History exam 1 of 7th grade

Question 1

where was Aztec civilization concentrated

Answer 1

central Mexico

Question 2

where was Mayan civilization concentrated

Answer 2

southeastern Mexico

Question 3

Christopher Columbus

Answer 3

Landed to Bahamas/Caribbean in 1492, 4 voyages

Question 3

Hernan Cortez

Answer 3

Mexico/central America-conquered Aztecs

Question 4

Prince Henry the Navigator

Answer 4

Established a school for sailors

Question 4

where was Incan civilization concentrated

Answer 4

South America

Question 5

Ferdinand Magellan

Answer 5

circumnavigated the world 1st (never came back)

Question 6

age of discovery

Answer 6

another name for Age of Exploration

Question 7

Astrolabe

Answer 7

Tool used by European explores during the age of Exploration

Question 8

Atlantic Slave Trade

Answer 8

when they capture Africans and sold them as slaves

Question 8

Caravel

Answer 8

a ship faster and easier to maneuver than ones before

Question 9

Columbian exchange

Answer 9

the exchange of diseases, plants, animals and humans between the old world and the new world

Question 10

Crown of Castile

Answer 10

Spain

Question 11

Globalization

Answer 11

When different parts of the world become more connected

Question 12

The “3 Gs”

Answer 12

God, Glory and gold

Question 13

Lateen Sail

Answer 13

A new mangle sail/ caught the wind better

Question 14

Line of Demarcation

Answer 14

a line drawn by the north, south, east, west

Question 15

Magnetic Compass

Answer 15

tool used by European explores to determine the direction of the winds by checking which direction is north

Question 16

Mercantilism

Answer 16

economic system marked a shift from land wealth and good and raw materials and trading determining wealth

Question 17

what factors caused the Age of Exploration

Answer 17

• New technology
• Navigational
• Tools
• New accurate maps

Question 18

what were the effects of Exploration

Answer 18

• Globalization
• Colonization
• Slavery
• Columbian Exchange

Question 19

Bacon

Answer 19

Developed Scientific method to test assumptions

Question 20

Copernicus

Answer 20

First to say the sun is the in the center of the universe (heliocentric)

Question 20

Galileo

Answer 20

invented telescope and confirmed Copernicus heliocentric theory

Question 20

Newton

Answer 20

Law of gravity; and invented calculates

Question 21

Locke

Answer 21

we are born w/ “natural rights” (Life, Liberty, and property) Govt works for its citizens

Question 22

Diderot

Answer 22

Encyclopedia of enlightenment knowledge to spread ideas

Question 23

Descartes

Answer 23

Questions everything; “I think therefor I am”

Question 24

Kepler

Answer 24

Laws f planetary motion

Question 25

Rousseau

Answer 25

” The social contract” = Govt exits to protect citizens rights

Question 26

Montesquieu

Answer 26

Govt powers be separated among branches of government

Question 27

Hobbes

Answer 27

Govt will become corrupt b/c of selfishness laws must apply to Govt also

Question 27

Voltaire

Answer 27

Freedom of religion and speech

Question 28

Name 3 of the advancements of these early American civilizations

Answer 28

• invented chocolate (Aztecs)
• Inca road system spanned 2000miles
• Aztecs were the first to celebrate day of the dead

Question 29

How were the natives’ populations of the new world effected by the new Age of Exploration

Answer 29

we spread diseases to them and give them horses, but we also conquered them and stole their homes

Question 29

which countries were played a major part in the Age of exploration

Answer 29

Spain, France, England, Portugal

Question 30

what were the goals/accomplishments for Spain

Answer 30

Plumber/gold

Question 31

what were the goals/accomplishments for France

Answer 31

wanted something to trade

Question 32

what were the goals/accomplishments for England

Answer 32

Seek trade routes

Question 33

what were the goals/accomplishments for Portugal

Answer 33

Explored/looking for trade route to Africa