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What name was given to the economic system during the age of exploration and colonization whereby colonies were exploited for the benefits and wealth they could bring to the mother country?

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Mercantilism

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2
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What was Martin Luther’s main disagreement with the Roman Catholic Church?

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Salvation

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Who was responsible for stirring European interest in China before the age of discovery? How did he do so?

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1) Marco Polo

2) sharing his stories from his journey’s

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What were the three basic groups of American Indians that explorers encountered, and where were they located?

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Incas lived in South America, Mayas and the Aztecs in Central America, and Numerous groups of American Indians in North America.

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What European nation first dominated the exploration of the New World?

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Spanish

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What great Indian empire formerly ruled Mexico? What Spaniard is responsible for conquering it?

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  1. ) Aztecs

2. ) Hernando Cortez

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Which explorer sailed around western Africa and around the cape of good hope(tip of africa)? What country did he sail for?

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Bartolomeu Diaz sailing for Portuguese

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What explorer sailed to India and what country did he sail for? What was significant about this journey?

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Vasco de Gama sailing for Portuguese

it was a very profitable journey

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Who sailed west thinking he could get to the east faster because the earth is round but actually hit a Bahama island? Who did he sail for and what did he call the place he landed first?

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Christopher Columbus

sailed for spain

called it San Salvador

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Who relized that what columbus discovered was a new world?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Who named the new world and what did he name it.

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Martin Waldseemuller

America

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What are some of the innovation used in exploration?

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Compass, Astrolabe, and Caravel

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Describe Mercantilism.

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  1. )Designed to enhance the wealth and power of a nation
  2. )focused on gold and silver
  3. )Exporting was more important (favorable balance of trade)
  4. )National desire to build colonial empires.
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With the desire to export more than import what did that begin to do.

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Put tariffs and quotas against imports

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Who sailed to Newfoundland in search of a passage to china and who did he sail for?

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John Cabot

sailed for England

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_____ was designed to enhance the wealth and power of a nation?

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Mercantilism

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16
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“Favorable balance of trade” should be associated with what?

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Mercantilism

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17
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What was John cabot’s journey to Newfoundland for England?

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Basis for England’s claims in North America

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What brought revival of biblical Christianity to Europe?

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Protestant Reformation

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Who sparked the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther

brought revival of Biblical Christianity to Europe

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What were some similarities among Indian groups?

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  • Physical characteristics
  • no written language
  • religious beliefs
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What were some differences between the Indians and the Europeans?

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  • View of land as private property
  • Technology
  • written and spoken languages
  • architecture and buildings
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What were some differences among Indian groups?

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  • Many different spoken languages
  • Types of houses
  • Some warring, some peaceful
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What Indians were in South America?

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Incas

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What were the basic groups of American Indians?

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Pueblos
“Mound Builders”
Eastern Woodlands

25
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What group of Indians were from the southwestern United States?

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Pueblos

26
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What Indian tribe was from the Midwestern United States?

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“Mound Builders”

27
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What were the major Culture areas?

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Pueblo, Adena-Hopewell, Mississippians, and woodlands.

28
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What three vegetables were known as the “Sacred Triad?”

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Maize (corn)
Squash
Beans

29
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Why did Spain never become firmly established in North America?

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The Spanish preferred exploiting the land rather than developing it.

30
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Who brought African slaves to the New World?

A

The Spanish and Portuguese

31
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What is the term give in to the firstborn inheriting the land?

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Headrights

32
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What was the name of the only ship that made the around the world voyage and how many people were the original crew members?

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Victoria

18 people

33
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Who had the sailed the first voyage around the world and what country did he sail for?

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Ferdinand Magellan sailed for the Spanish

34
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What were the Mound Builders (midwest indians) known for?

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formed form arena and hopewell culture
fixed agricultural settlements
Large burial mounds
Trading network

35
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What was the protestant reformation and what areas did it affect? Where was it opposed in?

A

brought revival of Biblical Christianity to Europe

affected England, Switzerland and parts of Germany

opposed in France and Spain

36
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What became the leading center of education because of the protestant reformation and taught salvation? Who was the major teacher there?

A

Geneva

John Calvin

37
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What did protestant reformation lead to?

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Led to military conflict and Rivalries in exploration to have the opportunity to spread their Religion.

38
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What Indians were in South America?

A

Incas

39
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What Indians were in Central America?

A

Mayas and Aztecs

40
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What Indians were in North America?

A

Numerous Different Groups

41
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How did the Indians get to America?

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From the Bering Strait

42
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What were the major Culture areas?

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Pueblo, Adena-Hopewell, Mississippians, and woodlands.

43
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What were the similarities between Indians and Europeans?

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They had Religion 
they were into farming
lived in villages 
traded
social organization
wars
44
Q

What are the similarities among indian groups?

A

Physical characteristics
No written languages
Religious beliefs

45
Q

What are the differences between Indians and Europeans?

A

View of land as private property
Technology
Written and spoken languages
Architectures and buildings

46
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What are the Differences among Indians?

A

Many different spoken languages
types of house
some warring some peaceful

47
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What were the pueblos known for?

A

They lived in southwest U.S., they had small independent towns, their main crops are maize(corn),squash and,beans.

48
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What were the Spanish soldier/conquerer?

A

conquistadors

49
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What were the Mound Builders (midwest indians) known for?

A

formed form arena and hopewell culture
fixed agricultural settlements
Large burial mounds
Trading network

51
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What were the eastern woodland Indians known for?

A

located and Northeast U.S.
Matriarchal society (women in charge)
had five civilized tribes (cherokees, chickasaws, choctaws, creeks, seminoles)

52
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Who dominated exploration and exploitation of the New World?

A

The Spanish

53
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Who was the greatest conquistador?

A

Hernando Cortez

54
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What indian group did cortez conquer and who was their leader?

A

Aztecs

Montezuma

55
Q

Who discovered the Grand Canyon?

A

Francisco de Coronado

56
Q

Who claimed florida for Spain in search of the fountain of youth?

A

Ponce de Leon

57
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Who discovered the Mississippi River?

A

Hernando de Soto

58
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True or False

Spain never became firmly established in the New World.

A

True

59
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Who were the first ones to bring african slaves to the New World?

A

Spanish and Portuguese

60
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What did the Spanish prefer to do?

A

exploit the new world rather than exploring it.

61
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What was the rivalry between the european nations?

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europeans envied spanish riches and feared Spanish conquests in Europe.

62
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what was the ships crew called that Sir Francis Drake sailed with.

A

Sea dogs

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