1st Nine Weeks Review- 2017

1. African Americans were sold into slavery once that Native American population started to die out- for a needed labor force in the mines, etc.

True

False

2. Identify the postive impact of the Columbian Exchange.

Bird flu which spreads globally

Slavery

Crops and new foods are spread across the globe

Diseases spread rapidly like small pox

3. Why was Prince Henry the Navigator important to Portugal?

He discovered new lands for his nation

He began a school for navigators to learn the innovations (technologies) involved in sailing

He broke away from the Moors

He went to war with Spain in order to lead the way for the search for Asian spice routes

4. Using the passage from Columbus ship log in 1492, answer the following question. September 24, 1492: " I am having serious troubles with the crew, despite the signs of land that we have... I am told by a few trusted men... that if I persist in going forward they will throw me into the sea some night. They will then affirm that I fell overboard while taking the position of the North Star with my quadrant. Since I am a foreigner, little or no account will be asked of the matter..."Based upon this ship log entry, what type of relationship do you think that Columbus had with his crew?

Pleasant

Joyful

Contempt/upseting

Accepted

5. Columbian Exchange

Movement of people to the New World

Movement of animals from the Old World

Movement of plants, animals and disease from the Old and the New Worlds

Movement of disease to the New World

6. Why was the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?

He invented the term

He was an expert on New World species

His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange

His voyages marked the beginning of the exchange

7. The Spanish set up missions in the New World in order to spread Christanity.

True

False

8. The USA has this form of government today.

Direct democracy

Monarchy

Republic/representative democracy

Theocracy

9. Which continent would be considered the New World?

Europe

Africa

Asia

North America

10. Rule of a government by a few could be best defined as...

Theocracy

Oligarchy

Monarchy

Autocracy

11. Which group introduced horses within the Columbian Exchange?

Spanish

English

Native Americans

Dutch

12. Representative Democracy

King or queen rules the nation

Mob rule- choas and disorder in government

Voters elect representatives to help make decisions in government

One leader who has direct power over all the people of the nation

13. What percentage of Native Americans were impacted by death due to the Columbian Exchange?

90 %

50%

40%

60%

14. Which of the following would be the greatest cause of death to Native Americans (indigenous peoples) during the Age of Exploration?

Searching for new trade routes to Asia

Disease

Warfare

Slavery

15. The Constitution is the basis of the laws in the United States

True

False

16. What is the best definition of Renaissance?

Beginnings of Kings and Queens on the European continent

Refreshment of European interests in New World exploration

Reogranization of governments of Europe

Rebirth of culture in Europe

17. Physical Map

Map that shows rivers, lakes, mountains

Map that shows cities, towns, capitals, boundaries

Map that shows lines of latitude and longitude

Map that shows the International Date Line

18. Monarchy

People hold the political power to the nation

King or queen rules/leads the nation

Government is headed by a strong military leader who has total control over the nation

No one is in charge-mob rule

19. Native Americans converted to Christianity and worked in the missions in order to escape the Spanish conquistadors.

True

False

20. Which one would not be an example of a primary source?

Diary accounts

Soldier writing letters back home about his war experience

Textbook

Declaration of Independence

21. Theocracy

One leader or person who has ablsolute control over the lives of the people of the nation

King or Queen rules the nation

Citizens hold the political power

Government that recognizes God as the primary or main political authority

22. Democracy

Citizens hold the political power in government

King or queen rules in the nation

Mob rule- no one is in charge

God is the ultimate authority of the government

23. John Locke would have supported which of the following?

The separate branches of government

The desire to have a absolute monarch or king

Social Contracts between the people and the government

Life, Liberty, Property- Natural Rights

24. Select the two main types of democracies below.

Direct and monarchy

Direct and representative

Indirect and theocracy

Representative is the only type of democratic government

25. Political Map

Shows rivers, lakes, mountains, on a map

Shows cities, states, nations, boundaries, capital cities on map

Shows the International Date Line

Shows the lines of latitude and longitude

26. Which of the following best describes why the Age of Exploration occurred?

England and Spain wanted to expand their empire

Spain had claimed North and South America

European rulers wanted to find a cheaper way to obtain spices from Asia

English defeated the Spanish Armada

27. Anarchy

King or Queen rules the nation

Mob rule or choas and disorder- lack of government

God is at the center of government

People make all the decisions for the king

28. Which of the followng would not be a negative impact of the Age of Exploration?

Finding new trades routes to Asia or to others parts of the globe

Disease or sicknees

Slavery of Native Americans and other groups

War and competition between nations

29. How did the printing press change lives of the people of Europe?

Books could be purchase by anyone, cheaper to buy them

Books were now available in many languages and more people could read them

The innovation made communication easier and faster for ideas to spread throughout Europe

All of the above

30. The Treaty of Tordesailles is important today because:

North America became a colony of Portugal

This treaty had no impact on life today

The Spanish took over all the land in the New World and Old World

31. The Declaration of Independence laid the foundation for democratic thinking.

True

False

32. Use the quote from Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu to answer the next question: " The people are extremely well qualified for choosing those whom they are to entrust with part of their authority"- Montesquieu 1748Which best summarizes his view of the responsibilty of citizens in a democracy?

Citizens should lobby for new laws

Citizens vote for their leaders

To respond to public opinion polls

Take part in political campaingns

33. Which European nation sent explorers towards Asia in search of better trade routes first?

Spain

France

England

Portugal

34. The Spanish conquistadors only wanted to bring religion to the New World.

True

False

35. In contrast to a democracy, which form of govt. uses the military to maintain power against the people's consent? ( hint: what is the opposite)

Monarchy

Anarchy

Democracy

Dictatorship

36. Desertification means...

Deserts are spreading across an area

Antartica is growing in size

Deserts are shrinking in size

There are not any deserts in Europe

37. Which factor explains why European nations wanted to increase trade with other nations?

The scarcity of resources in Europe

The desire to explore into unknown lands across the globe

Religious wars

The value of cultural exchange between nations

38. Use the following quote to help you answer the question below:"It must be acknowledged that the term 'republic' is of a very vague application in every language... I would say purely and simply it means a government by its citizens in mass, acting directly and personally according to the rules of the majority."- Thomas Jefferson 1816Which statement summarizes Jefferson's ideas about a republic form of government?

The power of govt. rests with the citizens

The power of the govt. rests with the leaders at the top of the govt.

Republicans are always in control

Republic forms of govt. have strict rules and laws that must be followed

39. Machiavelli gave advice to leaders from the Renaissance time period. His book entitled, The Prince offered advice to which group?

Monarchies of Europe

Dictators of Europe

Democratic governments of Europe

None of the above

40. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."The preamble to the US Constitution set forth what central idea about government in the US?

The Constitution set up the idea of independence

The Constitution preamble was used by other key thinkers of the Renaissance

The Constitution gave all the power to the President

The Constitution set forth the functions and purpose of our US government

41. Latitude

Equator

International Date Line

Longitude

Prime Meridan

42. Which of the following statements would be true concerning the tools of early navigators?

Navigators tools were often inaccurate and could put a ship crew off the orginial course

Navigators had advanced tools for the time period and always were on course to destination

Explorers maps were models for the 21st Century--- easy to navigate

Navigators only relied on the ocean currents and sky in order to get to New World

43. Select the group that controlled the trade routes before the Age of Exploration began.

England

France

Moors

Muslims

44. Use what you have learned about the Columbian Exchange, in order to analyze the image provided. What is the central idea potrayed about the Columbian Exchange?

Spread of disease was often rapid and all consuming-deadly

Spanish brought horses to the New World

Native Americans were forced to work in mines or farming

Triangular Slave Trade was a profitable venture for many Europeans

45. Enlightenment thinker Thomas Hobbes would have supported which type of government?

Monarchy

Anarchy

Democracy

Dictatorship