Analyze and interpret the major eras and important turning points in world history from the age of enlightenment to the present, to develop an understanding of the complexity of the human experience:
3. Explain and analyze revolutions (e.g., democratic, scientific, technological, social) as they evolved throughout the enlightenment and their enduring effects on political, economic and cultural institutions
Revolution
Inspired by the Enlightenment ideas, the people of Latin America rebelled against European rule in the early 19th century. Rebels in Europe responded to nationalistic calls for Independence.
Power and authority
Challenges by the Nationalist groups created unrest in Europe. From leaders United Italian land in German speaking lands.
Cultural interaction
Artists and intellectuals created new schools of thought. Romanticism and realism changed the way the world was viewed.
Confederation
Group that joins together for a common purpose
Czar
Emperor of Russia
Ethnic
Related to a religious, racial, national, or cultural group
Exile
State of being sent away from one's own country
Flee
Run away
Gothic Novel
Stories filled with fear, violence, or supernatural events
Grim
Harsh; hard to bear
Legislatures
Law-making bodies
Mestizos
People with mixed European and Indian ancestry
Turmoil
Disorder or confusion
Unify
Unite; create one country out of separate states or other political divisions
Throughout Latin America, the fight for independence was led by
(A)mestizos
(B)peninsulares
(C)creoles
(D)Indians
Nationalism and the modern nation-state emerged from
(A)the French Revolution
(B)the war of Greek independence
(C)the reforms of Louis-Philippe
(D)the Congress of Vienna
All of the following were advantages that enabled Prussia to form a strong unified state EXCEPT
(A)rapid industrialization
(B)a large German population
(C)strong parliamentary support
(D)a strong army
Both nationalism and romanticism
(A)rejected the middle-class social order
(B)celebrated heroes and folk traditions
(C)emphasized the importance of religion
(D)emphasized imagination and emotion
A typical subject of realist art was
(A)nature
(B)the joys of middle class life
(C)the lives of working people
(D)supernatural events
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