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1
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who were the first people to arrive in the americas

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the vikings

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2
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what are North America and Asia separated by

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Bering Strait; a waterway off Alaska’s west coast

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3
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how is the environment different throughout the north american regions

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west coast is hot with surf- swept beached

the hot windy plains of the midwest and canada, and the rocky new england coast

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who were the two northern peoples who lived on the coastal edges of north america

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the inuit and aleut

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what were the inuit and aleut skilled at

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hunting on ice and snow, on shores and plains, in mild summers and bitter winters

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nomadic

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people who moved their homes regularly in search of food

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what did nomadic people do for food

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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

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kingship

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family relationships

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9
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clan

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is made up of groups or families who are all descended from a common ancestor

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what did native americans think about religion

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they shared the belief that the most powerful forces in the world are spiritual

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what did native americans believe would happen if they didn’t follow the rituals

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they believed that failure to perform these rituals caused disasters such as bad invasions, disease, or bad harvests

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12
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what did native americans rely on to keep their beliefs and customs alive

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or history

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13
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oral history

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the traditions passed from generation to generation by word of mouth

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14
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what did all native american groups do about trade

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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

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15
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where were the native american trading routes

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criss crossed north america

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16
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barter

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trade

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17
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what was one thing that native americans never traded

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land

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18
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why did the native americans never trade land

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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

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19
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how did the native americans make it to the americas

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probably by following some buffalo or food source that led them to it

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20
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what were the major nations in western europe

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great britain, spain, france, germany, portugual

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what countries had contact with native americans

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great britain, spain, france, portugual

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22
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when were the middle ages

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500-1300 A.d

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23
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what does C.E mean

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common era

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24
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what were the middle age invasions

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franks
anglo saxons
germanic tribes
vikings

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25
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what was the economic system in in the middle ages

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feudalism

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26
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what were the rankings in feudalism

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lord
nobles
vassals
serfs

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27
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who was the ultimate ruler of the manor

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the church

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28
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lords

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self- sufficient

gave lands to nobles

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29
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vasasls

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protected the nobles and lords

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30
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serfs

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bound to the land
no rights
could not own anything
basically slaves

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31
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who created the protestant church

A

martin luther

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32
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what year did martin Luther create the protestant church

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1517

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33
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what was martin luther creating that religion called

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reformation

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34
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what was trade sparked by

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the crusades

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35
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which explorer went over to china

A

marco polo

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36
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what was eventually developed into cities

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trading routes

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37
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what lead to happen after marco polo exploration

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cities
rise of monarchies
rise of universities
black death

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38
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cities

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developed middle class
revived the economy
feudalism started to decline

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39
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rise of monarchs

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were times when t they would fight; french and norman invasions

40
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rise of universities

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those who would attend would be nobilities sons, clergy members

41
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black death

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began in asia

was carried over by rats who were infected by fleas and other insects. The rats then gave them to the people

42
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what does renaissance mean

A

rebirth

43
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when was the renaissance

A

1300-15–

44
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what did the renaissance bring to europe

A

unity and order

45
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where did the renaissance begin

A

italy

46
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patrons

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someone who paid for things to be done

47
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when were the golden ages of the renaissance

A

1400-1500

48
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why was the golden age called that

A

was the best time to work

a lot of different art forms were developed during that time

49
Q

what famous painting of Mary was painted

A

the pieta

50
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what did the pieta show

A

the suffering of Mary

51
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what is humanism

A

the showing of human emotion

52
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what was one thing invented during the renaissance

A

the printing press

53
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what did the printing press do

A

things that were written could be typed

made things a lot easier to write

54
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which king wanted an annulment

A

king henry the 8th

55
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why did that king want an annulment

A

his wife was not providing him with a son

56
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who was the first country to go explore

A

portugual

57
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what things were created in the exploration school

A

sextant and astrolabe

58
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when was slavery introduced

A

1619

59
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where did slavery enter the united states

A

jamestown

60
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when was the benins created

A

1200’s

61
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what did the benins have a lot of

A

gold

62
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what did the gold make them

A

very powerful

63
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what did the benin trade the gold for

A

salt

64
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why was salt important

A

it could preserve food

65
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what was benin surrounded by

A

deep motes

66
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what was benin ruled by

A

oba

67
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how long was the mote

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three miles long

68
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what did the benin’s produce

A

palm oil, ivory, and lumber

69
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what decorated the city in benin

A

bronze plaques

70
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what did the bronze plaques portray

A

showed their history,

71
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who did the bronze plaques portray

A

portuguese people

72
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what were houses made out of in benin

A

made od mud and palm leaves

73
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what was the capital of benin

A

benin

74
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who did the benins have a relationship with

A

the Portuguese

75
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when did songhai happen

A

1492-1586

76
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where was the sonhai located

A

located between the coastal rainforest and dry sahara

77
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what was the sonhai

A

a muslim empire

78
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who made monhai into a muslim empire

A

askia muhammad

79
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what was the capital of sonhai

A

Timbuktu

80
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did the songhai’s partake in trade

A

yes it was very important to them

81
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what did the Songhai trade

A

gold and ivory

82
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what did the Songhai support

A

peace and education

83
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how many schools did Songhai have

A

150

84
Q

how would people get slave

A

would capture them and bring them over on ships and would auction them off

85
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could someone be born into slavery

A

no they could not

86
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what were the name of ships during the time

A

caravels

87
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what did people put on the sales of the caravels

A

the emblem of the cross

88
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what way did the portuguese go to find the indies

A

east

89
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what way did Columbus go

A

west

90
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what were the names of the ships that Columbus had

A

santa maria, pinta, nina

91
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what did Columbus underestimate? what happened because of this

A

the size of the world. this made the voyage become longer so people began to worry and they were at a shortage of supplies

92
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where did Columbus think he was

A

the indies

93
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where really was Colmbus

A

bahamas

94
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what happened when Colmbus came home

A

king ferdinad and and queen isabella noticed him and game him power

95
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what happened with columbus power

A

it was revoked because he was to mean

96
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what didn’t Colmbbus know when he died

A

that he never really explored the indies

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