8th Grade Chap 1 & 2 Test Review

T/F: Johannes Gutenberg started the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

T/F: A diaspora is a scattering of people.

Ships that used triangular sails allowing ships to sail against the wind

Ancient Greek philosopher and teacher, who wrote a book called the Republic

A movement of people or animals from one region to another

A pilgrimage to Mecca made by devout Muslims

Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas

T/F: Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire

A device that allowed navigators to learn a ship’s location charting the position of stars

T/F: America is named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

T/F: Native Americans did not believe in ownership of land

A german man, who developed a printing press that allowed moveable type in the mid-1400s

T/F: The Paleo-Indians crossed the Bering Land Bridge because they were following animals

Reformers who protested some of the Catholic church’s practices

T/F: A totem is a wooden pole with carvings on it.

Aboveground houses made of heavy clay called adobe

A group’s set of common values & traditions including language, government, and family

T/F: The Renaissance was the period that came before the Middle Ages.

T/F: Christopher Columbus was from Spain and the king and Queen of Italy paid for his voyage.

T/F: Mansa Musa was the leader of the Kingdom of Ghana.