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Semester 2 Final Review Flashcards

1
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True or False: Columbus was not the first European to the Americas but he does start the Age of Exploration for the Europeans

A

True

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What was it called when there was an introduction of new foods, diseases, morals, and ideals to both Europe and America?

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The Columbian Exchange

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These were known before Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, except..

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Amerigo Vespucci had claimed there were two other continents on the earth.

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What three words best describe why Europeans explored the World during this time?

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Gold, Glory, God

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What Area of the world did most Europeans want to get to at the start of the Age of Exploration?

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The Spice Islands (Indies)

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True or False: Europeans believed that they had a sacred duty to convert non-Christians throughout the world during this period.

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True

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Which country developed lateen sails and the carvel to go against the currents on the coast and tip of Africa?

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Portugal

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True or False: European explorers used an Astrolabe to determine their location at sea, which used the sun and stars.

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True

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Portugal took the lead in overseas exploration led by the King’s son……

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Henry the Navigator

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Which Portuguese explorer proved ships could reach Asia by sailing around Africa?

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Bartolomeu Dias

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True or False: Vasco Da Gama was known for also founding a navigation school - invested in exploration

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False

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Which explorer’s remarkable voyage of 27,000 miles had given Portugal a direct sea route to India?

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Vasco Da Gama

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True or False: Scurvy is a disease that sailors got that led to swollen and bleeding gums due to lack of vitamin C.

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True

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True or False: Christopher Columbus had a bold plan: a route to Asia by sailing East across the Pacific Ocean instead of West

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False

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What said everything east of this line belonged to Portugal and everything west belonged to the Spanish?

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Treaty of tordesillas

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True or False: Portugal believed that Columbus found a new continent for the Spanish. They wanted a piece, which created friction.

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False

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17
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Due to this line, Today most of South America speaks Spanish, but Brazil Speaks Portuguese.

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Line of Demarcation

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18
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Which explorer sailed down the coast of South America and suggested that Columbus had discovered a “New World?”

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Amerigo Vespucci

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True or False: A German mapmaker read the accounts of Amerigo Vespucci, making a map calling the “new world,” America after Vespucci.

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True

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20
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Which explorer was the first to pass around the southern tip of South America?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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21
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True or False: Pedro Álvares Cabra and his crew were the first to Circumnavigate the globe.

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False

22
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What is it called when a person sails or travels all the way around (something, especially the world)?

A

Circumnavigate

23
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What is it called an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by sailors against their captains?

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Munity

24
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What is the meaning of Conquistador?

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Spanish Conqueror

25
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Which Spanish man conquered the Aztecs (Mexico)?

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Hernan Cortez

26
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True or False: The Spanish conquered the Aztecs because of their advanced weapons, disease, and native allies.

A

True

27
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True or False: About 40% of native Americans died of diseases like measles, mumps, smallpox, and typhus from the Europeans.

A

False

28
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Which Spanish man conquered the Incas (Peru)?

A

Francisco Pizarro

29
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What was it called when natives were forced to farm, ranch, or mine for Spanish landlords?

A

Encomiendas

30
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What was the name for spanish settlers in a spanish colony?

A

Peninsulares

31
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What was the name of a person that was a mix of Spanish & Native American?

A

Mestizos

32
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What was the name of a person that was born in the Americas but had full Spanish blood?

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Creoles

33
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True or False: Missionaries were set up throughout colonies to spread Christianity, most of the time forcefully.

A

True

34
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True or False: The Spanish social class system starts with Creoles and ends with Native and African Slaves

A

False

35
Q

Despite the Treaty of Tordesillas, these countries wanted a explore and colonize America, except….

A

Russia

36
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What was the waterway through North America, that if found, would be a highly profitable trade route to Asia?

A

The Northwest Passage

37
Q

Which explorer claimed Canada for France and founded the city of Montreal?

A

Jacques Cartier

38
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Which explorer founded New France & Quebec?

A

Samuel de Chaplain

39
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True or False: The result of French colonization is few settlements while making tons of money from the fur trade.

A

True

40
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True or False: The first British Colony was Jamestown and it was extremely successful from the start.

A

False

41
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True or False: Plymouth and the Massachusetts Bay colonies were colonized by Pilgrims Puritans looking for religious freedom

A

True

42
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The British colonies were known for ______________, more then making money unlike the French Colonies.

A

Colonization and Settlements

43
Q

The Atlantic slave trade formed one part of a three-legged trade network known as the…..

A

Triangular Trade

44
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Around 2 million slaves died on the __________ because of the horrific conditions on the voyage from Africa to America.

A

Middle Passage

45
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True or False: Europeans justified slavery as their Christian duty. Blaming their skin color all the way to their immunity to disease.

A

True

46
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True or False: Africans on slave ships endured all sorts of cruelty including whippings, rape, starvation, humiliation, and more.

A

True

47
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What long term effects did the Slave Trade have on the world?

A

All of the following questions are correct

48
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True or False: European monarchs adopted a new economic policy, known as Capitalism, aimed at strengthening their national economies.

A

False

49
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True or False: The Age of Exploration had a major impact on the rest of the world. Due to it the world would never be the same.

A

True

50
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How many people were taken from their families, lives, civilization, and way of life in the slave trade?

A

Around 12 million people

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