Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
who were the first people to arrive in the americas
the vikings
what are North America and Asia separated by
Bering Strait; a waterway off Alaska’s west coast
how is the environment different throughout the north american regions
west coast is hot with surf- swept beached
the hot windy plains of the midwest and canada, and the rocky new england coast
who were the two northern peoples who lived on the coastal edges of north america
the inuit and aleut
what were the inuit and aleut skilled at
hunting on ice and snow, on shores and plains, in mild summers and bitter winters
nomadic
people who moved their homes regularly in search of food
what did nomadic people do for food
they hunted, fished, and gathered food I’m huge forests and along the shores of lakes and waterways of what is today canada and alaska
kingship
family relationships
clan
is made up of groups or families who are all descended from a common ancestor
what did native americans think about religion
they shared the belief that the most powerful forces in the world are spiritual
what did native americans believe would happen if they didn’t follow the rituals
they believed that failure to perform these rituals caused disasters such as bad invasions, disease, or bad harvests
what did native americans rely on to keep their beliefs and customs alive
or history
oral history
the traditions passed from generation to generation by word of mouth
what did all native american groups do about trade
traded food or good within their group and outside it. they reader not only for items they needed or waned but also to show hospitality and friendliness
where were the native american trading routes
criss crossed north america
barter
trade
what was one thing that native americans never traded
land
why did the native americans never trade land
in their view, the land could not be owned. They thought that people had a right to use land and could grant others the right to us it to
how did the native americans make it to the americas
probably by following some buffalo or food source that led them to it
what were the major nations in western europe
great britain, spain, france, germany, portugual
what countries had contact with native americans
great britain, spain, france, portugual
when were the middle ages
500-1300 A.d
what does C.E mean
common era
what were the middle age invasions
franks
anglo saxons
germanic tribes
vikings
what was the economic system in in the middle ages
feudalism
what were the rankings in feudalism
lord
nobles
vassals
serfs
who was the ultimate ruler of the manor
the church
lords
self- sufficient
gave lands to nobles
vasasls
protected the nobles and lords
serfs
bound to the land
no rights
could not own anything
basically slaves
who created the protestant church
martin luther
what year did martin Luther create the protestant church
1517
what was martin luther creating that religion called
reformation
what was trade sparked by
the crusades
which explorer went over to china
marco polo
what was eventually developed into cities
trading routes
what lead to happen after marco polo exploration
cities
rise of monarchies
rise of universities
black death
cities
developed middle class
revived the economy
feudalism started to decline
rise of monarchs
were times when t they would fight; french and norman invasions
rise of universities
those who would attend would be nobilities sons, clergy members
black death
began in asia
was carried over by rats who were infected by fleas and other insects. The rats then gave them to the people
what does renaissance mean
rebirth
when was the renaissance
1300-15–
what did the renaissance bring to europe
unity and order
where did the renaissance begin
italy
patrons
someone who paid for things to be done
when were the golden ages of the renaissance
1400-1500
why was the golden age called that
was the best time to work
a lot of different art forms were developed during that time
what famous painting of Mary was painted
the pieta
what did the pieta show
the suffering of Mary
what is humanism
the showing of human emotion
what was one thing invented during the renaissance
the printing press
what did the printing press do
things that were written could be typed
made things a lot easier to write
which king wanted an annulment
king henry the 8th
why did that king want an annulment
his wife was not providing him with a son
who was the first country to go explore
portugual
what things were created in the exploration school
sextant and astrolabe
when was slavery introduced
1619
where did slavery enter the united states
jamestown
when was the benins created
1200’s
what did the benins have a lot of
gold
what did the gold make them
very powerful
what did the benin trade the gold for
salt
why was salt important
it could preserve food
what was benin surrounded by
deep motes
what was benin ruled by
oba
how long was the mote
three miles long
what did the benin’s produce
palm oil, ivory, and lumber
what decorated the city in benin
bronze plaques
what did the bronze plaques portray
showed their history,
who did the bronze plaques portray
portuguese people
what were houses made out of in benin
made od mud and palm leaves
what was the capital of benin
benin
who did the benins have a relationship with
the Portuguese
when did songhai happen
1492-1586
where was the sonhai located
located between the coastal rainforest and dry sahara
what was the sonhai
a muslim empire
who made monhai into a muslim empire
askia muhammad
what was the capital of sonhai
Timbuktu
did the songhai’s partake in trade
yes it was very important to them
what did the Songhai trade
gold and ivory
what did the Songhai support
peace and education
how many schools did Songhai have
150
how would people get slave
would capture them and bring them over on ships and would auction them off
could someone be born into slavery
no they could not
what were the name of ships during the time
caravels
what did people put on the sales of the caravels
the emblem of the cross
what way did the portuguese go to find the indies
east
what way did Columbus go
west
what were the names of the ships that Columbus had
santa maria, pinta, nina
what did Columbus underestimate? what happened because of this
the size of the world. this made the voyage become longer so people began to worry and they were at a shortage of supplies
where did Columbus think he was
the indies
where really was Colmbus
bahamas
what happened when Colmbus came home
king ferdinad and and queen isabella noticed him and game him power
what happened with columbus power
it was revoked because he was to mean
what didn’t Colmbbus know when he died
that he never really explored the indies
