Portuguese empire Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AMSCO AP WORLD HISTORY MODERN, Topic 4.2Christopher Columbus - correct answers Gained the Spanish monarchs' - Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand - support in 1492 for voyages across the Atlantic; his voyages helped increase the interest in discovery What did conquest bring? - correct answers They brought wealth to states thru tax collection & new trading opportunities; it also brought great material wealth, especially silver, to European states What stoked expansion? - correct answers Rivalr...

AFST 201 Final—Kefentse Latest Version Graded A Egypt social structure top to bottom: King Elites Warriors Merchants and craftsmen Farmers West of Nile Sahara North of Nile Mediterranean Sea East of Nile Mountains South of Nile Natural barriers (caracts) Trade from Egypt to Mesopotamia Developed wealthy elite class, econ and political systems King Menes United upper and lower Egypt Ma'at 42 principles "I have not" Ma'at Goddess of truth and justice. The feather Old Kingdom of Egyp...

AMSCO 3.3-3.4How did different belief systems endure or change during the period from ? - correct answers Protestant/Roman Catholic Church: - Changed when Europe shifted from feudalism to centralized governments - Reforms were made in an effort to stop corruption - Theological disagreements: John Wycliffe was disliked by people for translating the Bible into English and for arguing that priests were unnecessary for salvation, Hussites were looked down for heresy (going against the general op...

Idlis correct answers Rice Cake Birds Nest Soup correct answers Cornstarch thickened soup made with mucilaginous lining of the nests of the Asiatic swift, chicken broth, minced, chicken, and egg white. Bitter Melon correct answers Contains seed that should be removed before cooking, resembles a cucumber Papadam correct answers A bread made by thinly rolling and frying strips of wheat flour dough in Sri Lanka. Bao correct answers Wonton wrappers encasing a variety of fillings, served ...

American Yawp Study Guide Exam Questions Answers Yawp Chapter 1 - ANS The New World What is the name of the Native American group who lived in Chaco Canyon? - ANS Pueblo What is the best term to describe Native American ancestry/descent? - ANS Matrilineal What was the name of the largest city in the Mississippian Empire? - ANS Cahokia Under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, the Portuguese emerged as an early sea power. Which of these inventions contributed to ...

Baroque Review Study Guide Test 2024. The Baroque Period encompassed a wide range of artistic developments across a broad geographic area of Europe during the _________ century - correct answer 17th Regional variations abound: - correct answer Italian Baroque differs from Dutch Baroque, or French Baroque, for example The word Baroque itself may derive from the Portuguese word for an ________________________, "barroco," and was a term of disparagement - correct answer irregular pearl ...

How did the "first Americans" get here and what accounts for the diversity of their cultures? - The "first Americans" got here by land bridge. They followed mastodons for food when the water levels were low. They are so diverse because of the climates where they settled: Fertile Mexican climate created trading and wealth for Aztecs/Mayans/Incas. Great plains created a roaming culture because they migrated to follow animals. How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ f...

Amsco APW: Lesson 1.2After Muhammad's death in 632 - correct answers Islam spread rapidly outward from Arabia and their reach spread from India to Spain Most Islamic leaders showed tolerance to - correct answers Christians, Jews, and others who believed in a single god and did good works Challenges the Abbasid Empire faced - correct answers They had conflicts with nomadic groups in Central Asia and confronted European invaders Egyptian Mamluks - correct answers Arabs often purchased en...

Amsco AP World History Modern: Lesson 1.2After Muhammad's death in 632 - correct answers Islam spread rapidly outward from Arabia and their reach spread from India to Spain Most Islamic leaders showed tolerance to - correct answers Christians, Jews, and others who believed in a single god and did good works Challenges the Abbasid Empire faced - correct answers They had conflicts with nomadic groups in Central Asia and confronted European invaders Egyptian Mamluks - correct answers Arab...

AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 4Primogeniture Laws - correct answers English laws that only led eldest sons inherit land, leading younger sons to search for money via things like joint-stock companies. Omani-European Rivalry - correct answers Portuguese vs the Omani over the Muslim controlled Indian ocean trade Cartography - correct answers The science of making maps Astronomical Chart - correct answers a guide to the stars to help navigation Maritime Empires - correct answers e...