8th Social Studies Ch 1 Review

Question 1

What inspired Ben Franklin to organize the American colonists?

Accepted Answer

the Iroquois League

Question 2

Warfare was MOST changed by

Accepted Answer

the invention of gunpowder.

Question 3

Which was NOT a technological innovation in shipbuilding and navigation during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

iron siding

Question 4

Why did Ferdinand and Isabella sponsor Columbus's voyages to the Americas?

Accepted Answer

to get riches

Question 5

What is the term for groups of people who travel together for safety?

Accepted Answer

caravan

Question 6

How did China differ from other ancient civilizations?

Accepted Answer

They were isolated.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a family tradition/value of tribal Africa?

Accepted Answer

nuclear family structure

Question 8

What is the name for the system of rule by lords during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

feudalism

Question 9

What was a cause of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

travel and trade

Question 10

Most Native American cultures believed in

Accepted Answer

many gods who had connections to the environment and nature.

Question 11

Why did Portugal send Vasco de Gama and Bartholomeu Dias to explore?

Accepted Answer

to find a sea route to the spices of Asia

Question 12

What is one way that the Inca modified their environment?

Accepted Answer

built terraces

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT part of the definition of a civilization?

Accepted Answer

classless society

Question 14

What is one way the Aztecs modified their environment?

Accepted Answer

built causeways

Question 15

What is the Spanish word for "village"?

Accepted Answer

pueblo

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