposal. Resources that attracted the European are raw materials like rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold were fou...

History Of Rock And Roll Test 1B Questions and Answers In the early 1950s, mainstream pop was designed to appeal to white and black middle-class audiences true or false? False Country-music is a regional style that is associated with the southeast and Appalachia true or false? True At the end of the nineteenth Century many Americans could play the piano and read music true or false? True In the post-world War II era, big bands replaced singers as the primary focus of th...

Part 2: The Classical Era, c. 600 B.C.S. to c. 600 C.E. Region Empire Western Eurasia The Persian, Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires Southern Asia The Mauryan and Gupta empires Eastern Asia The Qin and Han dynasties Mesoamerica The Mayan empires Objective Key Developments A. Major empires began trading with each other, resulting in massive trade networks. A result of these trade networks was the growth of the following cities: The following cities are Rome(Italy), Constantinople(Turkey...

1. What role does the government play in capitalism? The government’s role is to intervene as little as possible in economic affairs and leave the market to its own device. 2. How does the concept of the “invisible hand” support this idea? The concept of the “Invisible hand” supports this idea because governments do not control the marketplace, and they cannot control invisible hands. This supports the idea that governments should intervene as little as possible in economic affai...

Unit 1 - Global Tapestry: Guiding Qs Use the following guiding questions to help you take notes on the assigned reading for Unit 1. Bentley Chapter 14 - The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia The Economic Development of Tang and Song China (pp 335-341) ● Agricultural Development ○ What new agricultural advancements and techniques were founded during the Tang & Song? The new agricultural advancements and techniques founded during the Tang & Song are fast-ripening rice, and increased us...

Age of Imperialism - A When the leaders of fourteen European countries and the United States came together to discuss control of Africa’s resources. They sought to discuss the partitioning of Africa, establishing rules to amicably divide resources among the Western countries at the expense of the African people. The outcome is that it caused a large amount of land plunders that damage the environment and there is horror in practicing against the black people. Using the map of Africa in 19...

________________________ Date:___________ Period:_______ Unit 4: Sea-Based Empires Comparison 1450-1750 Spain Portugal Government Explain the process of state building and expansion. How did they build and manage their empires? Who was in charge? What type of govt? Spain used income from churches to expand imperial influence seized leverage from church appointments and used cathedrals to expand invasion. Portugal used an empire of men governed by rulers. They clashed regularly with ...

Explain the process of state building and expansion. How did they build and manage their empires? Who was in charge? What type of govt? Spain used income from churches to expand imperial influence seized leverage from church appointments and used cathedrals to expand invasion. Portugal used an empire of men governed by rulers. They clashed regularly with Spain. Trading Posts and/or Colonies Established Spain exchanged extensively from North and South America and exchanged for coal, ...

CAUSES Why were Europeans interested in colonizing this area? What factors were driving this new imperialism? What resources attracted European interest? Europe saw the colonization of Africa as an opportunity to acquire a surplus population, thus settler colonies were created. With this invasion, many European countries saw Africa as being available to their disposal. Resources that attracted the European are raw materials like rubber, timber, diamonds, and gold were found in Af...