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Unit 7 Assignment – Industrial Revolution & Empire

Unit Readings:

Western Heritage

     Chapter 16 (pp. 577-605)

     Chapter 17 (pp. 617-621, 629-635)

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Terms – Identify each of the following terms in complete sentences (who, what, when, where!). Then write a sentence explaining why the item is historically significant.

  1. Nobles of the Robe
  2. Nobles of the Sword
  3. The English Game Laws
  4. Banalités & Corvée
  5. Robot
  6. Barshchina
  7. Pugachev's Rebellion
  8. Jethro Tull (sitting on the park bench …)
  9. Charles "Turnip" Townsend
  10. James Watt
  11. "Diplomatic Revolution" of 1756
  12. William Pitt

Free-Response Questions - Respond to the following questions in one or more well-written paragraphs. Remember to begin your paragraphs w/ strong topic sentences!

  1. Discuss how the nobility of Europe sought to protect their position against the centralization of power by the monarchies (at least 4). (WH p. 581)
  2. Contrast the makeup of the average European household in Northwestern Europe with that in Eastern Europe. (WH pp. 586-587)
  3. Describe the economics of the average European household. What roles did each family member play? (WH pp. 587-592)
  4. Explain the purpose and impact of the enclosure movement in England. What were the benefits? Who was hurt by the enclosure movement? (WH pp. 596-597)
  5. What factors permitted and encouraged the Industrial Revolution to begin and thrive in Great Britain? (WH pp. 600-602)

  6. For each of the following conflicts, briefly explain the countries involved, the causes of the conflict, the immediate results of the conflict, and its significance. (WH pp. 620-621, 629-635)

                a)  The War of Jenkins's Ear

                b)  The War of the Austrian Succession

                c)  The Seven Years' War

 

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