N O T E B O O K

G U I D E

Era Overview: The First Global Age,

14001800
What changed the world more between 1400 and 1800trade, travel,
weaponry, or ideas?
P R E V I E W

Carefully watch the Preview and be ready to answer the following questions:
What are some examples of trade, travel, weaponry, and ideas you saw?
What other examples from world history can you think of?
What do you think changed the world more between 1400 and 1800trade,
travel, weaponry, or ideas?
R E A D I N G

N O T E S

Key Content Terms

For each slide, read the word and four possible definitions. In your notebook,
write down the word and the letter of the definition you think best describes the
word. When the correct definition is revealed, write it next to the word.
globalization

conquistadors

Renaissance

mestizos

westernization

inflation

absolutism

Columbian Exchange

divine right

Great Dying

gunpowder revolution

humanism

bureaucracy

Reformation

Commercial Revolution

Counter-Reformation

capitalism

Scientific Revolution

secular

Enlightenment

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N O T E B O O K

G U I D E

H I S T O R Y

L A B

S H E E T

In your notebook, letter a sheet of paper from A to P, in this sequence: A1, A2, B1,
B2, . . . P1, P2. Allow two lines for each answer.
Match your Challenge Card to one of the placards posted around the classroom.
Discuss the questions on the card, using your reading and the placard to help you.
Then answer the two questions for each Challenge Card in your notebook.
P R O C E S S I N G

1. Write a five-paragraph essay answering this Essential Question:

What changed the world more between 1400 and 1800trade, travel, weaponry,
or ideas?
2. Use at least eight Key Content Terms from this lesson.
3. Express your opinion, but for every opinion given, cite at least two pieces of
evidence.
4. Make sure your writing clearly and concisely states your opinion.

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