Global
Awareness
Unit
7 Assignment – Industrial Revolution and Empire
Unit Readings:
Western Heritage:
Red Book: Chp. 16 (pp. 577-605); Chp. 17 (pp. 617-621,
629-635)
Blue Book: Chp. 16 (pp. 512-537); Chp. 17 (pp. 550-557;569-572)
Terms: Identify each of the
following terms in complete sentences (who, what, when, where!). Then,
write a sentence explaining why the term is historically
significant.
- Nobles of
the Robe
- Nobles of
the Sword
- The
English Game Laws
- Banalités
& Corvée
- Robot
- Barshchina
- Pugachev’s
Rebellion
- Jethro
Tull
- Charles
“Turnip” Townsend
- James
Watt
- “Diplomatic
Revolution” of 1756
- William
Pitt
Free-Response Questions: Respond to
the following questions in one or more well-written paragraphs.
Remember to begin your paragraphs with strong topic sentences!
- Discuss
how the nobility of Europe sought to protect their
position against the centralization of the monarchies (at
least 4). (WH p. 581 (RB); pp. 516 (BB))
- Contrast
the makeup of the average European household in
Northwestern Europe with that in Eastern Europe. (WH pp.
586-587 (RB); pp. 520-523 (BB))
- Describe
the economics of the average European household. What
roles did each family member play? (WH pp. 587-596 (RB);
pp. 523-531 (BB))
- Explain
the purpose and impact of the Enclosure Movement in
England. What were the benefits? Whom did the enclosure
movement hurt? (WH pp. 596-597 (RB); pp. 529-530 (BB))
- What
factors permitted and encouraged the Industrial
Revolution to begin and thrive in Great Britain? (WH pp.
600-602 (RB); pp. 531-534 (BB))
- 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 (RB); pp. 554-555; 569-572 (BB))
a) The War of Jenkins' Ear
b) The War of the Austrian Succession
c) The Seven Years' War