1. Civics and Economics

2. Major Trade Routes Silk Road Trans-Sahara
Linked Asia and the Mediterranean
Spread goods like silk and spices
Trans-Sahara
Crossed the desert in Northern Africa, spreading goods and Islam

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. The Enlightenment and Government
Who is associated with these ideas?
Right to rebel, natural rights
Separation of powers (branches of gov)
Freedom of speech and religion
The social contract
Absolute monarchy is best (pre-Enlightenment)

7. The Enlightenment and Government
How did Enlightenment ideas affect
The US?
France?
Latin America?

8. Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
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

9. 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!

10. 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?

11. The Great Depression Causes Impact 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