Regents Review Unit 1

Enlightenment Era

A period when ideas of reason, science, individual rights, and secularism flourished.

Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu

Key thinkers of the Enlightenment who shaped political and social thought.

Industrial Revolution

A period beginning in Britain characterized by the shift of textile production from homes to factories.

Constitutional Monarchy

A form of government in Britain established after the Glorious Revolution, featuring a growing parliamentary system.

Qing Dynasty

The ruling dynasty of China during the period, which controlled a vast population with thriving agriculture but limited foreign influence.

Tokugawa Shogunate

The ruling shogunate in Japan that enforced isolation through its sakoku or closed country policy.

Slave Trade

A massive trading system in Africa during which European powers traded goods for slaves, leading to violence and disruption.