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approximately how many natives resided in America by 1492? correct answers 58 - 113 Million
people
Which of the following cultures flourished during the pre-Columbian era in the lands of the
present day United States? correct answers Anasazi and Mississippi River Valley Cultures
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas determine in 1494? correct answers It divided newly
discovered lands between the Portuguese and Spanish and was arbitrated by the Pope
Prince Henry the Navigator set up navigation schools and encouraged exploration for which
country? correct answers Portugal
Chapter 1: 38,000 BC - 1550 correct answers
The network of land routes between Europe and Asia was known as what? correct answers The
Silk Road
- Ran through Constantinople
15th Century correct answers With the loss of the Silk Road and the rise of stable nations,
Europeans monarchies were looking for new wealth and ways to trade.
mid-fifteenth - through late-sixteenth-century Europe, men and women primarily engaged in....
correct answers agricultural labor
Men: created buildings, planted, harvested crops
Women: helped during crucial harvesting season, raised kids, domestic chores, prepped food and
preserved food.
Nation-State correct answers Historically, the European nation-state began to emerge during the
Age of Exploration, providing a stable foundation for the actions of exploration.
Age of Exploration correct answers The period from c. 1450 to 1600 when European navigators
discovered and charted new lands to the West and East
Aztec Empire correct answers Developed a society based on military strength
Aztec Civilization correct answers - 1200
- primarily an agricultural civilization
- gained wealth and power by conquering neighboring societies
- empire extended across Mexico, from Gulf Coast to Pacific Ocean
- rule lasted 300 yrs before they were conquered by the Spanish
- practiced human sacrifice
Maya correct answers Developed an economy based partly on trade
, Mayan Civilization correct answers - developed around 1200 BC, peak between 300 and 900 AD
- Built cities, developed principles of agriculture
- est. trade routes between states in the empire
- more than 50 cities
- writing, mathematics, and science
Algonquian Societies correct answers Included the tribes Lenapes and the Powhatan
- divided by gender
- women were responsible for agriculture
- men were largely responsible for hunting
- in Algonquian Tribes, a man was the leader aka sachem
Natice American Societies correct answers The ones located in the eastern woodlands were
primarily based on ag supplemented by hunting, fishing, and gathering
Algonquin and Iroquois Societies correct answers Women:
- responsible for agricultural and domestic tasks
- built homes, raised kids, cooked, and made clothes
Men:
- responsible for hunting and fishing
- protecting the tribe
Iroquois Confederacy (1550) correct answers Indian group located in central New York State.
Five tribes:
Mohawks
Oneidas
Onondagas
Cayugas
Senecas
Southwest Native Americans correct answers Hohokam
Anasazi
Pueblo
all had complex agricultural practices
Adena-Hopewell and Mississippi Valley peoples correct answers built towns and vast trade
networks
Europeans arriving @ Africa correct answers The Europeans encountered diverse, complex
cultures
Western Africa From 300 to 1600 correct answers Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires dominated
western Africa since before 300 AD
Ghana correct answers Longest empire, lasted for about 800 years
approximately how many natives resided in America by 1492? correct answers 58 - 113 Million
people
Which of the following cultures flourished during the pre-Columbian era in the lands of the
present day United States? correct answers Anasazi and Mississippi River Valley Cultures
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas determine in 1494? correct answers It divided newly
discovered lands between the Portuguese and Spanish and was arbitrated by the Pope
Prince Henry the Navigator set up navigation schools and encouraged exploration for which
country? correct answers Portugal
Chapter 1: 38,000 BC - 1550 correct answers
The network of land routes between Europe and Asia was known as what? correct answers The
Silk Road
- Ran through Constantinople
15th Century correct answers With the loss of the Silk Road and the rise of stable nations,
Europeans monarchies were looking for new wealth and ways to trade.
mid-fifteenth - through late-sixteenth-century Europe, men and women primarily engaged in....
correct answers agricultural labor
Men: created buildings, planted, harvested crops
Women: helped during crucial harvesting season, raised kids, domestic chores, prepped food and
preserved food.
Nation-State correct answers Historically, the European nation-state began to emerge during the
Age of Exploration, providing a stable foundation for the actions of exploration.
Age of Exploration correct answers The period from c. 1450 to 1600 when European navigators
discovered and charted new lands to the West and East
Aztec Empire correct answers Developed a society based on military strength
Aztec Civilization correct answers - 1200
- primarily an agricultural civilization
- gained wealth and power by conquering neighboring societies
- empire extended across Mexico, from Gulf Coast to Pacific Ocean
- rule lasted 300 yrs before they were conquered by the Spanish
- practiced human sacrifice
Maya correct answers Developed an economy based partly on trade
, Mayan Civilization correct answers - developed around 1200 BC, peak between 300 and 900 AD
- Built cities, developed principles of agriculture
- est. trade routes between states in the empire
- more than 50 cities
- writing, mathematics, and science
Algonquian Societies correct answers Included the tribes Lenapes and the Powhatan
- divided by gender
- women were responsible for agriculture
- men were largely responsible for hunting
- in Algonquian Tribes, a man was the leader aka sachem
Natice American Societies correct answers The ones located in the eastern woodlands were
primarily based on ag supplemented by hunting, fishing, and gathering
Algonquin and Iroquois Societies correct answers Women:
- responsible for agricultural and domestic tasks
- built homes, raised kids, cooked, and made clothes
Men:
- responsible for hunting and fishing
- protecting the tribe
Iroquois Confederacy (1550) correct answers Indian group located in central New York State.
Five tribes:
Mohawks
Oneidas
Onondagas
Cayugas
Senecas
Southwest Native Americans correct answers Hohokam
Anasazi
Pueblo
all had complex agricultural practices
Adena-Hopewell and Mississippi Valley peoples correct answers built towns and vast trade
networks
Europeans arriving @ Africa correct answers The Europeans encountered diverse, complex
cultures
Western Africa From 300 to 1600 correct answers Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires dominated
western Africa since before 300 AD
Ghana correct answers Longest empire, lasted for about 800 years
