1500s Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

corn correct answersThe Mayas and the Incas cultivated corn as an important stable food supply. (p. 2) horses correct answersIt was not until the 17th century that the American Indians acquired these animals from the Spanish. (p. 4) disease correct answersWhen Europeans came to America they brought smallpox and measles to which the natives had no resistance. Millions of American Indians died from these diseases. (p. 8) encomienda system correct answersKing of Spain gave grants of land a...

AMSCO 3.1 European, East Asian, and Gunpowder Empires ExpandGunpowder Empires - correct answers large multiethnic states in Southwest, Central, and South Asia that relied on firearms to conquer and control their territories Suleiman the Magnificent - correct answers ruled the Ottomans as the empire reached the height of its power - declared religious worship the happiest of all practices and personally led Ottoman armies in conquering Christian strongholds in Belgrade, Rhodes, and Hungary ...

CRSS Test Study Guide with 100% Complete Solutions 4 reasons any civilization collapses: - Correct Answer ️️ -natural disaster, poor leadership, invasion, failed economy, losing trading partners Columbian exchange: name 4 things that went from Europe to America? - Correct Answer ️️ -coffee, citrus, chicken , cattle Columbian exchange: name 4 things that went from America to Europe? - Correct Answer ️️ -peanuts, pineapple, potatoes, pumpkins How does geography impact a country ...

Iroquois League (1722) Correct Answer A confederacy of 6 Iroquois nations/Native American tribes in Albany, New York; known to the English as the Six Nations. (French, Dutch and British colonists in both Canada and the Thirteen Colonies recognized a need to gain favor with the Iroquois people, who occupied a significant portion of lands west of colonial settlements. Alignment with Iroquois offered political and strategic advantages to the colonies but the Iroquois preserved considerable in...

New Mexico History Cumulative Questions and Answers Rated A+ What are the causes and effects of overgrazing? Herds have to be driven from place to place to find food and water. Generally, cattle fed valleys and open range while sheep feed higher in mountains, causing over grazing at all altitude levels. As mature grasses become scarce, cattle and sheep eat new grass before it produces seed. Hooves of both animals destroy root systems and their trampling hardens the soil so grass seedling...

The convention for representing depth on a flat surface is called: - Perspective The idea that all drama should be "true to life" is called: - Verisimilitude Who developed the pole-and-chariot system? - Torelli Which of the following is NOT true of a proscenium stage? - It also includes an orchestra, mezzanine, an balcony. A play with shepherds and mythological creatures who inhabit the forests and countryside, with serious actions but a happy ending would be a(n): - Pastoral Which of t...

CLEP US History 1 Questions and Answers Already Graded A John Winthrop told the Puritans that their society would be regarded as a "city upon a hill." But first he explained that there would always be inequalities of wealth and power, that some people would always be in positions of authority, and that others would be dependent. His statement best illustrate the Puritans' Acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended on a system of ranks. The Portuguese prince who sponsore...

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 1-3corn - correct answers The Mayas and the Incas cultivated corn as an important stable food supply. (p. 2) horses - correct answers It was not until the 17th century that the American Indians acquired these animals from the Spanish. (p. 4) disease - correct answers When Europeans came to America they brought smallpox and measles to which the natives had no resistance. Millions of American Indians died from these diseases. (p. 8) encomienda system - correct ...

Give two examples of a eukaryotic microorganism. - ANSWERyeast, grass, trees, plants, animals Give an example of a prokaryote. - ANSWERbacteria Describe characteristics of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic microorganisms. - ANSWEREukaryotes are complex cells with internal membranes (has a nucleus) Prokaryotes are primitive cells with internal membrane (no nucleus) Girolamo Fracastoro - ANSWERcatching diseases (1500s) Antoni V.L - ANSWERmicrobes (1600s) Edward Jenner - ANSWERDevelop...

What were two things Columbus desired most in the new world? - Gold and slaves Bartolome de las Casas, whose writings give the most thorough account of the Spanish-Indian encounter, was a - Dominican priest The greatest number of deaths of Native American came by - sickness and disease Why did Columbus call the Natives "Indians"? - He was convinced the Americas were the West Indies. What is the Middle Passage? - the forced transport of enslaved persons from Africa to the Americas f...