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| The period in European history from 500 to 1350 is called the _______. | Middle Ages |
| Who ruled the European countries during the Middle Ages? | Weak Monarchs |
| Who did the Kings and Queens give land to? | Nobles |
| The system where the Kings gave land to the nobles in return for protection was called _________. | Fuedalism |
| What city was considered sacred to both the Christians and the Muslims? | Jerusalem |
| The religious wars to control the Holy Land were called the ______. | Crusades |
| What lasting effect did the Crusades have on the Europeans? | It increased trade and many traveled to other places for the first time. |
| What was invented to help sailors to determine the position of stars and determine latitude? | the astrolabe |
| Why did some people join the Crusades? | They thought they would go straight to heaven if they were killed in a Holy War. Also if they were not the first born son and would not inherit land, they were hoping they could get land by joining the Crusades. |
| The burst of learning that resulted because of the increase in trading was called the ___________. | Renaissance |
| Who invented the printing press? | Johannes Gutenberg |
| What impact did the printing press have? | It was much easier to print books so more people were able to have books and increased their knowledge about the world around them. |
| Who encouraged the sailors to sail around the tip of Africa and he also founded a school to help navigators? | Prince Henry |
| Who was the first person to sail around the tip of Africa? | Vasco deGama |
| Who financed Columbus' voyage to the New World? | Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand |
| What were the names of Columbus' ships? | the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria |
| What island did Columbus land on? | San Salvador |
| A group of people who settle in a distant land and are ruled by the government of their native land. | Colony |
| Why do we give Columbus credit for discovering the Americas when the Vikings came here first? | Columbus was the one who told people about it. |
| Who is America named for? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| Give examples of how Columbus is not forgotten. | Columbia in South America is named for him as are 27 counties and rivers. |
| A spanish conquer is called a _______. | Conquistador |
| What three reasons did the Spanish come here? | Gold, Glory- gain land for Spain, and God- convert Native Americans to Christianity |
| Who was the first to sail around the world? | Magellan |
| Why is Magellan given the credit for sailing around the world even though he didn't make it all the way around? | He made it through the most difficult portion |
| Who conquered the Aztecs? | Cortes |
| He was the ruler of the Aztecs. | Montezuma |
| What was the capital of the Aztec Empire? | Tenochtitlan |
| Who conquered the Incas? | Pizzaro |
| What was the capital of the Incas? | Cuzco |
| Why were the Spanish able to take so much land from the Native Americans? | They had superior armour, Native Americans had never seen horses before and were frightened by them, they thought the Europeans with their white skin were Gods, Incas were weak from fighting among themselves, and they fell to European diseases. |
| What is the Spanish borderlands? | Land in the United States from Florida to California that was controlled by Spain |
| Who was the first to reach the Mississippi River? | DeSoto |
| Who went looking for the Seven Cities of Gold? | Francisco Coronado |
| When the King of Spain divided the empire, who did he put in charge of each section? | a viceroy |
| What was the Law of the Indies? | A code of laws that stated how the colonies should be organized and ruled. |
| What were the three types of Spanish settlements? | Pueblo, Presidio, and Mission |
| Which type of Spanish settlement was most common? | Missions |
| What were presidios? | Forts where soldiers lived |
| What were missions? | Religious settlements run by Catholic Priests |
| Where is the oldest town in the United States? | St. Augustine, Florida |
| These people were at the top of Spanish society because they had been born in Spain. | Penninsulares |
| These were people born in the Americas to Spanish parents. | Creoles |
| If a person had one Native American parent and one Spanish parent, they were said to be ______. | Mestizo |
| If a person had one Spanish parent and one African American parent, they were called a _____. | Mulatto |
| Who sought reform for the Native Americans and suggested the Spanish use Africans for labor? | Las Casa |
| What influence has Spain had on our lives today? | architecture, water laws regulating use, and many Spanish words. |
| A language that used African and Arab. | Swahili |
| This is the term for the strong sense of community and cooperation that was felt by African Americans. | Kinship |
| They voyage that slaves took from Africa to the New World was called the _________. | Middle Passage |
| He became upset witht he Catholic Church and broke away from it. | Martin Luther |
| Martin Luther's followers became known as ______. | Protestants |
| Who claimed Quebec for France? | Champlain |
| What did most French do for a living? | Fur trappers and traders |
| Describe relations between the French and the Native Americans. | They were very good. The French tried to learn the Native American ways rather than try and change them. |
| This was an important French seaport in the Gulf of Mexico | New Orleans |
| What does bilingual mean? | Speaks two languages |
| Describe some of the French influence on North America. | French Quarter in New Orleans and Virginia and Louisiana are both French names. |
| New Amsterdam was the present day city of _______. | New York |
| What item did the French and Dutch fight over? | Furs |
| What influence did the Dutch have on North America? | Ice skating, St. Nick, bowling, and words such as: yacht, boss, cookies and sleighs. |
| What influence did Sweeden have on North America? | Log cabins |
| Who claimed Alaska for Russia? | Bering |
| What was the name of the first colony in America? | Roanoke |
| Who started the first colony? | Sir Walter Raleigh |
| The first English child born in the Aemricas was _______. | Virginia Dare |
| What happened to the people of Roanoke? | No one knows |
| What is a charter? | A piece of paper that gives them permission to settle on a piece of land |
| What was the first permanent settlement in the Americas? | Jamestown |
| Who saved the colony of Jamestown? | John Smith- he said if you don't work, you don't eat |
| What crop did the people of Jamestown learn to plant? | Tobacco |
| A government in which voters elect representatvies to make laws for them is called a ______. | Representative Government |
| This document said the ruler was not above the law. | Magna Carta |
| The governing body of England was ___. | Parliament |
| What are the two houses of Parliament? | House of Commons and the House of Lords |
| Where did the Pilgrims settle? | Plimouth, Massachusetts |
| Pilgrims were also called ______. | Separatists |
| What did the Pilgrims want to separate from? | The Church of England |
| What ws the Mayflower Compact? | A list of rules that the Pilgrims developed and agreed to follow before they got off the boat |
| What national holiday resulted fromt he celebration between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims? | Thanksgiving |
