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History Exam #1 Flashcards

1
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Where did the first settlers in North America come from?

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From Across the Bering Land bridge between Asia and North America

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2
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What conditions allowed people to migrate from Asia to North America?

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The last ice age lowered sea levels and exposed parts of the sea floor to the surface

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3
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What was the Bering Land Bridge?

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A strip of land that connected Asia and North America

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4
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What most likely motivated people to cross the Bering Land Bridge?

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The search for resources and animals to hunt.

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5
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Which American Empire was located on the Pacific Coast of South America?

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The Incas

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What was the basis of the Incan Empire? Did they improve their Environment or make it easier to move trade across their territory?

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The Empire was based on Trade and they created roads to make that trade easier

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7
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When was the Mayan Empire founded and where?

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The Mayans were located in the Yucatan Peninsula and were founded around 2000 B.C.

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What happened to the Mayan Empire?

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The empire collapsed under mysterious circumstances, probably due to civil war or disease

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9
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Where was the Aztec Empire located?

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Central Mexico

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Were all of the people living in the Aztec empire Aztecs?

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No. the Aztecs conquered tribes around their empire and forced them into the empire

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11
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Were there any Empires in North America before the arrival of Europeans?

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No

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12
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To which Empire did Spain previously belong?

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The Roman Empire

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Which Group moved into rule the Spanish area of what had been the Roman Empire?

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The Visigoths

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What was the goal of the Christian Kingdoms that came to rule Spain?

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To become the new Roman empire

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15
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Why would European kingdoms no longer lend the Spanish kingdoms money?

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The wars being fought between rival Spanish kingdoms never seemed to end

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16
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What Religion became dominant in North Africa during the 7th Century?

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Islam

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17
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What institution was the unifying factor in Europe following the end of the Roman Empire?

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The Catholic Church

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18
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Who invaded Spain in the 8th Century A.D.?

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North African Kingdoms

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19
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What is the Reconquista and approximately how long did it last?

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8 centuries

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20
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Who was Spain’s main ally in the Reconquista?

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The Catholic Church

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21
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Which two royal houses united the Spanish Crown?

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Aragon and Castille

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22
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Which nation emerged as a rival to Spain, mainly based on its exclusive trade routes?

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Portugal

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23
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What trade goods were being sought from Asia?

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Silks, Spices and Jewels

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24
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How did the African Slave trade begin?

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The Portuguese began to trade their African partners for prisoners of war

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25
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What was Spain’s solution to the monopoly given to Portugal?

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To sail west across the Atlantic ocean

26
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Where did Columbus think that he’d landed when he arrived in the Western Hemisphere?

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Somewhere near India

27
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Did Columbus find the trade goods he was looking for when he came to North America?

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No

28
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What did Columbus try to market as a good when he returned to Europe?

A

Native American Slaves

29
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What was the major target for Spain in the early years of the American Conquest?

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Cuba

30
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Who was Hernan Cortes and why did he come to the West?

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A conquistador who hoped to secure land and titles for himself in Cuba

31
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Who ordered Cortes to invade the Aztec Empire?

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No one. He defied orders to do so.

32
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Who was Emperor of the Aztecs when Cortes arrived?

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Montezuma

33
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How did Cortes defeat the Aztecs?

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With Native American allies and diseases

34
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What is the Columbian Exchange?

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The exchange of diseases, plants and animals between the old and new worlds

35
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Are Horses Native to the New World?

A

No

36
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Where did the French establish their settlements in North America?

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Modern day Canada, far to the north of the Spanish holdings in North America

37
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Why were the English considered enemies of the French and Spanish?

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The English were protestant and had fought wars against Catholic France and Spain

38
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What is the Protestant Reformation?

A

A period in which the supremacy of the catholic church was challenged and reforms were pushed on the way Christianity functioned

39
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Who established the Church of England?

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Henry VIII

40
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Which English monarch is Virginia named after?

A

Elizabeth I

41
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Why was Roanoke established?

A

As a military base to raid French and Spanish shipping in the Atlantic

42
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What happened to Roanoke?

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The settlers disappeared after a lengthy absence of resupply ships

43
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How was Jamestown financed?

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By investors, including James I, in a joint stock company

44
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What were some of the problems faced by the colony of Jamestown?

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The ground was unsuitable for agriculture, disease was rampant and the settlers didn’t know how to survive in the wilderness

45
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Who is credited with “saving” Jamestown?

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John Smith, a mercenary

46
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What was the nature of the relationship between Pocahontas and John Smith?

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There was no real relationship, other than possible contact during native American rituals

47
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Who introduced the idea of cash crops to the Jamestown settlement?

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John Rolfe

48
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What was the first profitable cash crop for the English?

A

Tobacco

49
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What did the English Separatists want?

A

To have the Church and State be separated from one another In the church of England

50
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Where did the Separatists initially try to move?

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Holland

51
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Why did the English king want the Separatists to settle in what is today Massachusetts?

A

It was far from Jamestown and England, and the Separatists could keep and eye on the French in Canada

52
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Who settled in Massachusetts bay?

A

Puritans

53
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What did the Puritans believe?

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They wanted to “purify” the church of England of Catholic influence

54
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Maryland was founded as a colony for whom?

A

English Catholics

55
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Who was the founder of the Colony of Maryland?

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Baron of Baltimore

56
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What started the English Civil War?

A

King Charles I wanted more power and wanted to dissolve Parliament

57
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Which English King was executed following a loss in the English Civil War?

A

Charles I

58
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Who ruled over the English Protectorate following the death of Charles I?

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Oliver Cromwell

59
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What is the English Restoration?

A

After Cromwell’s death, the English people decided to restore the house of Stuart to the Throne of England

60
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Which Monarch took the throne after the Restoration?

A

Charles II

61
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What did William Penn ask for as a favor from the Crown following the restoration?

A

He wanted his own colony

62
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What was the main idea behind the founding of Pennsylvania?

A

Religious tolerance for all faiths

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