41-61 vt terms

Question 1

Italian explorer who eventually hooked up with Spanish royalty, who financed his mission to find a faster route to the east.

First to land in the Caribbean islands.

Answer 1

Christopher Columbus

Question 2

Aztec leader when Cortes arrived

Answer 2

Montezuma

Question 3

(1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca) was Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.

Answer 3

Cortes

Question 4

A labor system instituted by the Spanish crown in the American colonies. In this system, a Spanish encomendero was granted a number of native laborers who would pay tributes to him in exchange for his protection. It’s an example of a stratified social system, like the Feudal (caste) system in Europe.

Answer 4

Encomienda

Question 5

In which arms, textiles, and wine were shipped from Europe to Africa, slaves from Africa to the Americas, and sugar and coffee from the Americas to Europe.

Answer 5

Triangular Trade systems

Question 6

The state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion.

Especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other territories and peoples.

(Ex: the British)

Answer 6

Imperialism

Question 7

As Europeans came to America, they intermarried. This may seem obvious today, but back then nations had more individualistic cultures. It was a rather large step for an Irish person to marry an Italian person. Multi-culturalism grew and America became in a sense, a “melting pot.”

Answer 7

Multi-culturalism

Question 8

The general region encompassing Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia and the large clusters of islands all around these two countries

Answer 8

Oceania

Question 9

Primary people group in Oceania

Answer 9

Māori

Question 10

A civilization (like China) that exists and grows via the movement of water… trade, food, people movement, etc.

Answer 10

Hydraulic civilization

Question 11

One of the many ruling empires during China’s history

Answer 11

Chinese Dynasties

Question 12

Many cultures (like China with its model of the universe) imagined that things revolved around them

Answer 12

Ethnocentrism

Question 13

Known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly available and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation.

He also established ethical, moral, and social standards that formed the basis of a way of life known as Confucianism.

Answer 13

Confucius

Question 14

To recruit or convert especially to a new faith, institution or cause

Answer 14

Proselytize

Question 15

The sociological idea that a society regards men as superior and in charge

Answer 15

Patriarchy

Question 16

The development of cities and city life

Answer 16

Urbanization

Question 17

Highest social class, Chinese dialect… the language of education

Answer 17

Mandarin

Question 18

The medieval forerunner of chemistry, based on the supposed transformation of matter.

It was concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir.

Answer 18

Alchemy

Question 19

The art and science of extracting metals from their ores and modifying the metals for use.

It also concerns the chemical, physical, and atomic properties and structures of metals and the principles whereby metals are combined to form alloys.

Answer 19

Metallurgy

Question 20

The general term for the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation.

(Ex: transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems)

Answer 20

Infrastructure

Question 21

The idea of usefulness

For example, some do scientific research for the sake of the research itself… to know more stuff… it’s part of an effort to improve function.

Answer 21

Utilitarianism

Question 22

A Chinese system of civilian defense

Answer 22

Weisuo