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8th Grade History Exam
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History
8th Grade
12/17/2008

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Slash and Burn
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process of clearing land by cutting down and burning trees.
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renaissance
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time of increased interest in art and learning in Europe. (Printing Press)
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Aztec
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Native American civilization that is spread through what is now Mexico. Defeated by Cortes. Fought a lot/ Used human sacrifices.
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Muslim
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follower of the religion of Islam
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Printing Press
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device that mechanically printed pages by pressing inked forms onto paper. invented around 1440.
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Sedentary Societies
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groups of people who settled in permanent villages or towns.
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reformation
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movement that divided the church between Catholics and Protestants. Protestants broke away from the Catholics.
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savanna
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flat grassland with abundant wildlife, thorny bushes, and scattered trees.
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Mali
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West African Kingdom that ruled from about 1200 to 1400.
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Maya
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Ancient Native American civilization of Mesoamerica
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Cabot
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Sailed for England. Explored Newfoundland, Canada.
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Cartier
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Sailed for France. Sailed up the St. Lawrence River to present day Montreal.
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Champlain
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Sailed for France. Explored Quebec.
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Hudson
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Sailed for Dutch. Landed on the coast of present day New York. (Canada)
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Verrazzano
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Sailed for France. Explored the Atlantic Coastline of North America.
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Cortes
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Sailed for Spain. (Tabasco) Explored an Aztec province in Southeastern Mexico. Defeated the Aztecs.
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Incas
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Advanced Civilization. Native American civilization that developed in what is now Peru. Made a calendar, clock, and roads/west coast/Indies Mountains
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Vespucci
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Sailed for Italy. 1st one to believe that America was a continent. Explored America.
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Conquistador
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Spanish soldier that explored the Americas and claimed land for Spain.
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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1494 Treaty in which Spain and Portugal agreed to divide lands of the Western hemisphere between them and moved the line of demarcation to the west.
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Columbian Exchange
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transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
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viceroyalty
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each province was called this. Spain made this (Spain and Peru)
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mestizos
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people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestory
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haciendas
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large farm or estate
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encomiendas
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grant of Native American Slave labor
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Mercantalism
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economic system that increased money in a country's treasury by creating a favorable balance of trade.
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Brazil
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country in South America/ Portugese gets it because of the line of demarcation
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Atahualpa
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Incan Emperor
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Montezuma
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Aztec emperor/ defeated by Cortes
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Las Casas
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Spaniard who fought for Native American rights/ Catholic Priest/ Asked for Encomienda to end
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colonies helped support mother country and had a favorable amount of trade
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How did having colonies benefit European countries?
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Spanish-Creoles-Mestizos-Native Americans-enslaved Africans
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How was the Spanish social class system set up?
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Portugal kept the trade route of the southern tip of Africa. Going east Spain. Got land west except Brazil.
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What were the benefits of the Treaty of Tordesillas for each country?
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It transferred plants, and animals. New products were brought to Europe and America. The bad thing was diseases.
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What were the benefits and problems created by the Columbian Exchange?
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Backcountry
Definition
ran through all the far western edges of the colonies.
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Navigation Acts
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laws passed by English government to ensure that England made money from its colonies trade.
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Triangular Trade
Definition
complex system of transatlantic exchange of slaves, rum, sugar, and molasses
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King Philip's War
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1675-1676 Native American uprising against the Puritan colonies.
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Subsistence Farming
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producing just enough food for one's needs.
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smuggling
Definition
importing and exporting goods illegally/officials began to tax any colonial goods not shipped to England.
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mercantalism
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economic system that European nations used to enrich their treasures.
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Bacon's Rebellion
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1676 rebellion in Virginia
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Stono Rebellion
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1739 slave rebellion in South Carolina
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Indigo
Definition
plant that produces a deep blue dye
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tidewater
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the flat land along the coast
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