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1
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Bartholomew Diaz breaks a huge phsycological barrier by________

A

Sailing around southern tip of Africa

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2
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Western Europe before Columbus had the black death that killed ____ europeans

A

1/3

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3
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Mississipian Society created the largest mound called _______

A

Cahokia

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4
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Farmers in the eastern woodlands created a mound called

A

the great serpent mound

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5
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In the US area, the Anasazi build the ________ around Choco Canyon

A

Pueblo Bonito

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6
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Mexica/Azteecs had a capital City called

A

Tenochtitlan

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7
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What was the first place Farming flourished?

A

Meso America

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8
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Formative Period was when _______ increased and 3 things were the focal points of majority of societies

A

agriculture/farming
1.corn
2.water
3.sun

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9
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Archaic Period was best known for _______ give 2 examples

A

Increasd Technological sophistication
1. Boats
2. Axes

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10
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What were the 3 main routes of the Paleo-indians

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1.Eastward across Canada
2.Southward along the Pacific
3.Southeast-ish across the Rockies

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11
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What was the name of the Land bridge

A

Beringia

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12
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Hernan Cortez

A

Played a big part in the downfall of the Azteec Empire

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13
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Juan Ponce

A

First European to set foot onto current USA

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14
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The treaty of Tordesillas (1494)

A

Spain gets everything west of the line draw by the pope, and Portugal gets bamboozled (everything east)

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15
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The Columbian Exchange

A

All the people, plants, animals, goods, and diseases that cross the Altantic

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16
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What are the 3 G’s

A

God, Glory and Gold

17
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James town

A

first permanent English colony in the New World

18
Q

What happened in Virginia in 1619?

A

The house of Burgesses was formed

19
Q

Mercantalism

A

Economic system whereby the government intervenes in the economy for the purpose of increasing national wealth

20
Q

Navagantional Acts of 1650’s-1660’s

A
  1. Merchants from other countries were forbidden
  2. Colonial goods had to be transported in English vessels
  3. Came up with list of Enumorated goods (sugar, molases, rum, tobacco, rise, indigo)
21
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Encomienda System

A

Permited spaniards to collect tribute from natives and use them as laborers. In return protections and care was to be provided

22
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There was a lack of _____

A

Spanish Women

23
Q

Bartolome De las Casas

A

Causes changes to be made in favor of the natives and fights for the moral christian roots instead of what became of it then

24
Q

In the 17th century, ____ of the colonial households included indentured servants

A

1/3

25
Q

In Maryland ____% of women went to court for getting pregnant

A

20%

26
Q

Witch trials

A

caused about 19-20 people to actually die, but much more to specualate and be humiliated and degregated. Was because of mass hysteria and other things

27
Q

Women would play all leading roles in a court room except what?

A

the Judge

28
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Salutary Neglect

A

Britian Passed laws and did not enforce them

29
Q

in 1620 _____ people boarded the Mayflower

A

100

30
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Mayflower Compact

A

Established the first standard in the New World for Written laws

31
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Jacque Cartier

A

traveled as far as present-day Montreal and wintering at site of Quebec