ACRONYMS

Question 1

Period 1 (1200-1450)

Answer 1

TEA

T-rade: growth of trade networks

E-mpires: rise of empires like Mongols and Incas

A-griculture: developments

Question 2

Period 2 (1450-1750)

Answer 2

GRIPE

G-unpowder: developed in China and spread throughout Eurasia

R-ennaissance: Artistic and intellectual flourishing

I-mperialism: expansion of European imperialism

P-rinting press: invention led to increased, easier, faster transfer of ideas

E-nlightenment: ideas of enlightenment favored natural human rights and liberty and equality and democracy encouraged political revs, abolition of slavery, and more developments of modern ear

Question 3

Period 3 (1750-1900)

Answer 3

AIR

A-sshole imperialism: Growth of E’s imperialism and impact of colonized regions

I-ndustrialization: rise of and impact on society

R-evolutions: French, American, Haitian, etc. revs which transformed political and social systems

Question 4

Period 4 (1900-2001)

Answer 4

WWCD (in order of events)

W-orld
W-ars: causes, during, and after-math

C-old war: ideological struggles and effect on world and relationships

D-ecolonization: process and effects and emergence of new nation-states