World History Review Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering key concepts from World History including Globalization, Cold War, Industrialization, Revolutions, Land-Based Empires, and Networks of Exchange.

Economic Integration (Globalization)

The process of global economic connection through trade organizations such as the WTO and IMF.

Non-Aligned Movement

A group of countries that chose to avoid alignment with either superpower during the Cold War.

MAIN

The acronym representing the primary causes of World War I, which also featured trench warfare.

Total War

A characteristic of World War II involving the complete mobilization of a nation's resources and population.

Socialism (Marx)

An economic system that emerged as a consequence of industrialization, often positioned as an alternative to capitalism.

Enlightenment Ideas

Concepts such as natural rights and the social contract advocated by thinkers like Locke and Rousseau.

Industrial Revolution

A period of technological and social change that began in Britain and spread globally, leading to urbanization and new social classes.

Land-Based Empires (c. 1450–1750)

Centralized states such as the Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal, Qing, and Russian empires that expanded using gunpowder weapons.

Silk Roads (c. 1200–1450)

Trade networks used for the exchange of luxury goods and the spread of ideas like Buddhism.

Indian Ocean Trade

Maritime commerce facilitated by monsoon winds, leading to significant cultural exchange.

Trans-Saharan Trade

Trade routes known for the gold-salt trade and the spread of Islam across Africa.

Black Death

A major consequence of the networks of exchange between c. 1200 and 1450 characterized by pandemic spread.

Bureaucracy

The governance system used by Song China during the Global Tapestry period (c. 1200–1450).

Feudalism

A system of governance found in Western Europe and Japan between c. 1200 and 1450.

Columbian Exchange

The historic transfer of crops, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Mercantilism

An economic theory stating that colonies exist primarily to benefit the mother country.

Triangular Trade

A trade pattern associated with the Atlantic slave trade and the exchange of goods between three regions.