Ch 1-4 Test Review

Early Americans crossed the land bridge from Asia into what present day location in America

Series of trade routes between Europe, Asia, & Africa that moved goods, cultures, religions, disease, and people

Name 3 major trading empires in Africa in the 1300-1400’s

The Seven Years War (aka the French and Indian War was a war between

People who refuse to use force or fight in wars are called

What discovery turned nomads into farmers?

A group of Civilians trained to fight in emergencies are called

Labor for the Southern British Colonies, in the fields, was provided by

A law passed by the Spanish king allowing conquistadors to conquer by any means necessary creating slavery in New Spain

England, France, Spain and the Netherlands all hoped to discover a

The explorer who first sailed around the souther tip of Africa was

Name 4 countries that established colonies in North America

Religious settlements established in California by the Spanish were called

A period of intellectual and artistic creativity that inspired new technology and invention

Who publicly condemned the cruel treatment of Native American’s by the Spanish?

Agriculture allowed Early Americans the ability to

What is a nomad?

Mayan priests interest in astronomy led to the creation of

Who claimed land in North American for England/Britain?

What did the French want to establish in the Americas?

Which British colony in North America was established so criminals, debtors, and poor people could start over?

In the 1500’s what changed the ways of life for the Native Americans forever?

A serious fo wars fought over the religious holy land to gain control of the Middle East and trade routes was known as

What did King James grant to groups of merchants that enabled them to organize settlements in a specific area in America

What island was purchased from the Native Americans by the Dutch for a small amount of beads and other goods?

The earliest Native Americans crossed a land bridge called

What was the capital of the the Aztec Empire?

In 1492 Columbus sailed to the Caribbean and Americas with 3 ships; the Nina, the Pinta and the

Britain felt its North American colonies served one purpose, to be

The leg of the triangular trade route in which enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies was known as the

Who should really get credit for discovering America?

Name the 4 Ancient Civilizations

In the 1730’s and 1740’s, a religious revival swept through the colonies, was