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SS Explorers Beginne
SS Explorers Beginner
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First European to Asia in 1400s by land | Marco Polo |
| Discovered Cape of Good Hope | Dias |
| First European to India | da Gama |
| First European to New England | Cabot |
| First European to South American Coast | Vespucci |
| Discovered Brazil | Cabral (Cabrazil) |
| First European to discover the Pacific Ocean | Balboa |
| Discovered Florida | Ponce de Leon |
| Conquered Mexico | Cortes (Cortexico) |
| First to sail around the world (died in the Philippines) | Magellan (his ship made it back home) |
| Conquered Peru | Pizarro |
| Discovered North America's southeast | de Soto |
| Discovered North America's southwest | Coronado |
| Discovered Great Lakes and Quebec | Champlain |
| Discovered Hudson River, Hudson Bay in northeast North America | Hudson |
| Crop that brought slaves to US? | Tobacco |
| First leg of triangle trade? | Manufactured goods to AFR from EUR (guns) |
| Second leg of triangle trade? | Slaves from AFR to AME |
| Second leg of triangle trade called? | Middle Passage |
| Third leg of triangle trade? | AME sending raw materials to EUR |
| Most African slaves were __________ of war | Prisoners (POW) |
| What is a mestizo? | A person with both native and Spanish blood. |
| Why didn't the English blend with the natives like the Spanish did? | English came as settlers, not as explorers. Most English brought their wives and families, so they didn't intermarry much with the natives. |
| How many people died in the Middle Passage? | 2 million |
| How many Africans were enslaved during the slave trade? | 10 million |
| What impact did the slave trade have on Africa in the long run? | Many families and communities were destroyed. A lot of men were taken away making communities weak. Today, many problems in Africa can be traced back to the slave trade. |
| What is an absolute monarch? | A king or queen that has all the power. |
| What is divine right? | The right to rule given by God. It means that if someone goes against the king, they are going against God. |
| Who was known as the Sun King of France? | Louis XIV (14th) |
| Why was Louis XIV known as the Sun King? | He said he was the source of light for his people. |
| Which king is the best example of an absolute monarch? | Louis XIVI (14th) |
| What country was Louis XIV (14th) from? | France |
| People from which continent benefited the most from the slave trade? | Europe |
| How did Louis XIV (14th) leave France? | Bankrupt |
| Where was Louis' palace? | Versailles, 10 miles outside Paris |
| Which queen paid for Shakespeare to write and perform plays? | Elizabeth |
| What book did Miguel Cervantes write? | Don Quixote |
| 1. Why did Galileo go on trial? Who brought charges against him? | Believed in heliocentric universe. Catholic Church. Gal recanted. |
| 2. Who was the first to come up with a geocentric universe? What is geocentric? | Ptolemy/Earth-centered/ |
| 4. Who was the first to come up with a heliocentric universe? What does heliocentric mean? | Copernicus/sun-centered |
| 3. Name two reasons the Church didn't like Galileo’s ideas about the universe. | Earth not at center = ppl not important. Bible puts ppl as most important. |
| 4. Who discovered gravity? | Isaac Newton |
| 8. Who said “I think, therefore I am.”? | Descartes (DAY CART) – I am only alive in my mind. |
| 9. In your own words, describe rationalism. | Using reason to solve problems. |
| 10. What is the scientific method? Who came up with it? | Systematic steps of analyzing data/Bacon |
| 11. What was the Enlightenment? | Using the scientific method to solve social problems |
| 12. Why is Diderot important in history? | Invented Encyclopedia |
| 14. What is the social contract and who came up with it? | Rousseau/ gov takes care of the ppl, ppl allow gov to rule |
| 15. What was Mary Wollstonecraft known for? What did she argue for? | First modern feminist/equal education for women |
| Which philosopher thought that people were generally good? | Locke |
| Which philosopher thought that people were generally selfish? | Hobbes |
| Today, if someone follows the ideas of Hobbes, we call them... | Conservatives |
| Today, if someone follows the ideas of Locke, we call them... | Liberals |
| Which philosopher came up with the three branches of government? | Montesquieu |
| Which philosopher came up with the scientific method? | Bacon |
| What did Mary Wollstonecraft think was the solution to inequalities based on gender? | Equal education for boys and girls |
| What is deism? | The belief that God set the Earth in motion and walked away. Thinking God is not worried about our everyday lives. Like a watchmaker. |
| Who was Voltaire? | A deist that criticized the Church publicly. |
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