Regents Blueprint

Units 1-3: Global Foundations & Industry

30m Intensive

9 Question Drill

Unit 1: The Ottoman Empire

Review 1.1

Crossroads of Trade

Controlled the Eastern Mediterranean. Taxed silk and spice trade, forcing Europeans to search for new sea routes (Atlantic).

Suleiman the Magnificent

Centralized power, modernized the legal system, and expanded the empire to its peak.

Geography Note:

"The Ottomans stood between Europe and Asia. Their location was their greatest strength—and the catalyst for the Age of Exploration."

Unit 1: Mughal & Qing

Review 1.2

Mughal India

Akbar the Great: Known for religious tolerance. Unified India by respecting diverse faiths.

Concept: Centralized stability.

Qing China

Strict trade limits (Canton System). Believed in Ethnocentrism (Middle Kingdom).

Concept: Isolationist pushback.

Unit 1: Divine Right

Review 1.3

The Power Base

Kings claimed power came from God. No checks, no balances, total authority.

Louis XIV (France):

Versailles = Symbol of control over nobility.

Peter the Great (Russia)

Westernization: Forced Russia to adopt European dress, technology, and military styles.

Result: Modernized Russia.

Unit 2: The Enlightenment

Review 2.1

Locke

Natural Rights: Life, Liberty, Property. Consent of Governed.

Montesquieu

Three Branches. Separation of Powers. Checks and Balances.

Rousseau

Social Contract. General Will. Government serves the people.

Theme: Challenging the King

Unit 2: French Revolution

Review 2.2

The Third Estate

98% of the population, paid all taxes, had no political voice. This inequality led to the revolution.

Key Doc: Declaration of the Rights of Man.

Reign of Terror

Robespierre used the guillotine to eliminate "enemies of the state." Led to the eventual rise of Napoleon.

Unit 2: Latin America

Review 2.3

Simon Bolivar

Inspired by Enlightenment ideas and the success of the American Revolution. Liberated South America from Spain.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

Led the Haitian slave revolt, creating the first independent black republic.

Social Structure:

1. Peninsulares
2. Creoles (Led the Revolts)
3. Mestizos/Mulattoes
4. Africans/Natives

Unit 3: Industrial Roots

Review 3.1

Coal/Iron

Natural Resources

Harbors

Island Geography

Enclosure

Labor Workforce

Capital

Investment Money

The Result:

The shift from Domestic System (Handmade at home) to the Factory System (Mass-produced by machines).

Unit 3: Urbanization

Review 3.2

Conditions

Dangerous machinery
Overcrowded Tenements
Child Labor

Reforms

Labor Unions formed
Collective Bargaining
Factory Acts passed

Unit 3: Ideologies

Review 3.3

Capitalism

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

Laissez-faire (No Gov interference). Market regulated by an "Invisible Hand" of supply and demand.

Communism

Communist Manifesto

Karl Marx

Class struggle. Proletariat (Workers) vs Bourgeoisie (Owners). Predicted a violent revolution.

Blue Drill: Question 1 (Unit 1)

"All follow the guidance of one man, the Sultan... The Turkish empire is at the present time in a state of great power... It is a military state, and the military is the basis of its power." — de Busbecq, 1555

Which political concept is described?

A) Representative Democracy

B) Absolute Rule

C) Anarchy

D) Feudalism

Blue Drill: Question 2 (Unit 1)

MAP STIMULUS:
Ottoman control of the Eastern Mediterranean and land routes from Asia.

Geography of the 16th Century

How did this geography affect European trade?

A) Europeans sought new sea routes

B) Trade with Asia stopped

C) Free passage was granted

D) Europeans invaded the capital

Blue Drill: Question 3 (Unit 1)

"I am the state." — Louis XIV.

"The king is God's representative on earth." — Bossuet

These quotes justify which theory?

A) Popular Sovereignty

B) Separation of Powers

C) Divine Right

D) Natural Rights

Blue Drill: Question 4 (Unit 2)

"We hold these truths to be self-evident... with certain unalienable Rights... Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Which thinker most inspired these words?

A) John Locke

B) Thomas Hobbes

C) Machiavelli

D) Louis XIV

Blue Drill: Question 5 (Unit 2)

VISUAL STIMULUS

Political cartoon: A peasant (Third Estate) carrying a heavy burden consisting of a priest (First Estate) and a nobleman (Second Estate).

The Estates General, 1789

This image highlights which cause?

A) Religious intolerance

B) Social and economic inequality

C) Successful military conquest

D) The end of the monarchy

Blue Drill: Question 6 (Unit 2)

"I will not rest until I have broken the chains that bind us to Spain!" — Simon Bolivar

Bolivar was primarily motivated by:

A) Nationalism and Enlightenment ideas

B) Desire to become King of Spain

C) Support for the Encomienda system

D) Loyalty to the Catholic Church

Blue Drill: Question 7 (Unit 3)

"Great Britain has many harbors, abundant coal, and a large workforce from the enclosure movement."

These factors contributed to:

A) The spread of the Black Death

B) The success of the French Revolution

C) The start of the Industrial Revolution

D) The isolation of Japan

Blue Drill: Question 8 (Unit 3)

"The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." — Communist Manifesto

Marx believed the proletariat should:

A) Work harder for lower wages

B) Overthrow the bourgeoisie in revolution

C) Support laissez-faire capitalism

D) Move back to the countryside

Blue Drill: Question 9 (Unit 3)

"The market is guided by an invisible hand... government should stay out of the way." — Adam Smith

This ideology is known as:

A) Mercantilism

B) Laissez-faire Capitalism

C) Utopian Socialism

D) Absolute Monarchy

Blueprint Mastered

Units 1-3 review complete. The technical series moves from foundations to industry. Use the practice sheets for full rationales.

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