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Bravo Final Exam
Cumulative Louisiana History from the 2015-2016 School Year
Question | Answer |
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Time is a system of __________ used to relate one ______ to any other ______. Time is used to show _______ in which events occurred. In studying __________ it is helpful to understand as many _______ of ______ as possible. | measurement, event, event, sequence, history, periods, time. |
AD/CE - BC/BCE | Anno Domini (year of our lord)/Common Era - Before Christ/Before Common Era |
Biennial | Every 2 years |
Dynasty | Succession of Rulers |
Epoch vs Epic | Period of time when something particular/cool happens vs A long poem with a heroic figure |
Eon | A long, indefinite time. |
Fortnight | 2 weeks |
Generation | 15-25 years |
PM | Past Meridien (Past Noon) |
Score | 20 years |
Sesquicentennial | 150 years |
What are the 5 Regions? | Mississippi Floodplain, Terraces, Marsh, Red River Valley, Hills |
Clan | A group of related families |
Totem | Peace pipe |
Heritage | The values and traditions handed down from previous generations |
Immunity | Natural resistance to disease |
Mastodon | A prehistoric elephant |
What do Hurricanes need to form and survive? What is a big step in the formation of hurricanes? | Warm Ocean Water; the collision of high and low pressure air is the Equator |
What scale are hurricanes measured on and how? | Saffir-Simpson Scale, 1-5. |
What two stages must a hurricane go through before becoming a hurricane? | Depression and Storm |
What is the main measure of a hurricane? | millibars for pressure |
What are wetlands uses? (6) | Flood control, Recreation, Education + Research, Storm Buffer, Improves water quality, wildlife habitat. |
What are wetland problems? (6) | Loss of habitat, Levees, Hurricanes, Oil Drilling, Loss of 25-35 miles per year, Canals dredged, Pollution |
What are wetland solutions? (6) | Millions of $ spent, Sediment Diversion Projects, CWPPRA, Commerce (commercial value), Reintro water. |
What is economy? | The production and exchange of goods + services among a group of people |
Sustainability | The trait to continue, to "sustain" |
Which of the following are natural, capital, and human resources? 1. Wood 2. Workers 3. Wrench | 1. Natural 2. Human 3. Capital |
What is scarcity? | Making a choice when there is not enough of something for everyone |
Opportunity benefit vs cost | Cost - The value of your second choice, the alternative. WHAT YOU GIVE UP Benefit - what you get, the good part |
Trade offs | You give up something to get something else |
1. Non renewable vs 2. renewable | 1. Will not replenish, limited 2. Unlimited, replenishes |
Artifacts | Pieces of bone, tools, and stone left behind by ancient people |
Pirogue | A dugout |
Temple Mounds | A raised area for religious ceremonies |
Midden | Garbage mound left by prehistorical people |
Tribe | A group of people with common name, ancestry, language, and way of living |
Archaeologist | A scientist who studies artifacts |
Calumet | Symbol of a tribe |
Anthropology | The scientific study of humans and their development |
Archaeology | The study of the remains of past human cultures |
Excavation | The study of an archaeological site by carefully digging through layers of earth |
Geology | The science that deals with Earth's history as recorded through rocks |
Hypothesis | An assumption to be investigated |
Paleontology | The study of the fossil remains of plants and animals |
Paleo Tribe Characteristics | Earliest (BCE), Nomadic, Hunted for food, had spears + projectiles, temporary shelters, animal skin clothing, crossed land bridges |
Meso Tribe | 2nd (BCE) Semi N, Hunted + Gathered, Atlatl tool, more permanent shelter, ceremonial mounds, stone bowls, etc |
Early Neo Tribe | Poverty Point, Sedentary, Farmed + fished, bow and arrow, villages, more elaborate ornaments, buried items with PP. |
Late Neo Tribe | BCE to Europeon. Sedentary, intercropping, bow and arrow, larger villages, religious mounds. |
What were threats to Louisiana's Native American tribes? | Disease, War, taking their land, etc. |
Name the expressions up the Mississippi | Joilet and Marquette, then La Salle claimed it for France with Tonti (Iron Hand) |
The French Colony - who were the main colonizes? | Iberville + Bienville |
Who were the Pelican Girls + Casket Girls? | Ladies sent over to the colony to increase morale |
Crozat and Law | Proprietors that tried to make $$$ but just annoyed everyone and failed miserably. |
What is proprietorship? | A system where the king (Louis XIV) gives the the colony over to a businessman to run like a business. |
Why was Governor V unusual? | He brought "class" to NOLA |
Who was St. Denis? | French Explorer |
Propaganda is used to ____. | falsely advertise a place. In this case, persuade people to move to NOLA |
The results of the French and India war led to... | Spain getting LA |
Why was NOLA put where it is? | Port city, MR and LP, Fertile soil, strategic for battle |