HIST104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Main Source, Columbian Exchange, Scientific Revolution
31 Oct 2016
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Book definition- economic theory that drove european empire builders. In this economic system, the world had a fixed amount of wealth, which meant one country"s wealth came at the expense of another"s. Mercantilism assumed that colonies existed for the sole purpose of enriching the country that controlled the colony. Who/where- ex: british slave trade (in britain) Sunni v. shia: divide started when prophet muhammad died. Ali was chosen by allah to be first caliph. Gave shiite branch of islam a home base and a location for displaying shiite culture. Mixed political and religious system based on shiism and loyalty to the royal family. Sought for absolute authority and accessibility \ The transatlantic slave trade (15th-19th centuries)- trade of captives taken from africa across the atlantic to mostly north and south america. Who: former slave who lead the haitian revolution. Why: the new ideas and views during the enlightenment period prompted the haitians, led by louverture, to fight for equality.
