Chapter 1 Flashcards
What was the main reason that the ancient peoples in the Americas had so many different cultural traditions
They lived in different climates and landscapes
True or False? Everyone has an equal opportunity to change history
+
What effect did an elaborate transcontinental trading network have on the ancient Native Americas
It allowed them to have both direct and indirect contact with each other
Of the following which was not a native population of Latin America(Mexico, Inter America or South America)?
Anasazi
Which of the following was a Native American tribe from the Eastern woodlands?
Iroquois
(+ or o) Most Native Americans regarded the land as a commodity that could readily be sold.
o
(+ or o) Everyone likes some part/s of history
+
(+ or o) Europeans of the 15th century were willing to stay in the social hierarchy class in which they were born because they felt that this organizational pattern for society was ordained by God.
+
What was the primary purpose of the Christian missionary efforts during the 1400s
to defend the faith
Which of the following events happened before the epidemic plagues that killed over 25 million Europeans
Thousands of peasants died from heavy rains and disease
Why did Europeans suddenly have more interest in the East in the 1400s?
The first edition of Marco Polos book was pubished
The time period which ushered in a “rebirth” of interest learning was known as the:
Renaissance
The Portuguese leader who awakened a new interest un exploration of a new sea routes to the East was:
Prince Henry
The series of military expeditions to the Middle East in the name of Christianity which occurred from 1096 to 1270 were known as the:
Crusades
The dominant religious institution in western Europe during the 1400s was the:
Roman Catholic Church
(+ or o) The Reformation movement divided Christianity between Catholicism and Protestantism
+
The first explorer to reach India by an all water route was:
Vasco de Gama
(+ or o) Columbus’ three ships were the Nina , the Pequena , and the Santa Maria
o, it was the Pinta
The first island Columbus visited he named
San Salvador
The Taino were/was:
The native people Columbus found on the island he discovered
(+ or o) Columbus was convinced that he had landed on islands off the coast of Asia
+
(+ or o) The Natives of the Caribbean gave in to Columbus and the Spaniards without a fight
o
The native peoples encountered by the Spanish conquered largely due to the:
New diseases introduced by the Europeans
Because the native American populations were so dramatically, reduced to help work, the plantations to Spanish, brought and help from
African slaves
