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| | |[[Age of Exploration]] | | |[[Age of Exploration]] |
| − | |A time period where nation-states in Europe (mainly England, France, Portugal and Spain) embarked on expeditions to distant lands. The American continents were discovered during this period. | + | |(1400s-1600s) A time period when nation-states in Europe (mainly England, France, Portugal and Spain) embarked on expeditions to distant lands. The American continents were discovered during this period. |
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| | |[[balance of power]] | | |[[balance of power]] |
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| | |[[Bastille Day]] | | |[[Bastille Day]] |
| − | |(July 14, 1789) The day when French peasants invaded the huge Bastille prison in Paris, freeing political prisoners. This started the Great Fear when riots broke out ever day, with peasants burning wealthy homes. | + | |(July 14, 1789) The day when French peasants invaded the huge Bastille prison in Paris, freeing political prisoners. This started the Great Fear, when riots broke out ever day, with peasants burning wealthy homes. |
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| | |[[caravel]] | | |[[caravel]] |
| − | | a miniature, highly maneuverable, lightweight ship developed by the Portuguese, which was often used to carry cargo. | + | |a miniature, highly maneuverable, lightweight ship developed by the Portuguese, which was often used to carry cargo |
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| | |[[Charles Darwin]] | | |[[Charles Darwin]] |
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| | |[[Charles Dickens]] | | |[[Charles Dickens]] |
| − | |(1812-1870) Greatest English novelist of the Victorian period, sympathizing with the poor. Author of many iconic novels and characters whom we admire to this day. | + | |(1812-1870) Greatest English novelist of the Victorian period, who sympathized with the poor. Author of many iconic novels and characters whom we admire to this day. |
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| | |[[Georges Danton|Georges Jacques Danton]] | | |[[Georges Danton|Georges Jacques Danton]] |
| − | |(1759–1794) Famous Jacobin during the French Revolution who joined and fully supported revolution until he saw the reign of terror and started to change his mind. Danton was subsequently executed. | + | |(1759–1794) Famous Jacobin during the French Revolution who joined and fully supported it until he saw the reign of terror and started to change his mind. Danton was subsequently executed. |
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| | |[[Christopher Columbus]] | | |[[Christopher Columbus]] |
| − | |(1451-1506) Italian explorer funded by Spain to sail across the Atlantic ocean in search for a trade route to India, and found the "New World" by accident instead. | + | |(1451-1506) Italian explorer funded by Spain to sail across the Atlantic ocean in search for a trade route to India, and discovered the "New World" by accident instead. |
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| | |[[Congress of Vienna]] | | |[[Congress of Vienna]] |
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| | |[[David Ricardo]] | | |[[David Ricardo]] |
| − | |(1772-1823) A British "classical economist" who advocated the advantages of more trade between nations. | + | |(1772-1823) A British classical economist who advocated the advantages of more trade between nations. |
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| | |[[David Livingstone]] | | |[[David Livingstone]] |
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| | |[[England]] | | |[[England]] |
| − | |An imperialistic nation-state based out of the British isles off the western coast of Europe, which became so successful that it established the largest non-contiguous empire in history. | + | |An imperialistic nation-state based in the British isles off the western coast of Europe, which established the largest non-contiguous empire in history in the late 1800s. |
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| | |[[Emilio Aguinaldo]] | | |[[Emilio Aguinaldo]] |
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| | |[[Forbidden City]] | | |[[Forbidden City]] |
| − | | Imperial palace located in Beijing, China, which was used for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. | + | |Imperial palace located in Beijing, China, which was used for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. |
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| | |[[Glorious Revolution]] | | |[[Glorious Revolution]] |
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| | |[[imperialism]] | | |[[imperialism]] |
| − | |The practice of one strong nation controlling another weaker nation, territory, or a group of people. | + | |the practice of one strong nation controlling another weaker nation, territory, or a group of people; several types of imperialism (from strongest to weakest forms) are: colonization, protectorates, spheres of influence, and economic. |
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| | |[[Impressionism]] | | |[[Impressionism]] |