STUDY GUIDE
WORLD HISTORY: 1500 to
the Present
STANDARD WHIL2 -- 1500A.D.
STANDARD WHII.2a~1500A.0. Major tates
and Empires
Poitical cultural geographie and economic
condensin the world sbout 1500 8.9.
Locate major states and empires
1 1500.6, mojorsttes ond empires had developed
in vorous regions ofthe wore
(ON THE WORLD POLITICAL MAP, WHERE WERE
SOME OF THE MAJOR STATES AND EMPIRES LOCATED
AROUND 1500.40?
Location of some of the major states and empires inthe
Eastern Hemisphere
+ England
+ rence
+ Spain
+ Russia
+ otiomas empire
+ Mughalnd
+ Songhsigmaire
Location of mar stats a
+ tncan Empire
lemplees inthe Western
+ Astec Empire
STANDARD WHIL2b - The Rer
‘Artist, trary, and intelectual ideas of the
Renaisince
ew intleauol ond artistes thot developed
during the Rena'ssonce marked the begining ofthe
maser ware
WHAT WERE THE ARTISTIC, LITERARY, AND
INTELLECTUAL DEAS OF THE RENAISSANCE?
+ "Robie of clasica knowl
‘the modern world
, "bn of
1 Spread of the Renasance tom the Halon
city states to northern Europe
Contributions ofthe Rensissance
+ Accomplishments inthe visu arts
‘Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vines
‘+ Accomplishments in trature (sonnets, pays,
essays Shakespeare
‘+ Accomplishments in intelectual ides
(humanism) Erasmus
[STANDARD WHII.2¢ - Major Religions
Distrbutlon of major religions
8y 1500, the five wold religions hod spread
0 many areos of the Eostem Hemisphere.
WHERE WERE THE FIVE WORLD RELIGIONS
LOCATED AROUND 1500 4.0.7
Location and importance of word religions n 1500
AD,
+ Judalsm—Concanrated a Europe andthe
Mid Ease
+ Chrstianity—Concenrated in Europeana the
Mile Eset
1 Ifam—Pans of Ala, ica, and southern
Europe
4 Hinduism—inda and part of Southeast Asia
+ Buddhism—cast and Southeast sia
STANDARD WHII.2d - ‘Trade
‘Major trade patterns
28y 1500, regional trade pater hod developed
thot ined Aico, the Midele Eas, Ai, ond Europe
WHAT WERE THE REGIONAL TRADING
PATTERNS AROUND 1500 A.0.?
‘Traditional wade pattern inking Europe with Asa
and africa
+ Sieroadsseross Aca to the Mesiteranean
basin
1+ Mazin routes serse te indian Ocean
+ Trans Saharan utes across North ica+ Northern European lnk withthe Black Sea
+ western Eurosean sea and river srade
+ South china Sea an lnds of Southeast Ale
WHY WERE THE REGIONAL TRADING PATTERNS
IMPORTANT?
‘+ Exchange of products and ideas
STANDARD WHIL.2e ~Eastern inventions
‘Major technological and scent exchanges in
the Eastern Hemisphere.
By 1500.0, technological ond sintsic
‘advancements had been exchongedomang cultures ofthe
worl
WHAT TECHNOLOGICAL AND SCENTIIC
ADVANCEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE AND EXCHANGED
by 150040?
‘Advancements exchanes
along traderoutes
+ Paper, compas, si porcelain (hina)
+ Texts, numeral system nda and dae East)
1 Scientietranser—Medne, astronomy,
mmathematie
STANDARD WHIL3
REFORMATION
STANDARD WHIL3a- Reforn
‘Theeffects ofthe theological poll, and
economicdifferences that emerged, incuding
Calin and Henry Vi and Elizabeth
For centuries, the Roman Cothlle Church ad ite
competition in reayaus thought ond ation. The
Fesistance ofthe church fo change led tothe Protestant
Reformatior which resuted i the bith of ew paltica!
fond econamemntutions
WHAT WERE THE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT
‘PROVOKED RELIGIOUS REFORMS IN WESTERN
CHRISTIANITY?
Confit that challenge the authority ofthe Church in
Rome
‘+ Merchant welt challenged the Church's
view of sry.
+ German and English sbi sisiked tan
dominasion of he Church
1+ The Church's great polieal wer and weath
caures confi.
1+ church oruption an the ste of
Indulgexees were widespread and causes
conte,
WHAT WERE THE BELIES OF MARTIN LUTHER,
JOHN CALVIN, HENRY Vi AND ELIZABETH I?
1+ Mactn Luther (he Lutheran tradition)
+ Views-Salvation by fath alone, Bible asthe
titimate authority allhumans equal before
Gee
+ Actlons~95 theses, birth ofthe Protestant
church
+ John Cavin (the Calvinist tration)
+ Views —Predestination, ith reves by
living ehteous fe, work ethic
+ Actions Expansion ofthe Protestant
Movement
ing Honey Vit
+ Views—Dismisse the authorty of the Pope
In fome
‘+ ActonsOivercd; broke with Rome; headed
‘the national church in England: appropriates
lands ar wealth ofthe Roman Catholic
‘Queen elnabetht
+ Anglcar Church
+ Tolerance for isenters
+ Expansion and colonialism
‘+ Vctoryave the Spanish Armada (1588)
STANDARD WHIL3b - Inquisition
The imped of religous cons, ncuding
the inguin, on society and government
The Reformation hd its oot i theology, butt
Jed ta impertont economic ond poltiel changes.Religious dferences and hatreds couse wor and
‘fectacion,
WHAT WERE THE MAJOR ECONOMIC, POLITICAL,
‘AND THEOLOGICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE
REFORMATION?
Reformation in Germany
+ Princes in Norther Germany converted to
Protestantism, ending authority ofthe Pope in
ther states
‘+The Hopsburg family and the authority of he Holy
foman Empire continued ta support the Roman
csthole Churn
+ Conflict between Protestants and Catholics
resulted in devastating wars (eq, Thirty Years”
Aeformition in France
+ Catholic monarchy granted Protestant Huguenots
freedom of worship by the Edie of Nantes (ater
revoked).
+ Cardinal iehtiw changed the focus ofthe
“Thiny Years War from 2 elgiou to pala,
conti,
Catholie Reformation
+ Dasenters prior to Luther- Huss, Wye
+ counter Reformation
+ The Counel of ren eatfirmes most church
oetrne and practice
‘+ The Society ofesus The Jesuits) was founded to
sorend Catholic doctrine around the wel
4+ The inquisition was ued to reinforce Catholic
doctrine
STANDARD WH
Changing cultural values, radiions, ane
phlosophies, and stersing the role of he
printing press.
Atfiest the Reformation dvided the countries af
vropeon religious principles, leading to religous
Intoerence
Power in most European states wos concentrated 9
the march
Gradualy religious toleration emerged.
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CHANGING
CULTURAL VALUES, TRADITIONS, AND
PHILOSOPHIES DURING THE REFORMATION?
‘Changing ealtural values raitlons, and
+ Growth of sculariem
+ Growth of individualism
+ Eventual growth of religous tolerance
WHAT WAS THE ROLE OF THE PRINTING PRESS
IN THE SPREAD OF NEW IDEAS?
Role of theprintng press
+ Growth of teray was stimulated by the
Gutenberg printing press
‘+ TheBible was printed in English, French, and
spreading the eas ofthe Reformation ad
Renaisance,
STANDARD WHIL4 -- Age of
Discovery
‘STANDARD WHIL4a ~ Motivation for
exploration
Theroles and economic motivation of
explorers and conquistadors
The expanding economies of European sites
stimuloted nreesed tae with morketsin Ai, Wit
the ios of Constantinople in 1453, European nations
{Frenting the tiantic sought new marine roves for
trode
WHY WERE EUROPEANS INTERESTED IN
DISCOVERING NEW LANDS AND MARKETS?
Factors conzibuting tothe European discovery of
Tands in theWestern Hemisphere
‘+ Demand fo gol, sce, and natural
1+ Suppor forthe difsion of Crstanity
+ Pola and economic compton between
Eucepean empires
+ Innovations in navigational arts (european
and iste origins)+ Pioneering role of Prince Hemy the Navigator
WHO WERE SOMEUMPORTANT EXPLORERS?
Establishment of overseas emplees snd decimation of
indigenous populations
+ Portus
|-Vascods Game
+ Spsin—christopher Columbus, Hernando Corer,
Francisco Pzarto, Ferdinand Magellan
+ enand—Feanes Drake
+ Fance~Jaeques Cartier
STANDARD WHILAD —
uence of Religion
“The Inflvence of religion
ne motive for exploration wos to spread the
Oistionreigion
HOW DID THE EXPANSION OF EUROPEAN EMPIRES
INTO THE AMERICAS, AFRICA, AND ASIA AFFECT THE
RELIGION IN THOSE AREAS?
‘Means of diffusion of Crstianity
‘+ Migration of cloniss to new ands
+ Influence of Catholics and Protestants, who
‘arid thee faith, language, ané cultures to new
lands
+ Conversion of ndigeneus peoples
STANDARD WHIL.4c- Settlement Patterns
‘Migration, etlement patterns, cultural