1314 WH Semester Exam
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| Critical thinkers have an __________mind- They change their views based on new knowledge. | Open
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| What term means when someone only considers one side or favors only one side of and argument? | Bias
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| Different people have different ___________. You can never really be in someone else's shoes. | Realities
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| Name the seven continents. | Africa, Asia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Australia, Europe
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| Name the five oceans. | Southern, Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
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| Which hemisphere is America in? | Northwest
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| Which oceans have parts that are in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
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| Which ocean completely in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic
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| Which ocean is completely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Southern
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| Which oceans touch the United States? | Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
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| What ocean feeds into the Caribbean Sea? | Atlantic
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| Which continents touch the Mediterranean Sea? | Africa, Asia, Europe
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| Which continents touch the Caribbean Sea? | North America, South America
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| What is the most important line of longitude? | Prime Meridian
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| What is the most important line of latitude? | Equator
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| Which continents are intersected by the Equator? | South America, Africa (Islands are not part of Asia)
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| Which continents are intersected by the Prime Meridian? | Europe, Africa, Antarctica
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| Which continents are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Australia, Antarctica
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| Why would a Muslim carry a compass with them? | So they can tell which direction to pray towards.
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| Which religion thinks the world is an illusion? | Buddhism
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| What is the oldest religion that is still practiced today? | Hinduism
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| What is the only one of the big five religions founded in CE? | Islam
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| What are the three Semitic or Abrahamic religions? | Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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| Which religion has the most followers in the world today? | Christianity
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| Which country has the most Jews today? | USA
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| Which two of the big five religions believe in reincarnation? | Hinduism and Buddhism
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| Who is the prophet for Buddhism aka the Buddha? | Siddhartha Gautama
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| What is the holy book of Islam? | Koran
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| What is the holy book of Judaism? | Torah
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| What is the place of worship for a Jew? | Synagogue
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| What is the place of worship for a Muslim? | Mosque
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| What is the place of worship for a Buddhist? | Home shrine
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| What is the place of worship for a Hindu? | Temple
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| Which of the big five religions is polytheistic? | Hindusim
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| Which of the big five religions are monotheistic? | Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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| Which of the big five religions is atheistic? | Buddhism
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| Who is the prophet of Judaism? | Moses
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| Which of the big five religions have the fewest followers? | Judaism
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| What country was Islam founded in? | Mecca (in Saudi Arabia)
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| What country was Buddhism and Hinduism founded in? | India
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| Which country has the most Buddhists today? | China
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| What is the purpose for life of a Muslim? | To submit to God
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| What is the purpose for life of a Hindu? | To move up the Caste System through reincarnation
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| What is the purpose for life of a Buddhist? | Nirvana
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| What type of map shows elevation? | Topographic
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| What type of map shows borders that are man-made? | Political
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| What type of map shows only God-made things like mountains and rivers? | Physical
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| What does "cart" mean like in the word cartographer or cartogram? | Map
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| What are the Five Pillars of Islam? | Pilgrimage, Belief, Charity, Prayer, Fasting
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| Latitude and Longitude measure what type of location? | Absolute
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| If an author only gives one point of view, they are _______? | Biased
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| What is the first thing you should read when you see a map or chart? | The title
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| The Torah is also the first ________ books of the Old Testament. | Five
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| Who is at the bottom of the Caste System? | Untouchables
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| What is the Kabah? | A building in Mecca where Muslims pray towards.
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| 1. In which country did the Renaissance begin? | Italy
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| 2. The renaissance was a __________ of classical thought. | Rebirth
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| 3. The church losing influence, technological advancements and a growth of individual responsibility were all ways that ______________ influenced the renaissance. | Black Plague
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| 4. Humanism is a focus on the importance of the ____________. | Human/individual
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| 6. The ______________ is the center and measure of all things. (Humanist quote) | Human
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| 8. Name the three masters of the renaissance. | Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
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| 9. Who was the most important family in renaissance Florence? | Medici
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| 10. Who was not allowed to receive an education in the renaissance? | Womern…
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| 11. What percentage of Europe was killed by the Bubonic Plague? | ½ to ¾
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| 12. Who perfected the printing press in the renaissance? | Gutenberg
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| 13. Which country was the first to start exploring by sea? | Portugal
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| 14. What were the three Gs that describe why people explore? | God, glory, gold
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| 15. What term means the more money your country makes the more powerful it is? | Mercantilism
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| 16. Which country dominated the Aztecs and Incas during the age of exploration? | Spain (conquistadors)
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| 17. What was the Columbia Exchange? | Trade stuff from EUR to US and vice versa. Horses, tobacco, maters, taters
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| 18. The ______-American’s culture was taken over by Europeans during the age of exploration. | Meso (middle)
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| 19. Which explorer used disease to defeat the Incans of Peru? | Pizzarro
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| 20. Who was the leader of Portugal that pushed for sea exploration? | Prince Henry the Navigtor
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| 21. What does cartography mean? | Map maker
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| 22. Where did Columbus think he was when he landed in the Americas? | India
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| 23. Where was Columbus from? Who did he sail for? | From Italy sailed for spain
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| 24. What language do people in Brazil speak today? | Portuguese
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| 25. What was the Line of Demarcation? Who drew it? | Split between SPn and Por. Pope
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| 26. When a parent country controls another country, what do we call it? | Colonization
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| 27. Which three continents were involved in the triangle trade? | Americas, EUR, AFR
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| 28. What do we call the part of the triangle trade that brought slaves to the Americas? | Middle Passage
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| 29. What was the main reason Europeans began to explore in India and Asia? What did the Europeans want? | Spices
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| 30. What was the name of Spain’s great naval fleet? | Armada
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| 31. Where were the Aztecs centered? Where were the Incas centered? | Aztecs= Mexico Inca = Peru
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| 33. People from which continent benefited most from colonization of the Americas? | Europeans
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| 34. European countries experienced wide-spread____________ due to the amount of gold coming in from the Americas in the 16 and 1700s. | Inflation
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| 9=A Norwegian explorer of about the year 1000 who is said to have discovered a place in North America called Vinland.9 | Leif Ericson
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| 11=A Portuguese navigator of the sixteenth century. His crew was the first to sail around the Earth, although he was killed on the voyage11 | Ferdinand Magellan
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| 15=Name the man who sailed for The Dutch East India Company on the Half Moon and claimed New York for the Dutch.15 | (Henry) Hudson
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| 16=Who led a Spanish exploration of the southeastern United States in 1539, discovering the Mississippi River?16 | (Hernando) De Soto
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| 21=Name this man who was instrumental in Portugalís exploration of the world.21 | Prince Henry the Navigator
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| 27=What English explorer discovered the Hawaiian Islands and established the first European colony in Australia?27 | (James) Cook
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| 29=What Portuguese sailor was the first European to find a sea route to India?29 | (Vasco) Da Gama
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| 39=Who was the French explorer who founded Quebec?39 | (Samuel de) Champlain
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| 41=Who was the English explorer who searched for a Northwest Passage?41 | (John) Cabot
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| 44=Name the Italian explorer who was one of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China.44 | Marco Polo
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| 49=This man explored for both Spain and Portugal and America is named for him.49 | (Amerigo) Vespucci
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| 50=This Portuguese sailor became the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa.50 | (Bartholomeu) Dias
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| 59=Name the Englishman who gained a royal charter to found the settlement of Roanoke, located on an island off the coast of North Carolina.59 | (Sir Walter) Raleigh
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