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SS 8 Chapter 5 + 6
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Grade 8 Social Studies #grade8socialstudies
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1
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by the King and Queen of this country?
Spain
England
Portugal
San Salvador
2
What four countries were considered imperialist during the late Renaissance
Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, England
England, Scotland, Ireland, France
Portugal, Spain, Italy, Germany
England, France, Portugal, Spain
3
The first European country to become involved in organized exploration was?
Portugal
England
Spain
France
4
Which was most successfully achieved after the takeover of the New World by Spain?
Encountering and learn from new worldviews
Finding a new, shorter sea route to Asia
Finding new supplies of precious metals
Converting new people to Christianity
5
What divided up the world between Spain and Portugal?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Tortillas
Henry the Navigator
The Treaty of Tordesillas
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The reason to explore: To exert power and control and gain new territory
Expansionism
Trade
Religion
Gold
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What would the best definition of Imperialism?
power over a nation but not one that last for centuries
A feeling of superiority over a nation
An extension of power over a territory/resources
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How did the Age of Exploration affect Europeans’ lives and worldview?
New wealth; knowing that the world was different from what imagined
European lives would go on as usual
they could go anywhere they wanted & they would conquer
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What is the best example of European identity changing with new discoveries?
other cultures had different and maybe better worldviews
Renaissance had opened people’s eyes to achievement.
developed a sense of pride in their countries accomplishment
Europeans saw themselves as superior to those of Americas
10
Which country found the fastest route to spice and goods from the Far East?
Portugal around Africa to India
Portugal to Brazil to India
England to Newfoundland to India
Spain to West Indies to Philippines to India
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The reason to explore: Spread beliefs and values
Religion
Curiosity
Trade
Expansionism
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Why did explorers want to expand Christianity to the New World?
The Bible told them to spread the word of God
All of the above
They thought it was the best religion
Catholic Church needed more followers after Protestant Rev
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To give former imperial settlements/countries independence
Decountrization
Decolonization
Coming of Age
Deimperialism
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This time period was largely known as
The Age of Excellent Things
The Age of Expansionism
The Age of Exploration
The Age of Excuses
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What does the Europeans’ treatment of those they encountered reveal about their worldview?
They experimented by changing the views of new societies
They felt thenew societies were equal to their own views
They had a superior attitude toward the new societies
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The act of traveling completely around something
Circling
Exploration
Circumference
Circumnavigating
17
What was NOT a reason the Spanish were able to conquer in the Americas?
Indigenous people did not record any info on Spanish contact
many books of the Indigenous peoples were destroyed.
Many Indigenous people were killed by disease
Spanish settlers believed indigenous people to be inferior.
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What was the greatest negative impact on the Indigenous in the New World after Euro contact?
Loss of traditional way of life
Disease
Sadness
Poverty
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The reason to explore: SLAVERY!
Curiosity
Gold
Trade
Religion
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What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
To divide the new world equally b/t Spanish& Portuguese
to ensure everyone received a piece of the New World
To offer a peace treaty between Spanish & Portuguese
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The reason to explore: that involved wanting a resource to create physical money
Gold
Trade
Curiosity
Religion
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The reason to explore: Influence by Humanism
Trade
Gold
Curiosity
Expansionism
