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APUSH chatpers 1-3
questions on chapters one through three
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History
11th Grade
09/08/2011

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Agriculture began in ______and spread to the Southwest and up the Mississippi by ____.
Definition
mesoamerica; trade
Term
Which was the least populated: North America, Mesoamerica, or South America?
Definition
north america
Term
What were the first two North American cultures?
Definition
missipian mound builder and anasazi/hohokam
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What were the four Mesoamerican cultures?
Definition
olmec, maya, aztec, and inca
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Mesoamerican scoeities were______(religion). And they practiced ______.
Definition
polytheistic; human sacrifice
Term
Intellectually, Mesoamerica advanced in _____,______,and______.
Definition
engineering, architechture, and mathematics
Term
The Mesoamericans had ______built around centralplaza.
Definition
large urban centers
Term
The native americans practiced ______religion.They had _____societies. They had a______sense of land. Their social and politcal organization was based on ______. The Native Americans rule by_____rather than absolute ruler.
Definition
polytheistic; matrilineal; communal; extended kinship clans; consensus
Term
Where were the Anasazi/Hohokam located?
Definition
southwest united states
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Where were the Missippian mound builders located?
Definition
eastern woodlands
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The Missipian mound builders greatest achievement was probably the ______, which was a large city with central plaza and pyramids.
Definition
cahokia
Term
What were two achievements of the Anasazi?
Definition
pubelo bonito and the mesa verde
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The eastern woodlands indians were grouped into three language groups: what were they? which one was the most advanced?
Definition
iroquois, algonquin, and muskegon; iroquois most advanced
Term
What were five major products that were traded in the columbian exchange?
Definition
guns, silver, weapons, raw materials, rum
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What were three diseases involved in the columbian exchange?
Definition
smallpox, malaria, syphilis
Term
Where was vasco de gama from? What did he discover?
Definition
Term
Where was dias from? What did he discover?
Definition
Term
Where was Columbus from? What did he discover?
Definition
spain; the bahamas and south america which became known as the new world
Term
Where was Magellan from? What did he discover?
Definition
Spain; led first expedition that circumnavigated the globe
Term
Where was John Cabot from? What did he discover/do?
Definition
England; looked for western passage to the pacific along north american coast
Term
Where was Henry Hudson from? What did he do/discover?
Definition
found greenland and explored the hudson river
Term
What were the causes of European exploration and expansion?
Definition
strong nation states, desires for Asian goods, advances in navigation
Term
Where was Spain's empire in north America located?
Definition
mexico, south america, florida
Term
Who discovered the axtecs of mexico?
Definition
hernan cortes
Term
Who discovered the incas in peru?
Definition
pizarro
Term
What were the three levels of the Spanish social system?
Definition
peninsulares, criollos, mestizos
Term
How did the spanish treat the native americans? What did this cause?
Definition
they enslaved them with the encomienda system; this caused the pueblo revolt
Term
Where was the French empire in north america located?
Definition
quebec, along the missippi river, and louisiana
Term
In the french empire the the priests were called____. These people would often live with the indians and intermarry.
Definition
black robes
Term
What does courerurs du bois mean?
Definition
traders
Term
Where was the English empire located?
Definition
virginia, new england, and along the atlantic coast
Term
Why did the English delay in colonization?
Definition
Catholic England was allied with Spain; defeat of Spanish armada in 1588 opens north atlantic to english ships
Term
Where were the dutch located?
Definition
new york
Term
What did the Dutch do in 1664?
Definition
they give up New york to the english but dutch influence still remains-such as patrons
Term
What were the southern colonies?
Definition
Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia (Virgin Mary never sees god)
Term
What were the middle colonies?
Definition
new york, new jersery, pennsylvania, delaware (Never never pee down)
Term
What were the new england colonies?
Definition
massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, new hampshire (many cars ride nights)
Term
What were the three types of colonies?
Definition
chartered, propeitored, and royal
Term
In the southern colonies, society was shaped by_____.
Definition
shortage of labor
Term
Relgion in the southern colonies was _____and_____.
Definition
anglican and protestant
Term
The economy in the southern colonies was based on____.
Definition
commercial agriculture
Term
In the middle colonies the economy was based on_____. The relgion included: _____,_____, and______. The society was based on _____.
Definition
commerce; anglican, quakers, protestants; food surplus
Term
In the New England colonies, economy was based on _____and______.
Definition
subsistence farming and maritime trade
Term
The relgion in the New England colonies was ______. The society was shaped by the_____and_____.
Definition
congregationalist; church and trade
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