History 2010

Question 1

Define Great League of Peace

Answer 1

an alliance of Iroquois tribes, that combined their strengths to pressure Europeans to work with them in the fur trade

Question 2

Define Ninety- Five Theses

Answer 2

The list of moral grievances against the Catholic church by Martin Luther

Question 3

Define Columbian Exchange

Answer 3

The transatlantic flow of goods and people that began with Columbus voyages

Question 4

Define Reconquista

Answer 4

The reconquest of Spain from the Moors completed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

Question 5

Define Conquistadores

Answer 5

Spanish conquerors who conquered land held by indigenous peoples and southern Americans

Question 6

What are the main factors fueling the European age of expansion?

Answer 6

The quest for a sea route to India, China, and the islands of the East Indies. They were in need of their resources: tea, spices, porcelain, and other goods. Their desire to eliminate Islamic middlemen and spread Christianity.

Question 7

Describe the different global economies that European participated in or created during the European age of expansion.

Answer 7

The different global economies that Europeans particpated in or created during the European age of expansion is the Columbian exchange. They’re traded many things like diseases, vegetables, and people in this exchange. The new crops transported between the Atlantic helped restructure diets and the natural environment. Europeans also came across labor that help make use of the new land. This new labor turned into the selling and buying of slaves.