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Economics, Science, and Technology 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3
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Ancient Civilizations and Empires, Medieval Ages, and Old World, New World Encounters
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What were the INITIAL motives for Europeans exploration
Spices
Better trading routes
Gold
Slaves
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Which of these is a reason why a surplus was/is crucial to the development of civilizations?
allows people to feed growing populations
all of these are true
allows people to store food for the future
enables people to pursue occupations outside farming
3
What has often been the biggest factor in the unequal development of civilizations
technology
ethnicity/race
intelligence
geography
4
The first European(s) to walk on North America continent, after sailing into present day Canada
Vikings
Chinese
Conquistadors
Portuguese
5
Columbus set out to prove the Earth was round
False
True
6
A piece of the lord's estate, including land, peasants, and buildings; given to a vassal
Manor
Feudalism
Fief
Estate
7
The final "fall" of Rome was caused by what?
corrupt politicians
division of the empire into East and West
collapse of the extensive road network
Outside invasions
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The trade established by Columbus to connect the "Old World" and the "New World"
Middle Passage
Columbian Exchange
Atlantic Slave Trade
Northwest Passage
9
Portuguese nobleman, who became the first to circumnavigate the globe and died along the way
Vasco de Gama
Lief Erikson
Ferdinand Magellan
Julius Ceasar
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A succession of rulers from a family/group that maintains power for several generations
dynasty
kingdom
New England Patriots
empire
11
Columbus landed in modern-day US during his expeditions
False
True
12
Ancient slavery has no connections to race
False
True
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Viewed themselves as the Middle Kingdom, contender for the "discovery" of America under Zheng
Romans
Spanish
Portuguese
Chinese
14
The Scientific Revolution is marked by
The claim that the Earth was not the center of the universe
A change in the way people think about the physical universe
Knowledge of mathematical laws that govern nature & universe
The use of observation & experimentation to answer questions
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The most common destinations for Africans in the New World from 1500-1870
South America and the Caribbean
North America and Europe
Europe and South America
The Caribbean and North America
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highest ranking lord's estate, the heart of medieval economy; self sufficient farming estate
Noble
Fief
Manor
Feudalism
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Most modern slaves are males in their 20s and 30s
True
False
18
Deadly voyage of captive Africans between west Africa and Americas during Atlantic Slave Trade
Middle Passage
Northwest Passage
Columbian Exchange
Triangle Trade
19
Ancient slaves are primarily used as laborers on plantations or in mines
False
True
20
Ancient Chinese civilization built what to hold back the flow of the Huang He (Yellow) River
dike
insurance
aqueduct
Great Wall
21
Columbus intended to sail for the West Indies/Caribbean Islands
True
False
22
In feudal societies nobles, knights, and peasants governed their own land in exchange for what?
Service from the King
Land from the King
Protection from the King
Money from the King
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A small fee paid upfront to compensate a merchant for a lost/destroyed shipment to reduce risk
dike
insurance
guild
credit
24
A period where a civilization sets patterns in that influence later cultures and peoples
Golden Age
Medieval Age
Classical Age
Middle Age
25
What is the purpose of an aqueduct?
To communicate efficiently with people throughout the empire
To connect cities within the empire
To build stronger structures
To transport water from its source to cities
26
Bridge-like stone structures that carried water from hills to cities
aqueducts
dike
aqua ducks
awkward ducts
27
Proved that a single force called gravity keeps the planets in their orbits around the sun
Nicholas Copernicus
Isaac Newton
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
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Explorers who claim land in the Americas for Spain in 1500s and 1600
Incas
conqueror
conquistadors
Aztec
29
Due to the classism of the Middle Ages, _______, faced prejudice from higher classes
Knights
Nobles
Middle Class
Peasants
30
Columbus enslaved the native Arawaks and forced them to work in gold mines
False
True
31
What was the Europeans greatest advantage over native people, killing the majority people?
Slaves
Steel
Germs
Guns
32
Despite low crop production, which continent has the largest percentage of agricultural workers
Asia
Europe
Africa
North America
33
Tried by the Church for heresy after creating telescope & proving heliocentric theory is true
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
Nicholas Copernicus
Tycho Brahe
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A middle class occupation in medieval Europe that appealed to Jews
banker
merchant
soldier
farmer
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Modern slavery is closely tied to warfare
False
True
36
Neolithic Revolution marks the transition from....
human and animal labor to machine labor
nomadic life to settled farming life
machine labor to human and animal labor
settled farming life to nomadic life
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Knights code of conduct that required bravery, loyalty, truth, and protection of the weak
chivalry
vassal
gentlemen
noblemen
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Person that you owed the FIRST loyalty to in feudal society, thus you paid him/her your taxes
vassal
liege lord
noble
monarch
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Proposed the sun-centered (heliocentric) model of the universe
Tycho Brahe
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Nicholas Copernicus
