final Flashcards
What are the 3 ancient civilizations (in the Americas) we covered in class together?
The Mayans, the Aztecs, and the Inca
What were the Romans (in technology), Aztecs (in religion), and Maya (in money/currency) each known for?
Romans were known for their water and roadways, Aztecs were known for the amount of killing they did, and the Maya were known for their chocolate as currency.
What were the Inca best known for?
Building a very large empire.
What is a common reason the Aztec and Incan civilizations fell?
They were conquered by the Spanish.
What influences of the Columbian Exchange can we still see in present day North, South, and Central America?
Christianity is a large religion and Spanish is spoken in some parts of South America.
What is different about the Inca, Maya, and Aztecs?
The Aztecs’ reason for decline was rebelion, the Incas’ was civil war, and the Mayans had many reasons like invaders, warfare, and food shortage. The Aztecs were located in Central Mexico, the Incas were located on the West Coast of South America, and The Mayans were located in southern Mexico and Central America.
What is a conquistador?
What is a conquistador?
What is Triangular trade? What ocean did it take place in?
Trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas of slaves and goods in the Atlantic ocean.
What European countries were the leaders of exploration?
Spain and Portugal.
Name and define the 3 G’s of exploration.
Gold: Riches and wealth, Glory: Fame for the explorer or their country, God: To spread religion, especially Christianity from Europeans.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals. There was also the transfer of religion, culture and disease.
What continents were used in Triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
What effect did Expansion have on the Americas in terms of population, religion, and division of land?
The population increased, religion was mainly Christianity because of European colonists, and land was divided.
What were some reasons why slaves were brought to the New World?
New and more agricultural techniques required more labor.
In what ways did exploration and expansion affect Europe?
They got new agricultural techniques leading to improved diets and more natural resources.
What was the Middle Passage, and describe what a slave’s journey was like?
The voyage across the Atlantic that was dehumanizing and deadly for slaves. They were in very tight spaces, had terrible food, low hygiene, and were treated with little to no respect.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin? What are some of the reasons why it started here?
Britain because they had many natural resources, they had a high population in cities, water and coal power, iron ore, rivers canals and railroads for transportation, harbors to ship goods, money because of their strong economy, a strong navy, and a strong government.
Name and define the factors of production.
Land: The area where the product is being made, Labor: The work needed to produce the product, Capital: The money and resources needed for production, and natural resources: the raw materials needed for production.
What are some positives and negatives of the Industrial Revolution? Why was the Industrial Revolution considered to be a “mixed blessing?”
There were many new inventions and other positives, but that came with bad working conditions, child labor, and other negatives.
What is socialism?
Government regulates or controls most factors of production, individual ownership of some factors of production. Idea is that the government must take action to improve people’s lives and intervene in business.
