Mesoamerica & Age of Exploration (and some review questions)

Question 1

The main purpose of the encomienda system was to

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Providea steady labor supply for large plantations

Question 2

1st Native American civilization, not much is known but they did construct colossal heads

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Olmecs

Question 3

Because of scarcity of native american labor during the colonial period, Europeans began to

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Import large numbers of African slaves

Question 4

Portuguese explorer sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to the Indian Ocean to establish trade

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da Gama

Question 5

The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by

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The manor system and the importance of landownership

Question 6

One important effect of the Crusades on Western Europe was that they …

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Furthered cultural diffusion throughout Western Europe

Question 7

These were the warriors of the Native Americans they practiced human sacrifice by the 1,000s

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Aztecs

Question 8

Spanish explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the world

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Magellan

Question 9

Which of the following was a long-term result of the Age of Exploration?

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Beginning of a period of European global domination

Question 10

Which two English monarchs were responsible for the English Protestant Reformation?

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King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I

Question 11

This region of the New World is composed of Mexico and Central America?

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Mesoamerica

Question 12

A study of the Mayas, Aztecs, & Incas would show that these ancient Mesoamerican civilizations

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Created advanced/complex societies before Europeans arrived

Question 13

In response to the Protestant Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church did the following?

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Engaged in a Counter Reformation

Question 14

These Native Americans lived in the Yucatan pennisula and developed city-states for trade

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Mayans

Question 15

One result of the European conquest of Latin America was that in Latin America

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Spanish became a major spoken language

Question 16

A major goal of the Roman Catholic Church during the Crusades

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Capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers

Question 17

Which of the following individuals became a model of a “Renaissance Man”

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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 18

Before the invention of the printing press

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Copying books by hand was a laborious process

Question 19

The drastic decrease in Native America population (roughly 95%) was a result of

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Diseases introduced by the Spanish

Question 20

Explorer who established Indian Ocean trade & showed the dominance of the Chinese Empire

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Zheng He

Question 21

In Europe, during the Middle Ages, the force that provided unification and stability was the …

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Roman Catholic Church

Question 22

Spanish conquistador that is responsible for the fall and decline of the Aztec Empire

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Cortes

Question 23

Why were the Spanish Conquistadors able to conquer the Aztecs and Incas?

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Better weapons than the Aztecs and the Incas

Question 24

The influence of African culture on many areas of Latin America was a result of

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The Atlantic Slave Trade

Question 25

One similarity among the Mesoamerican civilizations, they were all

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Polytheistic

Question 26

In the 1600s, the interest of Europeans in Africa was based mainly on Europe’s need to

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Obtain workers for its colonies inthe Americas

Question 27

How were the Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation similar?

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Stimulated by a spirit of inquiry

Question 28

The Astrolabe and Mercator Projection maps were technological advances that contributed to

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Exploration and overseas expansionof colonial empires

Question 29

Why did Christopher Columbus sail west to get to Asia instead of sailing around Africa?

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He under estimated the size of theearth

Question 30

Spanish conquistador responsible for the fall and decline of the Inca Empire

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Pizarro

Mesoamerica & Age of Exploration (and some review questions)

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Mesoamerica & Age of Exploration (and some review questions)

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