Exploring Early American Civilizations and European Impact
Discover the Columbian Exchange, Early American Civilizations like Aztec, Inca, and Maya, Inca civilization characteristics, European Exploration impact on Native Americans, and motives for European Expansionism. Learn about technologies aiding European exploration and the economic concept of mercantilism. Dive into Triangular Trade and its role in the 1700s. Engage with key historical events and concepts shaping the Americas.
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WH Quarter Exam! Congrats we are half way through this course! To Pass this Class you must Pass this Exam
1. Define the Columbian Exchange: The global transfer of plants, animals and diseases that occurred during the European Colonization of the Americas. A)Did it have a positive or negative effect on the world? The Columbian exchange had both positive and negative effects
2. What are the three Early American Civilizations that we covered? A. Aztec B. Inca C. Maya Fun facts you need to know! **They all had rituals and sacrifices that were to designed to satisfy a divine being. ***Aztecs were sooo hated that their neighbors willingly joined the Spaniards to take down the Aztecs.
3. What are the characteristics of the Inca civilization? They lived close to what mountains? What River? The Incas built an extensive road network Didn t have a written language Built buildings out of stone Andes Mountains Amazon River
4. What impact did European Exploration have on Native Americas? Death of millions of Native Americans
5. (a) What was the main motive for European Expansionism? Main Motive Economic Opportunity (Gold God and Glory) (b) What technologies contributed to European exploration and expansionism? Astrolabe, the Mercator projection map, the magnetic compass and the printing press
6. What was the purpose of mercantilism? England established the American colonies based on the economic concept of mercantilism, the goal is to increase trade, power and wealth for Britain.
7.(a) Define Triangular Trade. Triangular trade in the 1700s involved trade between the American colonies, Europe and Africa. Goods from the Americas, such as rum, tobacco and hemp were shipped to Europe for sale in European markets. (b) Trade shifted from the Mediterranean Sea to what Ocean? Atlantic
8. What was the most important item of African Trade? Slaves.
9. (a) How Guttenbergs invention increased literacy in all cultures? More people were able to read and literacy rates increased (b) How did it helped contribute to the reformation? The bible was printed in commonly used languages leading to greater criticism of the Church, and Luther was able to print his complaints.
10. Define the Renaissance? The rebirth of learning that produced many great works of art and literature and gave a renewed interested in the Greek and Roman way of life.
11. Define the Crusades and what was the major motives behind the crusades? One of the causes of the Renaissance, these battles for the Holy Land opened trade for Europe with Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
12. What was the geography of ancient Greece like and how did this effect their society? One effect of the rugged mountainous geography on the civilization of ancient Greece was the development of separate independent civilizations **Sparta vs Athens***
13.(a) What are some of the characteristics of the Roman Empire? Twelve tables, Extensive Road system, the Invention of Concrete, Republic (b) Architecture in the Colosseum demonstrated? Arches! (kinda like McDonald s) **** but don t forget they also did domes think like a lid.***
14. What factors contribute to the development of the economic system of Manorialism? the need for protection and to provide for basic needs.
15. What empire did the Ottoman conquer to gain control of Constantinople and the Peloponnesian peninsula? The Byzantine Empire
16. What are the characteristics of the Byzantine Empire? Hagia Sophia Icons and Mosaics Justinian Code Preservation of the Greek and Roman Culture
17. Define Polytheism: The belief in many gods
18. Define nomads Move from place to place Hunter-gatherers Seasonal migrations
19. Put the following eras in chronological order. Middle Ages, Renaissance, Ancient Greece, Ancient Persia and Ancient Rome 1. Ancient Greece 2. Ancient Persia 3. Ancient Rome 4. Middle Ages 5. Renaissance
20. What artistic technique was used during the Renaissance to show depth. Perspective is a major element of painting in the Renaissance that was used which added depth and made objects appear to be more 3-dimensional.
21.What impression did the Catholic Church want the design of the cathedrals of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to project? Creating an impression of reaching towards heaven
22. What technologies are Tang and Song associated with? Gunpowder Magnetic compass
23.The belief that China did not need Europeans and desire to revert Chinese traditions to lead to the Ming___________. Isolation
24. Outlawing trade with Spain and Portugal, blocking Catholic missionaries from coming into China, Chinese population raised are all characteristics of _________. Outlawing traders from outside of China from entering their empire.
A. Nile River (Egypt) B. Euphrates and Tigris Rivers (Mesopotamia) C. Indus River (Indus) D. Yellow River (China)
