Tuesday Review 2017 1st Nine Weeks

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Dictatorship

People of a country elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government

King or Queen rules the nation

One leader or person has absolute or total control over the people's lives in the nation

Citizens hold the political power

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. A region shares common characteristics.

True

False

8. 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

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

Spain

France

England

Portugal

10. 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

11. 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

12. Longitude

Latitude

Prime Merdian

International Date Line

Equator

13. Which group introduced horses within the Columbian Exchange?

Spanish

English

Native Americans

Dutch