Unit 2

Question 1

effects of renaissance

Answer 1

literature, philosophy, art, politics, religion, humanism method, human emotion, realism in art.

Question 2

How did the renaissance and scientific revolution bring europe out the dark ages

Answer 2

provided order and an opportunity for growth

Question 3

enlightenment

Answer 3

a time people wanted to change political systems, emphasised freedom/equality, and people wanted to have a voice in gov., like the scientific revolution challenged ways of thinking.

Question 4

why didnt spain/portugal experience a renaissance or scientific revolution

Answer 4

didn’t have a dark age/ thriving under muslim empire

Question 5

why didnt russia experience a renaissance or scientific revolution

Answer 5

behind because of mongols

Question 6

how long did spanish reconquista take

Answer 6

700 years

Question 7

why did spain/portugal eventually expel jews and muslims

Answer 7

they thought they were converting christians

Question 8

heresy

Answer 8

non-christian ideas

Question 9

why did europe start oceanic exploration

Answer 9

trade was harder after mongols left, crusades showed them goods from asia, high demand of spices, curiosity, wanted to cut out the middle man, black death disrupted trade

Question 10

what parts of asia did europeans often travel to

Answer 10

india in hopes of controlling the indian ocean and spice islands for trade

Question 11

how was exploration in americas different than africa and asia

Answer 11

they were interested in taking over americas and took goods from other countries

Question 12

what did europeans trade to others

Answer 12

firearms, cloth, iron, guns, slaves, *manufactures goods

Question 13

What advantages did spain have over the americas

Answer 13

horses, gunpowder, steel armor, immunity to diseases

Question 14

columbian exchange

Answer 14

new and old world trade
GOLD, SILVER, CUISINE, ARCHITECTURE, RELIGION, LANGUAGE, COFFEE, SPICES, IDEAS, CLOTHING, SUGAR, TOOLS, LOCKS, CANOES, AND/OR CROPS

Question 15

European exploration effects on natives

Answer 15

population decrease due to diseases (smallpox), and Europeans had better weapons and armor

Question 16

Middle passage

Answer 16

route slaves took to get to america from the west indies

Question 17

europeans needed labor for…

Answer 17

plantations and mines

Question 18

triangular trade route

Answer 18

europe to africa - manufactured goods, africa to americas - slaves, americas to europe - raw materials

Question 19

mercantilism

Answer 19

emphasised exports and limited imports

Question 20

CITY CONNECTING ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Answer 20

constantinople/ bysantine empire/ ottoman empire

Question 21

what type of ruler was the czar

Answer 21

absolute monarch

Question 22

what did both peter the great and catherine great want

Answer 22

to westernize/modernise russia

Question 23

how did ottomans dominate byzantine empire and others

Answer 23

gunpowder and firearms

Question 24

tolerance in muslim empires

Answer 24

they enlisted christians and jews in army and gov. positions

Question 25

decline of ottoman empire

Answer 25

tax on land lowered both economy and military dominance, European nations grew stronger, needed to trade, greece won independence, lost land

Question 26

how did the songhai empire maintain rule

Answer 26

control of key trading cities, many resources, effective military strategies, very wealthy

Question 27

before isolate where did ming china send fleets to

Answer 27

SE to asia, India, persian gulf and east africa to promote trade and collect tribute